Bars & Breweries

Miami will get wild when New Times’ ninth-annual Brew at the Zoo, presented by Biscayne Bay Brewing Company, takes over Zoo Miami for an evening filled with beer, music, and fun.

There’s no denying the hospitality and service industry is no longer a man’s world. As the wake of female empowerment continues to tear down barriers in all fields, international brands are rising to the occasion to add  support to this worldwide movement.

Whether you’re making plans to hang at a sports bar or order in a few dozen wings and celebrate at home, here’s your guide to eating and drinking through the most important day in the NFL.

David Grutman’s food empire is about to expand. The owner of Komodo, OTL, and the soon-to-open Planta is now entering the pastry game with the announcement of Happy Place Donuts.

It’s been a long season, but finally, the game of games is here. Sunday, February 4, the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. Instead of throwing the usual house party, gather your fellow fans and head to one of Miami’s many breweries, where there’ll be unlimited fresh beer and plenty of TV screens.

South Florida Hops, originally a Meetup.com group for like-minded people to attend beer festivals together, has grown into a 1,000-member base that also organizes its own beer fest.

This Sunday, February 4, the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII. If you haven’t scored tickets to the game, no worries — nearly every bar and restaurant in Miami is gearing up to host watch parties. There’s one for every taste, from poolside bashes to intimate gatherings. Here are Miami’s best places to watch the game. Kickoff is at 6:30, but most parties will begin earlier.

If you’re a Colombian living in the States, you probably miss the taste of lulo. The citrus-like fruit has a green pulp that tastes like a combination of pineapple and cotton candy. The fruit, known as naranjilla in Ecuador, is part of the nightshade family. Native to northwest South America, it’s a rare find in most parts of the United States.

What began as a friendly competition 20 years ago between the rivals of the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) and the Fort Lauderdale Area Brewers (FLAB) has blossomed into one of the premier homebrewing events in South Florida.

The brothers behind Mendez Fuel, a locally owned gas-station chain known for selling craft beer and filling growlers, have opened their first standalone food-and-drink bar in Westchester. It’s the fifth and largest location for Mendez Fuel but the first without a gas station.

When Johnathan Wakefield decided to team up with Paul Jones from Manchester, England’s Cloudwater Brew Company on a few beers for the upcoming WakeFest event, neither brewmaster thought it would become a teaching lesson for the #MeToo movement. Wakefield and the Cloudwater co-owner met at RateBeer World’s Best Beer Festival…

Last night, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace premiered with a party held poolside at Miami Beach’s Villa Casa Casuarina. The opulent property, still referred to by many as the Versace mansion or Villa Versace, plays a prominent role in the series. Filmmakers rented out the entire property for one month to film exterior and interior scene

For the first time ever, Funky Buddha Brewery will release its award-winning peanut butter and jelly brown ale, No Crusts, in bottles this year as part of a new release schedule. The Oakland-based production brewery will also begin canning its core beers alongside a new lineup that will also include new packaging, a year-round beer, and a year’s worth of limited and seasonal beers hitting statewide distribution for the first time.

The sixth-annual Miami Beer Festival will take place Saturday, January 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Marlins Park Plaza, where a slew of breweries will serve suds for a good cause.

It’s Saturday, and there’s a long weekend ahead. The only problem is that you and your friends are bored with the same bars and clubs. Why not try something new? From dancing with drag queens to drinking North Korea’s “official” beer made in Miami, here are five places to drink that are anything but boring. Cheers!

If you’re jonesing for nachos, seek out the friendly mermaid waving to you at Melinda’s, located on the bottom floor of the Electric Pickle.

Nestled between Gramps and J. Wakefield stands the newest place to get well-made cocktails in Wynwood. The brainchild of Home Cookin’ Hospitality Group, better known for Foxhole and Drunken Dragon, Rácket houses two variant bars, each offering a unique setting and libation experience.

The trademark for Taedonggang, the official beer of North Korea, has been registered in Miami, and the people behind the brand in the United States are set to launch their first beer at Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Co. Saturday, January 13.

In the coming months, South Florida will host several popular beer releases, openings, and festivals. Here’s a list to help you plan.

If you forgot your gloves at home or simply don’t own a pair, fret not — you’ll want to hold these drinks with both hands.

Revolutionary War-themed Bar Nancy opened in Little Havana last May with rustic, nautical-inspired decor and a healthy selection of craft cocktails. Now the laid-back drinking den has shortened its name and upped its offerings with a full menu of bar bites.

Lincoln’s Beard is much more than a place to drink beer. The brewery, whose tag line is “Weird at the Beard,” makes a point of using its taproom as a community gathering place.