Sarasota

Avoid St. Armands as much as possible. You'll still have to drive through that clusterf#%k any time you want to go anywhere though. For places to drink In Sarasota you have Tavern on Main and Beerys as you know. Also be sure to hit Mandeville Beer Garden, JDubs Brewing, and The Shamrock. There's also two World of Beer locations that have a LOT of taps and bottles. Just keep in mind that quantity doesn't usually equal quality at either one. And don't get me started on the service...

Hit Total Wine, Whole Foods, and the ABC for bottles. The Total Wine in south Sarasota and the ABC on Bee Ridge Rd also do growler fills. There is also a new place in Lakewood Ranch called Craft Growlers To Go.

 

From your location on Lido, I'd hit up Tavern on Main and Mandevile, both of which are pretty close and should have good taps. For food on the circle, I would definitely try the Surf Shack—great tacos. And the Shore Diner is really good to for a nice dinner.

 

+1 for Mandeville and J Dub's.

 

Perq coffee bar is the place for coffee. Hands down.

 

Check out Drum Circle Distillery. They are a small batch craft rum distillery. They make Siesta Key Rum. If you can find a bottle of their Toasted Coconut you won't be disappointed.

 

This may sound silly in a beer thread, but dude is right. Go getcha the best rum being made right now. You don't drink rum? You will.

 

Good sports bar and decent food, but pretty generic. Think Buffalo Wild Wings but locally owned. They'll have some fine beers to wash down wings with, but I wouldn't go for the beer. But yes, I'm sure you can get Jai Alai, Up Top, or other stuff alone those lines. If the goal is a lively spot to watch a big game, crush some wings and IPAs, you could do a lot worse.

 

check out **** & bull for pizza and beer or Shakespeare's for a nicer dinner and beer. I haven't been there in a few years but I'm pretty sure they're both still around.

 

I know a lot of people are fans of **** and Bull, but I'm not. I prefer Mr Beerys if that's tha atmosphere you're looking for.

 

word of mouth for breakfast.

for the superbowl... JDubs has a ton of TV's including a large projector.

 

I forgot about Word of Mouth. Love that place.

 

Go straight from airport to cigar city (5 min) get to-go beer at total wine 2 min away from ccb besides your fresh cigar city! Go to Darwin and motorworks in Bradenton and Sarasota brewing for food....couple cool Bars near Sarasota brewing in blocking walk if I remember correct!

 

In sarasota I like Mr beerys, shamrock, revelry, jdubs.

 

Tavern on main and wob are great too.

 

Another out of tower here coming down in a couple of weeks...
Is siesta key rum avail in stores at all?

 

Yes. I'm I've seen it in ABC, Total Wine, Publix Liqours, and various independents.