Miami Brewers Come Out to Sprung 2016

On Saturday, thousands of beer fans enjoyed live music and cold beer at Sprung, Miami’s first beer festival of the Spring season. For the first time, the event was held in Wynwood, moving from its Coconut Grove home in Peacock Park. And, although the cool grass under our feet and…

Sprung and Grillin N Chillin: Two Spring Events Move to Wynwood

Two of Miami’s premiere spring events are moving from their original home in Coconut Grove to Wynwood. Sprung, and Grillin N Chillin (formerly Grillin’ in the Grove) happen this weekend at the RC Cola Plant at 550 NW 24 St., and Tony Albelo of Swarm says the move to Wynwood…

Brew at the Zoo 2016: Calling All Homebrewers

New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, the seventh-annual beer celebration, returns to Zoo Miami Saturday, May 7, with more fun and entertainment than ever before. More than 4,000 beer lovers from across South Florida are expected to attend the festivities, which run from 8 to 11 p.m. Miami’s largest beer festival…

Spanish Marie Brewing Company Coming to West Kendall

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…

NaiYaRa’s Daily Happy Hour: Eat and Drink for Seven Bucks

Three months ago,  Piyarat Potha Arreeratn, better known as Chef Bee, returned to South Beach with the opening of NaiYaRa, 1854 Bay Rd. in Miami Beach’s Sunset Harbour neighborhood.   The chef, who made a name for himself at the now shuttered (and rumored to reopen at some point) Khong…

The Anderson Opens Monday: Bar Lab Cocktails and an ’80s Vibe

For weeks now, we’ve seen The Anderson being teased with images of everything from kittens to 80’s women. Now, The Anderson officially opens this Monday, March 7. Like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, The Anderson opens at the former Magnum Lounge (709 NE 79th St. Causeway, Miami) bringing…

SOBEWFF 2016: Rachael Ray Finds Puppy Love at Yappie Hour

Here’s a big South Beach Wine & Food Festival pro tip for Food Network fans. If you want to get up close and personal with Rachael Ray, you’d best be sporting a tail. The celebrity chef and host of yesterday’s Yappie Hour gave face time to every doggie guest at…

SOBEWFF 2016: Broken Shaker Wins Art of Tiki

Miami Beach’s Surfcomber Hotel was transformed into a tropical oasis at the second annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival Art of Tiki. This cocktail showdown saw the best tiki bars in the country coming to Miami to create drinks filled with rum, spices, and juices. The competition was fierce,…

New Times‘ Brew at the Zoo 2016: Presale Starts Now

Break out the beer goggles and the silly hats because it’s time to party with the animals at Brew at the Zoo. New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, the seventh annual celebration of beer returns to Zoo Miami on Saturday, May 7 with more beer, more food, and more entertainment…

MIA Brewing Celebrates Can Launch and First Anniversary

M.I.A. Brewing Company in Doral began production in mid-2014, and the taproom opened the following January. This Saturday, February 20, the brewing company will celebrating its first anniversary in style with an outdoor party featuring food trucks, live music, and lots of beer.  The party runs from 2 to 10…

305 Brews to Open in Midtown Miami

A new craft beer and coffee bar is coming to Midtown Miami this spring. 305 Brews is set to open May 2016 at  3501 NE 2 Ave. The name, according to Zeke Man, partner and general manager at the new restaurant, is a tip of the hat that both beer…

Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Company Begins Crowdfunding Campaign

Remember Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Company (LBBC) brewer John Falco and his offer to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev for only $26,000? Now he’s raising money — not to buy AB-InBev, but to open a brewery in the Bird Road Arts District.  On Jan. 30, Falco and his business partners did what many brewers have…

J. Wakefield Brewing Takes Home Top Honors at 2016 RateBeer Awards

Miami brewer Jonathan Wakefield was in Santa Rosa, California, this past weekend swigging some Pliney the Elders at Russian River Brewing Company at the RateBeer Best Awards and Festival January 30.  Thousands of beer fans from as far away as China and Poland converged on the Northern California city to taste the world’s…

Drink Like Madonna With These Tequila Cocktails

Madonna like her tequila. The Unapologetic Bitch singer has been accused of drinking during performances on her Rebel Heart tour. The queen of pop irked country music star Reba McEntire by taking the stage at 10:30 at a recent Nashville performance, two and a half hours later than scheduled. McEntire Instagrammed a picture…