Ginger Beard Coffee

Thank you Ginger Beards!
Great cup of drip and the two chocolate cake doughnuts were good as well. I bet this place is HOPPIN’ at night. With a full draft beer menu and etc. this is THE place in downtown.
I highly recommend this place.

The owners here are really nice, and live up to the name, Ginger Beard! wait until you see. Only been once as i live out of town, but must say I was very impressed with the quality of the coffees (especially cold brewed Nitro coffee, a must try!) and the variety of both bean offerings and homemade pastries. Great atmosphere too!

Had an hour to kill waiting for the train and decided to stop by this place for a coffee. Great coffee, relaxed atmosphere, and really nice owners and patrons. Would recommend checking it out if you’re in the area. Just a heads up, it’s in the courtyard area of the apartment building complex on Kennedy.

I had a bit of trouble finding it and then finding a parking space, so by the time I got in, I had forgotten that they have a nitro-​infused cold-​brew coffee. I ended up with a regular cup of drip-​brew, which was rich and dark, but I missed on the coolness of trying the new trendy thing. Oh, well.
Tip: The address is on Kennedy, but it’s actually at the Madison Street side of the building.

Delicious coffee + comfy sofas + friendliest baristas = definitely one of Tampa’s best coffeehouses

Great guys making exceptional coffee. I make it a point to experience this at least once a week.

Have you ever tried Nitro Coffee? No? WHY NOT IT IS THE BEST THING EVER! And guess what? You can get it right in Channelside! Where you ask? In the Pour House. Yes, that is a bar, and no, it has not closed. They are doing multi-​use space a la Starbucks in big cities, and turning it into a super yummy coffee shop by day and still the bar we love at night.
The crazy name for this place comes from the crazy guys who run it – Derek and Josh who, you guessed it, both have pretty epic ginger beards. They are awesome, always up for conversation, but it’s really all about the coffee. The nitro is rich and creamy and better than any other iced coffee – and they are brewing up Buddy Brew wonderfulness to add to that cold heaven in a glass. Bonus: hot traditional drinks are on tap if that’s what you’re feeling. Plus, the atmosphere of the Pour House and their great outdoor seating at Grand Central? TOTAL WIN!
Once you add in a great study area, cool hangout possibilities with a pool table (yes, it is true) and BEST OF ALL Dough Donuts (by Datz) you have such win. (And some healthy options, but whatever.) I’m going to be looking for a new place soon, and I truly wish I could just move in here. But really, if you haven’t tried it, you MUST.

I recently moved to the Tampa Bay Area from Seattle, and I was missing my little quirky coffee shops… until I went to Ginger Beard. Deuces west coast!
My fiancé and I were warmly greeted by the owners, Josh and Derek, who both have the namesake’s glorious ginger beards. They both couldn’t be more friendly and were knowledgeable and helpful. They let me try a sample of the seasonal nitro brew, and I ended up with a flight of all four nitro flavors. I really enjoyed all four and it was nice to have coffee without having to add any cream or sugar. The Sidama was dry hopped and similar to an IPA which was awesome.
I ended up buying a 16 oz. growler with the Ginger Beard logo on it and had it filled with the Brazil, which was my favorite and in my opinion the smoothest. The growler, including fill was $ 10 and each refill will be $ 6. Even though I live all the way in St Pete, I’ll be back many many times for my growler fills. Well done Ginger Beard!

I read about it online and wasn’t too sure of what I was missing. A friend encouraged me to visit Friday morning before work and we were greeted by friendly bearded faces who were passionate and knowledgeable about their craft. I sampled all of the on tap nitro brews and settled down with my 12 ounces of liquid gold. It’s a really incomparable coffee experience that until now I was unaware of. Now I can’t get enough. I have the feeling that I’ll fill out my rewards card pretty quickly.
The environment is really chill and comfortable complete with people studying, having their morning coffee and donut or just relaxing after the morning rush.
If you haven’t been here yet do yourself a favor and bring yourself and a couple of friends.

Stopped in today for the first time and will definitely be back! I had a flight. All the coffee was great and the owners were even more awesome: very knowledgeable and friendly. Cannot recommend this place highly enough! The atmosphere was cool and I think it’s great that they share a space with a bar. I’m excited to see what these guys do in the future; it sounds like they have some creative ideas in the works.

Named after the massive red-​haired beards of founders Josh and Derek, they believe in challenging the status quo and doing things differently.
I love that they share this space with the pour house! I get my brew in the mornings and at night I get my buzz lol. Ive always been a iced coffee kinda guy and since Ive found this place its already cold because its nitrogen infused coffee. Amazing!!!
Josh and Derek have a bold future ahead of them and couldn’t be nicer!

Why 5 stars? Because I have a new favorite coffee shop in Tampa Bay.
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After only one visit, it’s official — this is my favorite coffee shop in the Bay Area. Let us list the reasons for this this high praise:
1) I love nitro cold coffee. They have 4 taps, which is by far, the most I’ve ever seen at once place.
2) They also serve your more standard Joe fare, if you’re a crazy person that dislikes the nitro cold brew.
3) They sell 16 oz growlers of their nitro coffee, which is an ideal size for such a lovely substance. 32 oz growlers are generally going to be overkill, as the coffee can definitely lose its freshness rather quickly. Unless your large growler is to be shared with multiple people, it’s going to be tough to consume all of it at its highest quality. If you do consume 32 ounces of this in one sitting, you’ll likely be tweaked out enough to either solve Einstein’s Theory of Relativity or be arrested. It’s not safe! But long story short, 16 oz = no stale coffee and no arrest record. Everybody wins.
4) There are doughnuts. Delicious, wonderful doughnuts.
5) The owners are great. They both have gigantic ginger beards, hence the namesake, and are not hard to miss.
6) There’s something cathartic about being in a bar at 9am, completely uninhibited. (GBC is inside of the Pour House.)
7) I live to support small, local businesses — and this is as small and as local as they come. It’s just a couple of guys with corporate jobs who are trying to make it on their own. The good news for all of us: they are masters of their craft.
If you haven’t tried nitro coffee before, it’s basically like a Guinness, but coffee. It’s best when fresh off the tap with all of the foamy goodness. The Cubano was the smoothest and milkiest of the four flavors they had during my visit. Unless your palate requires 10 lbs of cream and sugar in your coffee, the fresh nitro pour needs no additives. Tap-​to-​mouth is good-​to-​go.*
*That phrase is patent pending.

Great coffee place! The owners, Josh and Derek, are really knowledgeable about nitro brews and coffee in general! They’ve created a welcoming atmosphere and love to share their passion for coffee. Their coffee is delicious. Be warned, their cold brews are very strong. You will be productive, whether you want to or not! ;) They also serve donuts which are great to share!
The space is shared with pour house, so it’s a coffee joint in the morning and a bar at night. Wonderful utilization of space and an all around a great idea.

That maple bacon doughnut though. These guys are some of the best dudes serving some of the best coffee you will ever drink. But fair warning: this shit is strong. Like see sounds strong. So consume with joy in moderation. Stay thirsty my friends.

This place gets 10 out of 5 stars in my book!
I decided to check this place out after seeing some good reviews in my news feed. The concept of nitro brew also intrigued me. I showed up today around 1:30pm and noticed that they were actually just about to close. Womp womp… but the awesome owners Josh and Derek saw that this was my first time there and I had all my work with me, so they were kind enough to let me work there even though the place is closed from 2−4pm. This awesome gesture of great customer service was enough to give this place ⁵⁄₅ stars but it gets better.
Next they let me sample all of their nitro brews since I’ve never tasted nor even heard of it until recently. If you are a coffee aficionado who generally drinks coffee black and appreciates the unique flavors of the various coffee beans… this will be heaven for you. The nitro cold brew as they pointed out REALLY bring out the different flavors of the coffee beans.
I tend to drink my coffee with some milk and sugar because the taste of the coffee alone is too bitter for me so picked the expresso which tasted delightful.
They also have doughnuts from Datz doughnuts of south tampa. I picked the crème brûlée doughnut which has browned sugar coating and a vanilla pudding center. Might not be a good idea to eat the whole thing in one sitting unless you like the sugar coma. ;) super delicious nonetheless. They were $ 2 off when I ordered it.
This place is a great spot to get some work done since they have plenty of seating and free wifi. I think this spot just made it to the top of my list of «study spots in tampa».
This location is a coffee shop by day (until about 2pm) then a bar by night (called pour house). The owners of the coffee shop and bar are both fantastic, kind and friendly people. I wish them the best of luck and I will definitely be back to fill out my loyalty card like it’s my job. :)

One of the most unique coffee experiences I’ve ever had: these guys do cold brewed coffee on a nitro tap (think Guinness). I tried a Harar (sp?) that had strong notes of blueberry and maybe a little bit of cocoa. Another coffee they have on tap has two hops from one of my favorite IPAs. Incredibly tasty coffee, very friendly guys, cool atmosphere… This place is a ¹⁰⁄₁₀ in my book.

Just tried the hot coffee, also delicious! $ 3 bottomless cup means I’ll be hanging out here a lot!

I ended up at Ginger Beard Coffee for a second day in a row for some study time this morning. Another wonderful experience with the owners Derek and Josh making us feel right at home! I can already feel that this will be THE place to grab a cup of great coffee and chill.

Josh and Derek are cool dudes, and their Nitro Brew is excellent. That alone is worth 5 stars.

*Game Changer Alert*
Let me just tell you that my coffee perception has been flipped upside down, rolled around, cold brewed, and nitrogen-​tapped into a stout glass.
I was minding my own business on a Tuesday morning, and I happened across a TB Business Journal article about Ginger Beard Coffee. I became very interested, due to the fact that when I let my face mane grow, it is of the ginger variety. I also happen to enjoy a very well crafted cup of coffee. We were off to a good start before I even read about the Joe.
If you keep up with coffee, you already know there are a thousand different ways to extract the essence of a roasted coffee bean into a good cup of liquid energy. What a lot of folks DON’T do is create a unique twist on the delivery.
This is where Ginger Beard Coffee stands out, and they do so with around a combined three feet of face forest, holding superior glasses of coffee.
So I am new to the concept of Nitro Coffee, and maybe it’s been around forever. I don’t know. But what I DO know is that there is no such thing as a smoother cup of cold-​brewed coffee.
If you don’t know about Nitro Coffee, I’ll do my best to share with you my newly acquired knowledge of it: You take brewed coffee, keg it, pressurize said keg with nitrogen, and put it on a tap also pressurized with nitrogen, and you pour it into a glass. If you’ve ever witnessed a perfect pour of Guinness, you already know what Nitro Coffee looks like.
Now for the actual taste of the coffee— Wow. Seriously. I only drink coffee black (unless I’m at WaHo/Denny’s/IHOP/etc., when their coffee truly is brown sludge, and only then will I put sugar in it). I don’t like cold coffee, because the taste imperfections hidden by temperature often unmask themselves when the temp is lowered. Cold brew (even at Starbuck’s and the like) lack flavor character, and just doesn’t appeal to my palate. HOWEVER, Nitro Coffee is now the only way I’ll have cold coffee. It’s smoother than I’m able to describe. Silky. There are no bitter notes. There is a thick head on the pour (crema, for you coffee snobs), but I choose the word head because it settles more like a pour of fresh stout than a shot of espresso. It smells heavenly, and is much more aromatic than any other plain cup of coffee.
They also have a rewards program, so you can earn a free glass (or cup if you’re in a hurry).
Why the hell are you still reading this??? GO TRY IT!