MIA Brewing Company’s official launch is not until September 1, but it appears that Miami’s thirst for beer cannot wait, because several more locations throughout the county will tap its kegs on Friday. The Mighty, Clandestino Pub and Mendez Fuel Mobile Gas Station will tap kegs from MIA Brewing before…
MIA Brewing Company opened for production last month, and beginning September 1, Miami-Dade’s newest brewery will begin pushing kegs across the county. However, a couple of select bars will receive kegs before official distribution. Lokal in Coconut Grove and Kush in Wynwood will both receive MIA’s 305 Tropical lager. See…
Growler fever is catching on in Miami. The Abbey Brewing Company will soon receive its own branded growler and OTC Restaurant started using them August 12. At OTC, a one-time fee of $10 (not including the cost of the beer) buys a OTC growler filled with beer, plus unlimited cleanings…
To buy anything for a buck these days, especially a steak sandwich, is a rarity. However, someone somewhere decided August 13 would be National Filet Mignon Day, and to recognize this unofficial holiday, Morton’s the Steakhouse is selling filet mignon sandwiches today for only $1 apiece. The one-buck sandwiches will…
One year has elapsed since the opening of Miami’s first production craft brewery, and to celebrate , Wynwood Brewing Company is shutting down the block and throwing a party in front of the brewery this Saturday. From noon to 10 p.m. August 16, the party will include food trucks, DJs,…
It takes a lot to anger craft beer drinkers but when they start flushing mass-produced swill down the toilet, then clearly a line was crossed. With the encroachment of macro beers (Anheuser-Busch, Miller and Coors — a.k.a. “The Big Three”), Wynwood’s Kush is taking a stand against them with a…
Nutella turns 50 years old this year and to celebrate, makers of the hazelnut spread kicked off its half-century anniversary by dispatching its official food truck on a cross-country tour. The treat-bearing truck will make a three-day stop in Miami at the Tropicana Flea Market from August 8 through August…
Roca Patr�n, the newest line of tequilas by Patr�n Spirits Company, has officially hit the Miami market is now available throughout area bars and liquor stores. The new tequilas come in three varieties: Roca Reposado, Roca Silver, and Roca Anejo. They differ from other Patr�n tequilas in that the entire…
MIA Brewing Company, Miami-Dade County’s newest brewery, is officially open for production in Doral. Owner Eddie Leon received the temporary certificate of occupancy from the City of Doral last week, allowing him to legally use the building as a brewery. The permit lets the brewery produce beer using the existing…
Kush, Wynwood’s pub specializing in craft beer, will tap a rare keg of Hot Lil’ Miami Tart, the collaboration beer made between Miami’s J. Wakefield Brewing Company and San Diego’s Stone Brewing Company on July 10. Brewed at Stone’s Liberty Station brewery, Hot Lil’ Miami Tart is a Berliner Weiss…
Luxury cruise liner Crystal Cruises now has a trip made specifically for beer connoisseurs, setting sail in November from New York City and making its final stop in Miami. Steaming down the east coast beginning November 5, the microbrew-themed Colonial Collection includes ports of call such as Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston,…
From June 1 through June 10, The Standard in Miami Beach is partnering with Belvedere vodka to create a cocktail menu to help raise money for the “EAT (RED). DRINK (RED). SAVE LIVES.,” a campaign by Michelin-starred restaurants and bars donating money to The Global Fund to fight AIDS. The…
Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano once said: “We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.” It seems appropriate, then, to drink some wine on a Thursday night with two wine tasting events in Miami. Two simultaneous events will be held in separate parts…
Foosball competitions, soccer players and rivers of whisky as thick as a Scottish accent are abound this Sunday evening at Blackbird Ordinary, which is hosting Ardbeg Day, the annual celebration of the single malt Scotch whisky from the Isle of Islay. The day commemorating the World Cup is the culmination…
In any city with robust craft beer and restaurant scenes, beer dinners will inevitably follow. Shula’s Steakhouse: The Original in Miami Lakes has gotten on this train and will host a Lagunitas beer dinner on June 6. The four-course dinner pairs beers from Lagunitas Brewing Company with Shula’s entrees. The…
Miami’s Oak Tavern is one of the few places, if not the only place, in the Design District where you can sip a watermelon martini, a drink that is part of the new cocktail menu. The menu is the creation of Anthony “Tibor” Vecsesi, who was recently hired as Oak…
What happens when three guys walk into a closed-down restaurant in Edgewater? You get a new craft beer bar called Craft Bar & Q, with a kitchen serving grub prepared by Passion BBQ. The three guys are Steve Lantz, Rusty Johnson, and Eric Wacks, who are all friends. The defunct…
The American public might never get to know the entire history of the events that occurred during the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, not at least until the Central Intelligence Agency is finished revising the draft copy of its history, which seems unlikely to happen anytime soon. Earlier this week,…
If you ever find yourself rolling down NW Second Avenue on the edge of Wynwood, stop by Kush to sip a little Gin and Juice, the collaboration beer brewed by Cigar City Brewing and Miami’s Gravity Brewlab. Gin and Juice, an American strong ale, will be on tap at Kush…
Go to college, they said. It will open doors, they said. But after stepping across the stage with that liberal arts degree in hand, you soon find yourself walking into food service serfdom because you have virtually no choice and need to pay the bills. You’re serving food and drinks…
American Craft Beer Week runs from May 12 through 18 and celebrates not only beer but also beer paired with food. Like the steady stream of special releases around the country, several beer dinners are happening around Miami too. If you missed the Cigar City Brewing five-course beer dinner at…
The sirens of craft beer are heard loud and clear in Miami, but the best part is when you feel the cold, sudsy goodness pour down the back of your throat. And there will be much of that during American Craft Beer Week in Miami, where several breweries and bars…
