Happy hour in Miami isn’t a pastime; it’s a way of life. Think of it as the only time when cheap drinks, even cheaper eats, and a buzzy vibe unite inside some of the Magic City’s finest restaurants. These daily happenings make destinations such as the Sarsaparilla Club and Mignonette Uptown accessible for more than just one drink.
Invasive Species Brewing secured more than $100,000 in funding from the City of Fort Lauderdale to help with the buildout of its new brewery, which will be located in Flagler Village at 726 NE Second Ave.
Tap 42, the Fort Lauderdale-based restaurant known for a vibrant bar scene and elevated comfort food, will open an outpost in Aventura before year’s end. The announcement comes less than six months after the concept opened its fourth location, in midtown Miami.
World of Beer Kendall at the Palms at Town & Country has closed, according to an eviction notice posted on the bar’s front door July 5.
The Can Cans, a national awards competition that recognizes canned craft beer excellence, has tapped a pair South Florida breweries. Boynton Beach’s Due South Brewing Company and MIA Beer Company were two of four breweries to win two medals apiece. More than 25 styles and 400 beers…
It’s a million degrees out and a stroll to the car seems like a stroll on the surface of the sun. Welcome to Miami in the summer.There’s only one thing to do. Drink beer. Here are five craft beer stories to keep you cool and refreshed this weekend.
Anybody in Florida who hopes to start a sake company might be a little disappointed to learn how the alcoholic beverage will be treated from now on. Beginning July 1, sake will be taxed higher, as a wine rather than a beer. The tax hike stems from House Bill 689, which Gov. Rick Scott signed into law last week.
This past Saturday, Miami Drink Hostel, a cocktail event that invited guests to drink around the world, returned to the Freehand Miami. Each guest was photographed upon arrival and given a custom “passport.” The goal was to get all 30 pages “stamped” by the spirits brands plying their wares.
The Pubbelly Boys have been planning a mega street-food concept in Wynwood right under Miamians’ noses. Baja Bao is scheduled to open July 15 on NE 25th Street. The concept centers on bao buns with Latin flavors from countries such as Argentina and Mexico. The idea is to place traditional and nontraditional taco fillings inside the fluffy buns.
Drink Miami Hostel returns to the Freehand tomorrow, transforming it into a world of cocktails. More than 30 rooms at the fashionable hotel/hostel will turn into individual drink experiences, with Miami’s best bartenders and brand managers shaking up cocktails and educating guests about spirits.
Sports bars are usually convivial places to get together with friends to watch the game and hoist a few. But though they’re often homey and inviting, most aren’t considered elegant. Enter Black Market Miami, a swanky bar that recently opened in downtown Miami. It’s the creation of Red Rabbit Presents, composed of Shane Vernon, Erick Passo, and Michael Mora. This is the nightlife team’s first brick-and-mortar, which is represented by a glowing bunny displayed front and center at the bar.
Tales of the Cocktail, the annual New Orleans celebration of spirits and industry professionals, announced the finalists for its annual Spirited Awards. The awards were founded in 2007 to celebrate excellence in the cocktail and spirits industries.
M.I.A. Beer Company has partnered with Deb Fogarty of Be Well Travel and Norwegian Cruise Line for a four-day brews cruise from Miami to Cuba March 26, 2018.
North Miami will soon get its first brewery. Descarga Brewing Company is expected to open in September at 12355 NE 13th Ave., co-owner Manny Jannes says.
The latest venue to open at CityPlace Doral lets guests pair a night of bowling, games, and karaoke with tropical-inspired comfort food and plenty of rum.
Deerfield Beach resident Bryan Turner was first in line for J. Wakefield Brewing’s most recent bottle release this past weekend. He arrived at the Wynwood taproom just after 9 p.m. Friday, June 9, and set up chairs in front of the brewery bay doors about 13 hours before bottle sales began.
This past weekend, the Fort Lauderdale-based Hukilau — considered one of the world’s largest and most authentic celebrations of tiki culture, cocktails, art, and music — kicked off its annual festivities. It was bigger and better than ever thanks to an expanded schedule of events and educational symposiums.
It was nearly three years ago that Ancho Reyes introduced its Chile to Miami. The chili-infused liqueur has spread among many local bar programs. Spirits visionaries Daniel Schneeweiss and Moises Guindi, founders of Milagro Tequila and Montelobos Mezcal, recently added a new flavor to their repertoire, Ancho Reyes Verde. Both…
This Memorial Day weekend, some of the leading ladies of the country’s craft beer industry will be gathering in Fort Lauderdale for what is being hailed as the nation’s first all-female beer fest. On May 28, the local women’s advocacy group the Fem Collective will launch its inaugural FemAle Brew Fest, organized by Fem Collective CEO Frances Antonio-Martineau.
Florida loves beer — nearly $22 billion worth of it. That’s according to an economic impact report conducted by the National Beer Wholesalers Association and the Beer Institute released earlier this month that shows the beer industry contributed $21.6 billion to Florida in 2016.
Last month, the Florida state House of Representatives passed Senate bill SB106, which would allow grocers like Publix and retailers like Target to sell liquor in the same space as other items.Dubbed the “Whiskey and Wheaties” bill, or the “Liquor Wall,” the bill would let consumers buy booze as easily as they buy cereal. In a law that remains from the post-Prohibition era, spirits in Florida must be sold only in dedicated liquor stores or in separate stores divided from a main pharmacy or grocer by a wall. A few days ago, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed the bill,
Sake has come a long way and not only in literal terms. In Miami, it’s becoming more and more common to spot at least one bottle of the Japanese beverage some people refer to as “rice wine.” From chefs developing their own labels to DJs curating sake collections, sake is becoming as popular as beer in the Magic City.
