Six Tampa Bay Breweries Bring Home Medals From U.S. Open Beer Championships
Just in case you never noticed, our area is blessed with some of the best local breweries in the country. Six of these Tampa Bay breweries just brought home medals…
SANTA ROSA, CA – FEBRUARY 07: Russian River Brewing Company customers clink their glasses while drinking the newly released Pliny the Younger triple IPA beer on February 7, 2014 in…
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Just in case you never noticed, our area is blessed with some of the best local breweries in the country. Six of these Tampa Bay breweries just brought home medals from the U.S. Open Beer Championships!
Over 9000 brews representing over 150 styles of beer were judged at the event held in Oxford Ohio. Lots of beers and lots of solid competition but these Tampa Bay breweries rose to the top:
Motorworks Brewing won three medals:
- Gold in the chili pepper beer category for their Mango Habanero IPA.
- Gold in the barrel-aged Belgian dark category for their Bern’s Legacy 8.
- Silver in the barrel-aged wine category for their Thresher.
Florida Avenue Brewing Company won two medals:
- Gold in the American brown ale category for their Brown Ale.
- Bronze in the American-style fruit beer category for their Tangerine Splash.
Cigar City Brewing Company won two medals:
- Silver in the imperial stout specialty category for their Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout.
- Silver in the brown porters category for Maduro Brown Ale.
Brew Hub won two medals:
- Silver in session IPA for their Rome City.
- Silver in the “specialty/anything goes” category for The Dude.
Cueni Brewing Company won one medal:
- bronze medal in the American imperial stout category for their Sinister Imperial Stout.
deBine Brewing Company won one medal:
- Gold in the American amber/red category for Fire The Cannons.
Congrats to these breweries for bringing back some precious metals to Tampa Bay! Why not pay these breweries a visit and sample some of their award winning beverages!
[SOURCE That's So Tampa]
If you’re looking for a place that takes you to “Flavortown” you’ve stumbled upon the right list! Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives hosted by Guy Fieri heads all over the U.S. looking for the best of the best and he’s stopped at quite a lot in our area.
The website tvfoodmaps.com has put together a complete directory of all the restaurants that have appeared on some of the Food Network‘s most popular shows.
So we decided to highlight the stops Fieri has hit up on his show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Check out the list of Tampa Bay area restaurants featured on the show and be sure to add them to your list of must stop places. If you’d like to see the full list of Florida restaurants featured on Food Network, click here.
Munch's Restaurant & Sundries
3920 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Buya Ramen
911 Central Ave,
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish
1350 Pasadena Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33707
Danny's All American Diner
4406 N Falkenburg Rd, Tampa, FL 33610
Taco Bus
913 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604 (multiple locations)
Keegan's Seafood Grille
1519 Gulf Blvd
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785
Tampa Bay Brewing Company - Ybor City
TBBC has two locations, however the Ybor City location was featured. They they brew awesome beers their food is also a favorite of their loyal patrons. The restaurant's Barleywine Meatloaf, Cider Wings and their Wild Warthog Thai Style Spicy Curry Mussels have been featured on the show.
