Small Brewery Sunday 2021: Where To Grab A Pint In Tampa Area

TAMPA, 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 the Tampa area.

Capping off this Thanksgiving weekend is the third annual Small Brewery Sunday on Nov. 28. 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 the Tampa area that are participating in Small Brewery Sunday.

• Late Start Brewing, 1208 E Kennedy Blvd #112, Tampa
• Mr Dunderbaks Biergarten and Brewery / Dunderbrau Brewing, 14929 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa
• Coppertail Brewing, 2601 E 2nd Ave., Tampa
• Zydeco Brew Werks, 1902 E 7th Ave., Tampa
• Bastet Brewing, 1951 E. Adamo Drive, Suite B, Tampa
• Big Storm Brewing Co., 1600 E 7th Ave., Tampa
• BarrieHaus Beer Co., 1403 E 5th Ave., Tampa
• Magnanimous Brewing, 1420 N Florida Ave., Tampa
• Hidden Springs Ales Works, 1631 N Franklin St., Tampa
• Ulele Spring Brewery, 1810 N Highland Ave. Tampa
• King State, 520 E Floribraska Ave., Tampa
• Southern Brewing & Winemaking, 4500 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa
• Woven Water Brewing Company, 456 W Columbus Drive, Tampa
• Bay Cannon Beer Company, 2106 W Main St., Tampa
• Cigar City Brewing, 3924 W Spruce St., Tampa
• 7venth Sun Brewery, 6809 N Nebraska Ave., Tampa
• Angry Chair Brewing, 6401 N Florida Ave., Tampa
• Six Ten Brewing, 7052 Benjamin Road, Tampa
• 81Bay Brewing Company, 4465 W Gandy Blvd. Suite 600, Tampa
• The Wild Rover Brewery, 13921 Lynmar Blvd., Tampa
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co., 1600 E 8th Ave., Tampa
• Tampa Bay Brewing Co., 13937 Monroes Business Park, Westchase

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.

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.