Craft Breweries near Fort Walton Beach

“This was the first brewery I decided to check out in the area while I was out here for work. It's tucked away down a side street, but pretty convenient to get to it seemed. The woman behind the counter was extremely nice and legitimately seems to care about who patrons the place. The brewery itself was pretty cozy, going for an aviation theme, which makes sense with the Air Force base basically next door (explains the military discount they offer on Tuesdays as well). They had just opened the actual brewery equipment area in the back for guests and have corn hole back there and a few other board games to choose from. Seemed like a place for regulars to come to. Everyone at the bar seemed to know each other and the bartender. But it was also inviting to a non-local which usually isn't the case, so that was really cool of them. There's a good variety of beers to choose from with a bit of an emphasis on lighter styles/IPAs which is a-ok in my book with the heat Florida has to offer. The regular blonde was pretty standard, an easy drinker. I did sample the blood orange blonde as well, but it was very fruit forward and the small glass I had had orange residue after I finished. The blueberry Pilsner was also super fruit forward but I could appreciate them not lacking on the flavor for that one since I'm a sucker for blueberry beers. Overall cool little spot in an area without a lot of choices for breweries. It sounded like they were trying to make plans to do more with the space too, so I'd be excited to see what they come up with as time goes on.“

“Another great small local brewery - their West Coast IPA is top shelf. Bartenders, notably Jenni, are friendly and also help brew the beer.The atmosphere is extremely casual and almost all are regulars or soon to become regulars. This is a treasure in our small town. It is located in the original 3rd Planet, which is now a very successful "mega" microbrewery just down the road and also worth visiting.There is often a food truck outside.It is owned by Vets and you can purchase a beer for the next one that walks in. The tokens are on the wall.“

“We came to try the beer and the wagu hot dog! It's a really small spot inside but it's big on personality! Bree and Christine are killing it here! They are both super nice and super friendly.. told us they had the best pimento cheese and it's on the wagu beef hot dog! They weren't kidding cause after we had beer and hot dog we bought a small tub of it.. I don't like a lot of people's pimento cheese but there's was awesome! We sat outside in covered patio and Bree came out to check on us and asked if we wanted the gas lit in the fir pit table.. it was cool and wet out so yes please!! Everyone was local that night but us and they were all so nice and we had great time! Those 2 ladies will get you what you need !! Go see them a great local brew in destin!“