# First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery — Key West, Florida

> First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery in Key West, Florida, United States scores 3.04 out of 5 — Limited, #343 in Florida. 40 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery is a brewery in Key West, Florida, United States. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.04 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #343 in Florida. Of the 40 beers we track, 49% are IPA and 22% Wheat Beer.

## Rating

- Score: 3.04 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #343 in Florida · #8,024 in United States · #18,030 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 40

## About

First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery produce's characterless beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Maverick IPA", which is an American IPA and "Havana Red", which is an American  Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Wheat Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 49% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 22% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 301 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida, United States
- Coordinates: 24.5573369, -81.80536459999999
- Website: http://firstflightkw.com/brewery

## Breweries nearby

- [The Waterfront Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-waterfront-brewery-4751.md) — 3.10, Limited — Key West, Florida — 0.4 mi away
- [Blast Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/blast-beer-company-28249.md) — 3.85, Fine — Florida — 1.3 mi away
- [Cayo Hueso Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cayo-hueso-brewing-33968.md) — 3.90, Fine — Stock Island, Florida — 4.4 mi away
- [Florida Keys Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/florida-keys-brewing-co-3353.md) — 3.53, Poor — Islamorada, Florida — 77 mi away
- [Marco Island Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/marco-island-brewery-3364.md) — 2.98, Limited — Marco Island, Florida — 97 mi away
- [Miami Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/miami-brewing-company-2281.md) — 3.03, Limited — Homestead, Florida — 102 mi away
- [Factoria Varadero 43 Cervecería](https://finding.beer/brewery/factoria-varadero-43-cerveceria-16167.md) — 2.74, Limited — Varadero, Matanzas — 103 mi away
- [Taberna de la Muralla / Factoría Plaza Vieja](https://finding.beer/brewery/taberna-de-la-muralla-factoria-plaza-vieja-35200.md) — 2.45, Limited — Havana — 104 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Florida](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/florida.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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