# 10 Best Craft Breweries in Tampa Bay (2026) Taprooms in firehouses, Ybor warehouses, and St. Pete's biggest beer hall. Tampa Bay's craft beer scene runs from the nationally known Jai Alai IPA to neighborhood taprooms in Seminole Heights and Ybor City. These ten breweries are a good starting point for a taproom crawl. Taproom locations and hours change, so confirm before heading out. Spots are numbered for easy browsing, not as a strict ranking. Updated: October 2026. Source: Real Tampa Bay Media, https://realtampabay.com/guides/best-craft-breweries-in-tampa-bay ## Spots ### 1. Cigar City Brewing Home of Jai Alai IPA. - Neighborhood: Channel District - Address: 375 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL - Website: https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com Cigar City has brewed beer since 2009 and is best known for Jai Alai IPA. Its website lists a downtown taproom on Channelside Drive and airport locations, and says a new Ybor City taproom is under construction. Highlights: Brewing since 2009; Jai Alai IPA; Downtown taproom ### 2. 3 Daughters Brewing St. Pete's largest craft brewery. - Neighborhood: Downtown St. Petersburg - Address: 222 22nd St S, St. Petersburg, FL - Website: http://www.3dbrewing.com 3 Daughters opened its first tasting room in St. Petersburg in December 2013 and later added Clearwater Beach and airport locations. Its Beach Blonde Ale is described as a house classic, and the St. Pete taproom has food and a lively events calendar. Highlights: Beach Blonde Ale; Opened December 2013; Clearwater Beach tasting room ### 3. Angry Chair Brewing Seminole Heights stouts. - Neighborhood: Seminole Heights - Address: 4101 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL Angry Chair is a Seminole Heights brewery known for its stouts. Highlights: Stouts; Seminole Heights ### 4. Coppertail Brewing An elegant taproom with a dog-friendly patio. - Neighborhood: Ybor City - Address: 2601 E 2nd Ave, Tampa, FL Coppertail's taproom is often described as one of the area's nicer ones, and the kitchen is known for specials. It allows dogs on its outdoor patio. Highlights: Dog-friendly patio; Taproom kitchen ### 5. Sky Puppy Brewing A taproom in Ybor's oldest firehouse. - Neighborhood: Ybor City - Address: 1313 E 8th Ave, Tampa, FL Sky Puppy occupies Tampa's oldest original firehouse in Ybor City, with historic brick and bat-themed decor. Highlights: Historic firehouse; Bat-themed taproom ### 6. Hidden Springs Ale Works Sours and fruited beers. - Neighborhood: Tampa Heights - Address: 1631 N Franklin St, Tampa, FL Hidden Springs is known for sours and fruited beers. Its taproom has five core beers plus rotating taps and weekly events. Highlights: Sours and fruited ales; Rotating taps; Weekly events ### 7. Common Dialect Brewing A dog-friendly patio in Seminole Heights. - Neighborhood: Seminole Heights - Address: 5023 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL Common Dialect is a Seminole Heights brewery with a dog-friendly patio. Highlights: Dog-friendly patio; Seminole Heights ### 8. BarrieHaus Beer Co. Lagers in Ybor City. - Neighborhood: Ybor City - Address: 1403 E 5th Ave, Tampa, FL BarrieHaus brews lagers in Ybor City. Highlights: Lagers; Ybor City ### 9. Magnanimous Brewing A laid-back Tampa Heights taproom. - Neighborhood: Tampa Heights - Address: 1420 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL Magnanimous has locations in Tampa Heights and Seminole Heights and is known for a laid-back taproom and friendly service. Highlights: Tampa Heights; Friendly taproom ### 10. Mastry's Brewing Co. A beach-town brewery on St. Pete Beach. - Neighborhood: St. Pete Beach - Address: 7701 Blind Pass Rd, St. Pete Beach, FL Mastry's is a St. Pete Beach brewery on Blind Pass Road. Highlights: St. Pete Beach ## About this guide Picks are compiled from local publications and public sources and are not a paid ranking. Spots are numbered for browsing, not as a strict ranking. Hours and prices are intentionally omitted because they change; confirm details with each venue. All guides: https://realtampabay.com/guides Header photo: MatthewHoobin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corner_of_E_7th_Ave_and_N_16th_St_in_downtown_Ybor_City,_Tampa,_Florida,_at_night_on_28_October_2023.jpg).