One last local pint before boarding at Gates 2–6
3 Daughters Brewing sits airside in the Main Terminal by gates 2–6, and it’s basically PIE’s goodbye-to-St-Pete beer stop. It pours several core 3 Daughters drafts plus cans, so you can get the same stuff you’d see in town without leaving the secure area. Seating is barstools and a few tables, all in open terminal space, so you’re still in easy view of the gate boards.
Hours track flight banks; on busy days it tends to open by the early departures and run into the evening, but late-night options drop off once the last flights clear. Beers run airport prices, usually several dollars above what you’d pay at the downtown brewery, and food is standard bar fare: burgers, wings, and flatbreads with frozen-and-fried energy. If you want a proper meal, eat in St. Pete first and treat this as a drinks stop.
Regulars on Google say they time it for a single pint before boarding, then grab a couple of 3 Daughters cans as Florida-themed gifts to go. Complaints cluster around slow service when two or three gates board at once, and more than one review calls the food “basic and pricey for what you get.” Expect a wait if three flights to the Midwest are on the screens at the same time.
Tip: If your flight from gates 2–6 starts boarding 30 minutes before departure, be at the bar at least 45 minutes out, order one draft, and pay when it hits the counter so you can walk the 1–2 minute stroll back to your gate without clock-watching.