Local beers such as Big Rod, Shark Bait, and Vice IPA from Miami Brewing Company are available not just in Florida anymore. Now you can find them in Asheville, North Carolina. Brewery owner Peter Schnebly recently signed a contract with Empire Distributors Inc., a Durham distribution company. The Miami beers…
Florida International University’s brewing club, B.R.E.W. FIU, has become known for not only fostering Miami’s beer industry but also turning out some professional brewers. Club cofounder Matthew Weintraub is now the brewmaster for the Tank Brewing Company, which will pour its first brews during Thrillist’s Barbecue & the Blues at…
Last night, we got the full tequila treatment aboard the Tequila Express as we were transported to four hotspots in the Gables and the Grove: Tarpon Bend, Talavera, Peacock Garden Cafe and Bulla. Throughout the stops we were briefed on tequila: the basics, production, mixology and food pairing. While it…
Craft Spirits & Beer returns to Miami this weekend in a different location and with a new format. The event, which spotlights the artisanal, will take over the Fillmore Miami Beach January 30 and 31, with Friday reserved for the trade only and Saturday open to the public. See also:…
If you have plans this weekend, you might want to cancel them. Unless those plans include attending the La Nuit en Ros� Festival, which is bringing all things bubbly and pink to the newly opened Miami Beach Edition for three back-to-back days of drinking. The first festival dedicated solely to…
The Tequila Express is this Thursday, January 29, and if you haven’t already booked your passage for this voyage of food and drink, you still have a few days. From 6 to 10 p.m., you’ll board the Tequila Express (disguised as buses) and be whisked to four different restaurants in…
It’s only January, and 2015 is already proving to be a busy year for beer in Florida. With legal challenges to both the state’s growler law and brewery tasting rooms, there should be lots to talk about at the Miami Young Republicans Beer Summit at Town Kitchen & Bar. These…
Miami’s rapidly growing craft beer scene will get a little more international when Darwin Brewing Company takes over MIA Brewing’s taps this Friday night. Darwin Brewing Company is owned by Darwin Santa Maria, a Peruvian brewer and James Beard Award-winning chef who has been winning over palates at Darwin’s on…
Tonight, Kush in Wynwood is tapping a keg of Founders CBS Imperial Stout. The tapping part of a takeover event that is also feature several more of Founders brews. Founders CBS is a rare, highly sought-after beer. It received a perfect 100 on both Beer Advocate and Ratebeer.com websites. The…
South Beach’s creative cocktail scene is growing with the announcement of Isaac Grillo’s Repour Homemade Cocktails at the Albion Hotel . Grillo, who was named the Ultimate Miami Bartender by Magic City Casino, is opening his own establishment in the former Drogerie space at the boutique Lincoln Road hotel. The…
Oktoberfest doesn’t come for another nine months, but beer festivals in Miami are almost a year-round occurrence. Miami is getting the year started with the 3rd Annual Miami Beer Festival, which returns to Marlins Park on January 31. The festival is less than two weeks away, but there are still…
The Tequila Express is back in Miami for its third time, but the party leaves the station just once — so make sure you don’t miss the bus, so to speak. On Thursday, January 29, from 6 to 10 p.m., The Tequila Express, presented by Tequila Herradura and New Times,…
Anheuser-Busch contiinues to face criticism over what consumers say are deceptive import labels on beer packaging, this time in relation to Beck’s beer. Just last month, Anheuser-Busch settled with Miami consumers Gustavo E. Oliva and Lady J. Suarez, who claimed they were misled into thinking Kirin beer was imported from…
Calling fans of so-bad-they’re-good movies and classic cocktails. Tiki Horror Nights is coming to Blue Starlite Drive-In at the Coconut Grove Playhouse. By the way, this is not a tropical-themed haunted house. Tiki Horror Nights can best be described as a live version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 with booze…
Friday is the time to drink some beer. Several beer-related events are happening this weekend, but there are three milestones in Miami-Dade County: J. Wakefield Brewing launches its tasting room, as does MIA Brewing. Gravity Brewlab is tapping two inaugural kegs of its first official brew, Sunshine State of Mind,…
Sometimes you can make money simply by drinking beer. A class-action settlement will give Miami households up to $50 in brewski. The reason: Anheuser-Busch made people think Kirin beer was imported from Japan. On December 17, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida Judge Robert W. Thornton Jr. approved a settlement between…
When MIA Brewing opened for production in Doral last September, its tasting room remained closed. However, that fact will change Friday, when the brewery will open its tasting room to the public. MIA Brewing owner Eddie Leon said he should have his 2COP license, the state permit required to serve…
Tonight, screw the Times Square ball drop because the New Year’s Eve spotlight will be focused on the 305 when Pitbull hosts his holiday party at the Thompson Miami Beach hotel. The celebration concert, entitled Pitbull’s New Years’ Revolution, will feature appearances and performances by Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Enrique Iglesias, Fall…
More beer is not only finding its way into Miami, but also more efficiently into your mouth during sporting events. And it doesn’t even require you to leave your seat. The season may have ended with a crappy record and next year promises more of the same, but at least…
For a long time, the website of Gravity Brewlab read “coming soon”, but now its suds are finally here. Miami’s latest brewery is releasing a handful of kegs of Sunshine State of Mind in preparation for the Miami market next month. Gravity Brewlab is the latest to join the ranks…
Think beyond the fruit-forward tropical drinks and the tomato in your Bloody Mary. There are a variety of vegetable-based cocktails to sip on in Miami. Forget juicing and get more creative (and boozy!) on how to get more vegetables in your diet for 2015. See also: Hold the Sugar: Savory…
It’s the holiday season and that means parties, get-togethers with friends, and the real possibility of having one too many egg nogs then getting in your car. For many, that means drinking and driving, especially given Miami’s not-so-great mass transit system. But before you get behind the wheel, you should…
