At a boxy wine shop in Hallandale Beach called Mas Vino, you can buy bottles that are interesting and affordable. Store manager Charles Ferrin marks his favorites with bright labels, denoting wines that are both great tasting and great deals. Ferrin is one of those cerebral wine guys, the kind…
As MIA Brewing Company gets closer to its grand opening, the company needs to keep thirsty fans at bay. What’s better than giving away some free beer? That’s what will happen tomorrow night, September 17: the MIA Brewing spotlight at World of Beer in Kendall. Free beer — free beer…
Wynwood Brewing Company officially launches its beers on September 23 at Gramps, but you can get a taste of their brews tomorrow night at Wood Tavern. The neighborhood bar is hosting a soft launch for the brewery during Art Walk…
Miami is in for a surprise very soon when Biscayne Brewing Company officially opens for production. The new brewery has two locations: a production facility located in Doral at 8000 NW 25th Street and a brewpub in Little Havana at 1010 SW Eighth Street. See also: Biscayne Bay Brewing Company…
A colleague tipped us off to the Italian mojito at Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante in South Beach. The cocktail muddles tomato instead of lime and uses basil instead of mint. It also substitutes vodka for rum. Quite simply, the term “mojito” is being used liberally here. The brand used is Stolichnaya…
It’s alright. We completely understand. Until now, Miami hasn’t been much of a beer city so you haven’t felt like you needed to learn too much about brewskis. The only thing you really had to know was that Corona Light was for the beach and Budweiser for tailgating. Then, it…
In Las Vegas last evening, the ten most imaginative bartenders in the United States faced off for the title of the Bombay Sapphire Most Imaginative Bartender 2013, in partnership with the United States Bartending Guild. Each bartender was already a winner, having taken the title in his or her region…
Segafredo L’Originale, located inside the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road, has been keeping a secret. Well, not a secret exactly, but it hasn’t been boasting its complimentary happy hour aperitivo buffet, suspecting that word of mouth would eventually out it. Weekdays from 6 to 8 p.m., South Beach locals find…
The beer scene in Miami is so hot right now that even homebrewers are getting props. And they should because they make some of the best stuff on Earth — and you will never be able to find it in stores. Tonight Moron Brothers will be the featured homebrewer of…
Jonathan Wakefield, the mastermind behind J. Wakefield Brewing Company, is on the path to establishing Miami’s next production brewery, and he is close. To help raise the remaining capital needed to start J. Wakefield Brewing, the firm has established an account with CrowdBrewed, the Kickstarter-style answer for the craft beer…
It’s finally here, folks. After two years of heavy anticipation, Wynwood Brewing Company has announced it will officially launch its beer September 23. The launch will be in tandem with Miami Beer Tour, which is hosting Hopztoberfest at Gramps in Wynwood beginning at 8 p.m. On tap will be Wynwood’s…
Craft beer in Miami is ever expanding as Sexy Llama Brewing Company, a new Miami brewing company-in-the-making will debut at World of Beer in Kendall on September 3. The pouring begins a 6 p.m. and samples are free. Started more than a year ago by brewers from South Miami, Sexy…
Bloody Marys can be a contentious topic. Whether you like your breakfast booze extra spicy, horseradish heavy, full of pickled veggies or topped with meat on a stick – everyone’s got an opinion. This Sunday bartenders will go head to head at the Broken Shaker in a Bloody Mary battle…
Sangria, the wine-based libation popular in Spain and Portugal, is a drink that’s widely open to interpretation. Though the basic recipe calls for wine, chopped fruit, and a touch of brandy, there’s a host of ways to make sangria into a custom drink by getting creative with the fruit and…
The Miami beer scene grew a little stronger as Miami Brewing Company brought in Andrew Guthrie to be its new brewmaster. Guthrie will come on board as the creative talent behind all of the brewery’s recipes. Guthrie will be MBC’s (also known as Schnebly Redland’s Winery) first proper brewmaster since…
Thank goodness for fall, already. Sure Labor Day marks the “unofficial” end of summer — but aren’t you looking forward to actually being able to walk outside without getting eaten alive by mosquitoes? Besides, the coming of autumn brings that oh-so-special annual Coconut Grove event — Grovetoberfest. The celebration of…
Kevin Danilo does a good job keeping his chin up as work continues inside the 5,300-square-foot space in Brickell that will in a few months open as Batch Gastropub. See also: Batch Promises Brickell a Real-Deal Gastropub…
Patpong Road, the intimate lounge atop Khong River House is designed to recreate the famous Bangkok night market and red light district of the same name. TripAdvisor reviewers make it sound like Lincoln Road with go-go bars, food stalls, sexy women, and ladyboys — which is awesome in our book…
If you’re anything like the rest of us in the First World, you’ve spent many panicked minutes scanning the shelves of a liquor store before heading to a party. Choosing the right booze is one of those etiquette skills most of us never learn, leaving us the loser who always…
Miami Spice is a big deal, but you already know that. As important as the food are the drinks, and Toro Toro recently held an internal competition including its top bartenders in the hunt for what would become the official cocktail of Miami Spice for the restaurant. For three weeks…
Wine sommeliers are the understated cool kids of the restaurant industry. Everyone forgets about them, but every high-end restaurant has one. Lurking in the corners of dark wine cellars, these experts are there to assist guests with ordering vino. You’d think the type of people who fall into this profession…
Happy National Rum Day! Sure, it’s another made up holiday, but when there are cheap rum drinks involved do you really care? If you want to get technical, since sugar cane is a major Florida crop…and since rum is distilled from sugar and/or molasses, you could say that rum should…
