#1 BeachFly Brewing Company Editor's pick
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.
Featured beers
- Sunrise Red Ale: The red ale behind the brewpub's beer cheese, which BeachFly calls its most popular menu item. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
- BeachFLI.P.A.: Core IPA, also used to slow-cook the house pulled pork. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
- Turtle Trax: Used to slow-roast the Island Chicken; the brewery pairs it with its Key lime pie. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
- Scallywag Foreign Extra Stout: Suggested pairing for the bacon-wrapped stuffed dates; Untappd also lists a rum-barrel-aged version. beachflybrewing.com untappd.com
- Purple Porpoise Pale Ale and Cool Beans! brown ale: Among the top beers on BeachFly's Untappd page. untappd.com
- House root beer and kombucha: Made in-house, per Visit Space Coast; root beer floats are on the dessert menu. visitspacecoast.com beachflybrewing.com
Featured food
- Soft pretzel with beer cheese: Freshly baked pretzel with Sunrise Red beer cheese. beachflybrewing.com
- Roasted jalapeno poppers: Fresh jalapenos stuffed with house beer cheese and topped with bacon. beachflybrewing.com
- Zach's Smokin' Wings: Six jumbo wings smoked for hours, then finished with your pick of rubs or sauces. beachflybrewing.com
- Pork belly burnt ends: Smoked, candied pork belly, big enough to share. beachflybrewing.com
- BeachFly Key lime pie: House-made on a graham cracker crust. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
Food: Kitchen. Its own menu of appetizers, Cuban-bread paninis, smoked wings and desserts, with beer worked into many of the recipes. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
Events
- Fire dancers: Wednesdays at 6pm (as listed on the homepage) beachflybrewing.com
- Trivia Night and BeachFly Run Club: Recurring; see the Facebook events linked from BeachFly's homepage beachflybrewing.com facebook.com facebook.com
- Stand-up comedy: Recurring; the homepage listed the most recent show on Oct. 23 beachflybrewing.com
- Mug of the Week: Weekly: a different beer each week for $5, while supplies last beachflybrewing.com
By the numbers
- Founded
- 2017 (first taproom opened in Indian Harbour Beach, November 2018)
- Rockledge opening
- April 1, 2022
- Taps
- 22 beers on tap (homepage); the About page says 21, with five core beers plus rotating seasonals
- Untappd beers listed
- 203
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Tips
- Dog-friendly: a fully fenced dog park, Kolsch the brewery dog, and a dog-safe 'Dog Beer' made from chicken stock and apple juice. beachflybrewing.com
- The lineup includes gluten-reduced beers. beachflybrewing.com visitspacecoast.com
- The Tiki Room can be rented for parties and events, and group brewery tours are offered. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
- Free Arryved 'Insider' rewards program; ask your beertender to look you up so the points count. beachflybrewing.com
Hours
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 4pm-9pm
- Wed
- 4pm-9pm
- Thu
- 3pm-9pm
- Fri
- 3pm-10pm
- Sat
- 12pm-10pm
- Sun
- 12pm-7pm
As of October 24, 2026. Hours change; check before you go. beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com
Location: Visit Space Coast calls it Rockledge's only brewery; the brewery moved here from Indian Harbour Beach and reopened in Rockledge on April 1, 2022. beachflybrewing.com visitspacecoast.com 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).
Sources: beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com beachflybrewing.com