As mentioned in a previous blog highlighting wine, brewery, and distillery tours in Saint Augustine, the city is crawling with locations you won’t want to pass up. Now it’s time to focus on the best beer tasting across Saint Augustine, along with a few local pubs guaranteed to quench your thirst and fill your belly! The craftsmanship that goes into brewing beers fails to go unnoticed with these locations, where not only do you get to try some of the best beers in the country, you’re sipping on more than five-hundred years of history.
The Best Beer Tasting Around Town
While sipping on a cold Budlight never fails, nothing beats a locally curated beer and endless options guaranteed to satisfy even the pickiest person’s taste buds. Here is a list of some of the best places to taste beer across the nation’s oldest city:
- Ancient City Brewing Taproom: Located in the heart of the city, the Ancient City Brewing Taproom offers those who visit a taste of many local beers, brewed right here in Saint Augustine. The Taproom is located right down the street from St. George Street, where the options for local shopping are endless. The Taproom offers Ancient City Brewing’s staple brews, as well as seasonal options you won’t wanna miss.
- Old Coast Ales: Located just over the Bridge of Lions, Old Coast Ales is a local favorite and offers a selection of 12 handcrafted beers and a beautiful atmosphere to sit and have a drink.
- Dog Rose Brewing: Located a little deeper into the city, Dog Rose Brewing Company is found in Lincolnville just a few blocks from the center of Saint Augustine. Dog Rose offers a plentiful amount of handcrafted brews made in-house, sure to compliment any palate. The brewery has over 5,000 sq. ft. of space to enjoy a beer at the bar, or even indulge in a game of shuffleboard or darts!
- Bog Brewing Co.: This brewery is located in the Historic West King Street District just down the road from downtown Saint Augustine. Bog Brewing Co. not only brews their own craft beers and ales, but they also serve a number of beers from outside vendors. They are constantly rotating half their draft beers so each time you visit, you’re bound to have a new experience, keeping its visitors always coming back for more!
- Auggie’s Draft Room: This taproom is located on St. George Street, in the heart of the city. This taproom is unlike no other, as it is St. Augustine’s only self-serve tap room. Upon arrival, you will exchange your credit card for a draft room card that will record all the beer you drink while in the draft house. You insert your special card into an empty slot above a tap and pour away; as much or as little as you’d like everytime. At the end of your experience just head back up to the counter to get your card back by paying the bill. This experience is one you don’t wanna miss! Although Auggie’s doesn’t brew it’s own beer they offer 24 different taps of beer ranging from international, domestic, and craft beers, as well as ciders and wine.
Pubs Worth Peeking at While in Saint Augustine
If you’re looking for a bite to eat, while still having an excellent selection of beers to go with it, a pub is the way to go. Saint Augustine has an abundance of pubs worth trying, but here is a list of a few of the most popular pubs in the city:
- The Chatsworth Pub: A more upscale place, the Chatsworth Public House is located in downtown St. Augustine, just south of the Plaza de la Constitución on Marine Street. This pub serves a number of craft beers and liquor hand-picked by the owner at the discretion of the best distillers and brew masters in the country. Along with that, they also have a craft cocktail menu and serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Prohibition Kitchen: This restaurant is located in downtown St. Augustine on St. George Street. Prohibition Kitchen is a gastro pub embracing the 1920’s, offering live music every day of the week. The atmosphere is beyond amazing, and they offer locally sourced bar food, both bottled and brewed beers ranging from local to international sources, and signature crafted cocktails you won’t want to pass up. Definitely check this location out!
- Ann O’Malley’s: This pub is located alongside the Old City Gate in downtown St. Augustine. Ann O’Malley’s is an authentic Irish Pub offering staples such as corned beef and a tall glass of Guinness. Besides the obvious, the pub also serves a variety of locally sourced beers, wines, and hard ciders. The environment is great, offering seating at the bar, at high-tops, or even booths, and they have a number of televisions sure to cater to every sports fan in the room.
- A1A Ale Works Restaurant and Taproom: Located in downtown St. Augustine, A1a Ale Works serves a house-made-from-scratch menu along with an enormous selection of craft beers and cocktails straight from the in-house Tap Room. They are open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, and the atmosphere is outstanding, offering views of downtown St. Augustine and Matanzas Inlet all while sitting under a covered dining area.
Now you have the local look into some of the best places to taste beer in St. Augustine, along with a few pubs to keep that appetite in check. All of the listed locations are in close proximity to The Beachers Lodge, and are well worth the visit. You won’t be disappointed!