List of breweries in Florida

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The Yuengling brewery in Tampa, Florida

The

craft breweries
.

Background

Laws and definitions

Aardwolf Brewing Company in Jacksonville, Florida

Florida state licensing provides for two types of breweries:

distributor who then sells it to retailers.[2][3]

The

Macrobreweries, also called megabreweries, produce over 6 million barrels a year.[5]

History

Florida Brewing Company
in Tampa, Florida's first brewery

The earliest brewery in Florida was

Jacksonville. Both shifted to other products during Prohibition, and recommenced brewing when it ended. Several additional regional breweries opened in Florida after Prohibition.[6][7]

From the 1950s, Florida's regional breweries suffered from competition with large-scale national breweries, and all ultimately closed. National companies built their own breweries in the state:

Busch Gardens Tampa in 1959 (now closed) and in Jacksonville in 1969.[6][8]

Brewpubs emerged in Florida during the microbrewery boom of the 1980s and '90s, but growth remained limited by state laws banning non-standard container sizes popular among

craft breweries. Governor Jeb Bush signed legislation reducing these restrictions in 2001, and from about 2005 the state saw substantial growth in brewpubs and craft production breweries.[9][10] According to the Brewers Association, there are 151 craft breweries in Florida as of 2016, 11th most in the United States, but 43rd per capita; these breweries produce 1,207,936 barrels a year and have an annual economic impact of over $2 million.[11]

Breweries

Name City County Opened Type Notes References
3 Daughters Brewing St. Petersburg Pinellas 2012
Craft brewery
[12]
3 Keys Brewing & Eatery Bradenton Manatee 2016
Brewpub
[13]
3 Sons Brewing Co.
Dania
Broward 2016
Craft brewery
[14][15]
7venth Sun Brewery Dunedin(original location)
Tampa (2nd location)
Pinellas(original location)
Hillsborough (2nd location)
2012 (original location)
Craft brewery
[16][17]
81Bay Brewing Tampa Hillsborough 2016
Craft brewery
[18]
Aardwolf Brewing Company
Jacksonville
Duval 2013
Craft brewery
[19][20]
Alligator Brewing Company Gainesville Alachua 2011
Brewpub
Alligator is the brewing operation of Tall Paul's Brew House. [21][22]
American Icon Brewery Vero Beach Indian River 2017
Brewpub
Constructed in the historic Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant. Currently under final construction. To open November 2017. [23]
Ancient City Brewing St. Augustine St. Johns 2015
Craft brewery
Opened in the same location as Mile Marker Brewing, which closed in 2014. [24][25][26]
Angry Chair Brewing Tampa Hillsborough 2014
Craft brewery
[27]
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
Jacksonville
Duval 1969
Macrobrewery
Owned by
Anheuser-Busch Inbev
. It is Florida's largest, and oldest continuously operating, brewery.
[28][29]
Arkane Aleworks Largo Pinellas 2016
Craft brewery
[30]
Bangin' Banjo Brewing Pompano Beach Broward 2015
Craft brewery
[31]
Barley Mow Brewing Co. Largo Pinellas 2011
Craft brewery
Closed 2018, consolidated with The Raven Brewery [32][33] [34]
Barrel of Monks Brewing Boca Raton Palm Beach 2015
Craft brewery
[35][36]
BarrieHaus Beer Co Tampa Hillsborough 2019
Craft brewery
Lager house in Ybor City. [37]
Big Bear Brewing Company Coral Springs Broward 1997
Brewpub
[38][39]
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Lake Buena Vista Orange 1996
Brewpub
Owned
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries, and located at Disney's BoardWalk Resort
.
[40][41]
Big Storm Brewing Co. Odessa (original location)
Clearwater (2nd location)
Cape Coral (3rd location)
Pasco (original location)
Pinellas (2nd location)
Lee (3rd location)
2012 (original)
2016 (Clearwater location)
Craft brewery
[42][43][44]
Big Top Brewing Company Sarasota (original location) Gainesville (2nd location) Pensacola (3rd location) Sarasota (original location) Alachua (2nd location) Escambia (3rd location) 2013 (Original location) 2018 (2nd & 3rd locations)
Craft brewery
[45]
Bog Brewing St. Augustine St. Johns 2016
Craft brewery
[46]
Bold City Brewery
Jacksonville

(2 locations)
Duval 2008 (original)
2016 (2nd location)
Craft brewery
Jacksonville's first production craft brewery. Its second location, Bold City Downtown, opened in 2016. [47][48][49][50]
Bone Island Brewing Company
Key West
Monroe 2013
Craft brewery
[51]
Bottlenose Brewing
Jacksonville
Duval 2017
Brewpub
[52]
Brew Bus Brewing Tampa Hillsborough 2012
Craft brewery
Also a tour company and former
contract brewer
, it acquired Florida Avenue Brewing Company in 2015.
[53][54]
Brewers' Tasting Room St. Petersburg Pinellas 2013
Craft brewery
[55]
Brewzzi Boca Raton Palm Beach 1997
Brewpub
Formerly had a second location in
West Palm Beach
.
[56][57]
Broken Strings Brewery and Black Cauldron Brewing Orlando Orange 2016
Craft brewery
Broken Strings and Black Cauldron are two breweries that share a location. [58][59][60]
Bugnutty Brewing Company Cocoa Brevard 2013
Craft brewery
[61]
Bury Me Brewing Fort Myers Lee 2015
Craft brewery
Originally located inside the Gulf Coast Town Center mall's House of Brewz, now across the street. [62][63]
Canopy Roads Brewery Tallahassee Leon 2014
Craft brewery
[64][65]
Calusa Brewing Sarasota Sarasota 2013
Craft brewery
[66]
Cape Coral Brewing Company Cape Coral Lee 2015
Craft brewery
[67]
Cask & Larder Winter Park Orange 2012
Brewpub
[68][69]
Central 28 Beer Company DeBary Volusia 2015
Craft brewery
[70]
Charlie & Jake's Brewery Grille Cocoa Beach Brevard 1996
Brewpub
[71][72]
Cigar City Brewing Tampa Hillsborough 2009 (original)
2012 (Airport Pub)
2013 (Brewpub)
brewpubs
Cigar City has two brewpubs, Cigar City Brewpub and Cigar City Airport Pub at Tampa International Airport. The company sold to Fireman Capital Partners in March 2016. [73][74][75]
Civil Society Brewing Jupiter & West Palm Beach Palm Beach 2015 & 2019
Craft brewery
Original Location is in Jupiter, FL. A 2nd location opened in West Palm Beach in February 2019 [76]
Clermont Brewing Company Clermont Lake 2019
Craft brewery
[77]
Cocoa Beach Brewing Company Cocoa Beach Brevard 2009
Craft brewery
[78][79]
Concrete Beach Brewery
Miami
Miami-Dade 2015
Craft brewery
Owned by Alchemy & Science. [80][81]
Copp Winery & Brewery Crystal River Citrus 2012
Craft brewery
Copp Winery opened in 2007. [82][83]
Copperpoint Brewing Company Boynton Beach Palm Beach 2012
Craft brewery
[84]
Coppertail Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 2013
Craft brewery
[85]
Corporate Ladder Brewing Company Palmetto Manatee 2018 Brewery [86]
Crooked Can Brewing Company Winter Garden Orange 2015
Craft brewery
Crooked Thumb Brewery Safety Harbor Pinellas 2015
Craft brewery
[85]
Cycle Brewing St. Petersburg Pinellas 2009
Craft brewery
Originally located in Peg's Cantina in Gulfport. [87][88][89]
Darwin Brewing Company Bradenton Manatee 2012
Craft brewery
Formerly operated a brewpub in Sarasota. [90][91][92]
De Bine Brewing Co. St. Petersburg Pinellas 2016
Craft brewery
[93]
Dead Lizard Brewing Company Orlando Orange 2016
Craft brewery
[94]
Deadly Sins Brewing Company Winter Park Orange 2016
Craft brewery
[94]
Deep Brewing Tallahassee Leon 2017
Craft brewery
[64][95]
Destin Brewery Destin Okaloosa 2015
Craft brewery
Formerly production-only. Tasting room opened 2016. [96]
Dunedin Brewery Dunedin Pinellas 1996
Craft brewery
Oldest production craft brewery in Florida. [97][98]
Engine 15 Brewing Company
Jacksonville
(2nd location)
Duval 2010 (original)
2013 (2nd location)
brewpub
[99][100][101]
Fat Point Brewing Punta Gorda Charlotte 2014
Craft brewery
[102][103]
First Magnitude Brewing Gainesville Alachua 2014
Craft brewery
[104][105]
Florida Beer Company Cape Canaveral Brevard 1997
contract brewery
Florida's largest craft brewery besides Yuengling, it also provides
contract brewing for several other companies. Formerly located in Melbourne
.
[106][107]
Florida Brewery Auburndale Polk 1973 Brewery Previously named Fair Point Brewery, it is currently a subsidiary of
Cervecería Polar
, and primarily makes Venezuelan brands such as Polar.
[108][109]
Florida Keys Brewing Co. Islamorada Monroe 2015
Craft brewery
[102][110]
Fort Myers Brewing Company Fort Myers Lee 2013
Craft brewery
[111][112]
Funky Buddha Brewery Boca Raton (brewpub)
Oakland Park (production)
Palm Beach (brewpub)
Broward (production)
2010 (brewpub)
2013 (production)
craft brewery
[113][114]
Golden Horn Brewing Company Tallahassee Leon 2012
Craft brewery
Golden Horn is the brewing operation of Fermentation Lounge. [115]
Grasslands Brewing Company Tallahassee Leon 2015
Craft brewery
[64][116]
Grayton Beer Company Santa Rosa Beach Walton 2011
Craft brewery
[117][118]
Green Bench Brewing Company St. Petersburg Pinellas 2011
Craft brewery
[119]
Green Room Brewing Company
Jacksonville Beach
Duval 2013
Craft brewery
[120][121]
Great Chicago Fire Brewery & Tap Room Leesburg Lake 2016
Microbrewery
A Chicago-style hot dog stand with pizza housed in a nano-brewery; opened in 2016. [122]
Grove Roots Brewing Co. Winter Haven Polk 2016
Craft brewery
Winter Haven's first craft brewery. [123]
Gulf Coast Brewery Pensacola Escambia 2016
Craft brewery
[124]
Gulf Stream Brewing Fort Lauderdale Broward 2018
Craft brewery
[125]
Hell 'n Blazes Brewing Company Melbourne Brevard 2016
Craft brewery
[126]
History Class Brewing Company Panama City Bay 2020
Brewpub
Celebrate Bay County's contribution to WWII, the civil rights, and more in this historic building, half history museum/half brewpub. [127]
Home State Brewing Co. Winter Garden Orange 2021
Craft brewery
Florida craft brewery located in the Horizon West neighborhood of Winter Garden. https://www.homestatebrew.com/ [128]
Hourglass Brewery Longwood Seminole 2012
Craft brewery
[129][130]
Hyperion Brewing
Jacksonville
Duval 2017
Craft brewery
[128]
Idyll Hounds Brewing Company Santa Rosa Beach Walton 2013
Craft brewery
[131]
If I Brewed the World St. Petersburg Pinellas 2016
Craft brewery
St. Pete's most unique craft brewery. [1][2]
Intracoastal Brewing Company Melbourne Brevard 2013
Craft brewery
[132]
Intuition Ale Works
Jacksonville
Duval 2010
Craft brewery
Florida's first craft brewery to use
cans
.
[133][134]
Islamorada Beer Company Islamorada (original)
Fort Pierce (2nd location)
Monroe (original)
St. Lucie (2nd location)
2014 (original)
2016 (2nd location)
Craft brewery
The Islamorada location was a
contract brewer
until the Fort Pierce location opened.
[135]
J. Wakefield Brewing
Miami
Miami-Dade 2014
Craft brewery
[136]
JDub's Brewing Company Sarasota Sarasota 2014
Craft brewery
[137]
Karibrew Fernandina Beach Nassau 2009
Brewpub
Karibrew is the brewpub operation of Café Karibo. [138]
Kelly's Caribbean Bar, Grill & Brewery
Key West
Monroe 1992
Brewpub
[139][140]
Lagerhaus Brewery & Grill Palm Harbor Pinellas 2007
Brewpub
[141][142]
Lake Tribe Brewing Company Tallahassee Leon 2016
Craft brewery
[64][143]
LauderAle Fort Lauderdale Broward 2014
Craft brewery
First full-sized craft brewery in Fort Lauderdale [62][144]
Mack House Fort Lauderdale Broward 2012
Craft brewery
Mack House is the
nanobrewery
operation and taproom for Holy Mackerel Beers.
[145][146]
Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company Madeira Beach Pinellas 2014
Craft brewery
Affiliated with Florida Winery. [147][148]
Marco Island Brewery Marco Island Collier 2010
Brewpub
[149]
McGuire's Irish Pub & Brewery
Pensacola (original)
Destin
(2nd location)
Escambia (original)
Okaloosa (2nd location)
1989 (original)
1997 (2nd location)
craft brewery
The original McGuire's opened in 1977 and installed brewing in 1989. It is Florida's oldest brewpub. [150][151]
MIA Beer Company Doral Miami-Dade 2014
Craft brewery
Production brewery with taproom. [152][153]
Miami Brewing Company Homestead Miami-Dade 2012
Craft brewery
Part of Schnebly Redland's Winery & Brewery, founded in 2006. [154][155]
Momo's Pizza Market Street Brewpub
Tallahassee
Leon 2011
Brewpub
[156][157]
Motorworks Brewing Company Bradenton Manatee 2013
Craft brewery
[90][158]
Mount Dora Brewing and Rockin' Rabbit Brewery Mount Dora Lake 2010
Brewpub
[159][160]
Naples Beach Brewery Naples Collier 2011
Craft brewery
[161][162]
New Smyrna Beach Brewing Company New Smyrna Beach Volusia 2014
Craft brewery
[163]
NOBO Brewing Company Boynton Beach Palm Beach 2017
Craft brewery
[164]
Ocean Sun Brewing Orlando Orange 2016
Craft brewery
[165]
Orchid Island Brewery Vero Beach Indian River 2014
Craft brewery
Indian River County's first craft brewery. [166][167]
Organic Brewery Hollywood Broward 2011
Craft brewery
[168][169]
Orlando Brewing Orlando Orange 2006
Craft brewery
[170][171]
Ormond Brewing Company
Ormond
Volusia 2013
Craft brewery
Volusia County's First Craft Brewery [172]
Pair O Dice Brewing Company Clearwater Pinellas 2013
Craft brewery
[173]
Pareidolia Brewing Company Sebastian Indian River 2014
Craft brewery
[174]
Pensacola Bay Brewery
Pensacola
Escambia 2010
Craft brewery
[117][118]
Persimmon Hollow Brewing Company DeLand Volusia 2014
Craft brewery
[104][175]
Pinglehead Brewing Company Orange Park Clay 2011
craft brewery
Pinglehead is the brewing operation of Brewer's Pizza. [176][177]
Playalinda Brewing Company Titusville (2 locations) Brevard 2014 (original)
2016 (Brix Project)
craft brewery
[178]
Point Ybel Brewing Company Fort Myers Lee 2013
Craft brewery
[179]
Proof Brewing Company Tallahassee Leon 2012
craft brewery
Tallahassee’s First and Largest Independently-Owned Production Brewery [180][181]
Props Brewery & Grill Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa 2011
Brewpub
[182][183]
Prosperity Brewers Boca Raton Palm Beach 2018
Nano Brewery
Prosperity Brewers is a "nano-brewery" with a tasting room located in East Boca. [184]
R Bar Treasure Island Pinellas 2013
Brewpub
[185][186]
Ragtime Tavern Seafood & Grill
Atlantic Beach Duval 1994
Brewpub
Ragtime opened as a restaurant in 1983, and added brewing to become the Jacksonville area's first brewpub in 1994. Currently owned by
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
.
[187][188][189]
Rapp Brewing Company Seminole Pinellas 2013
Craft brewery
[190][191]
Rebel Dog Brewing Co. New Port Richey Pasco 2016
brewpub
[192]
Redlight Redlight Beer Parlour Orlando Orange 2014
Craft brewery
Opened as a beer bar in 2006. [163][193]
Reprise Brewing St. Cloud Osceola 2016
Craft brewery
[194]
RipTide Brewing Company Naples Collier 2016
Craft brewery
[195]
River City Brewing Company Jacksonville Duval 1993
Brewpub
[196][197]
Sailfish Brewing Company Fort Pierce St. Lucie 2013
Craft brewery
[198][199]
Saint Somewhere Brewing Company Tarpon Springs Pinellas 2006
Craft brewery
[200][201]
Saltwater Brewing Company Delray Beach Palm Beach 2013
Craft brewery
[202]
Sarasota Brewing Company Sarasota Sarasota 1989
Brewpub
[203][204]
Sea Dog Brewing Company Clearwater and
Orlando
Pinellas and
Orange
2013
Brewpub
Owned by Sea Dog Brewing Company. [205][206]
Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery
Jacksonville Duval 1999
Brewpub
Owned by
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
.
[207][208]
Six Ten Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 2014
Craft brewery
[209]
Southern Brewing & Winemaking Tampa Hillsborough 2011
Craft brewery
[210]
Suncreek Brewery Clermont Lake 2018
Craft brewery
[211]
St. Pete Brewing Company St. Petersburg Pinellas 2013
Craft brewery
[212][213]
Tampa Bay Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 1996
brewpub
Formerly had a second location in Coral Springs. [214][215]
Tampa Beer Works Tampa Hillsborough 2013
Craft brewery
ESB Brewing until 2016. [216][217]
The Tank Brewing Co.
Miami
Miami-Dade 2016
Craft brewery
[218]
Tequesta Brewing Company Tequesta Palm Beach 2011
Craft brewery
[219][220]
The Abbey Brewing Company Miami Beach Miami-Dade 1995
Brewpub
Oldest brewpub in the Miami area. [221]
Titanic Brewing Company Coral Gables Miami-Dade 1999
Brewpub
[222][223]
Tomoka Brewing Company Ormond Beach Volusia 2013
brewpub
[224]
Two Henrys Brewing Company Plant City Hillsborough 2013
Craft brewery
[225]
Southern Swells Brewing Company Jacksonville Beach Duval 2017
Craft brewery
[226][227]
Swamp Head Brewery Gainesville Alachua 2009
Craft brewery
[228][229]
Ulele Brewery Tampa Hillsborough 2013
Brewpub
[230]
Urban Comfort St. Petersburg Pinellas 2016
Brewpub
[93]
Veterans United Craft Brewery Jacksonville Duval 2014
Craft brewery
[231]
Veza Sur Wynnwood Miami-Dade 2017 Crafy Brewery
Walking Tree Brewery Vero Beach Indian River 2016
Craft brewery
[232]
Waterfront Brewery
Key West
Monroe 2015
Craft brewery
[102][233]
Wicked Barley Brewing Company Jacksonville Duval 2016
brewpub
[234]
Wild Rover Pub and Brewery Odessa Pasco 2013
brewpub
[235]
Wynwood Brewing Company
Miami
Miami-Dade 2013
Craft brewery
Miami's first craft production brewery. [236]
Ye Olde Brothers Brewery Navarre Santa Rosa 2015
craft brewery
[237]
Yuengling Brewery
Tampa
Hillsborough 1999
Regional craft brewery
Owned by
Stroh's
. It is Florida's second largest brewery, and largest craft brewery.
[29][238][239][240]
Zeta Brewing
Jacksonville Beach
Duval 2015
Brewpub
Now named Ruby Beach Brewing after renovations [231]

Closed breweries

Name City County Opened Closed Type Notes References
A1A Aleworks
St. Augustine St. Johns 1995 2017
Brewpub
Owned by
CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries
. The restaurant ended its brewing operations in January 2017, but remains open.
[241][242][243][244]
American Brewing Company
(Regal Brewery)
Miami
Miami-Dade 1939 1974 Brewery The facility opened as Wagner Brewing Company in 1934. It was acquired by the American Brewing Company (New Orleans) in 1939 and was known as Regal Brewery. It was later purchased by Anheuser-Busch in 1958 and The National Brewing Company in 1961 before closing in 1974. [245][245][246][247]
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tampa Hillsborough 1959 1995
Macrobrewery
Featured
Busch Gardens
, which evolved into the modern theme park.
[248][249]
Atlantic Brewing Company Orlando Orange 1937 1954
Regional brewery
The Atlantic Brewing Company building later housed Marlin Brewing Company. [250]
DeSoto Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 1934 1936
Regional brewery
[251]
Flamingo Brewing Company
Miami
Miami-Dade 1933 1935
Regional brewery
Miami's first brewery. [252]
Florida Avenue Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 2010 2015
Craft brewery
Originally Cold Storage Craft Brewery; acquired by Brew Bus Brewing. [53][253][254]
Florida Brewing Company
Tampa Hillsborough 1896 1961
Regional brewery
Florida's first brewery. The name changed to Tampa Florida Brewery in 1933. Its building is a landmark in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood. [6]
Gold Top Brewing Company Hialeah Miami-Dade 1936 1937
Regional brewery
Succeeded Miami Brewing Company and Hialeah Brewing Company. [255]
Gould Brewing Company West Palm Beach Palm Beach 1936 1938
Regional brewery
Succeeded Sunshine Brewery, later bought by Tuna Brewery. [256]
Hialeah Brewing Company Hialeah Miami-Dade 1934 1934
Regional brewery
Later bought by Miami Brewery and then Gold Top Brewing Company. [255]
Hops Clearwater and various locations Pinellas and various locations 1989 Various
Brewpub
chain
Hops grew into the United States' largest brewpub chain, with over 75 locations in the early 2000s. The company subsequently went into bankruptcy and most locations closed. [257][258]
Jax Brewing Company Jacksonville Duval 1913 1956
Regional brewery
Originally Jacksonville Brewing Company, it was Jacksonville's first brewery. It sold the naming rights to
Jackson Brewery
when it closed.
[6][259]
Lagniappe Brewing Company Minneola Lake 2009 2014
Craft brewery
[260][261]
Marlin Brewing Company Orlando Orange 1954 1956
Regional brewery
Opened in the former Atlantic Brewing Company facility. [250]
Miami Brewing Company Hialeah Miami-Dade 1934 1936
Regional brewery
Succeeded Hialeah Brewing Company; was later bought by Gold Top Brewing Company. [255]
Miami Brewing Company
Miami
Miami-Dade 1996 2005 Brewery Acquired by Florida Beer Company, which continued its brands. [262]
Mile Marker Brewing St. Augustine St. Johns 2011 2014
Craft brewery
Ancient City Brewing opened in the same location in 2015. [24][263][264]
Southend Brewing Company
Jacksonville
Duval 1999 2005
Brewpub
Located at the Jacksonville Landing, it was replaced by the Copper Cellar Grille and Tavern from 2005 to 2007. [265][266]
Southern Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 1934 1963
Regional brewery
Sold to International Breweries in 1959. [267]
Spearman Brewing Company Pensacola Escambia 1933 1964
Regional brewery
Sold to International Breweries in 1959. [268]
Sunshine Brewery West Palm Beach Palm Beach 1934 1936
Regional brewery
Later bought by Gould Brewing Company and then Tuna Brewing Company. [256]
Three Palms Brewing Tampa Hillsborough 2012 2015
Craft brewery
[269][252][270]
Tuna Brewing Company West Palm Beach Palm Beach 1938 1939
Regional brewery
Succeeded Gould Brewing Company and Sunshine Brewery. [256]
Ybor City Brewing Company Tampa Hillsborough 1994 2003
Craft brewery
Tampa's first craft brewery, it was acquired by Florida Beer Company, which continues its brand. [271][272][273]

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