Mayport Brewing Co. – Jacksonville, FL (Review)

Watch out Jacksonville! There is a new brewery in town – Mayport Brewing Company! Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Mayport Brewing Co. is celebrating its grand opening today so we had to stop in and give them a proper review.

Upon entering Mayport Brewing Co. you are immediately hit with a super clean aesthetic that looks more like a fancy, upscale bar than a brewery but that isn’t a bad thing at all. 

Mayport Brewing is super spacious inside and there is plenty of seating available – they have two bars available, couches, chairs, little tables sprinkled throughout, and a massive outdoor beer garden area. That being said, we were there at 5:30 p.m. during their grand opening and we couldn’t move about the brewery bar freely as it was absolutely packed. I know that is great news for them because it seems like they have a ton of local support but for us it meant waiting about 20 minutes to get two beers. It surely won’t be like that all the time so I will give them the benefit of the doubt but the cocktails are what was killing them as they take longer to make and look up should the bartender not know how to make something. Anyways, let’s move on with the review!

The adult games are a pretty cool addition to the brewery as well. I had never heard of Duckpin Bowling until I visited Mayport Brewing but I am definitely a fan now – it is basically like a handheld, mini version of bowling – we will definitely be going back to give it a shot once the crowd that was there during the grand opening has subsided.

In addition to duckpin bowling, they do have a shuffleboard table (my favorite game),  traditional pool table as well as a bumper pool table which I had never seen and it looks quite interesting.

Okay, now that we’ve gone over the overall look and feel of Mayport Brewing Co. it’s now time to dig into the most important part, our review of the beer!

Mayport Brewing Co. Beer

While the name suggests it is a brewery, Mayport Brewing Co. does not brew beer on site but they do have 6 of their own beers on tap as well as a ton of guest taps with some impressive beer that you don’t find too often – they had four different beers from Maine Beer Company which is awesome.

Below you can find the complete tap list during their grand opening and the 38 different beers they had on tap:

Flights of beer are not yet available as it is their grand opening but will be in the future. Erik and I wanted to try as many of their beers as we could but we could only get one round as the wait was just too long during the grand opening to go back for another. We will definitely be visiting again to try out some of the guest taps and the remainder of their beers.

Being that Erik and I both like IPAs we went with the two that Mayport Brewing Company had to offer, let’s take a quick look at what we thought about them:

Porch Pirate Hazy

• Type: Hazy IPA
• ABV: 6%

I ordered their hazy IPA as that is one of my favorite styles of beer and it was pretty tasty I must say – I am looking forward to see what other IPAs they release in the future.

Tim

Toddler’s DIPA

• Type: Double IPA
• ABV: 8.0%

Erik ordered this one which is definitely a west coast style DIPA and he enjoyed it while I will take the hazy for sure – it definitely goes down smooth for a double IPA though so be careful with this one.

Tim

Despite the chaos of it being the grand opening, I can see Mayport Brewing Co. being a spot we keep an eye out on their tap list for the crazy guest taps they have. I’d be more than happy to stop in after pizza and a beer at Reve Brewing which is right down the road to have a few hard-to-find beers and get in a game of duckpin bowling at Mayport.

It’s worth mentioning that with the fancy aesthetic and adult games comes the unfortunate fact that it is 21+ only – no kiddos or dogs allowed. I know this may cause a bit of an uproar for some and coming from someone that completed the entire Jax Ale Trail with my 16–month old I get it but I also understand that Mayport Brewing Co. wants a more adult atmosphere and that is 100% okay – get a babysitter and come check this place out!

About Mayport Brewing Co.

“Welcome to Mayport Brewing Company, where we bring the beach back to Mayport! Our 4 owners have collectively over 100 years at the beaches, and we’re here to bring the community together and remind everyone that Mayport IS the beach. With 40 taps, a full liquor and wine bar, and plenty of fun activities, Mayport Brewing Company is your new neighborhood spot!”

Website: Mayport Brewing Co.

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Mailing Address:

Mayport Brewing Co.
2152 Mayport Rd 
Jacksonville, Florida 32233

Phone Number: 904-720-2739

Email: [email protected]

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