Tampa vs. St. Pete

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  1. flag8r

    flag8r Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2009 Florida

    Heading down to the area this weekend and am debating where to stay to be close to key breweries. Does anyone recommend staying in St. Pete over Tampa to be closer to good spots?

    Secondly, I'd love to get some recommendations of must-see breweries outside of CCB, Seventh Sun, and Pegs (places I've been to). Cheers!
     
    #1 flag8r, Aug 27, 2014
  2. Barhoppin13

    Barhoppin13 Initiate (0) Oct 6, 2013 Florida

    I always stay in St Pete with my wife.
    We find a cheap hotel north of downtown St Pete and bounce from downtown, north st Pete, and Tampa.
     
    #2 Barhoppin13, Aug 27, 2014
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  3. Nole_Brew

    Nole_Brew Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2014 Florida

    St Pete would be a better place to stay mainly because there are way more options, but either would be fine, each are only about 20 minutes from one another and maybe 10 more down to Ybor

    Have fun
    Cheers
     
    #3 Nole_Brew, Aug 27, 2014
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  4. jblain

    jblain Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2014 Florida

    Hit Rapp for sure.
     
    #4 jblain, Aug 28, 2014
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  5. Nick_isthatstillcool

    Nick_isthatstillcool Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2014 Florida

    this
     
    #5 Nick_isthatstillcool, Aug 28, 2014
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  6. wingnutter

    wingnutter Initiate (0) May 18, 2005 Florida

    And try a Choc Peanut Butter Stout w/a shot of rasp syrup...they call it a PB&J...its ridiculous.
     
    #6 wingnutter, Aug 28, 2014
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  7. Bucwild

    Bucwild Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2008 Florida

    Anyone mentioned Rapp yet.....anyone........?
     
    #7 Bucwild, Aug 28, 2014
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  8. Bucwild

    Bucwild Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2008 Florida

    I did a brewery hop thru Pinellas a few weeks back. Hit cycle, greenbench, st pete brewing 3 daughters, rapp, barleymow, and 7venth sun. By the end of the day, I could barely drive.....
     
    #8 Bucwild, Aug 28, 2014
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  9. halo3one

    halo3one Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2014 Georgia

    Stay in South Tampa
     
    #9 halo3one, Aug 28, 2014
  10. SkinnyT

    SkinnyT Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Florida

    Downtown St. Pete, otherwise might as well stay in Tampa. If you're downtown there are a lot of solid options within walking distance, and lots of good restaurants and bars too. Cycle Brewing, St. Pete Brewing, Ale and The Witch, are all within walking distance. Green Bench would be about a mile walk. Nothing is walkable in Tampa.

    By the way, you want to hit up Cycle not Pegs. All the good beer is at Cycle now. They currently have NooNer B6 and Ecto Cooliner on tap. Rapp is also a must hit.
     
    #10 SkinnyT, Aug 28, 2014
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  11. sicilian

    sicilian Zealot (713) Sep 30, 2008 Florida

    Let the better price/location/amenities for what you want in a room be your guide as you will be driving to the main attractions in the bay area regardless of whether you stay in either location. Tampa to Dunedin is quite a spread
     
    #11 sicilian, Aug 28, 2014
  12. flag8r

    flag8r Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2009 Florida

    Thanks everyone!
     
    #12 flag8r, Aug 29, 2014
  13. Blazer06

    Blazer06 Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2008 Florida

    St Pete. Good breweries but also a lot of other things to walk around to right downtown. There are a handful of hotels right in downtown that you can get reasonable rates at. Z Grille is a great place to eat downtown.
     
    #13 Blazer06, Aug 29, 2014
  14. flag8r

    flag8r Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2009 Florida

    St. Pete it is...anyone know if the Trolley rides down Central? Seems to be where the majority of breweries are.
     
    #14 flag8r, Aug 29, 2014
  15. Stogies

    Stogies Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2012 Florida

    Pinellas dominates now, CCB nothing like it used to be a few yrs back. So sad.
     
    #15 Stogies, Aug 29, 2014
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  16. Jarnet87

    Jarnet87 Crusader (428) Jul 30, 2014 Florida

    I'm going to a Bucs game in October and found out the CCB Brewpub is like a mile away from the hotel I'm staying at. Gonna be great to grab some nice beer after the game.
     
    #16 Jarnet87, Aug 29, 2014
  17. Nick_isthatstillcool

    Nick_isthatstillcool Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2014 Florida

    If you are going to a Buc's game the brewery is less than 2mi away, much better selection than the brewpub, might be slammed after a game though.
     
    #17 Nick_isthatstillcool, Aug 29, 2014
  18. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,150) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    Can you rank them in terms of quality for this IPA/sour lover? Will be there in about four weeks and won't have time to hit them all.
     
    #18 RKP1967, Aug 29, 2014
  19. Bucwild

    Bucwild Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2008 Florida

    I'd say cycle, Rapp, green bench, and barley mow. Cycle has ecto--cooliner, a tangerine berliner on tap now, Rapp has the #1 rated gose in the world (according to Ratebeer), and green bench has "the surrealist", an unreal, incredible sour ipa ( I have never had anything like it and I LOVE it).
     
    #19 Bucwild, Aug 29, 2014
  20. Bucwild

    Bucwild Initiate (0) Jul 10, 2008 Florida

    Forgot to include 7venth sun in there too. They have great beers too!
     
    #20 Bucwild, Aug 29, 2014
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