{"id":17993,"date":"2025-10-23T22:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/17993\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T22:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T22:40:09","slug":"populuar-chain-swig-brings-dirty-soda-to-tampa-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/17993\/","title":{"rendered":"Populuar chain Swig brings \u2018dirty soda\u2019 to Tampa Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"528\" data-attachment-id=\"346291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/food-drink\/populuar-chain-swig-brings-dirty-soda-to-tampa-bay\/attachment\/swig-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Swig-copy.jpeg?fit=1168%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1168,790\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swig copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Swig is coming to Lutz, Florida.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Swig-copy.jpeg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Swig-copy.jpeg?fit=780%2C528&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Swig-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"A daytime, eye-level exterior shot of a Swig drive-thru building. The modern, one-story structure has a stone veneer base, light tan stucco walls, and dark brown siding on top. Two red circular &quot;Swig&quot; signs in white cursive script are mounted on the corner above the entrance. A drive-thru lane is in the foreground, and a red &quot;EXIT ONLY&quot; sign is visible on the right.\" class=\"wp-image-346291\"  \/>Swig opens in Lutz, Florida on Nov. 6, 2025. Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=792742080400252&amp;set=pcb.792742160400244\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wesley Chapel Local \/ Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pasco County residents can soon sip like the \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives\u201d stars at two upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/swigdrinks.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Swig<\/a> locations. <\/p>\n<p>The trendy soft drink chain and drive-thru opens at 25369 Sierra Center Blvd. in Lutz\u2019s Cypress Creek Town Center on Nov. 6, and a second store in the city is already under construction, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/tampabay\/news\/2025\/10\/07\/swig-drinks-opening-soon-lutz-tampa-bay-store.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Business Journal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It also reported that more Swigs are planned in Odessa, and St. Petersburg. A Bradenton location opened last month.<\/p>\n<p>Along with its signature \u201cdirty soda\u201d\u2014spiked with flavors, fresh fruits, purees, and creams (not alcohol, sorry)\u2014Swig also offers refreshers made with flat or sparkling water, fruits, and sugar-free flavors as well as its own energy drink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-democrats-call-on-desantis-to-act-before-snap-assistance-gets-delayed-during-government-shutdown\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anna-Eskamani-Photo-by-Sarah-Gray-HousePhotoOriginal8029-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Florida Democrats call on DeSantis to act before SNAP assistance gets delayed during government shutdown\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"346288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/news\/florida-democrats-call-on-desantis-to-act-before-snap-assistance-gets-delayed-during-government-shutdown\/attachment\/anna-eskamani-photo-by-sarah-gray-housephotooriginal8029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anna-Eskamani-Photo-by-Sarah-Gray-HousePhotoOriginal8029-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1709567027&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;176&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anna Eskamani Photo by Sarah Gray HousePhotoOriginal8029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rep. 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Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Swig opens in Lutz, Florida on Nov. 6, 2025. 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