The last eleven years for Angry Chair have included two moves, a handful of disgruntled neighbors, thousands of beers poured, and absolutely no Jenga.
Co-founder Ryan Dowdle has spent more than a decade leading a brewery known for its cynicism, but he’s still got a soft spot for the people who have kept it going.
“After 11 years of Angry Chair, what we’re most proud of isn’t just the beer—it’s the people behind it,” Dowdle told Creative Loafing.
“The bartenders who know your drink before you sit down, the brewers who chase ideas that shouldn’t work but somehow do, the kitchen, the cellarmen, and the folks who open, close, scrub, lift, fix, pour, and care. Our staff is the backbone of every pour and every story that’s happened here.”
He continued, “We’ve watched strangers become regulars, regulars become family, and wild concepts scribbled in the margins become beers people still talk about. We built a place that’s unapologetic, a little rough around the edges, unafraid to push hard and take risks—and we’re still here, still fighting, still proud. Eleven years later, we owe that to the people who show up: the staff and the community that never stopped choosing us.”
For its anniversary, the Southeast Seminole Heights brewery is releasing a special barrel-aged bottle.
There is no cover for Angry Chair’s anniversary, happening Saturday, Dec. 13 in Tampa.
ANGRY CHAIR LUNCH SPECIALS
Time Mondays-Thursdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location Angry Chair Brewing, 4101 N Florida Ave., Tampa
This article appears in Dec. 04 – 10, 2025.