There’s a crispness to the air and festivals abound. Glorious fall has finally come to Miami so get outside and enjoy! Whether you want to drink beer at Grovetoberfest, get your first taste of stone crabs, or score free booze, there’s an event for everyone. Weekend starts now! French 75…
Chicago’s Goose Island Beer Company is back in Miami for its annual Migration Week. They brought copious amounts of its famous Bourbon County Stout for you to drink during this week filled with beer dinners and events during Oct. 13-16. All of the remaining events are not ticketed and open…
South Beach is going to get a little boozier when Total Wine & More opens tomorrow, October 15 at the Fifth & Alton shopping center (1139 5th St., Miami Beach). The Miami Beach mega store offers 14,000 – 15,000 spirits and wines (including Schnebly’s tropical fruit wines) in a 19,105 square…
If the idea of wearing a bathrobe and swigging a cold craft beer to the screaming chords of Molly Hatchet on a giant boat in the middle of the crystal blue waters of the Caribbean sounds like a good time, the Lebrewski Cruise was probably made for you. Departing from Miami…
Not wanting to strictly stick to a common lineup of beers that include stouts or pale ales, Gravity Brewlab’s Diego Ganoza is always making one thing or another that begs the question: you can do that with beer? For example, one of the beers Ganoza brought to the 2015 Great…
Broken Shaker’s Gabriel Orta and Elad Zvi are in London, celebrating their place alongside the World’s 50 Best Bars. Two months ago, Orta and Zvi learned that their bar would be ranked on the list of World’s 50 Best Bars for a second year, but they still had to wait…
Once again, we’ve lived through another work week. With Friday comes a plethora of activity, with events and openings. As the weather cools, Miami heats up with events, openings, and parties. This weekend you can feast on Miami’s favorite snack, sample as much beer as you want, and snag a…
Unlike other breweries in Miami, Biscayne Bay Brewing Company does not have a taproom. And if you own a brewery, you need a taproom. Co-owner Jose Mallea said that he would have included one in the original construction, but the brewery’s opening would have been delayed for several months. But…
Schnitzel Haus on NE 79th, just east of Biscayne , is far from the streets of Munich. If you listen carefully you’ll hear the sounds of brass bands playing, beer being poured, and the laughter of merry souls. Schnitzel Haus is owner Alex Richter’s third Miami restaurant and it’s been open for 11 years. The restaurant (1085…
For decades, Chicago, London, and New York have reigned supreme in the cocktail kingdom, with world-class bars such as Dead Rabbit in the Big Apple and American Bar in England turning out exquisite renditions of libations like Blood & Sand and Clover Club. Only recently has Miami Beach taken its…
Grovetoberfest organizer Tony Albelo is facing backlash for using the name and hashtag #DarkBeersMatter for an upcoming beer sampling event, originally scheduled to be held at Wynwood Brewing Company on Monday, October 5. The hashtag, posted on the Grovetoberfest Facebook page, seems to be a parody of #BlackLivesMatter, a movement…
Thirsty Thursdays have been shaken and stirred with a bit of magic at WunderBar inside the mid-beach Circa 39 Hotel. A couple of weeks ago, the hotel bar launched something called Cocktail Conjuring Thursdays with the new corporate mixologist, Leo Holtzman, overseeing cocktail programs at Circa 39 and sister hotel The…
In what is astounding news for Miami’s bar scene, Bar Lab is poised to take over the operation of Magnum Lounge on 79th Street. Magnum’s co-owner, developer Avra Jain, confirmed the news yesterday. Specifics, such as timing for the takeover, are still in the planning stages. Jain purchased the property…
Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply won’t have an official opening until October, but for those who can’t wait, the bar, located at 237-B 20th St. in Miami Beach, soft opens this Thursday, September 24 at 4 p.m. Though billed as a neighborhood cocktail bar, Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply is…
Footballer, model, and actor David Beckham was in Miami for the launch of Haig Club Scotch Whisky, hosting a week’s worth of parties at Al Capone’s former estate on Palm Island. The whisky company, by the way, tricked out the entire mansion and grounds, sparing no expense in building walls,…
Oktoberfest started in Munich on October 12, 1810, as a five-day celebration of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. During the following years, Oktoberfest became a celebration of Bavarian culture, music, and food. This year, Oktoberfest in Munich starts tomorrow, September 19 and runs trhough October 4,…
When is a bar both the hottest and the coolest around? When it’s Drinkhouse Fire & Ice, which soft opened this past weekend. The lounge is the brainchild of partners Sally Drinkhouse and Nicole Prichett, and a culmination of two years of planning.Though there are ice bars in most major…
Long before documentaries spotlighted the issue of food waste, Peter and Denisse Schnebly were trying to figure out a way to use the hundreds of pounds of tropical fruit that was deemed not pretty enough to sell from their tropical fruit farm. Peter Schnebly says a friend suggested making wines…
Eleftherios Kraounakis’s Peruvian-inspired cocktail menu is now available à la carte. At La Mar by Gastón Acurio, you can now forego traditional bar bites, and solely indulge in some of his latest drink creations, thanks to their extended nightlife program. Nicknamed Lef, he joined the eatery’s team early this summer as a…
“What type of water would you like?” It’s the first question a diner hears when they sit down in a restaurant. Most often we’re even given options: “Would you care for bottled still, sparkling, or tap?” We choose bottled water, and go on about our meal ordering food and other drinks. It’s not until we…
Dolphin fans no longer have to drink mass produced beer at Sun Life Stadium. The stadium, in the midst of a two-phase remodel, has added new seating and a host of food options including local favorites Cafe Versailles, Key West’s Sloppy Joe’s Bar, and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila. But the…
Total Wine & More is bringing its mega spirits shopping experience to South Beach with a 19,105 square foot store. The new Total Wine moves into the Fifth & Alton shopping center on October 15, if all goes according to schedule,and a big grand opening celebration is in the works. …
