Background – St. Pete Brewing Tom Williams and his wife Michelle opened St. Pete Brewing in 2014. Tom has always had a love of beer. While attending Boston University, Tom was inspired by Sam Adams and began home brewing. After…
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Central Florida Brewery Reviews
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Green Bench Brewing, St. Petersburg, FL.
Background Named after the iconic green benches that have marked St. Petersburg’s downtown sidewalks since the early 1900s, Green Bench Brewing paved the way for the city’s blossoming craft beer scene when it opened in 2013. Co-owner and brewer Khris…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, brew pubs, Craft Beer, Florida, Green Bench, Khris Johnson, Nathan Stonecipher, St. Petersburg, Steven Duffy
Cycle Brewing, St. Petersburg, FL
Background Doug Dozark opened Cycle Brewing in 2012. Doug started a “nanobrewery” at his parents legendary Gulfport Mexican joint Peg’s Cantina. He thrilled patrons in downtown St. Pete by opening a stand alone brewery on Main Street. Through the years…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Cycle Brewing, Florida, IPA, St. Petersburg, travel
Rapp Brewery, Seminole, Florida
Background In 2012 Greg Rapp opened a kickstarter project to raise some funds to get Rapp Brewery opened. Greg Rapp A homebrewer for more than 15 years, turned a hobby and an unfortunate, economically driven career downturn into a new…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Florida, Gose, Greg Rapp, IPA, Rapp Brewery, Seminole, travel
Darwin’s on 4th, Sarasota Florida
We understand Darwin’s on 4th has closed its doors. If you want an upscale romantic restaurant that also brews their own beer, Darwin’s on 4th is for you. We enjoyed the tastings, especially Summadayze IPA, the Peruvian dishes were fantastic.…
J. Dubs Brewing , Sarasota, Florida
Background – J Dubs Brewing J Dubs Brewing beginnings : in 2003, a Soldier stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, along with one of his buddies and armed with Charlie Papazian’s “The Joy of Home Brewing”, brewed his first (horrible) batch of…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, IPA, J.Dubs Brewing, Jeremy Joerger, Sarasota, travel
Dunedin Brewery, Dunedin, Florida
Background Dunedin Brewery was founded in 1995 by Michael Norman Bryant, following his deep passion for home-brewing. Officially brewing by 1996, the first keg to be delivered was an Imperial Brown Ale to Skip’s Bar & Grille in Downtown Dunedin.…
Tagged with: ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Dunedin, IPA, travel
7venth Sun Brewing, Dunedin, FL
Background Founders and industry veterans Justin Stange and Devon Kreps opened 7venth Sun Brewing in 2012 in Dunedin, Florida. Devon graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Fermentation Science. Directly out of school, she was hired to brew…
Tagged with: 7venth Sun Brewing, ABV, Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, craft brew, Devon Kreps, Dunedin, Gose, Seminole Heights, Sours, travel
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