I don’t know what I expected from 3 Daughters Brewing but I was pleasantly surprised.  The selection of beers here was fantastic with something for everyone.  The tasting room was cozy and stylish.  The staff was friendly and pleasant.  Customers were lively and engaging.  This was a solid beer experience!

I started with the Beach Blonde Ale which was really not my favorite of the beers here.  I got a bit of a strange aftertaste that I would consider a flaw for the type of beer.  Of course, I am not much of a fan of blondes so maybe I am not best to judge.  However, I would probably skip this one if I went back.

The Pale Ale, on the other hand, was a solid pale ale with a slightly bitter taste and hint of hops on both the nose and palate.

I was most surprised by the Brown Pelican Dunkel.  I am not a fan of dunkelweizens as I prefer their lighter cousins, the hefeweizen.  This dunkelweizen had a nice toasty nose  with good herbal taste.  I would recommend this one as it was probably my favorite beer here.

The Summer Storm Oatmeal Stout was another solid beer with a hint of chocolate on the nose and good taste of roasted malt.  Mouth feel on this was also good.

Red Mesa was a special beer for Cinco de Mayo.  A red ale with a hint of lime flavor to the hops, it would make a good accompaniment to Mexican food and a good alternative to some of those mass produced Mexican beers (yeah you know that ones I am talking about).

The Belgium Strong was a well balanced Belgium beer with good hints of herbs.

The IPA was interesting in that I didn’t get much hops on the nose but really got a good hoppy, piney taste.

Looper was a cask porter that was also another solid beer having a hint of coffee on the palate.

The Barrel Age Porter gave a great nose of whiskey with an oak and toast taste.

The Imperial Stout gave the impression of sweet on the tongue but had a great stout nose.

Finally, the Breakfast Beer Stout was very unusual tasting bacon and coffee; however, I didn’t really get the boldness of a stout but would have considered it closer to a porter.

For only being open 4 months, 3 Daughters is doing a fantastic job.  They are already available at establishments in 9 counties.  Why? Because this is good solid beer.  St. Petersburg’s beer reputation is well intact with this brewery around!