Tampa Bay Lightning fans are a thirsty bunch, and with less than 60 days until the Bolts open the 2023 season with a home game against the Predators on Tuesday, Oct. 10, they packed into Amalie Arena last Friday night for Bolts Brew Fest.

Inside, the Lightning faithful sampled dozens of the Bay area’s best local breweries,  sampled select local restaurants, played games, toured the locker rooms, and toasted to the best hockey team on planet earth.

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Tampa Bay Lightning fans stein hoist during Bolts Brew Fest at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Aug. 11, 2023. Credit: Photo by Nick Cardello
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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...