Archbishop Wenski Hosts Beer and Catholic Talk, No Joke

Alcohol, some believe, causes honesty. Homefield Sports Bar and Grill will host a talk on faith with Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski called Theology on Tap Tuesday, October 15. From 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. over some suds or wine, Wenski will give the presentation “Relevance Found: How Is the Catholic Church…

Concrete Beach Brewery: Miami To Get Another New Beer Maker

Another new brewery could be coming to Miami. Alchemy and Science Brewing Collaborative, the Vermont-based company with a growing brood of craft breweries, filed a trademark application for Concrete Beach Brewery in August. Even more telling, a basic search for the aforementioned name yields three trademark results, all of them…

Food Network City Eats at The Conrad Tonight

9 to 5 might suck, but reverse it and you got yourself an extended happy hour. Now add some half priced drinks to that and a view of the Magic City from 25 floors up, and you’re dealing with something television network worthy. The bar at The Conrad, lis teaming…

Craft Spirits Festival Coming to Coconut Grove

Tales of the Cocktail is an annual craft spirits festival that takes over New Orleans for one glorious weekend every July. But, as large as this festival is now, it started with humble beginnings. Eddy and Tony Delamaza, owners of Big Game Liquors, had a vision that Miami could be…

DaddyBrews Homebrew Supply Store Grand Opening Saturday

With all of the breweries popping up around town lately, it’s surprising to know that Miami has only two homebrew supply stores. Now comes DaddyBrews Homebrew Supply store, which holds its grand opening party on September 28. Amazingly, this is the middle of Oktoberfest. So if you’re not looking to…

Swine’s Bulleit Bourbon Dinner: A Night of Foie Gras

“Maybe we’re at a new pop-up at Swine tonight? Quack?” someone at our table quipped. Indeed, last evening’s special bourbon dinner at Swine Southern Table & Bar was more duck-centric than the usual porcine-based menu at the Coral Gables restaurant. The dinner was co-hosted by ChatChow TV and Bulleit Bourbon…

Five Great Wines Under $20 at Mas Vino

At a boxy wine shop in Hallandale Beach called Mas Vino, you can buy bottles that are interesting and affordable. Store manager Charles Ferrin marks his favorites with bright labels, denoting wines that are both great tasting and great deals. Ferrin is one of those cerebral wine guys, the kind…

Italian Mojito at Sardinia: A Cocktail You Can’t Refuse

A colleague tipped us off to the Italian mojito at Sardinia Enoteca Ristorante in South Beach. The cocktail muddles tomato instead of lime and uses basil instead of mint. It also substitutes vodka for rum. Quite simply, the term “mojito” is being used liberally here. The brand used is Stolichnaya…

The Academy of Beer: Drink in the Knowledge at Books & Books

It’s alright. We completely understand. Until now, Miami hasn’t been much of a beer city so you haven’t felt like you needed to learn too much about brewskis. The only thing you really had to know was that Corona Light was for the beach and Budweiser for tailgating. Then, it…

J. Wakefield Brewing Raises Money From the Little Guy Starting Today

Jonathan Wakefield, the mastermind behind J. Wakefield Brewing Company, is on the path to establishing Miami’s next production brewery, and he is close. To help raise the remaining capital needed to start J. Wakefield Brewing, the firm has established an account with CrowdBrewed, the Kickstarter-style answer for the craft beer…

Wynwood Brewing Company Official Launch September 23 at Gramps

It’s finally here, folks. After two years of heavy anticipation, Wynwood Brewing Company has announced it will officially launch its beer September 23. The launch will be in tandem with Miami Beer Tour, which is hosting Hopztoberfest at Gramps in Wynwood beginning at 8 p.m. On tap will be Wynwood’s…

Sexy Llama Brewing Company Debut at World of Beer Tuesday

Craft beer in Miami is ever expanding as Sexy Llama Brewing Company, a new Miami brewing company-in-the-making will debut at World of Beer in Kendall on September 3. The pouring begins a 6 p.m. and samples are free. Started more than a year ago by brewers from South Miami, Sexy…

Bloody Mary Battle at the Broken Shaker This Sunday

Bloody Marys can be a contentious topic. Whether you like your breakfast booze extra spicy, horseradish heavy, full of pickled veggies or topped with meat on a stick – everyone’s got an opinion. This Sunday bartenders will go head to head at the Broken Shaker in a Bloody Mary battle…