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.
Last year, the inaugural FemAle Brew Fest celebrated women in the beer industry. For its second installment, the festival returns to Fort Lauderdale in a larger venue holding more breweries.
There’s a reason why Heineken hasn’t innovated a new kind of beer for a long time, according to its global brewmaster, Willem van Waesberghe. The company’s signature lager is so iconic there’s no reason to brew another one.
The Winter Olympics ended last month, but sports will be alive and well at the Sprung! Beer Festival April 7 at the Wynwood Market Place. Sprung! organizer Tony Albelo says this year the festival will embrace the spirit of sportsmanship by adopting something of a beer Olympics.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High resumed classes for the first time Wednesday since the massacre that killed 17 students and educators February 14. While the school attempts to return to normalcy, those affected still need lots of support. Pompano’s 26 Degree Brewing Co. is rising to the occasion by hosting a fundraiser Sunday, March 4, to benefit the families affected by the tragedy.
M.I.A. Beer Company is known for its abundance and variety of house beers created by head brewer Michael Demetrus. Now all of them, plus others, are available to try in a flight of 54 beers for $100.
M.I.A. Beer Company, which opened its taproom in January 2015, will throw an anniversary party in Doral February 24 to celebrate three years of pouring fresh local beer for the community.
Miami’s J. Wakefield Brewing recently collaborated with other breweries to make Panther Like a Panther, a stout to be released this month. It was created for Run the Jewels, the hip-hop duo of rapper/producers El-P and Killer Mike.
The craft beer industry is so popular in Miami that many of the surrounding cities want to get a slice of the action. Among those is North Miami Beach, which announced January 18 it created the state’s “first” brewery district.
The trademark for Taedonggang, the official beer of North Korea, has been registered in Miami, and the people behind the brand in the United States are set to launch their first beer at Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Co. Saturday, January 13.
In the coming months, South Florida will host several popular beer releases, openings, and festivals. Here’s a list to help you plan.
Gravity Brewlab has collaborated with Denmark’s Evil Twin Brewing on a beer that’s being distributed throughout Miami. It’s called Two Tickets, and there’s an interesting story behind it.
North Miami is getting a second brewery, and the first one hasn’t even opened yet. Lost City Brewing Company signed a lease for a location at 12207 NE 13th Ct., two blocks from MOCA Plaza, according city documents. Descarga Brewing Company, North Miami’s other brewery, is slated to open at 12355 NE 13th Ave. Neither brewery has announced an opening date.
Beer events begin before the official start of Basel and run throughout the week and beyond. They include anniversary block parties, tap takeovers, and artist meet-and-greets. Here are highlights of the best beer-related events during Miami Art Week.
Last Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case about whether cops are allowed to access cell-phone location data without a warrant — the latest in a growing legal battle over the limits of police surveillance using new technology.
The North Miami Brewfest returns for its sixth-annual celebration of craft beers and brewers on December 9 — coinciding with Art Basel and Miami Art Week. This year, the Brewfest gets a new home. The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami will be hosting the event. In the past, it was…
For decades, José Miguel Battle Sr. ran La Corporación, a ruthless organized-crime syndicate also known as the Cuban Mafia. It made more than a billion dollars on gambling rings and used arson, beatings, and assassins to deal with its enemies. His son, José Miguel Battle Jr., rose through the ranks to help run the criminal enterprise as the family became one of the richest in Miami.
World of Beer (WoB) Dadeland permanently closed Tuesday after more than five years in business, according to an announcement the bar posted on Instagram.
Gordash now has a small brewery of his own, and that’s where he’ll reintroduce the Special English Ale. The much-requested award-winning brew will be available on draft at the nanobrewery Holy Mackerel Garage Project in Pompano Beach.
The tap list at M.I.A. Beer Co. also includes HRD WTR, a line of alcoholic seltzer water.
In the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Miami brewers have collaborated on several beers whose proceeds will be donated to relief efforts in Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys. M.I.A. Beer Co. in Doral has teamed up with breweries from the Tampa area — Coppertail, Green Bench, Cycle, and 7venth Sun — to make IRMA IPA. Proceeds from the sale of the beer will be donated to the nonprofit Feeding Florida.
Less than a week following Hurricane Irma, Bousa Brewing Co. quietly opened its taproom on September 22 in the Little River District.
