Florida Avenue Brewing Co. opens its Seminole Heights taproom next week

A prominent Tampa Bay brewery will soon make its highly-anticipated homecoming to its original neighborhood.

Florida Avenue Brewing Co. will open its Seminole Heights brewery and taproom—located at 4315 N Florida Ave.—on Friday, May 5, according to a press release.

The 4,000-square-foot space will serve as a taproom and small-batch brewery, dishing out all of Florida Avenue Brewing Co.’s popular beers, like the “You’re My Boy, Blue” blueberry wheat ale and its “Dead Parrot” light lager.

Overall, the new brewery will boast 16 taps, a full liquor bar, shaded patio seating and an on-site kitchen.

A brand new beer will also be available on draft at next week’s grand opening, aptly-named the “Coming Home” double IPA.

In February, CEO Anthony Derby told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that the new Seminole Heights taproom will most likely host an official grand opening party after it transitions out of the soft opening phase.

In addition to a variety of beer, wine and cocktails, an on-site food trailer will dish out a spread of beer-friendly eats like pub pretzels, cheesesteak egg rolls, hot chicken sandwiches, salads and flatbreads.

In late 2020, Florida Avenue Brewing Co. opened a 38,000-square-foot sibling location in Wesley Chapel. While most of its core beers will be produced at its massive Wesley Chapel facility, its Seminole Heights location will still brew small-batch beers and exclusive releases by utilizing “cutting-edge technology and new hop products.”

Derby recently told CL that his company was making concerted efforts to merge Florida Avenue and his other business Brew Bus Brewing into a single entity. While the beer tourism side of Brew Bus is still going strong, all of its former beers are now being brewed and marketed under the Florida Avenue Brewing Co. umbrella.

For the latest news on next week’s highly-anticipated opening, head to its Facebook or Instagram, both at @floridaavebrewing. Its website says that operating hours for its new Seminole Heights location will updated soon.

This article appears in Apr 27 – May 3, 2023.