It’s been almost six years since the Rusty Pelican, Key Biscayne’s sunset-viewing happy-hour hangout, completed its $7 million renovation. Now the iconic restaurant has introduced an extensive collection of wines, as well as a revised menu to go with the unbeatable view.
As the craft beer industry continues to grow, larger beer companies are taking notice and are acquiring smaller breweries. Florida isn’t immune to this phenomenon. Several international conglomerates have already snatched up breweries in the Sunshine State. Since the purchase of North Carolina’s Wicked Weed Brewing Company by Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB-InBev), rumors have beens swirling on social media that Oakland Park’s Funky Buddha Brewery was next.
Part of what makes visiting a local brewery’s taproom so special is the draft lineup: there’s usually something on tap you can’t find in stores, or many of the local craft beer bars, for that matter. But what about when you want to take some of it home? Well, that’s what bottle releases are for. They don’t happen
Last year’s Drink Miami Hostel transformed the Freehand’s rooms into mini cocktail experiences where guests were entertained and educated by some of the industry’s best bartenders and brand managers. This year, organizers Gabriel Urrutia, Giovanny Gutierrez, and Matt Hirsch bring Drink Miami Hostel back to the Freehand from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 24.
Spring is well underway, which means Miamians are rapidly preparing for the unrelenting heat and humidity of our most tropical season. The good news is, while you’re sizzling outside, Miami’s best bars and restaurants are here to cool you down with the season’s most refreshing and bright cocktails. Here are the top five beverages to revive you during the looming annual heat wave.
Tap 42 has announced the opening date for its midtown Miami restaurant. The newest addition to the Tap & Co. family, Tap 42, located on the corner of NE 33rd Street and First Avenue, will officially open for business Saturday, May 20
Finding new recipes to brew is a pastime for pretty much all zythophiles, including John Falco from Lincoln’s Beard Brewing Company, who recently teamed up with local attorney Josh Hubner to put an original Florida style of beer back on tap in Miami’s beer scene.
Do you know how to hula? Want to learn to play the ukulele and drink lots of rum? You can do it all at this year’s 2017 Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale, considered one of the world’s largest and most authentic celebrations of tiki culture, cocktails, art, and music. The event returns to the Mai-Kai June 7 through 11, and this year the party promises longer hours, more events, and cocktails from pop-up bars and sponsors included with all weekend passes.
American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is May 15 through 21: seven days dedicated to the people and culture of the industry in the U.S., including South Florida. This year, breweries and bars across the region will host a variety of events, including beer-pairing dinners, releases, anniversary parties, and tap takeovers.
These days, there are plenty of bars that serve good beer. But not all of them are true craft beer bars. What makes a good beer bar? First, it’s selection: a thoughtful draft and bottle list that changes frequently and offers up a good variety of styles and flavor profiles…
Almost a year ago, the Faena Theater in Miami Beach debuted C’est Rouge!, a sultry cabaret show. The production, which includes clothes-optional dance routines set to Latin and jazz rhythms, was a first for the theater inside the $1 billion Faena complex. Throughout the performance, actors, dancers, and acrobats command the dimly lit, sparkling…
The Nancy was a Revolutionary War supply ship said to be the first U.S. vessel to hoist its flag in a foreign port. Today, its hull rests somewhere at the bottom of Delaware Bay. Yet a group of Miami bartenders have salvaged and raised her in the form of a laid-back…
With multiple breweries slated to open in 2017, South Florida’s beer scene is exploding. With Miami breweries like Wynwood Brewing and J. Wakefield winning national accolades, the city is swiftly becoming known for its beer scene.The staggering growth of this industry was evidenced at this weekend’s New Times’ Brew at the Zoo, which highlighted some of the region’s best local brews.
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is wildly celebrated as a day to honor Mexico’s culture and heritage. This can include anything from a taco eating contest at Bodega or luchador matches at Coyo Taco (see the full list of Cinco de Mayo events in Miami here). But, for…
L Bar, the upscale cocktail lounge in the lobby of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, offers an alternative to those not looking to wear a sombrero and shake maracas this Cinco de Mayo. In addition to serving its traditional libations, L Bar also has a secret tequila menu…
For the eighth year, New Times will bring together local and national brewers for Brew at the Zoo this Saturday, May 6, at Zoo Miami. It’ll be a chance to taste what’s established and emerging in the craft beer industry. On the list of 100-plus beers are dozens of established local breweries and some that are slated to open for production by this summer in Miami-Dade County.
What started as an obsession for Tatiana Johnson eventually morphed into Señor Pop, Johnson’s side hustle-turned full time gig of containing the flavors of south-of-the-border beer cocktails into non-alcoholic beer popsicles.
The ninth-annual Rum Renaissance Festival was filled with pirates, tiki mugs, and plenty of rum. Though the spirit is best identified with the islands of the Caribbean, rum is made throughout the world.
The Tank Brewing Company taproom opened this week, making the craft brewery the latest in Miami to pour beers onsite for the public. The announcement was made on the brewery’s social media, which invited the public to an informal “sip and discuss” event and preview to mark the occasion. Owner Carlos Padron says he opened the taproom following a week of inviting test crowds of various sizes.
On May 6, Miami will get wild when the eighth-annual New Times’ Brew at the Zoo takes over Zoo Miami for an evening filled with beer, music, fun, and wild things. From 8 to 11 p.m., sample more than 100 beers and spirits from dozens of distillers and breweries from around the world.
Wynwood is getting a new brewery. Veza Sur Brewery, a collaboration between Colombia’s Bogota Beer Company and Oregon’s 10 Barrel Brewing, is set to open at 55 NW 25 St. early this summer. The 10,000-square-foot space will include a 15 barrel DME brewhouse and 5,000-square-foot taproom with a terrace.
The True Bleau cocktail contains Barr Hill gin, grapefruit soda, and a massive spherical indigo ice cube infused with pea flowers. This colorful drink can be found at Sorso, a pop-up cocktail lounge that’s slated to run through the summer at Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
