BREWERIES THINGS TO DO GulpCoast.com CROOKED THUMB BREWERY Welcome to the epicenter of Florida’s craft beer movement! With dozens of breweries dotting St. Pete/Clearwater, you’re only a country’s best craft beer and offbeat breweries. While you could OVERFLOW BREWING COMPANY ST. PETE BREWING CO. ST. PETERSBURG St. Pete anchors the southern end of the destination with a grand concentration of breweries downtown and in the Grand Central District. They’re close enough you can work on your daily step goal and check several out in a single day. St. Pete Brewing Co. boasts a special St. Pete Orange Wheat, a citrusy selection named in honor of the town. Brewing Company is a great stop for sours and fruit-based beers. The walls are covered in murals and artwork from local artists available for purchase. You can play some bar games or just noodle around with some Lego bricks while you relax, too. And Green Bench Brewing Co. has wide-open grounds and is the base for a widespread canning operation. Head west to Grand Central District and you have more choices, including Cage Brewing , with a huge machines. Across the street is Pinellas Ale Works , which is especially welcoming to dogs (note their initials). Grand Central Brewhouse is a new restaurant in the neighborhood with a bar serving up beer brewed in house that complements the food and the community. Not too far away is 3 Daughters Brewing , which is the perfect family gathering spot with its spacious warehouse full of plenty of seating, games and a stage for live music. in the state, there are scads of BEACHES You can enjoy local craft beer along our beaches, too. Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company offers a large space with an industrial vibe in John’s Pass Village in Madeira Beach, while Mastry’s Brewing Co. , just down the road in St. Pete Beach, is a smaller operation housed in a repurposed gas station. to IPAs and everything in between. Be sure to check out GulpCoast.com for a complete list and how you can win beer-inspired swag just for visiting. SEMINOLE Rapp Brewing Company is a longtime craft brewery with legendary status, operating out of an industrial park in the middle of St. Pete/Clearwater. Their master brewers continue the late Greg Rapp’s mission of experimentation and reviving forgotten 92 AMERICA’S BEST BEACHES