Press Release:
Six Ten Brewing is excited to announce the upcoming opening of its craft brewery and tasting room. The 2300 square feet facility is located at 7052 Benjamin Road and sits just south of the canal in the Town and Country neighborhood of Tampa. The three vessel, ten barrel brewhouse was custom built by Premier Stainless Systems of Escondido California and was engineered specifically for Six Ten Brewing. The first kegs are expected to be tapped in early March to celebrate Tampa Bay Beer Week.
Co-founders, Christopher and Leslie Johnson have been planning the opening of their brewery for several years since they made the decision to leave their careers in the corporate world to follow their passion for craft beer and dream to open their own business: “We are leaving the 9 to 5 behind us and starting our future at 6:10”.
Chris, who has been brewing for over 20 years, was a founding member of Tampa’s first home brewing club the Tampa Bay B.E.E.R.S. back in 1990. He started brewing competitively about three years ago and his creations have won numerous medals in local, regional and national brewing competitions. Since then, Chris’s brewing has been featured in the “Saint Petersburg Times” and he demonstrated the brewing process as a guest on the nationally syndicated Daytime TV show.
Six Ten Brewing will offer a variety of hand-crafted ales and lagers made with the finest quality malted barley, hops, yeast and water. These beers will be available to the public in the brewery tasting room which will also offer beer to go in growlers, bottles, and kegs.