Congrats @TBLightning on the Stanley Cup win!! We're so proud to be the official craft beer of the Tampa Bay Lightning. ⚡ ⚡ ⚡ pic.twitter.com/BmTAv9PylR
— Cigar City Brewing (@CigarCityBeer) July 8, 2021
Tampa’s most famous brewing company. Founded in 2007 in the heart of Tampa, Cigar City Brewing brought a blend of Tampa’s culture, cuisine, and history to market with their first sale in 2009- a 465 gallon batch of their famous Maduro Brown Ale. Much like Bloomin’ Brands, Cigar City already has a presence at the arena, or nearby in this case. The Cigar City Brewing Taproom is located in Thunder Alley, across from the arena’s entrance. It features the full array of their brews on draft and in cans. The Lightning holds their annual BrewFest (tickets are on sale now), making the possibility of a brewery very likely to lead the way for potential advertisements; the odds of a company like Coors or Anheuser Busch finding their logo upon the Lightning’s jerseys is probably more realistic, but it’s fun to dream.