If you’re looking to spend about $200 on a special gift for dad on Father’s Day (June 17) — one that he can wring quite a bit of pleasure from — this just might be it: Thor, a new 16 year old single malt Scotch whisky from Highland Park’s Valhalla…
Happy Memorial Day, Miami. If there’s sun — and the forecast calls for an end to this damn rain — you will want to grill out with an ice-cold beer in hand. But when you’re sipping on that brewski while the blazing-hot charcoals reach proper temperature, consider using beer as…
When it comes to local beer in New Orleans, two brands that come to mind are Dixie and Abita. Neither is brewed in the city, with Dixie contract-brewed out of Wisconsin and Abita brewed on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. But there is one beer in New Orleans that…
Looking to travel abroad in the name of American Craft Beer Week? How about this? Go check out Miami homebrewers Jonathan Wakefield, Diego Ganoza and Robert Tejon who will be competing in the first ever Berliner Bash on the Bay to be held at Peg’s Cantina in Gulfport, Florida, near…
Did you know women were the original brewmasters?Arwen Lehman and the Craft Brewjas crew she rolls with aren’t just consumers, they’re also secretly brewing up their own batches of fine suds.We caught up with her and friends at The Federal, The Bar, and The Local to see what she had…
American Craft Beer Week is a little half way over, and there are several more events around Miami worth checking out for the beer-loving warrior. Before the week is finished, make an effort to attend and sip, or chug, some fine and local hand-crafted beersRemember Brews & Bellies at The…
Craft alcohologist Nick Armada went to beer college at FIU before starting CerveTech in the Bird Road Arts district.He can tell you all about how yeast are living micro-organisms, why fungi eat sugar and excrete alcohol, and how enzymes make it all possible.Read this week’s feature on Nick’s company to…
American Craft Beer Week is the mother of all suds lovin’ celebrations. Lokal Burgers & Beer in Coconut Grove is embracing this momentous occasion by giving over its taps to beers brewed locally in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. Starting at 6 p.m., newly-opened Due South Brewing Company from…
This week, our feature story takes a closer look at Miami’s quickly rising craft beer scene. But besides the homebrew clubs and restaurants, there are the writers who are blogging about craft beer in South Florida.We want to recognize the following blogs in honor of American Craft Beer Week. Some…
My Ceviche is South Beach’s answer to the pretentious, over-priced corporate establishments on Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue. Co-owners Roger Duarte and James-Beard-nominated executive chef Sam Gorenstein are one reason, and Tuesday they plan on celebrating another.”Locals are what drive this establishment,” said Duarte, between answering phones and taking orders…
“Local” Haitian beer Prestige won a gold medal yesterday for Best American-Style Cream or Ale. It took category #42 at the winners’ banquet during the World Beer Cup competition in San Diego.Miami is not considered part of the Caribbean, but Prestige was as close as Florida got to receiving any…
Deep in the bowels of the liquor closet of the Dutch lie some old bourbon barrels, just sitting around..or so it seems. Those barrels actually contain the Dutch’s limited edition series of libations aged in small batches.First a cocktail is invented and crafted by the Dutch’s bar team. Then the…
American Craft Beer Week in Miami begins Monday, May 14. What better excuse do you need to dress up like Gambrinus with beer stein in hand for seven days in a row?Brown Distributing is helping Miami shake its non-beer-loving image by driving all over the county to make sure there are enough…
Serendipity 3 has long been known as the ice cream parlor to the stars. The decadent restaurant was opened in 1954 in a New York City brownstone and quickly became the place to see, be seen and eat ice cream. Andy Warhol traded art for food, Jackie Kennedy Onassis tried…
Bourbon Steak wants to be your Kentucky Derby headquarters, so it’s plying you with promises of cheap booze and free food (works for us). From 5 to 7 p.m. on Derby Day (Saturday, May 5), plant yourself bar-side, where $5 mint juleps will be featured among an array of drink…
View more photos of Brew at the Zoo here.How did you spend your weekend? Drinking delicious beer and letting loose, we hope, like the folks at Brew at the Zoo this past Saturday night. They weren’t waterlogged.Alien Ant Farm thrashed the stage while several thousand people swarmed the beer tents…
Put your best drinkin’ suit on, because tomorrow is the third annual Brew at the Zoo at Zoo Miami. The event features an array of hop-laden beverages ranging from mass-produced brands like Dos Equis and Budweiser to craft offerings from CerveTech and Florida Beer Company.In addition to all the beer…
It only makes sense that a boutique burger at a bistro be paired with a glass of Bordeaux. And so starting Tuesday, May 1, db Bistro Moderne is offering a complimentary glass of the austere French wine with every hamburger purchased at lunch or dinner (a pairing long favored by…
You might miss the entrance to the Miami Club Rum distillery (2320 N Miami Avenue, Miami), housed alongside the locked galleries and thrift shops that line North Miami Avenue in Wynwood. The nondescript building is rather small when compared to most rum distilleries in the Caribbean, which come equipped with…
When Zaragoza crushed the French Army near Puebla, Mexico on May 5, 1862, he intended to commemorate the victory by celebrating with tortillas, guacamole, beer and block parties. Yes, block parties, kind of like the one World of Beer in Dadeland is hosting in two weeks.Authorities will close off the…
In a laboratory deep in the heart of suburban Miami, an overactive kettle explodes, spewing steamy, frothy wort. Just another day in the adventures at CerveTech Brew Institute, where brewing experts hone their craft in the art of making fine beer. If CerveTech is a brewing laboratory, Nick Armada is…
View photos from Miami Rum Renaissance Festival 2012 at Deauville Beach Resort here.The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival at the Deauville Resort concluded last evening with a 6:45 p.m. “last call”, prompting event goers to rush to their favorite rum booth for one last mojito or shot of the elixir favored…
