South Florida Beer Week Returns In January: Miami Events Announced

The second annual South Florida Beer Week returns January 19-26, officially casting away any doubt that Miami has a thriving craft beer scene. The brew-filled week features events scattered throughout south Florida, from Miami all the way north to Jupiter, where Beer Week’s two main festivals will be held at…

Haven Gastro Lounge Previews Huahua’s Tacos Every Tuesday

If you’re intrigued about the upcoming Huahua’s Taqueria, the soon-to-open fast-casual taco joint by chef Todd Erickson, you merely have to head over to Haven Gastro-Lounge tonight for Taco Tuesday, featuring a sneak preview of Huahua’s tacos.Tonight and every Tuesday (except for Christmas and New Year’s Day), Erickson will feature…

Crown Royal Goes Maple: Media Tasting And Mixing Contest At The Broken Shaker

Unlike vodka drinkers, Whiskey lovers tend to be somewhat traditional in their choice of libations. You don’t come across Raspberry Jameson or Bushnell’s Citrus, for example. But this past year, the tried and true traditions of whiskey making have taken a turn.First came the onset, and almost immediately popular, honey-flavored…

Monday’s “Dinner with Friends” Will Be Last of 2012

Dinner with Friends at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill is an event that every foodie must experience at least once. Fortunately, this coming Monday, December 17, Sugarcane will once again delight a small group of diners to a gastronomic gala. Unfortunately, it will be the last DwF of the year.We attended…

Get Sprung: New Spring Break Beer Festival Announced

Okay, so maybe Miami is the only place on the planet not looking forward to a spring thaw (mainly because it’s in the mid-80s outside and even the plastic snowman on the lawn has melted from the intense sun).Read also:- Grovetoberfest: A Celebration of Beer in Peacock ParkBut that doesn’t…

Bougainvillea’s to Take Over Cervezas in South Miami

South Miami’s popular craft beer outpost, Cervezas, is now under the ownership of another local drinking den – Bougainvillea’s Old Florida Tavern. The acquisition announcement was made via the two bars’ Facebook pages last night. Read also: – Best Bar for a Bender: Cerveza – 4/20 “Get Stone’d” Stone Brewing…

Epcot’s Alcohol: Drinking Around at the Booze Counters & Carts

If you’re over 21 and without offspring, Epcot is the ideal Disney destination. After all, their 11 international pavilions feature alcoholic treats from the countries of origin. From Jagermeister to champagne, you can get your buzz on all over the world. Read also: – Disney Treats Make You Fat, Says…

Gramps Bar’s Gator Show at Soft Opening

This weekend saw approximately 10,378 Basel-related events. And despite the attraction of porn-as-art; an erotic candy-themed carnival ride and pop-ups galore – one of the most talked about attractions was an old school Florida tradition: the gator show. Read also: – Art Basel: The Most Artistic Cocktails in Miami -…

Art Basel: The Most Artistic Cocktails in Miami

About now you’ve driven around for miles looking for some parking spot under $50, walked miles in shoes that hurt, downed your fair share of cheese cubes, and pondered both art and the throngs of “interesting” fairgoers. Read also:- Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea!Pop-Up to a Basel Biergarten- Art Basel: Where…

Beer Me Wins Hatuey Beer’s Art Contest

In what might go down in history as the best title of all time, artist Adbul Delgado’s Beer Me has been designated as the newest marketing image for Cuban beer brand, Hatuey. The brew, whose roots run back to 1920s Cuba, was recently revived by Bacardi. Back in their heyday,…

The Broken Shaker Opens

The Miami cocktail scene has just gotten a little more interesting with the opening of the permanent edition of the Broken Shaker. Read also:- Best Pop-Up Bar: Broken Shaker- Best Bartender: Gabriel OrtaBar Lab’s Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi opened Miami’s first pop-up cocktail lounge last January. It quickly became…

Macallan Teaches Scotch 101

When people get serious about Scotch, they get the Macallan. After all, the brand has been brewing the golden-hued spirit for almost 200 years. The company’s Scotland distillery creates a whole host of options — from 10-year-old Fine Oak to the Macallan in Lalique Six Pillars collection (a bottle of…

First Trust: Free Cocktails at Pop-Up Lounge During Art Basel

Art Basel is just starting and Short Order is making plans for the closing night’s festivities. We suggest you do the same, especially when it entails a pop-up lounge and four different cocktails — and everything’s free.First Trust is a new cocktail lounge scheduled to open in downtown Miami in…

Art Basel Miami: Pop-Up Biergarten to Serve Florida Craft Beers

Art Basel and booze go together like Andy Warhol and Campbell’s tomato soup. So it’s only fitting that a pop-up biergarten would make its way to Basel.Chefs Andres Barrientos and James Bowers (of Aaron’s Catering) are pairing up with Mixed Media Collective and Gaudi Castro to launch the temporary brewpub,…

Gravity Brewbar Soft Opening in Wynwood December 7

Gravity Brewbar, Miami’s newest brewpub, will be holding a soft opening on Friday, December 7, at its new location in Wynwood. The pre-game starts two days before that, on December 5, at The Broken Shaker starting at 8 p.m. The festivities last until 1 a.m. The new place is located…

Cannabis Beer Brewed by Homebrewers in Colorado and Washington

With passage of Amendment 64, which legalizes cannabis for recreational use in Colorado comes the possibility of a new market for cannabis beer.Washington state legalized recreational cannabis too. Even though cannabis beer has been made by home brewers for years, commercial breweries probably won’t be following suit, considering that cannabis…

World of Beer Adding Two Miami Locations UPDATED

World of Beer, a Tampa-based chain of beer bars, is opening its second Miami location in Kendall on December 3 at 3 p.m. The new WOB will be centrally located within the shops at The Palms in Town and Country, across from Outback Steakhouse.Schenbly Miami Brewing Company will also be…