Recommendations for NE Florida?

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The Jacksonville area has its own listing here. I feel like my friend @BKnarr has addressed St Augustine in a fairly recent thread.

 

Copied and pasted from a previous post referencing St. Aug


Jacksonville is the best closest place with a number of solid breweries and stores. If you are limited to just St Augustine, hot JP Henleys, Rendezvous, and Stogies for taps. Gas Full Service for taps/food. There's a new place across the street from GFS that has a lot of taps. Can't remember the name. Hit Broudy's @ Cobblestone for bottles. Hit The Ice Plant and Odd Birds for some stellar craft cocktails. Leave A1A brewing alone.

 

Jax local here. I'd recommend Intuition Ale Works, Aardwolf Brewing, Green Room Brewing (Jax Beach) as far as breweries go. Beer:30 is a great spot for growler fills and bottles. Also a place called Really Good Stop has growler fills and flights in Jax Beach, not my personal favorite but worth a visit.

 

I agree with the above completely as a Jax Local. Beer:30 has 2 locations (1 in Riverside near Intuition, the other in San Marco near Aardwolf). highest number of drafts goes to Kickbacks / Goozlepipes and Guttyworks, also in Riverside (about 200, give or take). There are several good lists in that area though. Best happy hour anywhere in town for beer is European Street Café (4 locations), 2-7 pm 2 for 1 and they serve in 22 oz. glasses!

 

Oh, and you said Gainesville too, Go to Swamphead Brewing, always some good stuff on tap and a cool place. A newer brewery down there is First Magnitude. I love the vibe of the place and the beer is getting better every visit I have made. Bottle shop: Tipple's is my favorite.

 

I have had some good beers at Zeta Brewing in Jax Beach. 3 minute walk from the Green Room for an easy brewery crawl.

 

I'm not the biggest Zeta fan but that's a personal preference. The food is great though. So, I'd recommend it as a lunch spot to grab some good food and craft beer. Poe's at the beaches or Kickbacks in Riverside are good in that regard too.

 

I am going to St.Augustine in two weeks. I've already checked and the Publix there has Jai Alai <3

 

Jai Alai is prevalent in the area, sometimes even available at gas stations. There is a new brewery down there that I have not made it to yet, called Bog. I have heard some good things so far.