The craft beer industry starts with the act of brewing your own, at least in part, and like many homebrewers, the guys of 4th Age Brewing are taking their skills to the next level by launching a company. Chris Campos and Danny Morales are the brewmasters behind the fellowship of…

The Magic City might be getting some high-profile attention from the largest craft brewery in the United States, the Boston Beer Company, brewer of Sam Adams beer. Is it true? If so, then this would be a huge boost to the craft beer scene in Miami, which is already on…

Red Robin is not only known for gourmet burger creations, but also their take on beer. Now they are adding canned beer cocktails. This isn’t the first time they’ve stepped beyond the beer comfort zone. Last October they introduced limited-time-only beer milkshakes in honor of Oktoberfest. See also: – Beer…

Florida’s three-tier alcohol distribution system prevents manufacturers from distributing their own product to retailers or customers, but Eddie Leon from Most Wanted Brewery–now known as MIA Brewing Company–found a work-around: invest in a new distribution company. Under Florida’s beer statute (section 563.022(14)(c) to be more specific), any manufacturer or affiliates…

Now that Mother’s Day is out of the way, it’s time to get down to business. A little self-indulgence is in order with American Craft Beer Week. In Miami, there are plenty of events. Drinking suds daily is like any other week in Miami for the craft beer crowd. But…

Beer geeks across the state of Florida have tears in their beers as the bills legalizing 64-ounce growlers didn’t make the final cut when the Florida legislature ended its session last Friday Senate Bill 1344 did not make it past the Commerce and Tourism committee and the House’s version, HB…

While the upper U.S. West coast has a beer style to call its own (Cascadian Dark Ale), it appears that the craft beer movement in Florida has spawned a new style of beer: the Florida Weisse. The second annual Berliner Bash on the Bay in Gulfport, Florida, was recently held…

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: Wynwood Brewing Company, Miami Brewing Company, Most Wanted…

Local homebrew club Miami Area Society of Homebrewers will participate in a local gathering of the 16th Annual American Homebrewers Association Big Brew on Saturday, May 4, at Miami Beer and Wine Makers Warehouse in HIaleah to celebrate National Homebrew Day. Big Brew will be held from 10 a.m. to…

Miami Brewing Company, the beer side to Schnebly Redland’s Winery, purchased a canning line and their signature Big Rod Coconut Ale (5.4 ABV) cans will begin to appear in local stores by late August, said Schnebly’s Director of Sales and Marketing Joe Reyes. The canning line should arrive sometime in…

Miami’s beer revolution is marching on, as another craft booze event is coming to town this fall. The Liquid Projects, the Miami Beach company that brought Beers, Bites and Babes to The Federal, plans to bring Craft: Spirits and Beer, A Tasting Event to Miami in October. The tasting event will…

The brewing of beer is a technology as old as civilization itself. Since its inception, mankind has steered its innovative mind toward the betterment of this process, as well as making beer more pleasurable to drink. Many inventions have come down the line, from the beer tap to the beer…

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…

Johnathan Wakefield, owner/founder of J. Wakefield Brewing Company and Miami beer crafter extraordinaire, is teaming up with Cigar City Brewing for some collaboration brewing. Again.This time, however, the new line of brews is going commercial and if Miami distributors are willing, you might get to see it in area stores.See…

Gravity Brewbar, Miami’s newest brewpub, will be holding a soft opening on Friday, December 7, at its new location in Wynwood. The pre-game starts two days before that, on December 5, at The Broken Shaker starting at 8 p.m. The festivities last until 1 a.m. The new place is located…

With passage of Amendment 64, which legalizes cannabis for recreational use in Colorado comes the possibility of a new market for cannabis beer.Washington state legalized recreational cannabis too. Even though cannabis beer has been made by home brewers for years, commercial breweries probably won’t be following suit, considering that cannabis…

World of Beer, a Tampa-based chain of beer bars, is opening its second Miami location in Kendall on December 3 at 3 p.m. The new WOB will be centrally located within the shops at The Palms in Town and Country, across from Outback Steakhouse.Schenbly Miami Brewing Company will also be…

Democratic Republic of Beer, Miami’s late night beer and wine local featuring over 500 beers from around the world, opened its second location in three years in downtown on Friday night.Business was slow at first but intensified by 8 p.m., nearly reaching maximum occupancy by midnight. Saturday and Sunday turned…