Tampa Bay brewery boom
2012 saw the debut of several local breweries — including these five favorites.
by Arielle StevensonPage 2 of 5
Photo: Todd Bates
7Venth Sun Brewing Company
1012 Broadway Ave., Dunedin, 727-733-3013
Brewers: Devon Kreps, 35; Megan O’Boyle, 26; Justin Stange, 30; Mike Lukacina, 31
Dunedin’s brewing dream team focuses on craft beer and collaboration. 7Venth Sun opened a little over a year ago to rave reviews from beer nerds everywhere.
“From the moment I stepped in and tasted the Key Lime Berliner Sublime, I knew something special was happening,” beer critic Sean Nordquist says of 7Venth Sun. “Owners Justin Stange and Devon Kreps have taken a tiny space in Dunedin and turned it into what very well could be the Next Big Thing in Florida craft beer.”
The recently expanded tasting room and brewery at 1012 Broadway focuses on Belgian-style beers, IPAs, second-use spirit barrel aged beers, and oak aged sour beer.
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