Our editors' favorite: a beach-minded brewpub where tropical takes on classic beer styles meet a from-scratch menu built around beer cheese, smoked wings and house Key lime pie. Add a fenced dog park, fire dancers on Wednesdays and a tiki room for parties, and it's an easy place to lose an afternoon.
Known for: Sessionable, tropical-leaning core beers and food that works BeachFly's own brews into the recipes.
BeachFly was started by mother-and-son team Lisa Freismuth and Zach Featherstone; the idea came after Lisa's brother, who owns Horsefly Brewing in Colorado, visited the Space Coast.
Scallywag Foreign Extra Stout: Suggested pairing for the bacon-wrapped stuffed dates; Untappd also lists a rum-barrel-aged version. beachflybrewing.comuntappd.com
Purple Porpoise Pale Ale and Cool Beans! brown ale: Among the top beers on BeachFly's Untappd page. untappd.com
Food: Kitchen. Its own menu of appetizers, Cuban-bread paninis, smoked wings and desserts, with beer worked into many of the recipes. beachflybrewing.combeachflybrewing.com
Events
Fire dancers: Wednesdays at 6pm (as listed on the homepage) beachflybrewing.com
How we checked: Open: the website shows 2026 copyright, current hours and an Oct. 23 comedy listing; Untappd shows check-ins through Oct. 22, 2026; and July 2026 taproom sales appear in the state ABT data (Brewers' Law report).
How we checked: Open: the website lists dated October and November 2026 events; it ranked 4th statewide in July 2026 taxpaid sales in the state ABT data.
2026 Best Florida Beer Professional Competition: Gold, Georgia Bound – Fruited Wheat Beer einpresswire.com
2026 Best Florida Beer Professional Competition: Gold, Hurricane Repellant – Floridaweisse einpresswire.com
2026 Best Florida Beer Professional Competition: Silver (each), Huggins Hefeweizen; Big Buck Brown; Back to Basics (Baltic porter); Charlie's Gnarly Barley (barley wine) einpresswire.com
2025 Best Florida Beer Professional Competition: Best Medium Brewery in Florida, plus five medals spacecoastdaily.com
How we checked: Open: the website lists current hours; its March 2026 awards were reported by Space Coast Daily; July 2026 taproom sales appear in the state ABT data.
Known for: Crafting beer since 1997 (as Florida Beer Company until 2021), pouring 20+ beers and ciders at its 321 Lime House taproom.
Beers, food, events and hours
Featured beers
Carib Caribbean Lager, Caribé tropical hard cider (incl. pineapple cans), Swamp Ape Double IPA, Key West Pale Ale, Sunsh: From the Our Beers page. caribbreweryusa.com
Tours require closed-toe shoes; minors are welcome with adult supervision. caribbreweryusa.com
First Batch Brewer's Club members get a mug, $4 beers and growler discounts. caribbreweryusa.com
Hours
Mon-Wed
1pm-9pm
Thu-Fri
1pm-10pm
Sat
12pm-10pm
Sun
1pm-8pm
happy hour
Mon-Fri 4-6pm
From the Tap Room page; the site footer lists slightly different hours (Thu-Sat 1-10pm, Sun 1-7pm), so call ahead. As of October 24, 2026. Hours change; check before you go. caribbreweryusa.comcaribbreweryusa.com
305 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32796 · 321-225-8978 · Website
Known for: A neighborly downtown Titusville brewery in a former hardware store, with a rotating tap list.
Beers, food, events and hours
Featured beers
Margarita Blonde and Monkey Wrench IPA: Named in 2025 Hometown News coverage (the tap list rotates). hometownnewsbrevard.com
Hours
Mon-Wed
4pm-9pm
Thu
4pm-10pm
Fri
11:30am-10pm
Sat
12pm-10pm
Sun
12pm-7pm
As of October 24, 2026. Hours change; check before you go. hwsbrewing.com
Location: Downtown Titusville, in the original Playalinda taproom, which was renamed Hardware Store Brewing in 2024 (Hometown News). hwsbrewing.comhometownnewsbrevard.com
How we checked: Open: the website lists current hours; July 2026 taproom sales appear in the state ABT data.
4th Friday Comedy Showcase: Fourth Friday of each month at 8pm bugnutty.com
Tips
Order at the bar. There's a 12-foot big-screen TV and live music. bugnutty.com
Hours
Mon
3pm-8pm (kitchen closed)
Tue
3pm-9pm
Wed
3pm-10pm (kitchen 3-9pm)
Thu
3pm-10pm
Fri
12pm-10pm (kitchen 12-9pm)
Sat
12pm-10pm
Sun
12pm-8pm (kitchen 12-5pm)
Kitchen hours as published; the kitchen closes 30 minutes before events. As of October 24, 2026. Hours change; check before you go. bugnutty.com
Location: In the heart of Cocoa Village. bugnutty.com
How we checked: Open: the website lists current hours and recurring events; July 2026 taproom sales appear in the state ABT data (license city listed as Merritt Island; the brewery publishes its Cocoa address).
Redtail Four Brewery and Brick Oven Pizza2808 S Harbor City Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901 No opening date announced (as of Feb. 10, 2026) Veteran-owned, family-run microbrewery and brick-oven pizza restaurant planned in a 7,850 sq ft building with 98 indoor seats and two covered patios (84 seats). The name honors the owner's Air Force call sign and the Tuskegee Airmen. whatnow.com
How we picked (as of October 24, 2026): Includes breweries physically in Brevard County that brew on-site and appear in the Florida ABT taxpaid-sales data for July 2026 (via the Brewers' Law Florida Breweries Report), cross-checked against each brewery's own website. Hours, food, events and other details come only from sources fetched Oct. 24, 2026, and are written in our own words; fields are omitted when no source states them. Ranking: #1 and #2 are our editors' picks. #3 is ranked on state competition awards (Best Florida Beer 2025 and 2026). #4-#10 follow 12-month taproom sales volume reported to the state (a measure of local popularity).
