Brew Bus Brewing

Microbrewery in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Brew Bus Brewing - Out of business

Established in 2012

Contact
4101 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL, 33603, United States
Description
The Brew Bus fermented in 2011 when our Founder Anthony Derby was a student at The University of Colorado. When he tried to visit 3 breweries in one day he quickly realized the need for a transportation service. In 2012 we started brewing our own craft beer under the simple mission to make high quality beer that we like to drink. Today, the good times continue to roll with our own independent brewery and tasting room.

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Canned. Reddish brown pour moderate head. Some caramel and toffee. OK ale but not too exciting.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:20


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Medium Amber in color with an off white head. Aroma was hints of molasses, grains. Taste was malty sweetness upfront with a slightly bitter finish.

Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2025 at 06:52


1.1
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 0.5

This is quite possibly the most abnoxious artificial flavours I've ever tasted. This is the definition of fake blueberry flavouring. I can't taste anything else other than fake blueberry. Drain pour.

Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:43


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Very much enjoy this one. One of the better fruit lagers I’ve had, nice presence of blueberry without being overwhelming or sweet. Goes down with a light bitterness. Will keep going back to this!

Tried from Can on 29 Jan 2023 at 02:04


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pretty hazy golden and light peach coloured body with a slight straw yellow tint, all with a thin pure white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of slight wheat and grain flavour with a ton of blueberry notes that make this seem very fruity, but there isn't so much sweetness, at least in the nose. Medium-bodied; Rich blueberry and clean wheat flavours dominate here with a slight tart and rustic quality along with a good sweetness, but the fresh blueberries are very nice here, especially for the summer (or in this case, Winter) heat here in Florida. Aftertaste shows a good wheatie profile with a lot of the blueberries of course, but some clean malts, a nice level of sweetness and even a tart kick from the fruit, but nice throughout and while quite fruity and blueberry-y, it's pretty much what I expected. Overall, a nice and enjoyable beer to have local here in Florida and worth trying when other richer beers or deeper beers have already made their mark on you. Nice to sample, especially local and on draught! I sampled this sixteen ounce pour on draught at Ford's Garage in Orlando, Florida on 29-December-2022 for US$7,00 with my wife and three kids while away on vacation. 

Tried on 26 Jan 2023 at 17:49


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Roast and pumpkin spice. I didn't realize this was a pumpkin beer when I bought it, or definitely wouldn't have bothered. That being said it wasn't bad. Still some stout elements here. A little milk. Black pour with decent mocha head. Bittersweet finish. Can that nearly exploded in my car after I bought it.

Tried from Can on 03 Jul 2022 at 19:42


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. can from Total Wine - Melbourne. Pours a super dark brown color with a small beige head and fair retention. Almost no lacing. Sweet chocolate malt aroma. Very dark roasted chocolate flavor with enough lactose to help smooth out the 10.0% ABV. Low carbonation. Slick mouthfeel. I'm not picking up any peanut flavor. The 10.0% ABV is warming, but less aggressive then most imperial stouts. Overall it's a decent beer, but not worth $5.50 a can.

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2021 at 22:33


3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

16 oz draft at The Mansion. Clear super dark mahogany color with a beige head and very good retention. Limited lacing. Boozy aroma. Flavors of coconut and strong booze. More alcohol flavor than anything else. The 10% ABV is not hidden at all. Way too strong. It's smooth, considering the ABV, but the alcohol just drowns out any would-be flavors. Thin mouthfeel too.

Tried from Draft on 22 May 2021 at 19:52


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of pine and lime here on the aroma, and a bitter solid finish to make a well-made, easy drinking IPA with decent backbone. Pours golden with ok head. Can.

Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2020 at 19:43


5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

White can with blue letters from total wine and more in st pete. Slight sweet candy nose. Pour is slightly tinted pale, slightly, barely perceivable. First taste is rather creamy feel with maybe a little blueberry in there. Decently smooth. Not really as tart as I think it should be but it does have a decent finish. Not bad over all for a fruit beer. Perhaps a little better than expected. Almost past this one up.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2020 at 18:57