When a brewery opens to the public, everyone expects that its beer will be ready to drink. That wasn’t exactly the case when Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Company opened at 7360 SW 41st St. in the Bird Road Arts District last May, but co-founder John Falco says the  brewery received its…

Many of the current professional brewers in Miami started off making beer the good old fashioned way — through home brewing and with little-to-no formal training. But there’s a huge difference between making a small five gallon batch to share with friends and going pro. A new brewing school in…

There’s nothing better than Miami baseball and a cold beer — especially when that beer is brewed fresh and local and right at the ball park. NightLife Brewing Company co-founder Juan O’Naughten announced yesterday that he and partner John Cooper signed a lease for a 9,728 square-foot brewing space on…

Between the 30 acres and LNB Groves in the Redlands that Miami Brewing Company’s Jacob Lindsay uses to get lychees, figuring out what to do with all of that fruit was a no-brainer — make beer with it. And not just any beer, but used the fruit three different ways…

Bottle release parties at J. Wakefield Brewing (JWB) Company are always huge events. But now the brewery is set to release new bottles and its first cans on July 2. Get ready, JWB brandmanager Alex Gutierrez says, because it’s “going to be a big-assed day.”  There will be two varieties…

The Miami beer community has lost one of their own. Piero Rodriguez, one of the founders of MIA Beer Company and a pioneer in the local craft beer industry, died in an early Sunday morning car wreck in Miami, MIA owner Eddie Leon confirmed to the New Times. He was…

You’ve heard of breweries collaborating with each other to produce a small-batch, limited-edition beer. However, MIA Beer Company (formerly MIA Brewing Company) and Big Cypress Distillery have teamed up to make a hops-less beer called a gruit which will eventually be distilled into a gin.   A recognized beer style by the Beer…

Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Company, the newest Miami-Dade County craft brewery, is now open in the Bird Road Arts District (7360 SW 41st St., Miami). The taproom, which celebrated a soft opening on May 20, had a “fantastic” turnout, according to co-owner John Falco.  The original plan was to open by April 30,…

American Craft Beer Week in Miami is almost over and it’s nice to think that all the fun you’ve had is because of the local craft breweries. But stop for a moment and raise your beers to the other independent players in the game, like local keg proprietor Zhi Yang…

American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is a week of celebration that gives recognition to craft breweries in America. The Brewers Association defines a craft brewery as one that is independent, meaning that an owner who’s not a craft brewery doesn’t own more than a 25 percent stake in the company; and…

Ask anyone in Miami where you could find a cocktail in Miami and you’ll probably get laughed out of every bar. But HOOCH, a new app that launched May 2 in Miami, gets you a cocktail for under a buck per day for a whole year. HOOCH has previously had success…

The craft beer industry in Miami appears to be far from tapping out. On April 8, Miami’s Planning Commission approved plans for Spanglish Ales, a 4,303 square foot brewery located at 55 NW 25th St. in the Wynwood Arts District.  The South Florida Business Journal reports that longtime Miami resident Jurgen…

Miami is getting a new brewery. According to state and federal records, Bousa Brewing Company will be located in the Little River district of the city.  It’s the latest brewery to come to Miami and an example of brewing companies setting up shop in other parts of the city besides…

Hialeah is getting a brewery. It’s called Unbranded Brewing Company and it’ll be located in the Leah Arts District.  Owner Zachary Swanson confirmed to the New Times that he recently acquired a 31,000 square-foot warehouse located at 1395 East 11th Avenue that’ll serve is the brewhouse.  Where most breweries in Miami…

April 20 is the international day for getting high on weed and thousands of people across Miami will get seriously fucking stoned, then they’ll get hungry. It’s called the munchies and it’s that deep, primal hunger you feel after smoking weed, dabbing, or what have you. Weed is technically still…

Another lawsuit alleging deceptive beer label practices was filed in Miami. On April 1, Dr. Henry Vazquez who says Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB-Inbev) Leffe brand isn’t made in a real monastery.   It’s the second such class action to be filed this year, the fourth since 2013, and the third filed…

Miami’s beer industry increased by one more brewery with The Tank Brewing Company, which has already started production, owner Carlos Padron told the New Times.   After two years, much of the construction is complete and the brewery has effectively been making test batches for the last few months. Even though he…

Spanish Marie Brewing Company is coming to Miami and soon the western part of Kendall will have a local spot where beer is made.  Spanish Marie will house a full production brewery and retail shop, located in a complex of warehouses located near the Tamiami Airport at 14241 SW 120th…

Union Beer Store plans to be an oasis for beer lovers in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.  David and CiCi Rodriguez signed the lease for Union, located in the heart of Calle Ocho, (1547 8th St.), in late 2015. The couple are heavily involved in Miami’s craft beer industry. David started with…