Sky Puppy Brewing 1313 E 8th Ave., Ybor City Nearly three years after getting the keys to Ybor City’s historic Tampa Fire Station No. 2 building, Danielle Vergnaud-McKinnon and her husband Matthew McKinnon opened their new brewery, Sky Puppy Brewing, to the public this fall. At recent soft opening nights, Sky Puppy featured a dozen beers on tap, along with four natural wines by the glass. Beer styles created with Sky Puppy’s seven-barrel SS Brew Tech system included Mexican lager, hazy IPA and hazy DIPA, Czech pilsner, Belgian wit, two Florida weisses, and a sweet stout. Beer lovers are in for a treat when they open the heavy fireproof doors at Sky Puppy. The interior, which can accommodate about 45 people, was designed by Danielle and features high ceilings, comfortable booths and tables, plus a small bartop and common areas for standing. Dramatic bat sculptures by Florida artist Copper Tritscheller greet visitors upon entry and reappear on the brewery’s 13 tap handles. Photo by Kelsey Fuse Credit: Photo by Kelsey Fuse / Sky Puppy Brewing

Ybor City’s Sky Puppy Brewing just opened, and its neighboring BarrieHaus Brewing Co. has a big opening in Trinity this weekend, but both operations are spending the next few days collecting non-perishable food and non-food donations for families in Treasure Island, Gulfport and Snell Island.

Collections will continue through Monday, Oct. 7 at both locations—1313 E 8th Ave., and 1403 E 5th Ave., respectively—which are also requesting clean up items like heavy duty trash bags, rubber gloves, rakes, mops, disinfectants, and more.

They’re not the only breweries helping out either. The St. Petersburg location of 3 Daughters Brewing (222 22nd St. S) is doling out non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, pet food and hygiene items.

Gulfport Brewery has been a hub for the decimated seaside town and is using its Tuesday events like run club and more to pick up trash, stuff a bus with donations and collect cash for restaurant staff and business owners who’ve been out of work.

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