Craft Beer Cellar Opens Fort Lauderdale Shop and Taproom

Craft Beer Cellar, a craft beer bar and bottle shop, has quietly opened in Fort Lauderdale. Situated in a small strip mall alongside Egg & You Diner, the 1,500-square-foot bottle shop and taproom offers rare beers to take home and to drink onsite. Owned by Amy and Eddie Abralde and Marta Urra, it’s the first South Florida location of the Massachusetts-based chain of specialty beer stores.

Vandalo Is an Instagrammable Graffiti-Filled Bar in Wynwood

Vandalo debuted mid-September in Wynwood with a street art theme.  On its website, the restaurant and lounge, created by the team behind party spot, Dirty Rabbit, calls itself, “a gangsta-sophisticate experience, demonstrates that the destruction of something, including one’s self, is also the creation of something new. Something better.”

Fall in Love With Miami’s Top Autumn-Inspired Cocktails

Say so long to summer’s fruity libations and welcome a collection of cocktails rich in cinnamon, coffee, and smoke. From sherry-based concoctions to spicy old-fashioneds, go beyond the pumpkin spice latte and explore South Florida’s most creative fall cocktails.

Beat Culture Brewery Makes a Brew Inspired by Ironbeer Soda

As a kid, Beat Culture Brewery cofounder Alan Espino remembers drinking Ironbeer from a can. The fun was pretending he and his siblings and cousins were drinking the boozy kind of beer. That’s why, years later, Espino was inspired to pay homage to the beer of his childhood at his Miami-based brewery.

Grovetoberest 2019 Will Have a Star Wars Theme

Grovetoberfest has switched locations in Coconut Grove over the years but now it’s back in Regatta Park on October 12 to accommodate more breweries this year, said organizer Tony Albelo of Swarm, Inc. Now in its ninth year, Grovetoberfest is one of the biggest and most anticipated beer festivals in Miami and this year it will include more than 500 beers all wrapped in a Star Wars theme.

American Icon Brewery Makes Small-Batch Beers in Fort Lauderdale

American Icon Brewery Kitchen & Taproom owner Mike Rechter has a clear vision of his brewery’s fan base. He pictures boaters and fishermen enjoying a day on the water, and they’re listening to the classic-rock hits that turned American rockers into legends. That’s why the brewery, which opened a second location, at 911 NE Fourth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale, is decorated with the likenesses of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix

Boynton Beach Hopes to Encourage Growth With Its Brewery District

Boynton Beach’s brewery district, like any special district defined by a particular characteristic, is bound together by its cluster of brewing companies. The city joins a tiny club of municipalities in South Florida that have such an amenity. North Miami Beach made one in 2018 to entice new or already…

NYC’s Blind Barber Speakeasy Opens a Miami Beach Outpost

Blind Barber, a hair salon by day and a bar by night, has opened inside the Natilus by Arlo Hotel. Miami Beach is the fourth city to host the speakeasy-meets-barbershop. In addition to the flagship in New York City, Blind Barber has locations in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Toes in Sand, Beer in Hand at Brews at the Beach

Beer festivals in Florida are typically held at a park or in a parking lot, but Brews at the Beach will let you down some brews while shoving your toes in the sand. Get ready to party December 7 on Fort Lauderdale Beach at Sunrise Boulevard and A1A.

Rum Day 2019: Where to Celebrate Miami’s Favorite Spirit

Friday, August 16, marks National Rum Day, a time to celebrate the rich flavor of the spirit that infamously lubricated pirates and sailors in the 1600s. The main player in many favorite tropical cocktails, such as the piña colada and daiquiri, rum has a long history in South Florida dating to the days of rumrunners…

Jet Pilot, a Weekend Tiki Bar, Crash-Lands in South Beach

Once upon a time, there was a jet pilot named Sam. One day, while Sam was exploring the Pacific Islands to the tunes of Harry Belafonte wafting through the speakers, his plane flew into a thick cloud of smoke. Sam was too busy chair-dancing to “Jump in the Line” to notice he had crashed into an erupting volcano…