“St Petersburg has seen a proliferation of craft breweries over the last few years, and Green Bench is in the center of it all. The Edge district has grown around it, with new bars, restaurants, and shops.”
2012 was the first year microbreweries were allowed to create and sell their craft beer in St. Pete, having been banned from manufacturing malt beverages in 2010. Today the craft beer industry in the area is thriving and by the time you finish reading this paragraph a new brewery will most likely have opened.
Avid Brew Company | Photo Credit: ©Find. Eat. Drink.
Avid Brew Company
Hidden in the back of a hydroponic growing supply shop, they have an itty-bitty tasting room where you can sample their home grown brews. They also sell distilling and brewing supplies.
Pro Tip: “Our best kept local secret. It’s the smallest brewery in town and it’s in the back of a grow shop. They make killer beers and you can get growlers.” (Chef George and Debbie Sayegh)
1745 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
T: 727.388.6756
www.avidbrew.com
3 Daughters Brewing
This is a family-run brewery, named because they have 3 daughters. Stop into the tasting room to try their locally-made beers as well as their 3 Daughters Cider.
Pro Tip: “Their tasting room is a huge space in their warehouse and it’s good for hanging out.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
222 22nd Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
T: 727.495.6002
www.3dbrewing.com
Cage Brewing
Microbrewery featuring 17 taps that showcase their own craft beer. They also have the fixings that pair well with beer drinking: pinball machines, video games, foosball, and cornhole.
Pro Tip: “One of the two newer breweries in town (the other being Cage Brewing) and I really like their beers. They are right across the street from each other, so you can easily pop into both.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
2001 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
T: 727.201.4278
Website
Beer Barrels at Cycle Brewing | Photograph courtesy of Cycle Brewing
Cycle Brewing
Get free tastes from the tap at this local microbrewery and tasting room.
Pro Tip: “Their session IPAs are my favorite: hoppy and low alcohol. If you like big stouts they've likely got you covered, too.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
Pro Tip: “I'm a big fan of their Fixie IPA and of their El Camino delivery truck.” (Chef Greg Baker)
534 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
T: 727.201.9756
www.cyclebrewing.com
Enjoy a beer in the garden at Green Bench Brewing Co. | Photo Credit: ©Find. Eat. Drink.
Green Bench Brewing Co.
Come for the corn hole, stay for the beer. This brewery features a 6,000 square foot beer garden to while away the afternoon. They also hold the bragging rights to being St. Pete’s first craft microbrewery and are now situated in a 15-barrel brewhouse.
Pro Tip: “Their Surrealist sour IPA is quite tasty.” (Chef Greg Baker)
1133 Baum Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
T: 727.800.9836
www.greenbenchbrewing.com
Pinellas Ale Works
Also known as PAW, it was started by two home brewers. It is located in the Grand Central district and they have a 15-barrel, steam-fired brewhouse with 30 taps in their tasting room. Try one of their seasonal, experimental, or award-wining beers.
Pro Tip: “I really like their beers. They are right across the street from Cage Brewing so you can easily pop into both.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
1962 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
T: 727.235.0970
www.pawbeer.com
Photograph courtesy of St. Pete Brewing Co.
St. Pete Brewing Co.
Brewmaster Jon McCracken graduated form the American Brewer’s Guild in 2007 and was the head brewer at “3Needs Brewery in Vermont; El Toro and Hermitage Brewing in California; and Tampa Bay Brewing Company in Florida before opening STBC. On Wednesdays, they serve $4 pints from 3pm to 7pm and on Mondays, if you’re in the service industry, it’s half-priced from 4pm to 10pm.
Pro Tip: “Just a block from Cycle Brewing, they make solid, clean beers. Milo's IPA and Orange Wheat are their cores.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
544 1st Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
T: 727.692.8809
stpetebrewingcompany.com
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Fuel up, buy a lottery ticket, and then peruse their beer selection at this 24/7 gas station.
Pro Tip: “This is a gas station that has one of the best beer selections in the entire city. It's super convenient and well-priced.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
2131 4th Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
T: 727.823.2420
Rollin' Oats Market & Cafe
Locally-owned, natural foods market that also happens to have a well-stocked craft beer selection.
Pro Tip: “They have incredible pricing with a phenomenal selection of beer.” (Brewer Khris Johnson)
2842 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
T: 727.821.6825
rollinoats.com
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