Back in the 80s, food and beverage options were pretty basic at baseball games. Hot dogs, popcorn, and Coca Cola are great and all, but the game experience has gotten so much better over the past decade or so with a focus on local vendors. The Tampa Bay Rays not only have some new food choices from local restaurants… but the selection of beer from the hot microbrew scene here in Florida is a home run. You can go with one of the big labels too like Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra. But if you like craft beers, check out the 2023 starting lineup.

Find them at TB Brews (144/146); Budweiser Porch (149/150); Cooperstown Cocktails (1B Food Hall); Coppertail Brewing (117 & 120); Fresh Vine Wine (3B Food Hall); Vinfielder Bar (208); Thirst & Second (207); Ybor Cantina (Rays Party Deck).

• Yuengling

  America’s oldest brewery since 1829. Sure they got their start in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. But since their Tampa brewery opened in 1999, we’ve claimed them as our own.

• Mastry’s Brewing Co. Breezy Tropical Blonde Ale

  From St. Pete, try this lemon-lime  and tangerine hop driven light pilsner.  Fermented at high temperatures, the Norwegian yeast produces oft honeyed and mango esters.

   

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• Keel Farms Mango Wheat

  From Plant City, this one’s described as a fluffy, light crisp wheat beer base with the aroma and flavors of mango.

• 3 Daughters Florida Orange IPA

  Neighbors to the Trop in St. Pete, this one has aromas of orange and tangerine.  Definitely one for citrus lovers.

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• Cigar City Jai Alai

  A blond, citrusy India Pale Ale from Tampa. Notes of orange peel, clementine, and light caramel.

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• Kona Big Wave

  OK this one’s from Hawaii, but this golden ale has that beaches of Pinellas vibe to it.

• Elysian Space Dust

  A pale ale with grapefruit, mango, and orange aromas with a medium body and a dry finish.

• Coppertail Free Dive IPA

  First brewed in 2014, this one is their best seller. It also has a citrus kick with pine hops.

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• Coppertail Florida Special Lager

  A clean and refreshing beer for the Florida life.  Crip malts with a slight hop aroma.

• Coppertail Unholy Belgian Trippel Ale

  Another one from the Tampa brewery.  Made with Belgian Yeast, American West Coast Hops, this one is described as “blasphemy in a glass.”

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