Mastry's Brewing Co — Restaurant in Saint Pete Beach

Mastry's is perhaps the most enigmatic of the Tampa Bay area breweries: from the first time you visit, you'll want to come back – yet if you're rating the place on the beer alone, what's most often brewed doesn't stack up against the better local options (see my review on Grand Central and others who make the top cut). Even more odd, the best beers that have ever come out of Mastry's tanks are their mixed fermentation beers – a style that Mastry's appears to only very rarely brew (which sadly could be a result of the area's slowness in embracing beer styles that are outside what we call "beer flavored beer"). In our case, we haven't seen one on the menu for over a year, but we're eager to see this style return.

But all is not lost, not even close: the permanent food truck slings some very creative takes on some of those casual American faves not unlike what you'll eat at local joints like Datz. So far, nothing we've grabbed from the truck has been anything less than great. Even better, Mastry's has somehow turned an old gas station on a reasonably busy street into a beachy oasis that you'll likely feel the urge to return to again and again for its atmosphere. It's not uncommon for us to bike over from St Pete, skipping the beach in favor of just hanging around Mastry's patio and sharing conversation.

Though we'd love it if Mastry's would lean a little further into what they clearly do best on the beer side – mixed fermentation / foeder styles not unlike what you'll get from 3 Fonteinen (Belgium) or St Pete's own Webb City – we're still content coming by and grabbing a serviceable cold one on a hot day and pairing it with food truck greats that we're assured we'll burn off on our...

It was too cold to go to the beach so we decided to try some breweries while we were at St Pete Beach for a quick family vacation. This place was right down and street from the resort and it was awesome! They had so many great beer options that both my wife and I had to get a flight. I grabbed the Doppelbock, Oktoberfest, Pais Tropical Hazy IPA, and Ecstasy of Gold Hazy. All of them were great but I fell in love with the Dahminator Doppelbock. It was amazing. My wife decided on the Barrel aged Strong Ale, 4 Eyed Fruity Tropical, Honey Basil Amber, and the Blueberry Wheat. Her favorite was the Honey Basil and the Blueberry Wheat. I tried hers and the Honey Basil was great but I’ve always love barrel aged beers and that may have been my favorite. We ordered the tacos and nachos from the food truck as well and the tacos were on point! My son loved his nachos as well. It was a beautiful but cool day which is why we didn’t go to the beach but that made it a great day to sit outside on their patio. We had the whole place to ourselves so my daughter had a blast with their big Jenga blocks and the large connect four. Next time we are in town we will definitely be making it a priority to stop...

Nice local brew pub with an interesting offering of craft beers and a food truck for dining options. Sampled the IPA and the Blond Ale, both were very nice. Wife had the Pinot Grigio (on tap) and it was local and very enjoyable. As luck would have it, Wednesday is "Wine down Wednesday" with $2 off on glasses of wine and also "Wing Wednesday" for bone-in and boneless chicken wings for $1 apiece. We had the bone-in at the recommendation of our bartender and opted for the buffalo wing sauce, they were great! The pub is an "open air" establishment which is good and bad...nice on a breezy beach day but hot at other times. The food truck is now absent "Maggie" but Chef Michael did a great job with our wings and a gyro pita that we split afterwards. We were told a new menu will soon be released with more of his influence in food options. If you want to visit from any of the resorts on Gulf Boulevard, consider taking the free trolley and get off a few blocks away in 75th Street and avoid driving. Sign up for the text club and get a free draft. Cans are also available to take your favorites home with you. A nice, affordable, and tasty option to the high priced strip...