Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater Beach Help

Discussion in 'South Atlantic' started by KingforaDay, Nov 5, 2012.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I am spending 1 day/night in either St. Pete Beach or Clearwater Beach. Any decent bar/restaurants with a decent craft selection in either? Also flying out of Tampa a couple days later so looking for a good sports bar type place near Tampa Airport with a decent lineup. I am of course going to visit CCB while I am there but any help with a decent restaurant/bar in any or all of the above is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
     
    #1 KingforaDay, Nov 5, 2012
  2. BAstoutsNsours

    BAstoutsNsours Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Florida

    Pegs Cantina in Gulfport, sometimes they have Funky Buddha on draft. Not too far from St. Pete Beach.

    If you go to Clearwater, go to 7venth Sun brewery, very small operation but very well made beers.
     
    #2 BAstoutsNsours, Nov 5, 2012
    robinsmv likes this.
  3. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    Which airline are you on? If you are on Southwest or AirTran then CCB has a pub in that terminal....
     
    #3 joshodonn, Nov 5, 2012
    robinsmv likes this.
  4. rholmes

    rholmes Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Florida

    I second Seventh Sun. Went there for the first time last weekend and they have some great brews. If you like IPA's they have a really great IPA.
     
    #4 rholmes, Nov 5, 2012
  5. badboy7113

    badboy7113 Pundit (980) Jan 19, 2011 Florida
    Trader

    Seventh sun and Dunedin brewery in the Dunedin/Clearwater area are in walking distance of each other. Willard's tap house, which is my favorite, in largo. The ale and the witch in downtown st pete. Pegs cantina is great, and serves food, but pricey for food though. Willard's and ale and the witch you can bring your own food to though, so stop somewhere and pick it up and eat that there. We usually order pizza from the pizza place next to Willard's and they will deliver it over to us.
     
    #5 badboy7113, Nov 5, 2012
    robinsmv likes this.
  6. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    We are flying JetBlue. I greatly appreciate all the suggestions. Are any of the places mentioned in walking distance from the Clearwater Beach Hotels (Hilton) or St. Pete Beach (Don Casear)?
     
    #6 KingforaDay, Nov 5, 2012
  7. BAstoutsNsours

    BAstoutsNsours Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Florida

    No, you're in tourist shit-bar central.
     
    #7 BAstoutsNsours, Nov 5, 2012
    rholmes and mixed_master7 like this.
  8. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Then Jai Alai Growler fills for the beach it is!!!!! Thanks.
     
    #8 KingforaDay, Nov 5, 2012
    BAstoutsNsours likes this.
  9. hoppy99

    hoppy99 Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2009 Florida

    If you're staying on St. Pete Beach, you really shouldn't miss Peg's. A previous post mentioned going there to drink another breweries beers, but you should know that Peg's makes outstanding beers. Fantastic beer in a great setting - you can't go wrong!!!!
     
    #9 hoppy99, Nov 5, 2012
    robinsmv, KingforaDay and BAstoutsNsours like this.
  10. robinsmv

    robinsmv Initiate (0) Jun 24, 2010 Florida

    It's been a while since I drank at a bar on St. Pete Beach, but in the past The Undertow has had the best craft selection. Just so you know it's illegal to have open containers on St. Pete Beach so I would recommend jai alai cans poured into cups. Personally I've never had an issue drinking on the beach, but it is something to be aware of.
     
    #10 robinsmv, Nov 6, 2012
  11. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Great info from everyone, I really appreciate it. Gonna definately try to hit Pegs and have a tour scheduled at CCB so I am all set. Thanks to everyone!!!!!
     
    #11 KingforaDay, Nov 6, 2012
  12. KingforaDay

    KingforaDay Pooh-Bah (2,445) Aug 5, 2010 New Jersey
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Funny but just got back from Clearwater Beach and you couldn't be more right. Every bar I went into had the same exact things on tap. I did find 2 places though on Clearwater beach that had a few decent offerings (CCB, Sweetwater, DFH).
    Unfortunately i found these 2 places after suffering through a few Shock Tops at Frenchys but Mandalay Grill and Cork N Brew are 2 places on the beach you can get a few decent options.
     
    #12 KingforaDay, Feb 13, 2013
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.