Madeira Beach, circa 1985. And pretty much every Saturday of the year. Credit: Production Still

Madeira Beach, circa 1985. And pretty much every Saturday of the year. Credit: Production Still

This is better than Netflix & Chill. Crooked Thumb Brewery is encouraging classic movie fans to get out IRL for a screening of John Candy’s 1985 comedy classic Summer Rental (not available to stream on Netflix, BTW). Pair it with the release of a tropical and fruity IPA brewed with Idaho 7, wakatu and mosaic hops (also called Summer Rental), and what you’ve got is a good reason to turn off the phone. 

Crooked Thumb Brewing, 555 10th Ave. S., Safety Harbor | July 20: 7 p.m. | 727-724-5953 | Learn more at Local

This article appears in Jul 12-19, 2018.

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...