Going to FL in 3 weeks and looking for recommendations on breweries or craft beer spots tht i should visit! Thanks!
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St Petersburg FL
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brianhall1024
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andrewmaixner
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Re: St Petersburg FL
Cigar city brewery (will get very crowded at peak hours)
Brassiere Saint Somewhere
Brassiere Saint Somewhere
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brianhall1024
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Re: St Petersburg FL
Cigar city is a given. Brasserie saint somewhere? I will look it up
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Re: St Petersburg FL
Madeira Beach Brewery at John's Pass Village and Boardwalk...has some good beer....you can quaff while your wife shops.
Wanted to go to Mastery's, but didn't make it.
Depending upon where you are staying, you can use the Trolley to get around...they run about every 20-40 minutes...$5 per person...all day pass.
The one that runs through Madeira Beach will take you up to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium....you can see Winter..http://www.seewinter.com/ (from the movie Dolphin Tale). It is a nice aquarium, if you like taking in that sort of thing.
Wanted to go to Mastery's, but didn't make it.
Depending upon where you are staying, you can use the Trolley to get around...they run about every 20-40 minutes...$5 per person...all day pass.
The one that runs through Madeira Beach will take you up to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium....you can see Winter..http://www.seewinter.com/ (from the movie Dolphin Tale). It is a nice aquarium, if you like taking in that sort of thing.
In the Fridge/On Tap: English Bitter, Schwarzbier, Cream Ale
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
Re: St Petersburg FL
https://www.ratebeer.com/places/regions ... er/8280/9/
Check out the Rate Beer places. I generally find their list of places and rankings is a good way to go.
Check out the Rate Beer places. I generally find their list of places and rankings is a good way to go.
Matt Franklin
Slappy Brewing North
On Tap:
American IPA
Strata Hazy IPA
Dr. Lee Orval
American Strong Ale
Friend of the Devil Belgian Golden Strong
Imperial Stout
Slappy Brewing North
On Tap:
American IPA
Strata Hazy IPA
Dr. Lee Orval
American Strong Ale
Friend of the Devil Belgian Golden Strong
Imperial Stout
Re: St Petersburg FL
Nice tool...I'll need to keep this in my phone when I travel.Matt F wrote:https://www.ratebeer.com/places/regions ... er/8280/9/
Check out the Rate Beer places. I generally find their list of places and rankings is a good way to go.
In the Fridge/On Tap: English Bitter, Schwarzbier, Cream Ale
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
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UndeadFred
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Re: St Petersburg FL
When we vacationed there about 2 years ago, the only one I had time to go to was the Mad Beach one at Madiera Beach. I thought the beer there was quite good, but it appears that many disagree with me. It's on the top floor of a touristy shopping mall and you can have the rest of the family off shopping when you get comfortably numb. I know I did that!
At least when I was there they also made meads and once I told them I was a homebrewer and also made meads (and bought a flight of 5 beers) they sort of brought me flight glasses of their three meads too for free. So I really did get pretty numb.
One thing you must try if they have it (and again they brought me this for free, too, since they didn't successfully talk me into buying it with the flight) is the sweet potato ale. It sounds pretty disgusting but it was literally probably the best beer I had when there.
But.. yeah, since you don't have a wife who is pretty militarily against the hobby like mine is I would DEFINATELY to Cigar City. Their beers are good, but for all the hype Jai Alai disppointed me (I had quite a few from the local bottle shops and groceries when I was there).
IIRC there are about 5-6 microbreweries/tap rooms in the Tampa metro area that are considered "good". I rather like the area. We stayed at Indian Shores which was pretty damned nice. There is a good independent coffee shop/roaster there too.
Fred
P.S. We saw Winter, too.
At least when I was there they also made meads and once I told them I was a homebrewer and also made meads (and bought a flight of 5 beers) they sort of brought me flight glasses of their three meads too for free. So I really did get pretty numb.
One thing you must try if they have it (and again they brought me this for free, too, since they didn't successfully talk me into buying it with the flight) is the sweet potato ale. It sounds pretty disgusting but it was literally probably the best beer I had when there.
But.. yeah, since you don't have a wife who is pretty militarily against the hobby like mine is I would DEFINATELY to Cigar City. Their beers are good, but for all the hype Jai Alai disppointed me (I had quite a few from the local bottle shops and groceries when I was there).
IIRC there are about 5-6 microbreweries/tap rooms in the Tampa metro area that are considered "good". I rather like the area. We stayed at Indian Shores which was pretty damned nice. There is a good independent coffee shop/roaster there too.
Fred
P.S. We saw Winter, too.
Re: St Petersburg FL
Was at Mad Beach Brewery...had the Meads...they were decent, but once you've had Pat's, most of the others are so-so. And I second Fred's recommendation on the Sweet Potato Ale...it was good...and they had a Salted Caramel, which of course I had to have, and it was good.
In the Fridge/On Tap: English Bitter, Schwarzbier, Cream Ale
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
In the keg: Wheat Beer, Russian Imperial Stout
In the bucket:
In the queue: Irish Red, American IPA
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andrewmaixner
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Re: St Petersburg FL
They were on the experimental brewing podcast this week. They had also done colabs with places like crooked stave, jolly pumpkin.brianhall1024 wrote:. Brasserie saint somewhere? I will look it up