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Beer At The 2013 Las Olas Food and Wine Festival

Some might say that a food and wine festival is not a place to sample beer, but they'd be wrong, wrong, wrong! It just happens to be not a very good place to do so. Not caring much for convention, nor for being seen as the odd man out at the festival, I grabbed my festival wine glass and made my wa ... More >>

At the Debate in Boca: Hip Hop and Bikinis, Megyn Kelly, John McCain, Free Budweiser...

... and it's only 4:00. We're finally on the internet here in the media center, where hundreds of journalists from around the world are already milling about, teetering on flimsy folding chairs, wrestling each other for spaces at the tiny work tables, and going absolutely berserk at the sight of Joh ... More >>

John Kerry, John McCain, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Free Beer: Things We've Spotted at Lynn So Far

As we noted earlier, we've invaded Lynn University for tonight's third and final presidential debate. As get ready to live-blog tonight's nuttery for you, please enjoy the photos of things we've spotted so far, including a Budweiser taste testing booth for the media (woo-hoo!) and John Kerry looki ... More >>

FHP Cracking Down on Labor Day Drunk Drivers, Call a Cab

Labor Day is considered the unofficial last day of summer, filled with beach fun and barbeques. To many, it also means having a few celebratory drinks with friends.Whether it's a few beers while grilling burgers, bloody Marys at brunch, or Tiki drinks at the beach, there's one thing all alcoholic be ... More >>

The 2012 Olympics: South Florida Restaurants and Bars with Olympics Events

Couldn't score a ticket across the pond for the London 2012 Olympics and now you'll be stuck watching the summer games "in the colonies"? No worries; South Florida bars and restaurants are flying the Union Jack (next to the good ol' Stars and Stripes, of course) in honor of the games, giving you a c ... More >>

Give Coors the Cold Shoulder

Riverwalk Burger Battle III: Tickets on Sale Now

You might want to start training your stomach now for the awesomeness of the third-annual Riverwalk Burger Battle at Huizenga Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. On May 11 from 7 to  10 p.m., 24 of South Florida's best restaurants will allow their precious burgers to be devoured and judged by a h ... More >>

Peace, Love, and Budweiser

What's on Tap for New Times Beerfest (and Drinking Strategy From Garrett Oliver)

​For the 14th-Annual New Times Beerfest, folks over here have been pulling together what's on tap for this year's event on November 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in Esplanade Park, proceeds from which will benefit the Humane Society of Broward County.Among my favorites are Shiner Blonde and Oktoberfes ... More >>

South Florida Eats: Five Strange Dishes of the Week

​Grazing around this past week, I stumbled upon a couple of rubberneck-worthy dishes: things I had to order just to check them out because they sounded odd, creative, experimental, or weird. Here's the list of standouts, for better and worse.

With Manny Ramirez Next Door, Downtowner Saloon was Last Night's Destination Dive

"Manny Ramirez is in jail next door!" announced a Patriots fan who had just come from Sun Life stadium and was drinking at Fort Lauderdale's Downtowner Saloon.Last night, news spread fast that Weston resident Manny Ramirez, the World Series MVP who's been earning himself a checkered history, ha ... More >>

Hump Day Special: $6 Suds and Sliders at Poorhouse

Photo: Laura PetersonCheck out this Suds and Sliders Deal of the Day! ​If you haven't had a chance to try Chef Agtey's sliders at Poorhouse, then today is your lucky day! Today, Poorhouse launches its new Wednesday "Suds-n-Sliders" special from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. The special includes three bee ... 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 >>

Free Rides in Giant Inflatable Select 55 Beer Balloon

"Let's spend the afternoon in a cold, hot air balloon."​Sure, the commercials are catchy... partiers exercising off their beer before they've finished slugging it down. But Select 55 is betting that's not enough to win your loyalty, especially from a low-cal beer. To get your attention, a 168-foo ... More >>

World of Beer in West Palm Beach is an Infinite Universe of Beer

​Well, I stopped by the new World of Beer (101 Clematis St., 561-833-3325) in West Palm the other day, and though the space itself is not as large as you might expect, a more accurate name for it might be An Infinite Universe of Suds from Here to Jupiter and Beyond.  With some 500 different b ... More >>

XBL Beer League Competition (Beer Pong, Flip Cup, etc.) This Saturday

​Do you take your drinking seriously? Do you drink first and ask questions later? Or perhaps you perpetually invoke axioms of drunkard wisdom like, "I only drink on days that end in 'y'," "I'm not an alcoholic; alcoholics go to meetings" and "it's five o'clock somewhere?" Well, you might have a dr ... More >>

Restaurant Websites That Suck... And What You Can Do About It

​Don't you just love it when you click on a restaurant's website and have to search for hours to see what times they're open or wait for days while the flash player downloads some annoying graphics or be forced to listen to music that's like an icepick in your eardrums?  Uh, no. . .  Ins ... More >>

Eat Your Way Through the Recession: A Poor Man's Guide to Snagging Free Food

alancleaver2000​Times, they are tough. Unemployment is a national plague, and my piggy bank -- yes, I have one -- hasn't seen this much action in years. Like a lot of folks these days, I find myself standing in a grocery aisle, staring zombie-like at the shelves, balancing the importance of squeez ... More >>

Man Want Toys

Beer of the Week: Harpoon UFO

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 >>

And the Worst Beer in America Is...

A 40-ounce to freedom is the only chance I have...​Drum roll please.Olde English "800" Malt Liquor. Yep, users at ratebeer.com have voted pretty much unanimously, giving the "swilly" malt liquor a dismal 0.97 average out of a possible 5 (the lowest possible is 0.5). Users of the website have ranke ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Aging Your Brew

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 >>

Beer of the Week: Brooklyn Lager

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 >>

El Zolazo

Punk's Not Dead

It raged on courtesy of Agent Orange at Respectable Street.

Breast in Show: The Hooters Swimsuit Pageant

Flickr User: pageantcastSara Hoots, Miss Hooters 2008On Saturday, the media couldn't get into Tehran, but they sure as hell were welcome at the Hooters 2009 International Swimsuit Pageant, staged this year at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Fort Lauderdale.A rather spectacular ... More >>

Wrapping Up the Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival

John LinnCheck out the full slideshow here.The Third Annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival took place on Saturday, and in case you missed out on what was a perfect day of beer sampling and cavorting, check out our slide show here. What made the fest so "gee, shucks" great? For starters, the festival ... More >>

Ah, Americana!

The South Florida Fair: A Month of Rides, Batter, and Animal Husbandry

Football & Margaritas

Football and margaritas. There is less than one month left of football season; less than one month to transform your culturally bankrupt, Dorito- and Budweiser-filled Sundays on the couch into something genuinely awesome. And for that purpose, we suggest Moquila the classy nu-Mexican joint in Mizner ... More >>

Kiss Her For Me

Circus Bar

Jay-Z Steps Down as President of Def Jam

The War on Terrible

Beer a uniter, not a divider.

Budweiser: El Rey of Beers?

Why don't Mexicans in America drink Tecate?

King of Burr

Nelly

Best New Bar in Broward

Sauer Apple Saloon

Leather, No Lace

Decoding the gay leather scene

Major League Invites the Minors

Ride the Snake

Warm beer, cold women, and lots of bruises = rock

Shake Your Booty

KC spreads a little Sunshine on Sunday

Best Political Gaffe

Judie Budnick's cursing rant

Best Biker Bar

Quest Lounge

Best Dive

Geni-Lee's Saloon/Package Store

Best Tequila Selection

Margarita Cafe

Best Neighborhood Bar

Grady's Bar & Grill

Island Breezes

Nevis

Best Dive

Fort Lauderdale Saloon & Cafe

Best Place To Drink, Smoke, And Bet On A Sport That Few People Understand

Dania Jai-Alai

Ready! Wet! Go!

Behold the swamp buggy races, South Florida's oddest racing tradition, where the engines roar, the muck flies, and the vehicles sometimes sink

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.