Beverage Manufacturing

Conjunto Beer: Miami Brewers Team Up For Ultimate Collaboration

Commercial brewers from across the county are teaming up to create the ultimate Miami collaboration beer: Conjunto, which literally means "group." The idea was Tony Albelo's, the man behind Grovetoberfest and Sprung beer festivals. The collaboration includes both Miami breweries and brewpubs: Wynw ... More >>

OTC and Cigar City: Monthly Craft Brew Tap Takeover

Over The Counter, or OTC for short, opened in Brickell in the late fall and quickly became a place for locals to get affordable no-nonsense sliders, grilled cheese sandwiches, and charcuterie plates. With most items under ten bucks, tenants in high-rent high rises could find a place to grab a beer a ... More >>

Wynwood Brewing Company to Open in June

For the folks behind Wynwood Brewing Company, the road to beeradise has been a bit rocky. Since they announced their intention to open a production facility back in 2011, the crew has faced oodles of red tape from the city and county. But there's a light at the end of the tunnel. According to foun ... More >>

Most Wanted Brewery's Eddie Leon Talks Brewery Startups

So you're a homebrewer in Miami and you want to start a brewery. If population density is any indicator, the market is ripe compared to Asheville, North Carolina, a city of 83,000 people that has at least a dozen breweries (including brewpubs) and counting. Eddie Leon, 44, founder of Most Wanted Bre ... More >>

Beach Brews Beer Fest on Miami Beach Features More Than 50 Beers: Get Half-Price Tickets Now

Miami Beach is getting its very own beer event -- and it's only a week away.On February 2, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Beach Brews Beer Fest will take over the Miami Beach Convention Center, bringing some of Florida's best craft and micro brewers together under one roof.The event features over 50 differe ... More >>

Craft Brewja Arwen Lehman's 2013 Beer Predictions

As we transition into 2013, "experts" in every field are making their annual predictions about what's bound to happen in the new year. But does anyone really care about who's planning to get preggers (like the world needs another Kardashian) or which social network's gonna go bust? Not so much. Scr ... More >>

Bianca at the Delano Hosting Opus One Wine Dinner

For wine lovers, Napa Valley's opulent Opus One is a label not to be ignored. At $150 a pop (depending on vintage), the Bordeaux-style varietal (a joint project of bigwigs Robert Mondavi and Baroness Philippine de Rothschild) is a favorite choice among the monied set.See also:- Chef Jordan Hoffman ... More >>

Miami's Top Brewer Johnathan Wakefield Talks Breweries, Berliners and a Little Math Too (Photos)

Miami is an emerging craft beer market, and has carved out a niche in craft beer. Read also: CerveTech Brew Institute.Miami has one of the world's top-ranked brewers. and his name is Johnathan Wakefield. So if Miami is home to such talent, then this begs the ultimate question: where's the brewery? W ... More >>

NOLA Brewing Company in New Orleans: A Photo Tour

When it comes to local beer in New Orleans, two brands that come to mind are Dixie and Abita. Neither is brewed in the city, with Dixie contract-brewed out of Wisconsin and Abita brewed on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. But there is one beer in New Orleans that is made in the city: NOLA.The ... More >>

Arwen Lehman Talks Craft Brewjas, and Local Beer (Video)

Did you know women were the original brewmasters?Arwen Lehman and the Craft Brewjas crew she rolls with aren't just consumers, they're also secretly brewing up their own batches of fine suds.We caught up with her and friends at The Federal, The Bar, and The Local to see what she had to say about the ... More >>

Schnebly: Finally, a Microbrewery

Miami Craft Beer Sellers: A List

CerveTech's Nick Armada Talks About the Art of Brewing Beer (Video)

Craft alcohologist Nick Armada went to beer college at FIU before starting CerveTech in the Bird Road Arts district.He can tell you all about how yeast are living micro-organisms, why fungi eat sugar and excrete alcohol, and how enzymes make it all possible.Read this week's feature on Nick's company ... More >>

Top Five South Florida Beer Blogs

This week, our feature story takes a closer look at Miami's quickly rising craft beer scene. But besides the homebrew clubs and restaurants, there are the writers who are blogging about craft beer in South Florida.We want to recognize the following blogs in honor of American Craft Beer Week. Some co ... More >>

New Times Brew at the Zoo: Local Beers and Music This Saturday

Miami New Times and Zoo Miami are teaming together once more to bring you beer and music right next to jungle cats, giant primates, and cute creatures of the forest - at the third annual New Times Brew at the Zoo. This Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 10 p.m, enjoy plenty of beer, food, and live music ... More >>

Miami Club Rum: A Distillery Tour (Photos)

You might miss the entrance to the Miami Club Rum distillery (2320 N Miami Avenue, Miami), housed alongside the locked galleries and thrift shops that line North Miami Avenue in Wynwood. The nondescript building is rather small when compared to most rum distilleries in the Caribbean, which come equi ... More >>

Brews & Bellies Tomorrow at The Federal Sold Out, Event Capped at 100 People

The first Brews and Bellies craft beer tasting event held at The Federal Food and Drink Provisions is sold out, with over 120 RSVPs. However, if you RSVP now you might get lucky.And don't worry, if you miss this one there will be more because this is the beginning of a series that will be held on th ... More >>

Antonio Banderas Wines Miami Up at Sunset Corners

​Those eyes, that charm, and that voice. Yes, Antonio Banderas has spent decades making hearts pitter patter but the movie star has proven equally successful at his latest endeavor, wine maker. Antonio is in Miami this weekend introducing his Anta Banderas wines during the annual South Beach Wine ... More >>

Peter Mondavi Jr. at Biltmore Wine Dinner

​​Don't mourn Philippe Ruiz's departure from the Biltmore just yet; it seems he's got a few surprises still in store, like a much ballyhooed Mondavi wine dinner at Palme d'Or next Tuesday, January 17. And guess who's gonna be in town talking about the heavenly liquid that makes us all swoon? Nap ... More >>

Alaska Coffee Roasting Co. Migrates to North Miami

​Courtesy of Alaska Coffee Roasting Co.Michael Gesser​Fairbanks, Alaska. Miami, Florida. These two extremes now have something in common: "A coffee shop that walks the walk instead of talking the talk," comments owner Michael Gesser of Alaska Coffee Roasting Co. (13130 Biscayne Blvd., North Miam ... More >>

Blue Door Fish Says Goodbye with Winemaker Dinner

Aww, shucks. This could be Blue Door Fish's last winemaker dinner.​We know you're all torn up about the news we broke last week regarding Blue Door Fish's final bow, so might we suggest you celebrate it with a few glasses of wine and five hearty courses instead of simply drowning your sorrows in a ... More >>

Faiveley With Fava Beans?

Tasty Americans

Yo Beer Guys Deliver To Your Door and Serve Sunday at United Way

Photo by DDB​Mike Gonzalez is a self-proclaimed beer geek who's spent most of his spare time -- in his adult life that is -- drinking in everything he can about beer. A business analyst by day, he's a beer peddler at night. His year old business, Yo Beer Guys, is an online beer retailer servicing ... More >>

Bon Voyage

Chlling with Chile Wines

Coke that Blows

Thanksgiving Wines Under $25

Photo by Randy Larcombe The wine press at Torbreck Winery.​If you have no desire to spend Thanksgiving gulping beer like a Pilgrim and would prefer to swirl and sip some vino, here are some great suggestions we discovered while out tasting with fellow oenophiles. All of the choices are unde ... More >>

Miami International Wine Fair Returns at Miami Beach Convention Center

TresKoi Public Relations ​It's coming! The Ninth Annual Miami International Wine Fair will be at the Miami Beach Convention Center October 15-16. We can expect to taste test lots of delicious wines from all over the world. Those who prefer the VIP treatment will be served the top-rated wines from ... More >>

A Virtual Chilean Wine Tasting -- Without the Virtual

Lee Klein​A virtual tasting of 8 Sauvignon Blancs from Chile (five of which were D.O.'s) took place last Wednesday evening. The promoters of the evening, Wines of Chile, invited me to participate along with 50 other wine enthusiasts, bloggers, writers, etc. We had all received our bottles in advan ... More >>

Sunbox 11 Winery, More Boutique Wine in More Places for 2010

Jacob KatelChef Superdave, co-owner Sunbox 11 Winery.​Grapes mean business.We first introduced you to Sunbox Eleven Winery in May and June of last year, and we're glad to say that Miami's own limited production, boutique California winery is stronger than ever going into the new year, and looking ... More >>

Dogfish Head Beer Dinner at Pacific Time and Interview with Indie Guru Claus Hagelman

via dogfish.comEverybody get your drinking hats on.​People have been getting drunk for centuries, hell, thousands of years. American craft brewers Dogfish Head are putting on an Ancient Ales beer dinner at Pacific Time on December 17, and get this, the beers are modern formulations of ancient reci ... More >>

Drink Deals, Pizza Joints, and Bottle Signings

The filet at Maya Tapas & GrillBaire's Argentinian Grille, the popular South Beach restaurant which gave way to I Corsini this year, is coming back with a Lincoln Road location -- next door to the Colony Theater.Also in South Beach, Maya Tapas & Grill has launched a Local Appreciation Progra ... More >>

Maynard James Keenan Appearing in Miami and Boca in June ... at Whole Foods

Obsessive followers of Maynard James Keenan -- the elusive brains behind Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer -- know that beyond Bill Hicks and artsy heavy music, his other passion is wine. Indeed, recent magazine profiles on Keenan have usually found him in rural Arizona, where he lives on a remot ... More >>

"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."

If only Kenneth Clark Loggins had a beer company and a ferocious appetite for marketing.

Battles of the Bulge: "Beer Wars Live" at AMC Near You

Fighting the good fight, one mug at a timeRun clean out of political causes to get fired up about, since the election of Barack Obama? Here's a burning issue that ought to scare the bejeesus out of us all: The plight of struggling US independent beer brewers. Tickets are on sale now for the one-nigh ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Lagunitas Hop Stoopid

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Short Order will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured in Beer of ... More >>

Planning ahead: VinItaly Miami

Baby wants Amarone Always planning ahead, I am, and this year you can skip the chocolate-covered chocolates on Valentine's Day and buy me tickets to Vinitaly instead. I know it seems like our favorite romantic occasion is months and months away, to say nothing of the MAJOR PRESENT HOLIDAY we have ... More >>

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Wine and Food Fest Pops the Cork

SoBe’s culinary extravaganza gets under way.

Martha and the Mondavis

The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival will be honoring both Martha and the Mondavi winemakers at its annual tribute brunch this Sunday, and the aforementioned honorees are preparing the meal.

Have a Coke and a Trial

BEST WINE STORE

Wolfe's Wine Shoppe

BEST MICROBREWED BEER

The Abbey

BEST LIQUOR STORE

Crown Wine and Spirits

Mondavi Sets Sail

When you take to the high seas, Robert Mondavi will now sail with you

Turn of the Screw, Part II

As the death of the cork is announced, we go to where it is born

Best Festival

The Biltmore Great South Florida Wine Festival

No Cheer for This Beer

Dade's homebrewers get whupped by Broward in the first annual suds competition

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