Chris Montelius

The Floridian Beer Evolution

Beer used to be a sea of ​sameness. It was a choice between regular or light, bottle or draft. Let's be honest, a Corona tastes like a Budweiser tastes like a Coors.But these days, the American beer world is undergoing a revolution. Even Florida is making some pretty killer brews. Fresh Beer ... More >>

Urbanite Bistro on Friday Will Unmask South Florida A Beer Wasteland -- Or Maybe Not

​Urbanite Bistro is holding its monthly dinner this Friday at 8:30 p.m. For $40 plus tax and gratuity, you'll enjoy six courses paired with six different beers selected by Chris Montelius, regional manager for Fresh Beer. Dave of South Florida Beer Blog will be co-hosting the dinner.If you're a ... More >>

A Fresh Beer Inc. Interview With Chris Montelius

via Fresh Beer on facebookDrink.​Beer good. Local better.We started telling you about Fresh Beer Inc. yesterday. They are a local marketing, and wholesale distribution company specializing in craft beer in the tri-county area.Craft beer is a term for limited production, high quality beer, also kno ... More >>

Urbanite Bistro's December Beer Dinner With Fresh Beer Inc.

Image via Urban DaddySit down, stay awhile.​Fresh Beer Inc. is the South Florida grassroots marketing, sales, and distribution company that is helping craft beer stake its rightful claim on our bar and restaurant menus and store shelves. More on them soon.For now, learn more the easy way: Eat and ... More >>

Urbanite Bistro Monthly Beer Dinner for November

via urbanite bistro​Last time we had a beer dinner it consisted of a malt liquor tall can and a bag of chips in a parking lot downtown. Little did we know that the Urbanite Bistro (62 NE 14 Street, Miami) is doing a better version of the same thing starting Friday, November 20 with their newly lau ... More >>

Brew World Order

Microwbrew Tasting Tonight at Angelo & Maxie's

Dogfish, Shipward, Lefthand, Terrapin, and Stone are five of the seven microbrews being poured tonight at Angelo & Maxie's Steakhouse. It's the latest in this restaurant's series of Thursday night beer tastings, which run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. For twenty dollars, patrons can quaff the aforement ... More >>