Beer geeks across the state of Florida have tears in their beers as the bills legalizing 64-ounce growlers didn’t make the final cut when the Florida legislature ended its session last Friday Senate Bill 1344 did not make it past the Commerce and Tourism committee and the House’s version, HB…
While the upper U.S. West coast has a beer style to call its own (Cascadian Dark Ale), it appears that the craft beer movement in Florida has spawned a new style of beer: the Florida Weisse. The second annual Berliner Bash on the Bay in Gulfport, Florida, was recently held…
As the mixology movement takes root across Miami — classic, pre-Prohibition era cocktails are all the rage. Old favorites like the Blood and Sand, the South Side and the Manhattan are making a stiff comeback, re-introducing the masses to gin, bourbon and other liquors too often shelved in favor of…
With World Cocktail Week running from May 6 to 13, it’s the perfect time to pause and take stock of Miami’s rapidly improving mixology landscape. More than a few creative minds are hard at work creating craft cocktails, leaving the Red Bull vodkas and Jack and Cokes in the well-deserved…
If you are what you drink, then most of South Florida’s beer snobs are fruits or just plain bitter. Hoppy, pungent IPAs and light, easy-drinking pilsners infused with berries or citrus garnered the longest lines at the Miami New Times’ Brew at the Zoo on Saturday night at ZooMiami…
Sure, it’s a chain. But it’s also the home of over 500 bottles and 50 rotating drafts of craft beer, making World of Beer a welcome addition to the neighborhood (and a place to add to your happy hour bar rotation). Located in the Shops at Midtown, this Tampa-based chain…
Brew at the Zoo is tomorrow, May 4. The event, at Zoo Miami, features over 100 beers, including local craft selections and a home brewers alley serving unique and delicious brews you simply have to try. If you’re a serious beer geek (or you’re into treasure hunting), here’s a map…
Commercial brewers from across the county are teaming up to create the ultimate Miami collaboration beer: Conjunto, which literally means “group.” The idea was Tony Albelo’s, the man behind Grovetoberfest and Sprung beer festivals. The collaboration includes both Miami breweries and brewpubs: Wynwood Brewing Company, Miami Brewing Company, Most Wanted…
The fourth annual New Times Brew at the Zoo is tomorrow, May 4, at Zoo Miami. The event features great beers, good food, live concerts, and plenty of surprises. We know most of you have your tickets in hand and are busy planning for an evening of sudsy fun –…
Local homebrew club Miami Area Society of Homebrewers will participate in a local gathering of the 16th Annual American Homebrewers Association Big Brew on Saturday, May 4, at Miami Beer and Wine Makers Warehouse in HIaleah to celebrate National Homebrew Day. Big Brew will be held from 10 a.m. to…
Miami Brewing Company, the beer side to Schnebly Redland’s Winery, purchased a canning line and their signature Big Rod Coconut Ale (5.4 ABV) cans will begin to appear in local stores by late August, said Schnebly’s Director of Sales and Marketing Joe Reyes. The canning line should arrive sometime in…
There were some tense moments (and a lot of laughs) at Paulie’s Kitchen at the Paul and Young Ron studios in Miramar yesterday, as the two radio personalities (and beer-drinking members of their crew) judged five of South Florida’s best home brewers. At stake? A table at the Paul and…
Unlike the rest of America, in Florida, you have go north to go south. More redneck than refined, the rest of the Sunshine State is full of pick-up trucks, Southern twangs and country music. Head north just a few hundred miles, and it’s hard to imagine there’s a place called…
Paul and Young Ron might know everything about being the funniest people to every hit the radio airwaves, but did you know they’re also beer aficionados? In fact, they love beer so much, they’ve taken over the fourth annual New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, renaming our home brew section…
Miami is a town that’s all about the booze. Our idea of a fun night out is bar-hopping, shot-taking, and beer-chugging. And there’s no better neighborhood to get our collective drink on than the party epicenter of the universe: South Beach. But with the plethora of pubs, bars, lounges, and…
Beer has been an obsession of mankind since the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians made brew 7,000 years ago. We’ve evolved techniques since then, but the basic fundamentals remain the same. After all, in the most primitive of terms, beer is simply the byproduct of fermented grains. Although equipment and sanitation…
This year’s Miami Rum Renaissance Festival was bigger than ever. In its new home at the Miami Airport Convention Center at the Doubletree by Hilton, there was ample room for rum exhibitors, seminars, and even on outdoor cigar lounge where attendees could enjoy a spirited smoke. Tasting our way through…
Growing up in a Nicaraguan household, I was introduced to hard liquor by my dad’s bottle of Johnnie Walker Red. Nicas love hanging out with Johnnie. He’s a smooth cat who’s been the master of concocting aromatic amber spirits since the 1800s. At the tender age of 13, I became…
Anyone can get behind a bar and mix a drink. For that matter, anyone can walk into a kitchen and prepare a meal. After all, we’ve all cooked for ourselves at home, haven’t we?But, bartenders, like chefs, have many different levels of expertise. While the person who pops your Budweiser…
Altanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company is bringing its craft beers to Miami. To expand its brand, SweetWater is putting the finishing touches on its newly expanded brewhouse, which quadruples the brewery’s capacity…
Miami Rum Renaissance Festival director Robert Burr is what you might call “rum obsessed.” The author of Examiner.com’s national rum page has about 900 bottles of rum in his private collection, hosts rum cruises on which fans can tour various distilleries at exotic ports of call, and is hosting an interactive…
As the mixology world grows increasingly complex, crafting concoctions can be intimidating, both for budding bartenders and at-home drinkers. Juniper sugar? Gelatin cubes? Bacon-infused bitters? Where in the world are you supposed to begin? But the dudes behind the über-prestigious Beverage Alcohol Resource (BAR) professional training program have the at-home…
