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Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcome Cigar City Brewing as craft beer partners

Tampa Bay Buccaneers announce partnership with Cigar City Brewing

Press Release: Today the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced a new partnership with Cigar City Brewing, an internationally renowned brewery founded in Tampa more than 15 years ago.

“We are excited to launch this partnership with Cigar City Brewing, a local Tampa Bay company,” said Buccaneers Chief Commercial Officer Atul Khosla. “We want our food and beverage offerings at Raymond James Stadium to highlight the unique culture of our Tampa Bay community. Cigar City takes pride in their local roots and this new partnership will provide our fans another Bay favorite.”

This Sunday, the Jai Alai Bar, named in honor of Cigar City’s flagship beer, will debut at Raymond James Stadium near the top of ramp C between sections 128 and 131. The addition will feature a 2,000 square foot full-service bar that will be accessible on the concourse for all fans to enjoy on gamedays. At select Buccaneers home games, the Jai Alai Bar will host a surprise promotion, ‘Jai Alai living with the Bucs,’ which includes a chance for two winners to receive seat upgrades, all-inclusive food and beverage, and a $100 merchandise gift card.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcome Cigar City Brewing as craft beer partners“With Raymond James Stadium in walking distance of the brewery, the Cigar City Brewing team has celebrated unofficially with Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ fans throughout the past 15 years,” said VP of Marketing Monster Brewing Company, Justin Clark. “But now as we head into the 2024 season as an official partner, we recognize this is an exciting time for Jai Alai IPA to party with our existing fans and make a bunch of new ones. You won’t be able to miss us in the stadium or at our retail partners throughout Florida. We look forward to finding ways to connect with beer drinkers and set the tailgating standard for seasons to come.”

Following the first year of the partnership, Cigar City Brewing and the Buccaneers will look to increase in-person experiences for members of the Krewe. During the offseason, The Cigar City Taproom & Brewery will host two ‘Brews with the Krewe’ events, for season pass members to attend. The events will include an exclusive happy hour with Buccaneers giveaways and autographed specials, a Buccaneer alumni appearance, a brewery tour, and one free beer for each guest. Also launching will be a multi-week sweepstakes, ‘Brew with a Buc’. The winner of this campaign will have a chance to brew their own beer at Cigar City with a legend, and a VIP Gameday Experience that will include club tickets, a pre-game tailgate, $100 in merchandise, and free parking.

To kick off the partnership, fans can sample Jai Alai for free at Raymond James Stadium’s Bucs Beach at a few upcoming home games this season.

About Cigar City Brewing

Steeped in the unique culture and history of Tampa, Florida, Cigar City Brewing began handcrafting award-winning beer in 2009. Cigar City Brewing’s ales and lagers bring to mind the sun and citrus for which Florida is known while taking cues from the cigar industry upon which Tampa was built. Behind all of Cigar City Brewing’s liquid is the philosophy that quality is achieved by giving first-rate ingredients to first-rate people in a space where they are free to pursue their passion.

Transparency statement: Cigar City Brewing is the oldest sponsor of Florida Beer News.

Coppertail Brewing is named official craft beer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Coppertail Brewing is now the official craft beer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Coppertail Brewing’s chief operating officer, Ken Foutch, recently made an appearance on the Fermented Reality Podcast and dropped an announcement on the hosts, namely that the Ybor City brewery will be the official craft beer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise for the next five years. This information was confirmed on Sunday, August 15th with a post from Coppertail celebrating National Creamsicle Day.

Coppertail Brewing is named official craft beer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The deal, which Foutch and the Coppertail staff have been working on for the last several years, gives Coppertail:

  • The Swash Buckler Bar in the stadium will become the Coppertail Bar and the brewery will have most of the taps available in the bar.
  • Coppertail will have kiosks throughout Raymond James Stadium serving their beer.
  • Coppertail will have brand rights for the Buccaneers and be able to use the team’s branding, including the current logo and colors, the phrase “World Champions,” and Bucco Bruce as a potential throwback.
  • Coppertail will launch Florida Special lager in special, limited-edition cans with Tampa Bay Buccaneers throwback colors.
  • Coppertail will host a charity event where winners and/or donors will be able to brew a beer with a member of the Buccaneers organization. 

No word yet if Coppertail founder Kent Bailey will be allowed to wear Captain Fear’s costume on the field. Details of negotiation were kept under wraps. 

Congratulations to the Coppertail team on this achievement! 

Coppertail Brewing Logo

About Coppertail Brewing
Coppertail Brewing Co is an independently owned production brewery and tasting room in the historic Ybor neighborhood of Tampa, FL. It was founded on the desire to bring more quality, Florida-brewed beer to the thirsty masses. Florida Inspired. Tampa Brewed.

Coppertail Brewing is named for a sea monster that lives in Tampa Bay. I know this because my 5-year-old daughter told me about it. Somehow, though, it seems like the perfect name for this brewery. Coppertail is the strange and fantastic that lurks beneath Tampa Bay. Coppertail is dreaming of the impossible. Kind of like the craft brewing industry going up against the giant mega-brewers. Or like a homebrewer putting everything on the line to start a brewery. We believe in Coppertail.