In the absence of Abraxas Lounge, similar bars that cater to the craft beer market are beginning to pop up in Miami, such as the Mighty, which officially opens May 7. Ryan Brooks, owner of the Mighty, moved from San Francisco in the wake of the burgeoning craft beer market…
Bars and breweries are no longer places where you can fill a to-go jug of beer. Gas stations such as Mendez Fuel are now on the list of growing places with growler filling stations. One of four gas stations in the franchise, Mendez Mobile launched its growler station Tuesday. See…
Use of the term “420” has become so universally recognized and tossed around so much in the American vernacular that its origins have become somewhat obscure. But the real story about the how and why are likely to emerge this Saturday at Kush over a rare keg of Waldo’s Special…
Brewery Ommegang is busting out with its third annual HopChef Competition at the BIltmore Hotel on April 28, pitting several Miami chefs against each other to see who can make the best beer and food pairing. Eight prominent Miami chefs are currently in the process of developing their dishes for…
The folks at Red Robin once combined beer into a milkshake, but now they are giving something else a try with the Mango Moscato Wine Shake. Developed by Red Robin’s master mixologist Donna Ruch, it combines Alice White Moscato (roughly 10 percent alcohol-by-volume) and SKYY Infusions Moscato vodka (35 percent…
Not very many American universities have the ability to brew fresh beer, but Florida International University’s brewing science laboratory officially opens today, according to student home-brewing club B.R E.W FIU. This comes two years after the initial announcement, which followed the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in 2012. See…
Receiving the much anticipated box of bottle share in the mail after several months of waiting last summer was a relief to Arwen Lehman, but when she pried it open, there was nothing but broken glass and spoiled beer. It was a beer trade gone bad. But it doesn’t have…
J. Wakefield Brewing Company received full approval to begin construction on its new facility and plans to start Monday, according to a Facebook announcement made yesterday. Construction should take eight to ten weeks, according to brewery. The 5,400-square-foot facility is located in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District and…
Miami already got a taste of Ommegang’s Game of Thrones beer, but now fans are about to get more with the brewery’s latest release of Game of Thrones: Fire and Blood at R House on March 26. Fire and Blood is red-rye ale inspired by show character and protagonist Daenerys…
Goose Island Beer Company is flying south for the winter and making pit stops at several local venues in Miami for Migration Week from March 18 to 20, including Lokal and the Butcher Shop. And the company will bring some rare beers from Chicago to share. Goose Island’s head cellarman,…
Snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy, pin-up models, and beer: It sounds like a fun-filled family afternoon at the circus, but it’s really the Lagunitas Sessions event by Lagunitas Brewing Company at World of Beer Kendall on March 20 at 4:20 p.m. The beers from the Petaluma, California company have been…
Ginger beer will not get you a buzz, but Crabbie’s alcoholic ginger beer will, and fans of a spicier drinking experience should be able to find it in Miami starting this week. Crabbie’s signed with Florida’s Gold Coast Beverage Distributors to make its debut across South Florida. A series of…
Ancho Reyes chile liqueur, a distinctly different type of spirit, will debut in the Miami market March 10, according to William Grant and Sons Distillers, the Scottish distillery responsible for brands such as Sailor Jerry rum, Glenfiddich single-malt Scotch, and Milagro tequila. Ancho chile liqueur is distilled with a unique…
World of Beer-Dadeland celebrates its two-year anniversary tomorrow, but instead of receiving gifts, it is raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Partnering with Cigar City Brewing in Tampa for “The Road to Hunahpu” event, WOB is bringing a list of CCB special release and flagship brews and raffling off…
Southern California’s the Bruery will be making a rare appearance in the form of a tap takeover tomorrow at the Abbey Brewing Company. The Abbey calls it one of the “greatest” tap takeovers of the year, but come on, it’s only February and the brewing company itself makes some pretty…
Derrick Deal may have won Red Robin’s Golden Robin Contest, but it was really his grandmother who got him into the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Derrick is a senior at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Early last semester he was one of more than 140…
Do you like free Bloody Marys? The Stolichnaya Premium Vodka truck will be slinging free Bloody Marys this Saturday and Sunday at GreenStreet Cafe in Coconut Grove. Miami is the launch city for the Stoli campaign, Search for Mary, which begins its quest this weekend. Along the way, the truck…
Michael Schwartz, the man behind Michael’s Genuine Home Brew, Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink and Harry’s Pizzeria, may have another project on the horizon, Michael’s Genuine Pub. No announcement from Schwartz was made regarding a pub, however a trademark for a Michael’s Genuine Pub was filed by the parent company,…
Craft beer fans in Miami are becoming spoiled with all of the amazing home-brewers and craft breweries in the city, but they can still impress their Valentines with a tasting of Goose Island’s Bourbon County line of beers at Lokal in Coconut Grove. The craft connoisseurs at Lokal understand that…
Put on your best linen guayabera today and head out to see Cigar City Brewing Brewmaster Wayne Wambles at World of Beer in Kendall. WOB Kendall’s Cigar City Brewtopia is a Cuban-themed event, so come prepared to smoke a few figurados, throw down some dominoes, and sip a cafecito while…
Having locally-made beer at a stadium is nice, but brewing it on the spot with a microbrewery may be even better — which is exactly what Ovations Food Service hopes to do at Jungle Island sometime this year. Jungle Island’s management firm, Iconic Attractions Group, hired the Tampa-based concessions firm…
Remember that time when Greg Koch from Stone Brewing came to Miami in November? It turns out he liked the Magic City so much that he wants to do a collaboration brew with Jonathan Wakefield from J. Wakefield Brewing Company. Wakefield will fly out to San Diego shortly after the…
