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Small Brewery Sunday 2021: Where To Grab A Pint In Pinellas
Small Brewery Sunday is Nov. 28. Inside, outside or curbside, here's how to support local breweries and taprooms in the Pinellas County area
CLEARWATER, FL — Need a suggestion for how to unwind after a Thanksgiving weekend filled with hours of cooking, mountains of dirty dishes, endless lines at retail stores, long drives home and a thousand “are we there yets”?
Head to the bar, of course — or, more specifically, a craft brewery or two in Pinellas County.
Capping off this Thanksgiving weekend is the third annual Small Brewery Sunday on Nov. 28.
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Organized by the Brewers Association, a nonprofit group that works with small and independent American craft brewers, the goal of the unofficial holiday is to encourage Americans to patronize and support local breweries.
Here’s a look at the breweries in Pinellas that are participating in Small Brewery Sunday.
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- Clearwater Brewing Company, 1700 N Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater
- Arkane Aleworks, 2480 E Bay Drive, #23, Largo
- Dissent Craft Brewing Company, 5518 Haines Road N, St. Petersburg
- Gulfport Brewery + Eatery, 3007 Beach Blvd. S, Gulfport
- Mastry's Brewing Co., 7701 Blind Pass Road, St Pete Beach
- Sea Dog Brewing Treasure Island, 9610 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island
- Mad Beach Craft Brewing Company, 12945 Village Blvd., Madeira Beach
- Pepper Brewing at the Angry Pepper Brewhouse, 9366 Oakhurst Road, Seminole
- Anecdote Brewing Co., 321 Gulf Blvd., Indian Rocks Beach
- Grindhaus Brew Lab, 1650 N Hercules Ave., Suite I, Clearwater
- Crooked Thumb Brewery, 555 10th Ave. S, Safety Harbor
- Southern Lights Brewing, 2075 Sunnydale Blvd., Clearwater
- Trouble Waters Brewing Co., 670 Main St., Safety Harbor
- Caledonia Brewing, 587 Main St., Dunedin
- HOB Brewing Company/Dunedin House of Beer, 931 Huntley, Dunedin
- Cueni Brewing Co., 945 Huntley Ave., Dunedin
- 7venth Sun Brewery, 1012 E Broadway Ave., Dunedin
- Soggy Bottom Brewing Co., 660 Main St., Dunedin
- Dunedin Brewery, 937 Douglas Ave., Dunedin
- Beach Island Brewery, 2058 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin
- Cotherman Distilling Co., 933 Huntley Ave., Dunedin
- Woodwright Brewing Co., 985 Douglas Ave., Dunedin
- Stilt House Brewery Inc., 625 Alternate U.S. 19, Palm Harbor
- Two Lions Winery and Palm Harbor Brewery, 1022 Georgia Ave., Palm Harbor
- de Bine Brewing Company, 993 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor
- Laderhaus Brewery & Grill, 3438 E Lake Road, Palm Harbor
- Five Branches Brewing, 531 Athens St., Tarpon Springs
- Brighter Days Brewing Co., 311 N Safford Ave., Tarpon Springs
- Silverking Brewing Company, 325 E Lemon St., Tarpon Springs
- Two Frogs Brewing Company, 151 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
- Unrefined Brewing, 312 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs
In 2019, five friends took a trip to New Orleans to celebrate a 40th birthday and came home with a vision to open a brewery. Located in a historic home in Tarpon Springs, Unrefined Brewing celebrated its grand opening July 5.
Left, Two Frogs Brewing Company, also located in historic downtown Tarpon Springs, was founded by brewmaster Chad Croake in 2017. With Croake as a last name, what else was he going to call it? Opened in 2017 by Dave and Hollie Dally, Caledonia Brewing is a small batch craft brewery housed in the historic 1925 Dunedin Times building.
If you don't see your favorite brewery on the list, it doesn't mean you shouldn't support them on Small Brewery Sunday. These are just the breweries that have enrolled in the Brewers Association's directory.
To get a list of small breweries in St. Petersburg, read Small Brewery Sunday 2021: Where To Grab A Pint In St. Pete.
Interestingly, more than two-thirds of Americans who are of legal drinking age live within 10 miles of a craft brewery, according to the Brewers Association. This fact lends well to the importance of Small Brewery Sunday.
The coronavirus pandemic hit small breweries hard in 2020. Overall, U.S. craft beer sales by volume declined 9 percent in 2020. The volume of beer produced also dropped by more than 9 percent, according to statistics compiled by the Brewers Association.
Meanwhile, most brewery owners were also forced to accommodate local health restrictions, supply chain issues, and shifts in how customers sought out their products.
While craft beer sales by volume are returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Brewers Association, support of independent breweries is still crucial.
“Small and independent brewers have proven to be incredibly resilient, and they’ve approached recent hardships as opportunities for innovation. When faced with new challenges, they created ways to pivot their business models to continue serving their local communities and loyal customers,” Bob Pease, president and CEO of the Brewers Association, said, in a news release. “With the return of on-premise visits and new breweries continuing to open, we’re confident in the recovery and future growth of the craft brewing industry.”
The full list of breweries participating in Small Brewery Sunday is available online.
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