The Tampa facility will transition into ‘an R&D hub for beer, flavored malt beverages (FMB) and spirits.’
The Cigar City Brewing taproom on Spruce Street was busy on Friday afternoon, with spring breakers standing around a table, families seated for lunch and other lone rangers at the bar. The energy was juxtaposed to the collective groan of Tampa Bay’s craft beer community, which has chattered about this week’s layoff at the iconic locally-based brewery...