OTC restaurant in Brickell pulled rank and managed to host a Funky Buddha Brewery tap takeover this Friday and a 1,000 IBU takeover on August 1. The August 1 takeover will be a battery of some hefty IPA (India Pale Ale) beers with each of their IBU ratings, or international…
We Miamians will have beer with just about anything — burgers, tacos, churrasco, fritas. What about ceviche? Doesn’t that sound like a great summer love? Good thing then, that SuViche has partnered with local craft brewery, Gravity Brewlab to bring a four-course ceviche-and-beer pairing to locals tomorrow night in SuViche’s…
If women and beer are a match made in heaven, the Craft Brewjas are angels here to spread the gospel. This South Florida faction is all about craft beer appreciation, and their latest event is bringing post-work week suds sipping to Miami Beach. This Friday night, the fierce females are…
Frankly, any day that celebrates a spirit should be a federal holiday. And though we (sadly) haven’t reached that point in our evolution, there’s a consolation prize: Yes, next Wednesday’s National Tequila Day is midweek, but you can still spend your after-work hours celebrating. In honor of the fruits of…
Tales of the Cocktail, the multi-day celebration of spirits in New Orleans has wrapped up its 11th annual celebration. The event, which took over the city, features more than 200 curated seminars, tasting rooms, spirited dinners, and competition and mixologists, brand ambassadors, and drinkers come together to learn, explore, and…
If you walk into your favorite Miami bar and don’t see any familiar faces mixing drinks, it’s probably because your favorite mixologist has headed for the Big Easy. Tales of the Cocktail, the annual five-day spirited celebration of cocktails, has the world’s finest mixologists congregating in New Orleans to compete,…
“I cried when my parents died. I cried when my children were born. The only other time outside of that, that I cried, was when I passed this exam,” says an American Master Sommelier on camera. Somm, a documentary, takes you into the lives of four men who will literally…
When is a cocktail not a cocktail? When it’s an ale based on a classic cocktail. Or, to be more precise, a collection of ales produced by two of the United States’ most unique craft brewers in a special bi-coastal collaboration. The ales in question are the Gentlemen’s Club Old-Fashioned…
Ladies, lo and behold, the ultimate fashion accessory for getting your booze on has finally come to fruition. New York designer Cynthia Rowley has created a bangle bracelet that doubles as a flask. If only Sex and the City were still around — this would have replaced Carrie Bradshaw’s “Carrie”…
What happens when you mix a double IPA and gin? You get a beer called “Gin and Juice,” of course, the result of a collaboration between Miami’s Gravity Brewlab and the Cigar City Brewpub in Tampa. It all began when Gravity’s Diego Ganoza and a Chicago executive with Ransom Old…
Sure, you love a well-crafted cocktail. But do you realize the passion and dedication that goes behind your Old Fashioned? Hey Bartender, a new documentary playing at O Cinema in Wynwood, goes behind the bar to tell the tale of two very different bars and the men who work there…
If you’re a cocktail aficionado, Blackbird Ordinary has to be one of your favorite places. The drinks are crafted with care, using premium spirits, house-made elixirs, and fresh herbs grown right on the premises. Which is why we are pleased as punch pisco to announce that New Times is hosting…
“Bad boy” Dennis Rodman is hell-bent on making the world a better place — one loony dictator and one cocktail at a time. Most recently, the former basketball player, wrestler, actor, and bridal gown model told Sports Illustrated he should receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his unlikely friendship with…
Miami mango mania is about to reach new heights this weekend when Mango Man — a guy in an orange polyester suit — and Finlandia Vodka host two different mango invasion bar crawls every Saturday and Sunday in July. Finlandia will host mango drink specials and promotions at two informal…
The margarita is a conundrum, indeed. On the one hand, the Mexican cocktail, is a lesson in simplicity. On the other, it’s the one drink that’s most likely to go wrong when you order it. Consider this little conversation we recently had at a very nice restaurant: Bartender: What would…
For broke foodies across the 305, the year’s best season is almost upon us: all hail Miami Spice! Starting August 1, our favorite annual event kicks off at hotspots across the city, which means we get our gourmet eats on sale. (Miami New Times, by the way, is sponsoring the…
There’s a new big, bad lounge popping-up with the addition of Mister Wolfe to the South Beach scene. The lounge, housed in the former Bond Street space at the Townhouse Hotel, fuses bar, lounge, and small plates restaurant together in a sleek, sexy environment filled with multiple spaces to cuddle…
When you name your rum after one of the most iconic authors in the world, you’d better be prepared to live up to that name. Papa’s Pilar, the first spirit licensed by the Hemingway family and named after Ernest Hemingway’s boat, Pilar, is going all out with the concept of…
Fourth of July is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time to commemorate our nation’s independence with a cold one. But if you’re more into top-shelf spirits than Bud Light, this occasion calls for fewer coozies — more cocktails. Check out these patriotic drink options from some of…
It’s Friday and I’ve had a long, slightly lousy week. I’m sure a lot of you have, too. Basically, I’m just sitting here waiting for 5 p.m. to roll around so I can get a beer. Wood Tavern is a good choice to get my evening drink on. It’s inexpensive,…
Remember when Critical Mass started and took the Magic City by storm? Now it’s a citywide event where more than 1,000 people, sometimes including Gabrielle Union and D. Wade, ride 14 miles collectively to a finish line with Miami’s own first ice cream bicycle. What you didn’t know is that…
Sure, The Kentucky Derby was a month ago. But summer is the perfect time to enjoy a mint julep. In fact, when you consider the julep is basically a bourbon and mint slushy, you’ll wonder why you never thought of this classic Southern libation as the perfect drink for a…
