Florida Avenue Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Florida Avenue Brewing Company

Established in 2010

Contact
2029 Arrowgrass Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL, 33544, United States
Description
(Previously Cold Storage Craft Brewery until rebranded in 2013)

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Nice, a very Britishy-American red ale. Biscuit malts hint at caramel just a touch but the beer leans dry to semi-dry, with a nice herbal bitter finish, they report using EKG and Pahto hops. I'm not too familiar with the latter but I understand its a bittering hop so the flavors here lean hard into EKG and that's pretty cool, its been awhile! I can just barely get them in the nose too, lightly herbal and earthy to go with light caramel and dough. I can't quite pin down the fermentation profile here, its mostly pretty clean, maybe just a tiny bit of ester. Real easy drinking. Summary: dry bitter profile with biscuity malts and British hops. Nice dark red to copper color.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2025 at 21:59


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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Draft pours clear amber with a thin head that quickly dissipates to lace. Silky mouth feel, mild banana and blueberry flavors, mild bitter finish.

Tasted at Ukulele Brand's Restaurant, Land O’Lakes, FL

Tried from Draft on 20 Nov 2025 at 23:01


8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours an opaque light orange-gold color with a small white head and poor retention. Zero lacing. Lots of floaties present. Dominant citrus aroma. Citrus and tropical fruit notes up front, with light bitterness in the finish. The guava is subtle, but well represented. More juicy than bitter. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Subtle bitterness. The 6.3% ABV is invisible. Pretty good for an IPA.

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL on 15 Oct 2025 at 22:35


2
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 0.5 | Texture - 1 | Overall - 1.5

Fresh add, got it from total wine in st pete FL. Cloudy pale. Smell is weir ass BO on hop perfume. Bitter diesel first taste. Let's think about chewing on rotting green grapefruit rinds; whew, this is definitely a terribly rude ass truly on style bastard IPA? You like IPA, gotta try this fer shir. No shit. When is the masses of so called beer taster gonnah get tire of this BS style wave? Nobody knows. What ever, there you have it, BLAH!

Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 08 Aug 2025 at 20:29


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

12oz can picked up at Total Wine.
Pours slightly cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white head, light lacing. Grapefruit, biscuit, zesty.
Good

Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Melbourne, FL on 20 Jul 2025 at 23:14


7

Tried on 08 Apr 2025 at 16:03


8.4

Tried from Draft on 08 Apr 2025 at 15:41


8

Tried from Draft on 08 Apr 2025 at 15:25


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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pours cloudy gold with thin white head that quickly dissipates. Silky mouthfeel helps tropical fruit flavors linger with a slightly sweet finish. Very nice!

RB score 3.0
Updated 1/2/26
Tasted at Nona Slice House, Safety Harbor, FL

Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2025 at 01:45