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CLEARWATER BREWING COMPANY

1700 N FORT HARRISON AVE, Clearwater FL 33755

Last inspected May 29, 2026 · 3 visits since June 2025

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence6218753
Grade history
JUN 25
MAR 26
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

May 29, 2026Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No curbed mop sink, Air curtains don't provide sufficient protection. Service window, garage door and front door open at time of inspection. Reviewed with plan reviewer Robert and Cassandra and operator. Operator plans on keeping windows and doors closed
Intermediate/51-16-7/Return visit May 29, 2026 · No plans submitted . Per person in charge, the Brew Master Wayne , the bar plans on transferring to Department of Health and he states the operator submitted an application to the Department of Health for the transfer . Per person in charge , the walk in cooler inside this establishment is used to store food ( fries, cheese, sausage, precooked bacon , raw ground beef , precooked chicken , containers of sauces) for the Clearwater Brewing Company MFDV currently at this location . Dehydrator on shelf of bar . Person in charge states the dehydrator is used to dehydrate fruit ( lemons, limes and oranges ) . Dehydrated fruit are in containers at the bar . Service window open at time of inspection air curtains do not provide sufficient protection. Mop sink in place in brewery Admin Complaint
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Air curtains don't provide sufficient protection. Service window, garage door and front door open at time of inspection.
Basic/35B-05-4/Return visit May 29, 2026 · Admin Complaint
Mar 27, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded.

0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No curbed mop sink, Air curtains don't provide sufficient protection. Service window, garage door and front door open at time of inspection. Reviewed with plan reviewer Robert and Cassandra and operator. Operator plans on keeping windows and doors closed
Intermediate/51-16-7
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in front counter area. Employee labeled spray bottle
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine
Basic/22-20-5
No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment.
Basic/29-27-4
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Air curtains don't provide sufficient protection. Service window, garage door and front door open at time of inspection.
Basic/35B-05-4
Unwashed fruits/vegetables ( bag of onions) stored over ready-to-eat food ( bag of cheese) in walk in cooler. Employee rearranged food
Basic/08B-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Jun 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Basic/32-04-4
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Basic/32-12-5

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.