Cycle Brewing will close their St. Petersburg, Florida brewery this month after 12 years of operation.
One of Florida’s most beloved breweries, Cycle Brewing, and St. Petersburg’s first craft brewery, will close this month, founder Doug Dozark announced in a post on X. A British-themed Green Turtle Brewery will replace it at the same location.
Cycle Brewing’s journey began in 2009 in Gulfport, where Dozark brewed beer in his mother’s restaurant kitchen on weekends while working at Cigar City Brewing. It launched in St. Pete in 2013, with now-legendary beers like Rare Dos, Cream and Sugar, and Crank, plus popular “Days of the Week”-named beers. The brewery is waiting to sell its lease at 534 Central Avenue, which ends on May 31, 2026, to the Green Turtle Brewery. The brewing equipment, taproom, and bar are included in the lease transfer…