Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras 2019 in Miami
March 5 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, a holiday revered in the city of New Orleans that coincides with the last day of Brazil’s most popular holiday, Carnaval. Miami celebrates both.
March 5 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, a holiday revered in the city of New Orleans that coincides with the last day of Brazil’s most popular holiday, Carnaval. Miami celebrates both.
Mike White, a passionate South Florida brewer whose beer won a gold medal for LauderAle Brewery at the Great American Beer Festival in 2017, passed away on February 23 in Georgia. He was 31 years old. Born in Hollywood, White grew up in Dalton, Georgia, which is known as the…
Dania Beach’s 3 Sons Brewing Co. will open to the public February 24, according to an announcement the brewery made on social media February 20.
Freedom Para Venezuela, a limited edition beer brewed by the Tank Brewing Company to support the Venezuelan people, will be officially released at a launch party at the brewery on Saturday.
M.I.A. Beer Company has celebrated its birthday at home for the past three years, but 2019 is different. For its fourth year in operation, the brewery will be throwing a beer and music festival at Magic City Casino this Saturday, February 16.
Does Miami need another rum festival? Of course it does. The Rum Congress is coming to Miami’s Shane Center on February 8 and 9, bringing rum from around the globe straight to the Magic City.
Miami has plenty of late-night places to eat. From North Miami to Calle Ocho, the Magic City has got you covered with pizza, sandwiches, tacos, and even ramen. But what about the suburbs? Stretching approximately 30 miles from Doral to Homestead and 15 miles from Krome Avenue to U.S. 1,…
Eagle Brands, a Miami-based distributor of Budweiser beer, has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement to the federal government for allegedly violating laws that govern how companies compete with one another in selling alcoholic beverage products, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced on December 6.
Miami is a top destination when it comes to celebrating Halloween, according to recently published research by financial services website WalletHub, which made several key findings: Miami and Hialeah ranked 18th and 19th, respectively, as “best” places to go for Halloween. However, Miami ranked fifth for “Halloween fun” (based on…
Old Deck Beer Company, Miami’s newest beer brand, has begun pouring at taps around town. Though the brewery doesn’t have an actual location yet, founder and brewer Luis Suarez contracted with the Tank Brewing Co. to use its facilities. The collaboration has worked out: Old Deck launched its first beer, the F.A.D.E.D. IPA, last week.
Exit One Taproom opened its doors this past weekend in Florida City. The 2,500 square-foot bar is named for its precise location: Exit One on the Florida Turnpike, the last stop before heading for the Keys.
The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) began in 1982 with less than two dozen breweries. Now the three-day event attracts hundreds of breweries from across the nation, including several from Miami, which will pour at this year’s festival, held September 20 through 22 at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver.
Oktoberfest lasts more than two weeks, from September to early October, but anywhere along the fringes of that period seems to be a legitimate time in South Florida to celebrate. Here are the best Oktoberfest-related events happening between Palm Beach Gardens and Key West.
On August 18, Jacksonville Beach’s Southern Swells Brewing posted on Facebook a warning it received from the Florida Department of Health: No dogs in the building, or face possible closure. The notice came as a surprise and was met with outrage by brewery patrons, many of whom have grown accustomed to the sight of pet canines chilling in the taproom on any given day…
The bold, opaque Russian imperial stout is on the rise in South Florida. Local breweries such as Funky Buddha, LauderAle, and J. Wakefield are behind their own interpretations.
Constellation Brands, the third largest beer company in the nation, this past Wednesday reportedly terminated dozens of employees on its craft beer sales team, including at Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park, according to a sales representative who was laid off.
Miami beer lovers can wish a hearty happy birthday to Wynwood Brewing and Veza Sur by attending celebrations held by both breweries this Saturday, August 18.
Crazy Uncle Mike’s, a brewery and restaurant featuring live music, is coming to Boca Raton. The 9,000-square foot complex will have a full-service kitchen,10-barrel brewhouse, “state-of-the-art” stage, full liquor license, and indoor and outdoor seating for 200. It will also offer highway access, plenty of parking, and a patio that wraps around the entire building.
Last Saturday afternoon at Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach turned a little sour for some after patrons discovered signs that read “Kava is proof that God hates beer” posted directly in front the establishment just beyond the property line. The phrase appears to be similar to a quote often misattributed…
Cold beers, grilled meat, and fireworks equal a quintessential Fourth of July. Toss in sandy beaches and a little sweltering heat, and you have a classic summer day in the Magic City.
Concrete Beach Brewery is behind two limited-quantity beer releases, the E&M Imperial Malt Liquor and the Chiquitico. The brews, created by head brewer Eric Hernandez, coincide with the kickoff of Miami Pride Week, which runs from April 2 to 8. The beers will be distributed to a number of local bars and restaurants…
Miami has provided the setting for truly epic crime tales turned into movies, such as War Dogs and Blow. The upcoming film The Corporation tells the story of Cuban crime lord Jose Miguel Battle’s rise to power in the underworld. The project stars Benicio del Toro, is based on a history penned by best-selling author T.J. English, and will be distributed by Paramount Pictures.