Some good news and bad news is on the horizon regarding growlers in Florida. The good news is that Floridians may actually get to have their long-coveted 64-ounce growler. The bad news, at least for craft brewers, is that a bill passed in the Florida Senate yesterday that allows the…

Organic Brewery is getting some tanks, lots of tanks. The Hollywood Beach brewpub with an ocean view is expanding into a full-scale production facility a few miles away. The new facility is located in an industrial zone near I-95, just off the Sheridan Road exit, according to brewpub manager Johnny…

There’s one thing about making booze that’s not like brewing beer in Florida: You can’t make it at home without breaking the law. And that was the inherent problem for Avi Aisenberg and Joe Durkin when they began their venture into South Florida Distillers, a distillery that recently opened for…

The next best thing to a free margarita is a very inexpensive margarita. To celebrate National Margarita Day on February 22, every Zona Fresca in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties is practically giving them away for only $0.22 each. You will need to bust out pennies for this deal…

Remy Martin’s Louis XIII has been referred to as the King of Cognac. That’s because you practically have to be a king (or a rich celebrity) to afford it. The bottles alone can sell for hundreds of dollars. The spirit is usually off-limits to anyone who can’t shell out several…

Most people don’t know much about Al Capone except for what they see in movies and sensationalized headlines: that of a violent bootlegger whose name was among the most notorious during the days of Prohibition. But one of the last people on Earth with actual memory of Al Capone, his…

Retail tasting rooms in Florida breweries are coming under fire again. This time, it’s the Florida Independent Spirits Association filing a petition with the state challenging the tourism exemption of the state’s three-tier laws for alcohol distribution. The exemption allows retail tasting rooms in breweries, which are at risk in…

The 9th annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is fast approaching, with the Roger Dean Stadium Hosting on January 24. This year over 100 beer vendors, most of them Florida, will available to sample. Has there ever been a better moment for the state of craft beer in the Sunshine State?…

Broward County is already home to several breweries and brewpubs, but the success of craft beer is showing the world that there is always room for a couple more. Bangin’ Banjo and 26 Degree brewing companies are both planning to begin production in Pompano Beach this year, possibly within weeks,…

South Florida is already a beer destination. But rather than the slew of breweries coming to the region promising to bring tourism, the Beer Industry Summit 2015 held at the The Breakers in Palm Beach is a good sign that it is. The annual gathering, which lasts from January 11…

A place like Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach seems like a perfect fit. The angler symbolism and the ocean feel gives you a sense that you’re actually on the beach. Head brewer Dustin Jeffers reflects on the first year of production and said that expectations were exceeded. Quite fitting, then,…

For some cruel reason, the Everglades seems to be a dumping ground for hundreds of dogs by their former owners every year and left to fend for themselves. Abandoned dogs aren’t just found there, of course, but all over South Florida. One canine rescue group, 100 Plus Abandoned Dogs of…

Cigar City Brewing is at it again with another eBay auction. This time the Tampa brewery is auctioning off a chance to brew the “perfect, personalized” beer with you. The winner of the auction, which is in collaboration with Creative Loafing Tampa, will get to work with the Cigar City…

Here’s some good news beer geeks. The Tampa Bay Tribune reported that Mitch Rubin, head of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, announced on Monday that he supports a repeal of the state’s ban on 64-ounce growlers, or take-home jugs of beer. This means that the organization representing Florida’s Anheuser-Busch distributors,…

Dania Beach may soon become the source of the pumpkin spice latte beer you grew so fond of in the last couple of years. Corey Artanis, one of the people behind 3 Sons Brewing Company, wants to establish a brewery in the Broward beachside community of roughly 30,000. Artanis told…

A new front on the war for Florida growler freedom has been opened. This time, a Palm Beach Gardens attorney, Mark Miller, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Crafted Keg against the State of Florida in federal court. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…

Photo by David MinskyNOLA Brewing hits the South Florida market next month. NOLA Brewing Company is coming to Florida, according Brown Distributing, which signed a distribution agreement with the New Orleans-based brewery to push its beer across the entire state. Brown will be in charge of distributing NOLA Brewing beyond…