What a week, Tampa Bay. Hurricane Irma's got Floridians all worked up about bein' in the cone and safety and preparedness, not to mention a number of local events have been canceled around town since Wednesday or so.
Here's our usual roundup of weekend happenings as far as food and drink are concerned, but if any of these are scrapped and your home bar's stocked with booze, turn to the Hurricane Irma Drinking Game. You'll be just fine. And remember, we got this.
Tell that storm how you really feel with Flying Boat Brewing Co. during Friday's Screw You, Irma 3-2-1 Happy Hour. Guests can ease their hurricane blues with specials on craft beer: $3 off 64-ounce growlers, $2 off 32-ounce growlers and $1 off pints. In addition, the young brewery, like many others, is offering free filtered water to the community — just bring in containers and fill 'er up. Happy hour runs all day from noon to midnight. Free, money for beer. 1776 11th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-800-2999.
For more Irmageddon revelry, head over to Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails for a Hurricane Party. How else would you kick off the weekend? In lieu of its one-year anniversary bash, which has been postponed, the EDGE District cocktail bar serves up $6 Dark 'n' Stormys on Friday instead from 5 p.m. to close. Free, money for drinks. 111 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-342-0156.
In honor of Sour Beer Day, get down at Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Minute After Minute, Sour After Sour has a fully loaded draft list planned for the occasion, which includes beers like Angry Chair Strawberry Cream, The Bruery Tart of Darkness, Hidden Springs Oubliette and Anchorage Anadramous, as well as specialty bottle releases. Free, money for beer. 2927 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, 727-800-2810.
Keeping pace with what's become a very tipsy Weekend Platter, Saturday also brings Sink or Swim to The Orpheum. Get sloshed with unlimited drink deals at a set price between 10 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. This is sure to wash away your Irmanxiety, or, you know, at least help you forget it. Tickets are available online. $12-$25. 1915 E. Seventh Ave., Tampa, 813-248-9500.
On Sunday, nosh on sandwiches (finally, food!) at Steamin' Sunday Not-Quite-Cuban Grinders. Patrons score a free almost-Cubano with the purchase of any flight from Grindhaus Brew Lab. 'Wiches are also available separately for $6. The event is held from 1 to 4 p.m. Free, money for beer. 1650 N. Hercules Ave. #I, Clearwater, 727-240-0804
This article appears in Sep 7-14, 2017.