Hop on: Need a lift to Game 5 at the Lightning's home turf?

Brew Bus has hockey fans headed to Amalie Arena on Saturday covered.

click to enlarge With Game 5 approaching, Brew Bus has started offering an all-inclusive Lightning package. - Courtesy of Brew Bus
Courtesy of Brew Bus
With Game 5 approaching, Brew Bus has started offering an all-inclusive Lightning package.


On Wednesday, start times for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round were announced. The Tampa Bay Lightning, which have a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series as of last night, go up against the New Jersey Devils at their home turf in Tampa at 3 p.m. Saturday.

But instead of fighting for parking down by Amalie Arena — or doing that dangerous drinking-and-driving thing — why not hitch a ride with Brew Bus before the puck drops?

The Seminole Heights brewery, which also functions as a brewery tour company, plans to transport hockey fans who purchase its all-inclusive Lightning package to and from Game 5. That package, however, includes a few other perks: one ticket to the playoff face-off and two beers (one in the taproom and one on the drive over).

The shuttle departs from Brew Bus’s headquarters promptly at 2 p.m. Riders are then dropped off in front of the arena, where the shuttle picks them up 30 minutes after the game ends, or once everyone is accounted for.

Tickets are priced at $107 per person. Find ’em online.