Fermentation Market/Cider Lodge

No Longer In Business

Small space with 4 taps when you walk in and a wine wall, then a hallway lined on both sides with bottles, and a candy shop in the back. Warm and cozy, but almost a little too small. Attentive service that definitely knows their stuff about what they are serving. Solid selection of bottles you may not be amble to find other places in town. A little bit above standard pricing, but not obscene. Great little place to check out if it is open while you’re at Fermentation Lounge.

Great little spot. A little tough to find, but it’s a fun spot to get some good beer and glassware!

I had forgotten about this place. I got to a rendezvous with PorterPounder at the Fermentation Lounge a little early (an hour early) and found that the Lounge didn’t open for a bit, so I sat out on the patio. The guy from the Market came out and said that I could buy a cold beer from over there and drink on the porch before the Lounge opened. A perfect fix - it was a really nice day in December, and it was definitely beer:30. Great service. A good selection of quality craft beers. Most of them can be obtained in other locations around town, but not in the concentrated fashion. Parking is either great or lousy, depending on whether students are in town or whether the legislature is in session, etc.

Fairly decent beer store that stocks up on various hard to find brews. It is fairly small so time spent inside can become a bit awkward. Unfortunately I had to visit this place a few times before I could check out their product due to their limited hours. Fairly knowledgeable staff if I had a question though.

Great new little bottle shop that serves as a companion to the well established Fermentation Lounge right next door. Small, but well stocked and all beer is available as singles. Has just about everything that the distributors in the area stock as far as craft beer and imports go. Absolutely no BMC to be found. Staff is helpful, but not hovering, asked if I needed help and answered a few basic questions. They had some great deals on some beer that was aging a bit, Rogue XS 750 ml for 7.50, Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary bombers for 5.50. Will make this a regular stop - not too far from the office.

This is a small beer store located next to a food coop at Railorad and All Saints. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about beer. Prices are GREAT!. Best prices on craft beer in town, and unlike so many of "craft beer stores" in Tallahassee, they carry no macro brews. No bud light, no miller lite, none of that crap. I love this about them. These guys and gals love craft beer and refuse to sell crap beer just so that they can sell more beer. Selection is varied, but the space is small, so there is only so much room. They have special offers where if you get 2 bobmers of selected beers, you get a glass from that brewery that is designed to hold the beer you just bought. Such an awesome idea! They have a nice selection of styles though, so you can always find something you want to drink. They have a small frig in the back with some chilled selections. They also do some nice tastings. It is not the biggest store, nor does it have the biggest selection, but these people are serious about craft beer. They know their stuff and won’t steer you wrong. Defintiely worth the trip.

Finally made it down to the newest addition to the craft beer scene in Tally!

A very cool little place that is small but set up very nicely. Tucked inside/next to a little organic co-op, you run the risk of getting bamboozled by hipster condescendence, but still good brews. Very nice inside with nice displays and wine-style backstock as well.

Scott, the owner, was working, so I knew service would be great. He is friendly, knowledgeable, and more, so my visit was great. I unfortunately can’t speak about any of the other employees, as he was the only one there.

Pretty good selection. If there’s a decent brew in Tallahassee, it’s probably there. The biggest drawbacks are that nothing’s cold, and the place exceedingly tiny.

Very good prices for the area.

Overall, a definite stop if you’re in the right place at the right time and don’t want/need anything cold, don’t mind being cramped into a small space, and don’t mind being looked at funny if you ate meat recently. All jokes aside, a good new little shop with some good brews.

Nice little store opened up in conjunction with Fermentation Lounge. The store is a small off area of Bread and Roses, all craft beer with a limited selection of Mead and Wine. Nothing is kept cold, but the selection includes pretty much everything that Tallahassee has to offer. The only concern is the hours of operation, they don’t allow you to get down there without planning a trip and traffic in that are can be horrible. Overall a great addition to the Tallahassee beer scene.