Breweries

The Craft-Beer Craze Finally Finds Florida

Screening of Beer Culture: The Movie Friday Night at Whole Foods Market in Boca Raton

By now, you've (hopefully) celebrated American Craft Beer Week by toasting with a quality beer made right here in the US. If not, try one of South Florida's best brewpubs or one of these spaces for great craft beer before the week is up. Another way to mark the occasion is with a visit Friday e ... More >>

A Plea for More Homegrown Craft Beer in South Florida

South Florida is a boozy, tourist-driven economy. With American Craft Beer Week upon us -- Cheers! And so help you god if you consume a Budweiser product this week -- it's a fitting time to contemplate why the region is moving at a positively glacial pace to tap into the possibilities that exist in ... More >>

Give Coors the Cold Shoulder

South Florida is a boozy, tourist-driven economy. With American Craft Beer Week upon us -- Cheers! And so help you god if you consume a Budweiser product this week -- it's a fitting time to contemplate why the region is moving at a positively glacial pace to tap into the possibilities that exist in ... More >>

Big City Tavern Gears Up for American Craft Beer Week With Beery Menu Additions

American Craft Beer Week is Monday, May 14, through Sunday, May 20, and in addition to the official beer week events hosted by Brown Distributing, many South Florida bars and restaurants are tapping into the region's growing appreciation for the fermented arts. Big City Tavern in Fort Lauderdale is ... More >>

Due South Brewing Co. to Open May 12

Boynton's Due South Brewery announced a May 12 opening to coincide with American Craft Beer Week from May 14 to 20. The brewery, owned by Mike and Jodi Halker, at 2900 High Ridge Road, will produce Caramel Cream Ale, Roasted Cocoa Stout, Atlantis Ale, and an Espresso Porter, among others. Those ... More >>

Pour One Out for Light Beer: Miller Lite and co. Losing Ground to Craft Beer

​Bud, Coors, and Miller lovers take note: Your barley water may be in trouble. According to a piece posted today on bloomberg.com, the light beer industry is suffering in an age of craft beer, designer cocktails, and wine. Bloomberg reporter Duane D. Stanford cites "cabernet-loving baby boomers" a ... More >>

Holy Mackerel Head Brewer and Founder Bobby Gordash Talks Craft Beer in South Florida

​In anticipation of the upcoming New Times' Beerfest (Saturday, March 31, in downtown Fort Lauderdale) Clean Plate Charlie has been talking with South Florida beer aficionados and experts about the state of beer in Florida and beyond. Earlier this week, we talked to John Linn of Fresh Beer Inc., w ... More >>

Beer's Here!

​In anticipation of the upcoming New Times' Beerfest (Saturday, March 31, in downtown Fort Lauderdale) Clean Plate Charlie has been talking with South Florida beer aficionados and experts about the state of beer in Florida and beyond. Earlier this week, we talked to John Linn of Fresh Beer Inc., w ... More >>

Counting Down to New Times' Beerfest: John Linn Talks Craft Beer and Why It's Gaining Traction in South Florida

​With the New Times' Beerfest just a few short weeks away, Clean Plate Charlie is focused on all things beer and particularly the beer scene as it stands in South Florida. To get an understanding of where our region and our state are fall in line with national trends, we connected with John Linn, ... More >>

Cigar City Tasting Event is February 23 at Puccini's Pizza in Delray Beach

​If a beer with your pizza is good, many beers -- and of a wide variety of 'em -- is even better. The upcoming Cigar City Brewery Night will see the Florida craft brewer invading the newly opened Puccini's Pizzeria in Delray Beach for one night. The event blends together several of the standbys of ... More >>

Anheuser-Busch's New Arrivals: Bud Light Platinum and Baby Clydesdale

Anheuser-BuschLaRussa and mom, Pam grazing in the fields​Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has announced that they will debut Bud Lite Platinum in January.The new brew will contain 6% alcohol by volume, making it a higher alcohol content than the current Bud Light, which contains 4.2%. We're sure this wil ... More >>

Sublime Hosts Craft Beer Night

​There was a time before the microbrewery boom where if you were a vegan drinker, you had few options outside of Beck's. With many beer companies sticking honey or lactose in their flavorings or finings that use gelatin, egg albumin, or fish, finding cruelty-free drinks can be as difficult as ... More >>

Oktoberfest in South Florida: A Survival Guide

​There was a time before the microbrewery boom where if you were a vegan drinker, you had few options outside of Beck's. With many beer companies sticking honey or lactose in their flavorings or finings that use gelatin, egg albumin, or fish, finding cruelty-free drinks can be as difficult as ... More >>

Food & Drink Events This Weekend in Broward/Palm Beach Counties

The trucks will be lined up all over the block(s). ​As we slowly -- one might even be tempted to say, painfully slow -- divest ourselves of the long, sleepy, hot hurricane-filled summer, the calendar is filling with food and drink events stacked end to end throughout Broward and Palm Beach Countie ... More >>

Get Drunk: It’s a Fairy Tale Beginning

The trucks will be lined up all over the block(s). ​As we slowly -- one might even be tempted to say, painfully slow -- divest ourselves of the long, sleepy, hot hurricane-filled summer, the calendar is filling with food and drink events stacked end to end throughout Broward and Palm Beach Countie ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale

​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured ... More >>

Three Must-Try Craft Beer Events Tonight

​American Craft Beer Week continues tonight with three outstanding events throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Which means you don't have to drive too far to get a taste of great craft beer. If You're in Palm Beach......then you've got to hit up BX Beer Depot's (2964 Second Ave., Lake ... More >>

Ales on the Avenue Tonight in Delray Beach

​This week is American Craft Beer Week, which means there are a host of beer events each night through Sunday. Tonight, one of the coolest events of the week goes down in Delray Beach. Ales on the Avenue is a full-fledged pub crawl hosted by a host of Delray Beach restaurants and Fresh Beer, Inc. ... More >>

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry During American Craft Beer Week in South Florida

​(Queue the Professor Farnsworth voice) Great news, everyone! It's American Craft Beer Week!What's American Craft Beer Week? It's nationwide celebration of all things craft beer, running from May 16 to the 22. And it's going on right now at restaurants and bars all across South Florida.Gettin ... More >>

Q&A With Craft Beer Lover Kenny St. Cyr From Fresh Beer

Kenny St. Cyr​Kenny St. Cyr may have one of the most mantastic jobs in all of South Florida.It doesn't have anything to do with owning your own sports team, and it doesn't grant him celebrity status -- yet. And, no, he's not a photographer for bikini-clad models. St. Cyr is just an ordinary g ... More >>

Ten Must-Try Beers at the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival

Got stout?​The Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is less than a week away, and with it comes over a hundred amazing craft beers from Florida as well as nationwide. With that many brews on tap, making your way from booth to booth sampling will be something like a scavenger hunt. To cross everything of ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Swamp Ape IPA at The Office in Delray Beach

Nicole DannaA pint of the Swamp Ape IPA at The Office​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love ... More >>

Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival Is New and Improved For 2011

​More beers, a larger local contingent, and a much bigger space are all on the docket for this year's Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival, going down January 28 and 29 at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. Oh and plenty of drinking, dancing, and people dressed as Trappist monks. That too.The annu ... More >>

Brew Masters Puts Craft Beer in the Spotlight

Sam Calagione hosts Discovery Channel's new show about craft beer, Brew Masters.​All I have to say is, boy, am I thirsty.Update: Apparently I wasn't the only one who thought the Blue Moon commercials were ridiculous.Brew Masters, a new television show starring Dogfish Head Beer owner Sam Calagione ... More >>

Learn to Brew Your Own Beer This Saturday at BX Beer Depot

​Teach a man to drink, and he can get drunk. But teach a man to brew, and he can get drunk whenever the hell he wants.Learn to brew for yourself this Saturday, November 6, at BX Beer Depot. The homebrew supply shop and informal beer garden is hosting an all-grain brewing class in honor of National ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Samuel Adams Cream Stout

​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Happy Anniversary

​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like featured ... More >>

Scottish Brewer BrewDog Makes History With 55 Percent Alcohol Beer

The End of History from BrewDog on Vimeo.Holy crap, where is all this discretionary income coming from? $70 hot dogs, $100 burgers, and now... $800 beers? That's right, the supergourmet, superexpensive trend has extended into the craft beer category with a new brew from Scottish beer maker BrewDog. ... More >>

Meet and Drink With Bob Gordash at Crown Wine and Spirits

​Bob Gordash is one of the few people doing great things for beer in South Florida. His Gordash Brewing Company is based out of Fort Lauderdale and makes Holy Mackerel Golden Ale, a Floridian take on a strong Belgian brew, and Mack in Black, its darker older brother. It's one of the few local beer ... More >>

Beer of the Week: St. Ambroise Biere Blonde Pale Ale and La Fin Du Monde

John Linn​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like ... More >>

Half-Price Beer by Brewzzi - With a Password - for American Craft Beer Week

Celebrate American Craft Beer Week in Boca or CityPlace's Brewzzi brewpub.

Beer of the Week: Mississippi Mud

John Linn​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like ... More >>

Crafting Beer With Big Bear's Brewing Co.'s Matt Cox -- Updated With Slideshow

C. StilesBig Bear brewmaster Matt Cox stirs a batch of Polar Light.​Update: Check out the slideshow of brewing at Big Bear, online now.Since 1996, Big Bear Brewing Co., Broward's only independently owned and operated brewpub, has been crafting award-winning beers in suburban Coral Springs. For the ... More >>

Top Beers of the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival

​The Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival went down this weekend, and again it turned out to be one heck of a beer event, drawing more than 3,000 fans of craft beer to Roger Dean Stadium near Abacoa Town Center. The four-and-a-half-hour event featured more than 50 beer booths, and each of those had at l ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Magic Hat #9 Pale Ale

John LinnDo you believe in magic?​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you ... More >>

Jupiter Craft Brewers Fest Tickets Now On Sale

​I know, I know: The only drinking you're thinking about doing at the moment involves the New Year, bubbly, and maybe a drunken text message or two. That's great and all, but if you really want to be a proactive drinker you'll hop over to jupitercraftbrewersfestival.com and preorder your tickets t ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Bell's Amber Ale

John Linn​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew. If you have a beer you'd like ... More >>

Florida Doesn't Have a Top 50 Craft Brewer

Source: Brewers Association​At least not according to the Brewers Association, the organization that advocates for the craft brewing industry. Out of the top 50 craft brewers in the country, Florida isn't represented by one. In fact, Florida is among the states with the fewest number of breweries ... More >>

Episode I: Attack of the Beer Clones

Source: Brewers Association​At least not according to the Brewers Association, the organization that advocates for the craft brewing industry. Out of the top 50 craft brewers in the country, Florida isn't represented by one. In fact, Florida is among the states with the fewest number of breweries ... More >>

Interview with Beer Wars' Director Anat Baron

Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening o ... More >>

A Port in Poland

Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening o ... More >>

Malts & Crafts

Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening o ... More >>

Kiss Her For Me

Anat Baron poses with brew.It's going to be a beer-filled kind of week, folks. First, New Times' Original Beerfest is only five days away. If you haven't grabbed your tickets yet to the four-hour celebration of import and craft brews, you can pick them up here. Second, this Thursday is the opening o ... More >>

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A Real Brew-haha

Why can't Florida's Polish immigrants quaff their native beer? Because the state legislature won't let them, that's why.