Friday is the time to drink some beer. Several beer-related events are happening this weekend, but there are three milestones in Miami-Dade County: J. Wakefield Brewing launches its tasting room, as does MIA Brewing. Gravity Brewlab is tapping two inaugural kegs of its first official brew, Sunshine State of Mind,…
Sometimes you can make money simply by drinking beer. A class-action settlement will give Miami households up to $50 in brewski. The reason: Anheuser-Busch made people think Kirin beer was imported from Japan. On December 17, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida Judge Robert W. Thornton Jr. approved a settlement between…
When MIA Brewing opened for production in Doral last September, its tasting room remained closed. However, that fact will change Friday, when the brewery will open its tasting room to the public. MIA Brewing owner Eddie Leon said he should have his 2COP license, the state permit required to serve…
Tonight, screw the Times Square ball drop because the New Year’s Eve spotlight will be focused on the 305 when Pitbull hosts his holiday party at the Thompson Miami Beach hotel. The celebration concert, entitled Pitbull’s New Years’ Revolution, will feature appearances and performances by Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Enrique Iglesias, Fall…
More beer is not only finding its way into Miami, but also more efficiently into your mouth during sporting events. And it doesn’t even require you to leave your seat. The season may have ended with a crappy record and next year promises more of the same, but at least…
For a long time, the website of Gravity Brewlab read “coming soon”, but now its suds are finally here. Miami’s latest brewery is releasing a handful of kegs of Sunshine State of Mind in preparation for the Miami market next month. Gravity Brewlab is the latest to join the ranks…
Think beyond the fruit-forward tropical drinks and the tomato in your Bloody Mary. There are a variety of vegetable-based cocktails to sip on in Miami. Forget juicing and get more creative (and boozy!) on how to get more vegetables in your diet for 2015. See also: Hold the Sugar: Savory…
It’s the holiday season and that means parties, get-togethers with friends, and the real possibility of having one too many egg nogs then getting in your car. For many, that means drinking and driving, especially given Miami’s not-so-great mass transit system. But before you get behind the wheel, you should…
If the fact that Christmas is a mere two days away is freaking you out, relax. Forget your troubles, stay away from the mall, and head to your nearest liquor store where’s there’s a gift for nearly everyone on your list at just about every price point. In this wonderland…
Christmas is a few days away and, while Santa might want cookies and milk, you deserve a cocktail. After all the shopping is done and the tree is trimmed, it’s time to have a festive cocktail. These drinks are flavored with chocolate, candy canes, and orange for festive flavors –…
Growing up in Brooklyn, my parents had a bar. Purchased through the Macy’s catalog, it was a small octagon end table that opened up into a place to store bottles and glasses. Though they were quite proud of their swanky addition to the avocado green sofa they had purchased the…
So you’re throwing a holiday party but want to serve something other than store bought tonic and gin or vodka. How about a fruity and refreshing handcrafted pitcher of booze that will have everyone wondering if you picked up a side job as a mixologist? The drink we’re referring to…
This year has been good for the beer industry in Miami. Three breweries opened and the latest, J. Wakefield Brewing Company, even received official recognition from the city of Miami. In a Facebook post dated December 12, the brewery displays what appears to be its official building certificate from the…
It wouldn’t have been a successful Basel without a cocktail lesson in a bungalow penthouse at Miami’s newest and hippest lodge, the Miami Beach Edition. While Ian Schrager is most known for his role as co-owner and co-founder of the iconic Studio 54, he’s also responsible for pioneering the boutique…
December 5 is as good as any other day to use for an excuse to drink. But today imbibing becomes your duty as an American because it is Repeal Day, or the day in 1933 when drinking alcohol became a constitutional right. No doubt many parties will be thrown in…
Once again Wynwood Brewing is opening up its Vine Club, giving a chance for new members to get special access to all things from Miami’s first craft brewery. The Vine Club doesn’t open its doors to new members very often, and spots are extremely limited. Vine Club membership opened up…
With so many breweries opening in South Florida, beer connoisseurs will inevitably follow. Marco Leyte-Vidal, Miami’s Craft Commander, definitely lives up to this expectation. But Vidal is more than a lover of beer. He writes beer reviews and interviews brewers of some of the most sought-after beer in the world…
Miami’s best-loved activities — pork, libations, and music — come together at the inaugural Swig n’ Swine this Sunday, December 7, at Freehand Miami. From 3 to 8 p.m., the sister event of the Tales of the Cocktail soir�e Pig & Punch New Orleans will feature exactly what the name…
FIU’s South Florida Brewfest, held at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, was truly a local affair. Every brewery, from major players like Tampa’s Cigar City to home brewers like Home Sick Brewing in Sanford, were born and brewed in Florida. When you consider that there were over…
FIU’s South Florida Brewfest comes to the university’s Chaplin School of Hospitality this Saturday, November 22 and, although South Florida has a host of beer-related events (including Miami New Times’ own Brew at the Zoo), FIU’s is markedly different. The festival, now in its third year, started as a way…
A brewery, seminars, and beer — sounds like college, right? It is. The South Florida BrewFest this Saturday at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality, except there’s no entrance exam. If that doesn’t sound enticing enough, then how about learning about the business of craft beer from some of the state’s…
Rick Grand might just have the best job in Miami. As general manager of E11even, the dapper gentleman works alongside some of the most beautiful women in the world. Of course, there’s more to being a general manager of a mega-club that never sleeps. You have to be a master…
