Jax Locals lists 11 independent, locally-owned breweries & taprooms across 7 neighborhoods — including Jacksonville Beach, Downtown, Springfield in Jacksonville. Every one is locally owned; no chains. Tap a listing to call, get directions, or check hours.
Green Room Brewing is a surf-town institution on 3rd Street in Jacksonville Beach, named for the inside of a wave and pouring independent craft beer steps from the sand.
228 3rd St N
Intuition Ale Works anchors the Bay Street district downtown with a big multi-level taproom and a rooftop that looks out over the city.
929 E Bay St $$
Ruby Beach Brewing is an independent downtown brewery on Forsyth Street, one of the anchors bringing craft beer back to the urban core.
228 E Forsyth St
Strings Sports Brewery pours in Historic Springfield on North Main Street — a neighborhood brewery and taproom that doubles as a game-day spot, with its own beers on tap.
1618 Penman Rd
Wicked Barley is an independent brewery and restaurant on Goodby's Creek off Baymeadows Road, brewing its own beer with a big waterfront deck you can pull a boat up to.
4100 Baymeadows Rd
Aardwolf brews in a 1927 former ice factory just off San Marco, and the building is half the draw — high ceilings, worn brick, and an adventurous, often barrel-aged lineup.
1461 Hendricks Ave $$
Bold City is a family-owned brewery pouring in the Rosselle Street warehouse pocket off Riverside.
2670-7 Rosselle St $$
Engine 15 Brewing is a Jacksonville Beach mainstay on the Ale Trail, brewing its own beer a few blocks off the ocean with a gastropub kitchen alongside.
1500 Beach Blvd #217
Fishweir Brewing is an independent neighborhood brewery on Edgewood Avenue in Murray Hill, a small taproom pouring its own beer for the local Ale Trail crowd.
1183 Edgewood Ave S
Myrtle Avenue Brewing is a small independent brewery near downtown on Myrtle Avenue, a neighborhood taproom pouring its own beer on the Ale Trail.
633 Myrtle Ave N
Southern Swells Brewing is an independent Jacksonville Beach brewery on Beach Boulevard, pouring its own beer for the Ale Trail crowd.
1312 Beach Blvd
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