Tampa Bay Brewing

What Tampa Bay Brewing does

Tampa Bay Brewing Company is a privately held, family-run craft brewery and restaurant operator founded in 1995 by the Doble family and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company operates two physical locations — a taproom in the historic Centro Ybor in Ybor City (originally opened February 1997, relocated in 2006) and a production brewery and restaurant in the Westchase area (opened 2015) — serving individual craft beer enthusiasts and walk-in diners in the Tampa Bay region.

The company's core offering is a portfolio of craft beers produced at the Westchase facility on a 30BBL, four-vessel brewhouse with approximately 1,110BBL of fermentation capacity (roughly 280,000 pints) and a high-speed canning line. The portfolio comprises three year-round core brands (Reef Donkey American Pale Ale, Slack Tide, Okt), four seasonal releases, plus a rotation of annual and specialty beers. Reef Donkey, a dry-hopped APA brewed with Motueka, Ekuanot, and Citra hops (ABV 5.5%, IBU 36), is the flagship and has earned gold medals at the U.S. Open Beer Championship. Each location serves the same beer line alongside a beer-infused food menu, with 24 rotating taps at Westchase and full bar service at Ybor City.

Tampa Bay Brewing generates revenue exclusively through direct-to-consumer channels: on-site beer and food service at both taprooms, packaged beer to-go (4-packs, crowlers, and kegs ordered online for pickup), and merchandise sales. No third-party wholesale distribution, marketplace listings, or B2B contracts are disclosed. The company employs 101-250 staff across both locations and remains under family ownership with David Doble leading operations.

Name

Tampa Bay Brewing

Legal name

Tampa Bay Brewing Company

Website

https://tbbc.beer

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tampa Bay Brewing Company is a privately held, family-run craft brewery and restaurant founded in 1995 in Tampa, Florida. It operates two direct-to-consumer taproom locations serving a portfolio of core, seasonal, and specialty craft beers alongside a beer-infused food menu to walk-in consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Microbreweries & Craft Breweries (THAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Beer Brewing & Brands (CRADAIAA), Brewpubs & Taprooms (On-site Beer Service) (THAFALAA), Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer brewing
• Taproom restaurant operations
• Packaged beer to-go
• Seasonal beer releases
• Craft brewery hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. On-site beer and food sales: Revenue from serving beer and food at two taproom locations. Beer is brewed on-site at Westchase production facility and served across both locations. Includes full-service restaurant with beer-infused menu items.
2. Beer to-go retail sales: Off-premise beer sales including 4-packs, crowler fills, and kegs. Customers can purchase beer for home consumption through direct pick-up at taproom locations.
3. Merchandise sales: The website mentions a Merch/Shop section suggesting merchandise sales (apparel, glassware, etc.) as an additional revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tampa Bay Brewing Company operates a craft brewery and taproom business that produces a rotating lineup of craft beer (three core brands, four seasonal brands, plus annual and specialty releases) at its Westchase production brewery, and sells it both on draft and alongside a beer-infused food menu at two Tampa, Florida taprooms (Ybor City and Westchase). The company also offers packaged beer to-go in 4-packs, crowlers, and kegs ordered through its website for on-site pickup.

Product overview

Tampa Bay Brewing Company is a craft brewery and restaurant operator offering a portfolio of three core beers (year-round), four seasonal beers, and additional annual/specialty releases. The product portfolio includes award-winning flagship APA Reef Donkey, seasonal fruited blonde Citrus Grove, and lager variation Day Donkey. The company operates two taproom locations (Ybor City and Westchase production brewery/restaurant opened 2015) with dine-in service, online ordering, and packaged beer to-go. Founded by the Doble family in 1995.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reef Donkey American Pale Ale
• Citrus Grove Fruited Blonde Ale
• Day Donkey Lager
• Taproom and restaurant service (Ybor City and Westchase)
• Packaged beer to-go (4-packs, crowlers, kegs)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reef Donkey has won gold medals at U.S. Open Beer Championship

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cigar City Brewing: Tampa-based craft brewery operating taprooms with on-site food and retail beer sales. Direct head-to-head competitor in the same Tampa Bay geography, sharing the same Florida lifestyle craft beer positioning.
• Coppertail Brewing Co. Tampa craft brewery with a production facility and taproom serving core/seasonal/specialty beers alongside food. Same metropolitan market, similar brewpub + to-go retail model.
• 3 Daughters Brewing: St. Petersburg craft brewery with taproom, food service, and to-go retail, serving the broader Tampa Bay trade area. Comparable brewpub + production model with similar diversified SKU strategy.
• Big Top Brewing Company: Tampa area craft brewery with multiple taproom locations and food service. Competes for the same on-premise and packaged retail customer base in the Tampa Bay region.
• Funky Buddha Brewery: Florida craft brewery (Oakland Park) operating a large taproom and restaurant with rotating/flagship beers. Same brewpub-plus-production model and Florida lifestyle positioning.

Regional players

• Darwin Brewing Company: Sarasota-based Florida craft brewery with taproom and packaged beer distribution. Comparable Florida craft positioning, though operating in a different sub-market within the same state.
• SweetWater Brewing Company: Southeast US craft brewer (Atlanta) with taproom and broad regional wholesale. Provides a useful comparable for a regional craft brewery at a slightly larger scale with multi-channel distribution.

Broad incumbents

• BrewDog USA: Large multi-location craft brewery with taproom/restaurant concepts and packaged retail. Comparable brewpub-plus-flagship-beer brand model, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tbbco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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