Take a break from bottled imports and domestic beer drudgery. Craft beer has joined the party. The Miami Brewers Alliance aims to bring the word to the street by educating vendors, consumers, and local government officials about the emerging craft brewing industry. Ross Appel, executive director and attorney, explains the…
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company is officially open for production and its first kegs are shipping out today to three locations throughout Miami-Dade County. The inaugural kegs will be delivered to Rok:Brgr, the Butcher Shop, and Taurus. The tappings will begin at each location at noon, 5, and 9 p.m., respectively…
Ball & Chain hasn’t opened yet, but the Calle Ocho lounge already has quite an interesting history. The bar, which originally opened in 1935, back when the area now known as Little Havana was a mostly Jewish neighborhood known as Shenandoah, was a well-known jazz palace where the likes of…
If the Jameis Winston saga unfolding at Florida State University has soured your taste for college football in general, one Gator fan wants to help you forget, for a moment, how college football leeches insane amounts of credibility from universities across the country. Frank Coto, whose LinkedIn profile says he…
The Federal Food Drink & Provisions is kicking off Oktoberfest in German fashion tomorrow night with their third-annual beer celebration. Cesar Zapata and Aniece Meinhold have crafted a five-course dinner menu to pair with brews chosen by local beer guru Patrick Lunn and owner of Gravity Brewlab Diego Ganoza. Can’t…
J. Wakefield Brewing Company is finally set to open in the coming weeks. According to founder Jonathan Wakefield, the brewery will start production at the end of September in anticipation of an October opening of the tap room. “We are in our last leg of the completion process,” Wakefield says…
Albert Trummer, the “mad scientist” of cocktails, has announced the opening date for his new Miami Beach venture, the Drawing Room Bar & Lounge. The bar, located inside the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach, will feature Trummer’s own brand of cocktails that include botanicals, essences, herbs, and florals to create…
In honor of man’s best friend and a great cause, Lokal is introducing the first ever Yappy Hour today. Yappy hours are a thing in Fort Lauderdale and basically invites your dog to drink with you at happy hour. OK, so maybe your dog doesn’t drink but he keeps you…
The fifth annual Sam Adams Octoberfest in Miami will be held at Soho Studios in Wynwood on September 19 and 20. It has been taken over by Tony Albelo of Social House Events and Javi Zayas of Zevents. The details of the switch are a bit murky, but the past…
The much-anticipated pool bar at Vagabond Hotel is officially open for business. The place received its liquor license just this week and is ready to welcome the neighborhood and hotel guests in the newly renovated, retro-luxe space. While the pool is open to hotel guests only, the hotel’s bar will…
Starting tonight, Petit Miami will begin a new kind of ladies night special that will require you to meet up with your girlfriends more often. Every Tuesday night, tables of ladies with reservations will receive complimentary glasses of wine all-night long with their dinner. Talk about girl power!…
The Miami cocktail scene is getting an exciting new addition to the already growing list of bars and lounges serving up creative cocktails. The big news? The dream team behind the operation. Regent Cocktail Club’s John Lermayer, the team behind Blackbird Ordinary, and David Martinez of Michy’s are partnering up…
Marlins Park is turning out to be a handy location to host a beer festival. The baseball team announced that the stadium will host the Beck’s 2014 Miami Octoberfest, formerly known as Brickellfest, October 4. The worldwide beer festival celebrating the fall harvest will be an extravaganza of German and…
Vodka mogul Grey Goose has a new spirit to celebrate, and it’s packing cognac. Grey Goose VX, which stands for vodka exceptionnelle, launched September 1, which means you can get your drink on today. Simply pick up a bottle — 750 ml retails for $74. It’s not cheap, but this…
When the work week is going bad, there’s one thing that can keep us going to the weekend: the promise of a bloody mary. There’s something about this savory beverage that just says “weekend.” Maybe its the claim that the cocktail’ is a surefire cure for hangovers (with its mixture…
When was the last time you had three plates and a beer for $20? If that sounds familiar, you probably participated in last year’s Estrella Damm Tapas Journey, which took lovers of the Barcelona beer through Wynwood for a taste of Spanish culture. Estrella Damm has brought back the tour,…
Well aren’t you excited that it’s a three-day weekend? If you’re staying in town and are in need of some food and drink, you might want to check out Lilt, the new lounge at the Epic. You’ll find live music and champagne cocktails poured tableside from a trolling champagne cart…
Beer-pairing dinners attract the most devoted of beer snobs. Only true craft beer lovers would drive down from Fort Lauderdale for one. Especially when the beer involved Tampa brewer Cigar City and the chef happens to be the one who opened the Cigar City brewpub in 2008. Cigar City rep…
Another Miami brewery is poised to open in the coming months, yet for the past year the general public has not had a chance to taste any beer from Biscayne Bay Brewing Company. That will change, however, when the brewery is handing out samples of its beer at the Key…
Welcome to the start of a fantastic holiday weekend. This last-hurrah of summer contains not one, but two memorable days. In addition to celebrating Labor Day, this weekend we pay tribute some something near and dear to our hearts. Bacon! Saturday is National Bacon Day and, while it may be…
So you think you can’t make tiki drinks at home? Think again. In celebration of Labor Day, we’ve rounded up a couple of recipes from the two tiki authorities in town, Gui Jaroschy (Broken Shaker) and Trevor Alberts, to keep you cooled off in this unbearable heat. “Tiki drinks have…
Cuba is the birthplace of the mojito, so it should be no surprise that the cocktail can be found almost anywhere in Miami, especially at TK’s at the Villa Mayfair where Mojito Madness is now available. Mojito Madness is an all-mojito cocktail menu. It includes at least 20 flavors: classic,…
