Visiting Jacksonville - Look Here First Summer 2018

The below list is by no means comprehensive, but is a good start. I just wanted to get something out there as we get a fair amount of requests for Jacksonville. I will be happy to update with suggestions from other local BA’s or visitors

The lists are in no particular order I will let all of you fight it out as to what is good and what is not.

They all make at least a few good beers.

Jacksonville Area
Recommended Breweries & Brew Pubs

Southern Swells Brewing Company

Aardwolf Brewing Company

Main and Six Brewing Company

Green Room Brewing Company

Intuition Ale Works / BLK SHP at Intuition

Engine 15 Brewing

Pinglehead / Brewer’s Pizza (Orange Park)

Wicked Barley (Really good food too!)


New breweries opening in 2018

Fishweir Brewing Company

Tabula Rasa Brewing

Keen Brewing

Reve Brewing

Blind Rabbit Brewing (Also a Burger / Whiskey Bar)

Legacy Ale Works

SJ Brewing Company (Yulee)


Highly Recommended Beer Bars

Kickbacks Gastropub / Goozlepipes and Guttyworks

Bottlenose Brewing (House Made Plus FL taps)

Town Beer Co. (Local Taps and Florida package)

German Schnitzel Haus

European Street Café (4 locations, but best beer list is in Riverside)

Beer: 30 San Marco (Bottle Shop) (15 taps)


Highly Recommended Bottle Shops

Beer: 30 San Marco

Alewife

Really Good Beer Stop

Total Wine

Various ABC locations


The St. Augustine area has 4 breweries and some great beer bars

Bog Brewing

Old Coast Ales

Dog Rose Brewing

Ancient City (Downtown)


Beer Bars and restaurants

GAS, a full service restaurant

Brewz N’ Dogs

Stogies Cigar Bar

Prohibition Kitchen

 

Update: Tabula Rasa is now open in the railyard district as of last Friday. 4 taps of their own on, and more forthcoming. No mind-blowing beers, but good at least, and a great space! Speaking with the brewer, he is interested in doing some styles that we haven't seen a lot of here in Jacksonville (A Scottish 80 is next to be brewed). Also, highly anticipated Reve Brewing opens it's doors in Atlantic Beach on Saturday the 22nd. This is a side project for the head brewer at Green Room brewing and is expected to be producing fine beers from day one! Their announcement indicated 10 beers will be on tap for the opening.

 

Saturday Night visit to Reve, HIGHLY recommended! had 2 tasters and a full beer. Double Fruited Raspberry Berliner was fantastic! Base NE IPA (Feed your head), was solid and 'Consider the Coconut' was a really nice coconut stout. I have faith that they will keep producing awesome beers (Collab with Southern Swells in progress - Fluffernutter Stout upcoming!), so put it near the top of your list for a Jacksonville visit!