Bars & Breweries

Christmas is coming and nothing is as festive as some holiday cheer.Sure, you could go out and but a bottle of Scotch, but isn’t it more fun to make a custom libation?

Star Wars-themed cocktails will be available at these bars just in time for the premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

Now that cooler temperatures have swept in, it finally feels like the holidays, and the Magic City is ready to celebrate. Good thing New Times’ Sips and Sweets is tonight, December 14. Think of it as Miami’s ultimate holiday party, with treats, drinks, and enough yuletide music to get you in a giving mood.

Christmas just came to Brickell with a pop-up holiday-themed bar at Fado Irish Pub. Christmas on 10th St. turns Fado Irish Pub into a festive holiday fete complete with floor-to-ceiling decor, lights, trees, and plenty of mistletoe, according to Fado’s event manager, Ley Zapata. “We’ve transformed the pub and the…

You’ve likely been to a wine-pairing dinner, where each course is heightened by the perfect wine selected to complement the dish you’re enjoying. But have you thought about what wine to pair with your pot? Canna Vinus calls itself the perfect wine for the cannabis lover.

Winter wonderlands are in short supply in this part of the world, but the Miracle pop-up bar is here to make all of your Christmas dreams come true. The temporary libation station debuted in 2014 in New York City and has become an international phenomenon, with 50 locations worldwide — one of which is now at Delray Beach’s Death or Glory. Basically, it’s a cornucopia of Christmas, from drinks to music to decor.

This week, the Museum of Ice Cream will open in the Faena District, Kosher Food & Wine will return to Turnberry Isle, and New Times will host Sips and Sweets in North Miami.

New Times’ food editor Laine Doss will chat with Dylan’s Candy Bar’s Jemm Prospere today, December 7 at 3:30 p.m. Together, they’ll discover this season’s most outrageous holiday candies.

On December 15, Mathews Brewing Co. will open the doors to its Lake Worth brewhouse and taproom located just west of the city’s downtown, in the newly recognized Artisanal Industrial District.

This week, the annual Whisky Extravaganza returns to Fort Lauderdale, one of just three host locations on the East Coast this year. On Thursday, December 7, the event will offer whiskey novices and aficionados the chance to explore a wide range of the most prestigious single malt, premium, Scotch, and other unique whiskeys from around the world in addition to curated culinary pairings.

Beer events begin before the official start of Basel and run throughout the week and beyond. They include anniversary block parties, tap takeovers, and artist meet-and-greets. Here are highlights of the best beer-related events during Miami Art Week.

Four years ago, Wynwood Brewing Company opened its doors as the City of Miami’s first production brewery. This Saturday, December 2, it will celebrate with a massive block party. From noon to 11 p.m., NW 24th Street will be filled with food trucks, games, live music, and more than 50 kinds of beer, including a few kegs of the brewery’s holiday Coqui-To. Admission to the party is free, and beer tickets for people 21 or older cost $6.

The North Miami Brewfest returns for its sixth-annual celebration of craft beers and brewers on December 9 — coinciding with Art Basel and Miami Art Week. This year, the Brewfest gets a new home. The Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami will be hosting the event. In the past, it was…

Florida’s first brewery dedicated to American wild ales is now open in Pompano Beach. The day after Thanksgiving, Odd Breed Wild Ales owners and brewers Matt Manthe and Dan Naumko debuted their tasting room. The intimate space is located in the city’s industrial-like Old Town Pompano area.

Thursday, December 14, from 8 to 11 p.m., the Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection will be transformed into a winter wonderland complete with treats, cocktails, holiday music and fun.

Johnathan Wakefield has had enough. Enough of the buyouts, enough of facing off against behemoths such as Anheuser-Busch InBev — the global brewing giant that owns Budweiser — and enough of seeing good beers diluted to mediocrity.

When the tryptophan kicks in and Grandma’s critiques of your marital status become increasingly difficult to evade, exit left and take a breather — and a couple of well-deserved gulps — at these bars that’ll be open Thanksgiving night.

Tonight some of Miami’s best chefs and bar owners will gather for Friendsgiving at the Anderson on Miami’s Upper Eastside. Bar Lab’s Gabe Orta and Elad Zvi, co-owners of the Anderson, organized the evening as a substantial way to give back to the community. “We volunteered at a foster children’s place and really got inspired by it. After meeting the children and hearing their stories, we wanted to give back,” Orta says.

Christmas has returned to Miami with festive decorations and one particular elixir: Coquito or “little coconut”. Each holiday season, the traditional Puerto Rican holiday beverage gets passed around in offices and among friends and neighbors. It so happens that the founder of Wynwood Brewing Company, Luis Brignoni, is a Boricua himself, and was inspired by the eggnog-like drink for the brewery’s upcoming seasonal release. Coqui-To is a limited-edition milk stout aged in rum barrels, finished with toasted coconut, vanilla beans, cinnamon and cloves.

To get you thirsty for the weekend, New Times food editor Laine Doss will discuss the various expressions of Herradura tequila live from Cabo Flats at Dolphin Mall with the cantina’s mixologist today, November 16, at 4:30 p.m.

Ready or not, the holidays are upon us. If you’re looking for something more festive than the office Christmas party, take everyone to New Times’ Sips and Sweets.

A three-night daiquiri bar is set to pop up at the Standard Spa November 16. Located in the property’s juice café, the bar is the brainchild of Ali Alvarez and Christopher Delvin, founders of Palabar. The two have been hosting a series of 25-seat chef-driven dinners under the name Daily/Nightly. Cocktails have played a large role in the dinners and are now being offered at the pop-up daiquiri bar of the same name.