I'm going to be in Tampa for a week and would like to hear your opinions on where to go for good craft beer. Thanks 
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OK, Cigar City is on the list, thanks. Others?
Cigar City is excellent, but the real action is on the other side of the bay. Click this link and see all the small craft breweries we have here:
http://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/articles/st-peteclearwater-craft-beer-trail
There is a big bike path (Pinellas Trail) that runs north to south, from Tarpon Springs to the pier in St. Pete, and it goes right past most of these. So if you don't mind a 75 mile round trip, you can drink at all the breweries and get your exercise too. There is also the Jolley Trolly, which will take your druck arse up and down the same path; it's meant for pub crawls.
I'd say Green Bench is my current favorite, but all of them are great. If you can't do the entire beer tour here, at least get into Dunedin. You can walk to Dunedin Brewery (expect bands on the wkends), 7eventh Sun (mostly belgians), and the House of Beer (not a brewery, but about 75 craft beers on tap). And of course, you can walk down to the beach from there. And right between Dunedin Brewery and 7eventh sun is a new distillery that just opened, Cotherman Distilling Co. (Mike Cotherman is a friend of mine and also a member here).
http://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/articles/st-peteclearwater-craft-beer-trail
There is a big bike path (Pinellas Trail) that runs north to south, from Tarpon Springs to the pier in St. Pete, and it goes right past most of these. So if you don't mind a 75 mile round trip, you can drink at all the breweries and get your exercise too. There is also the Jolley Trolly, which will take your druck arse up and down the same path; it's meant for pub crawls.
I'd say Green Bench is my current favorite, but all of them are great. If you can't do the entire beer tour here, at least get into Dunedin. You can walk to Dunedin Brewery (expect bands on the wkends), 7eventh Sun (mostly belgians), and the House of Beer (not a brewery, but about 75 craft beers on tap). And of course, you can walk down to the beach from there. And right between Dunedin Brewery and 7eventh sun is a new distillery that just opened, Cotherman Distilling Co. (Mike Cotherman is a friend of mine and also a member here).
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OMG that is amazing, I need to visit my parents in treasure island/clearwater ASAP.
It really is. The beer scene here has just exploded.
passedpawn thanks much for the info
If you want a drinking partner, drop me a PM when you are heading over here.
