Cigar City Brewing

Steeped in the unique culture and history of Tampa, Florida, Cigar City Brewing began handcrafting award-winning beer in 2009. The brewery was founded by Joey Redner and is known for beer such as as the Jai Alai IPA and Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout.

The brewery’s ales and lagers bring to mind the sun and citrus for which Florida is known, while taking cues from the cigar industry upon which Tampa was built. Behind all of Cigar City Brewing’s liquid is the philosophy that quality is achieved by giving first rate ingredients to first rate people in a space where they are free to pursue their passion.

This unique approach has resonated with local and national markets and the brewery has quickly grown to produce over 140,000 barrels of beer annually. Accolades have poured in since the brewery’s inception, including appearances on RateBeer’s Top 10 Breweries Worldwide seven times.

Cigar City presently distributes to 41 states in the U.S. and select markets internationally.

History

Founded by Tampa native and fifth-generation Floridian Joey Redner in 2007, Cigar City Brewing was born out of Redner’s desire to bring the unique culture, history and cuisine of Tampa to an international audience.

After selecting a location for his new brewery on Spruce Street, Redner began development of the space in early 2008 while searching for a brewmaster to bring his vision to life. He found that person in Brewmaster Wayne Wambles, an Alabama native with brewing experience around the Southeast US going back to the 1990’s.

Always looking to expand the palate of flavors at their disposal, Redner and Wambles quickly began introducing beers with unique tropical-inspired inspiration and culinary lineage, including Jai Alai IPA, Cubano Espresso Brown Ale, and the mole inspired Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout, a massive beer brewed with cinnamon, vanilla, cacao nibs and ancho, pasilla and guajillo chile peppers. Not only did these ambitious and innovative brews gain traction in Tampa, they garnered attention from the national and international craft beer communities and helped shine a light on the efforts of the other ambitious brewers in the Tampa Bay craft beer community.

Awards and accolades have followed, including gold, silver and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival, numerous awards at the Best Florida Beer Competition and the US Beer Tasting Championships. Joey and Wayne’s ambitious vision for Florida-inspired ales and lagers has found resonance with beer judges and beer lovers alike.

On January 30th, 2009, the very first commercial batch of Cigar City Brewing’s beer was produced: a 465 gallon batch of Maduro Brown Ale.

Cigar City Brewing became a key partner of CANarchy in 2015. The craft brewing collective represents the largest canned craft beer supplier in the country.

The Beers

At Cigar City Brewing we make beer we like to drink and toast those who choose to drink with us. Behind all our beer is the philosophy that quality is achieved by giving first rate ingredients to first rate people in a space where they are free to pursue their passion. We acknowledge that what we do at Cigar City Brewing isn’t for everyone, but we welcome all.

Spruce Street Brewery & Taproom

Our home since 2009, the Spruce Street Brewery & Taproom offers 24 Cigar City Brewing beers poured inside the same facility where the very first batches of Jai Alai IPA and other CCB favorites were brewed. A full-service kitchen offers Tampa-inspired cuisine seven days a week, with each menu item designed to complement an offering of CCB ales and lagers which includes many beers only available in our Spruce Street Taproom. Family-friendly and inviting, the Spruce Street Taproom offers an immersive beer experience with flights, pints, growler fills, and packaged beer to go poured by Cicerone Certified Beer Servers alongside CCB apparel, barwear, and merchandise.

Taproom Downtown at AMALIE Arena

Cigar City Brewing’s newest beer experience is located in Thunder Alley across from the AMALIE Arena and directly under the Pam Iorio and boasts Florida-inspired cuisine and a full bar featuring a full CCB lineup of beers on draft and in cans. The perfect venue for pre- and post-event gathering, the Taproom Downtown at AMALIE Arena offers an immersive Cigar City Brewing experience and the ability to purchase CCB beers to enjoy at the bar, in Thunder Alley, or to carry into the arena for all Tampa Bay Lightning games and AMALIE Arena events.

Cigar City at Tampa International Airport

Boasting one of only two active breweries located inside an airport in the entire world, Cigar City Brewing offers an experience unlike any other at Tampa International Airport. Travelers and visitors to Airside C at TPA can enjoy beers brewed right inside the airport at the Cigar City Brewpub where our brewers hand craft ales and lagers on a 3 barrel brewhouse located steps away from Gate C 43. Latin-inspired cuisine is offered at the bar and in the full-service dining room where guests can watch the next batch of CCB beer being brewed before their eyes. Airside F offers the Cigar City Taproom at TPA, a cozy bar located near Gate F88 offering a full spread of CCB beers, wine, and liquor and a tasty tapas menu.

Visit Cigar City Brewing’s website at cigarcitybrewing.com for more information.

Greater than 25% Ownership by CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective.

Just outside the Cigar City Brewing Brewpub & Taproom at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida