Originally Posted by
Jazzop
As a native Floridian, I have never heard of a public beach in the state that prohibits alcohol. As long as you don't have glass on the beach, you should be fine. Just read the posted signs at the logical "entrance" to the beach (e.g., parking lot or wooden walkway over the dunes) to be sure. If EtOH is prohibited at that beach, it will certainly be mentioned on those signs.
According to
this site, Clearwater doesn't allow alcohol on the beach.
This says that Cocoa beach is "one of the few that does", but glass of course is prohibited.
I found an Orlando Sentinel article that says Volusia County (Daytona, New Smyrna) prohibits alcohol on all beaches.
I don't know about others offhand, but if you google around, you should be able to determine the rules at particular beaches that are nearby.