Salty Duck

Uggh...the fact this has FWB'S Best Beer Selection tells ya all ya need to know about how bad the FWB Craft Beer Scene is..

First the good....at least FWB now has a place where you can get something besides Miller Lite..Coors Light..and Bud Light....they also have a Full Size Connect Four Game and Full Size Jenga Game along with Cornhole and several other games to keep you occupied...honestly that's about all the good...

Now for the bad..they pretty much followed the playbook on how to operate a crappy beer bar:

39 Taps with no menus to list what they currently have on tap...check (About 8 to 10 are listed on a chalkboard near the ceiling that most first timers would miss....the other 30 ya still have to guess)

Surly Bartenders who get mad when you have to then ask what they have on tap..check

Bartenders who think they know a lot about Beer cause they know a lager is light and a stout is dark...check

39 Taps filled with a lot of crappy beers from Abita and Pensacola Bay Brewery...check

Beer served too cold and in improper glassware...check

Outrageous prices on their beer..check....recent examples they were selling Green Flash Palate Wrecker for 9...Stone Ruination for 8.75...Cigar City Maduro for 7.25..all 3 are easily available in Tampa/Tally Area for 6..5..and 4 respectively...their pints are all 2 to 3  dollars overpriced IMO

No Happy Hour to at least drop the price a dollar or two...check

Smoking allowed inside to ruin the taste of beer..check

Alot of drafts that are flat cause they did not sell fast enough..check

I guess when you are the only game in town you can operate like this but the minute another Craft Beer Bar opens on The Emerald Coast this place will be closed faster than The Blonde Bartender cops an attitude with all her customers...this would be a one star in most towns but I am giving it a second just for trying to make the FWB Beer Scene a little better

Salty Duck has a better than average beer selection and a friendly staff.  The crowd is mostly military and young 20s.  Great place to hang if you enjoy good beer and drinking games.

if you enjoy drinking, corn hole, connect four, jenga, pinball, pool, or that boxing machine where you get to test your strength for a dollar (which btw, i got a high score and tore a ligament in my right shoulder all at the same time, which really sucked. my shoulder has just never been the same after that. i had surgery and rehab, it's just a shame) then you'll love this place! they have tons of beer on tap and in bottles, hard ciders, and did i mention that the jenga and connect four games are BLOWN UP to adult size? it's crazy! very fun bar, i've never run into any drama there, mostly laid back people just trying to enjoy their nights. i would definitely recommend this place.