On May 28, the local women’s advocacy group the Fem Collective will present the FemAle Brew Fest, what event organizer and Fem Collective CEO Frances Antonio-Martineau calls not only South Florida’s but also the country’s first craft beer festival celebrating women in the brewing industry.
Ariel, the Little Mermaid, is all grown up, and she’s shaking her fins for you every Friday and Saturday night at the B Ocean Resort’s Wreck Bar on Fort Lauderdale Beach. The bar has been taken over by chef Ralph Pagano, who also owns the Naked Crab at the resort.
National Beer Day is an unofficial holiday with all the trappings of an official one, particularly one that involves drinking beer.
Sprung!, Wynwood’s spring beer festival, has evolved from its original spring-break theme a few years ago. Gone are giant Jenga and human bowling, replaced by a beer-aficionado vibe. That’s not to say the festival was a staid affair: After all, with an chance to sample more than 300 beers in one sunny afternoon, attendees were ready to make merry.
A few years ago, if you were heading out to the bar for an ice-cold beer, you’d be hard-pressed to find a locally brewed one on tap anywhere in the tri-county area. In 2010, there wasn’t a single production brewery in Broward or Palm Beach County and only a handful of brewpubs crafting their own suds.
The Employees Only brand is undergoing an expansion, with the original partners each opening a outpost in Singapore, Austin, and Miami Beach. The SoBe speakeasy opened last month, just in time for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Though housed in the most Miami of locations — a vintage coral-rock house on the grounds of the Washington Park Hotel — the intimate bar maintains its New York vibe and sensibilities.
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company co-owner Jose Mallea kicked off his candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives this weekend. He took to Twitter Saturday to make his announcement.
Today is National Cocktail Day. Sure, it’s another made-up holiday, but any day that requires you to hoist a few drinks is worth celebrating. Plus, it’s Friday, which makes imbibing a no-brainer. So raise a glass to some of Miami’s best spots commemorating this day with special drinks and discounts…
The Sprung! Spring Beer Festival April 1 doesn’t highlight just the local craft brewing industry. It’s also an event meant to bring people together, says Tony Albelo. It’s why the event organizer decided to move the springtime festival from Peacock Park in Coconut Grove to the old RC Cola Plant in Wynwood last year. Relocating the fest to the home of so many Miami breweries, bars, and restaurants just made sense.
With nearly 200 licensed breweries, Florida is considered one of America’s fastest-growing states for craft breweries. The Florida Brewers Guild identifies a little more than 20 new breweries from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach County, but that number isn’t accurate if you count production and small-scale microbreweries with taprooms open to the public. Still, all the facts and figures become insignificant when you consider the big picture: Something special is happening here.
When Craig McBay, who owns Florida Keys Brewing Co. with his wife Cheryl, saw the email from Dogfish Head Brewery’s Sam Calagione regarding his Hogfish Amber, he was ecstatic. “I thought that Sam had tasted it. I was obviously excited. This is a beer that I’m proud of.”
Top Miami-Dade and Broward spots offering specialty cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day.
Later this year, Fort Lauderdale will welcome a new brewery to an industrial complex just south of Sailboat Bend and the Tarpon River. Riverside Market’s founders and Native Brewing’s Adam Fine have partnered with the Restaurant People to form New River Brewing. The project has been a long time coming for Riverside Market husband-and-wife team Julian and Lisa Siegel…
When deciding on a location for a brewery in Miami-Dade, Spanish Marie Brewery’s Alby Cespedes didn’t want anyone from the suburbs to have to drive an hour to enjoy local craft beer. So he and his business partners chose a space at 14241 SW 120th St. in West Kendall.
Wood Tavern’s Cesar Morales is a busy man. New Times caught up with him on the way to the hospital to visit his new daughter, Lola, who was born late last week. The owner of Wynwood’s most beloved watering hole is also making some changes and expansions to Wood Tavern.
Repour’s Isaac Grillo and Kreepy Tiki Bar & Lounge’s Ayme Harrison are headed north to Palm Beach County. On April 1, the founder of Miami Beach’s popular cocktail bar will join forces with Harrison to open Death or Glory in the former Max’s Social House space (116 NE Sixth Ave.) in downtown Delray Beach.
Miami’s food scene continues to grow and thrive, with new restaurants and bars opening weekly. So how do you navigate the culinary waters of the Magic City? For starters, check out New Times’ list of February’s restaurant openings. Then head to these five restaurants to get your food and drink on. They offer everything from fresh seafood to duck-fat fries to mermaids (they’re not edible, by the way).
It’s a fact: People will wait in the pouring rain, the blazing-hot sun, or even the bitter cold for a chance to score a rare bottle or can of their favorite beer on its release day. Recently, more than 1,200 people showed up to J. Wakefield Brewing for its annual February Dragon Fruit Passion Fruit Berliner Weisse bottle release. Fans of the purple-pink beer arrived as early as 4 a.m. to stand in a line that snaked around the block. In mid-March, Cigar City Brewing will throw a grand fete in Tampa to release its Hunahpu’s imperial stout.
Artopia, New Times’ annual celebration of Miami’s artistic scene, will take over the Coral Gables Museum this week with a gathering of art, music, and food. Thursday, March 2, from 7 to 10 p.m., experience live performances by Angels Entertainment and Native American Powwow Dancers; an interactive digital graffiti wall; multimedia makeup artist Desiree Vazquez; music by DJ Surge; interactive tiles courtesy of 8bit Lexicon; and artist Wen Ju.
Constantine de Lucia, the chef behind Tino’s and Ichimi Ramen, has opened Providores & Publicans, a bar and lounge featuring creative drinks and an eclectic menu catering to the late-night Brickell crowd. Located in the former space of La Gozadera and Rubi Lounge (141 SW Seventh St., Miami), Providores & Publicans has a simple mission. “People are often limited to fast food really late at night, and we wanted to offer those customers better options without breaking the bank,” De Lucia says. With a closing time of 5 a.m., the eatery offers a reprieve for those looking for quality food in the wee hours.
Lions and tigers and brews, oh my! 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.
Employees Only will finally debut its South Beach location, just in time for weekend imbibing. The bar is set to open Friday, February 17, at the Washington Park Hotel (1050 Washington Ave., Miami Beach). The 181-room property is composed of five art deco buildings built in the early 1940s.
