Sea Dog Brewing in Orlando was an accidental find for us. We were looking for somewhere to eat lunch and I have been wanting to visit a brewery or brew pub while we were here but didn't feel like making the drive to the Florida breweries I knew about. We had noticed it while driving by on both trips so decided to give it a chance.
When we first walked in, because we love Halloween and pumpkin beers, we couldn't help but notice that they had the Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale we had been hearing about. Then we noticed a few offerings on the beer menu. We came to find out that Sea Dog is part of the same company that owns Shipyard Brewing. At that point we knew struck gold.
We had to make the most important decision first. What to order on our beer flight of four ounce tasters. The brew pub offers several beers but many are seasonal so I would ask your server what is in before making selections. The pumpkin ale was a given. It is much lighter than the normal pumpkin and tastes more like a wheat beer. We went with the Apricot ale which was light and crisp but not overly fruity like I expected. The Sea Dog Sunfish was a beautiful strawberry colored wheat with peaches and grapefruit. Perfect for a hot Florida day. The last beer was a Shipyard XXXX IPA which had a kick but was well balanced and not overly bitter. There were more tempting choices than I could drink in a few flights.
The food here is just as good as the beer making it a popular spot for football watching and for families. We started with the pretzels and the beer cheese served with it was amazing. They had a wide variety of sandwiches and entrees, specializing in raw seafood and burgers. I figured I could not go wrong with a New England favorite, the lobster roll. It is market price, that day $17, but was filling and worth every penny.
We also like the brew pub's atmosphere, although it started to get crazy with fans of east coast football teams coming in for the Sunday games. If you live near one of the locations you can join the Mug Club. For an annual membership you get a t-shirt, special events and some great discounts. That day Mug Club members got $3 pumpkin beers. In addition to this location and several in Sae Dog's home state of Maine; they also opened a brewer yin Clearwater. I highly recommend this taste of Maine in Florida.
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