Hump Day is here, the savior has arrived and his name isn’t Jesus. It’s your weekly beer baptismal because you got to believe in something. So bust out the sixer as a sacrament and start chugging away. Anybody who thinks you’re crazy is obviously a non-believer. Remember, the greatest trick…
Bratwurst, sweaty frauleins and huge mugs of brau: the three hallmarks of Oktoberfest we all hope for at this time of year. As if you ever needed anything more to party. Besides Halloween, South Floridians need a multi-week celebration to hold us over until Christmas. This shouldn’t be a problem…
Beer news is upon us once again, and there is nothing you can do about it. So shut your face, put that cold bottle of IPA to your lips, and let’s get started. This week in beer news, we find out that Miami has at least two new breweries coming,…
Jobs, jobs, jobs, everyone needs a job. Need a job? Buca di Beppo has some. The Florida chain restaurant specializing in Southern Italian cuisine, is currently hiring staff through September 21 to fill its new location opening inside the Coral Square Mall. From cooks to dishwashers, hosts, servers, bussers, and…
It’s Wednesday morning and you know that means: This Week in Beer News. Skip the coffee, crack open a breakfast stout and wake the fuck up. The craft beer industry is currently in beast mode. A billionaire has officially been made from it. And J. Wakefield Brewing killed it with…
Pizza and beer: It’s a staple among college students, bachelors, bachelorettes, and finicky eaters. Now you can relive the glory days tomorrow evening with a pizza and Samuel Adams craft beer tasting dinner at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. The dinner Wednesday, September 11, at 8 p.m. at Anthony’s Pompano Beach,…
Growlers are like handy little packages for that craft beer you can’t normally find in stores. And in Florida, some breweries offer growler fills, but more than likely they will fill only their own. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but having several growlers lying around the home can…
If you’ve never heard of a sauce-making, guitar-slinging gumbo chef, then chances are you’ve probably never heard of Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton. But if you’ve got a deep yearning for a the blues and a hot bowl of gumbo, then you might want to get a taste of what Wharton…
One thing you can count on happening every week is beer, which is essentially a barometer of news itself. But beer is better, because you can’t drink the news. This week, the beer news is bittersweet. A man died in a brewery accident last week, a sober reminder that working…
After Naked Juice was sued in 2011 for deceptively labeling its products and accused of using GMOs in its ingredients, the company settled for $9 million, leaving consumers the option to claim up to $45 without any proof of purchase. If you purchased a Naked Juice product between September 27,…
A day without beer is a day not worth living, except that day could be spent finding more beer. Same with beer news. You got to stay on the up and up or else you’ll be drinking swill your whole life. This was a good week for beer, as Bell’s…
Any day is an excuse to party, but anniversary parties are something special. This Saturday night Tarpon Bend Food and Tackle is celebrating 14 years and with the Catalina Wine Mixer anniversary party to boot. But that is not all, of course. Jared Michael Hobgood from Irish Kevin’s in Key…
WLPG’s Chris Haggerty will be making an appearance on By The Glass Show tonight to talk about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation event happening at Mickey Byrne’s Irish Pub in Hollywood. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity that funds childhood cancer research and provides more research grants than any…
As a trend picks up more steam, everyone wants to get a piece of the action. The craft beer world is no different as the greedy beverage monoliths of the world start taking jabs at the little guy, not to mention the battling between the giants. Whatever happened to the…
Cigar City Brewing is taking over the taps at Tap42 and you know when this happens, it’s serious business. How serious? Serious enough for Tap42 to raffle off one bottle of Cigar City’s prized Barrel-Aged Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout. The takeover begins at 7 p.m. and that’s when you start collecting…
You’re only halfway through the week and already that celebratory barrel-aged you saved for the weekend is calling your name, but first make sure it’s not spoiled from a Lactobacillus infection. Let another edition of This Week In Beer News hold you over to the weekend. This week went relatively…
It’s time to man the battle stations because Stone Brewing is leading Stonehenge, a brew-d’etat of tap takeovers when they commandeer (nautical term) all taps at all World of Beers across the nation on August 22. And this whole time you thought it was just heap of boulders in the…
Prisons don’t often come to mind when searching for online reviews, yet the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has plenty, with 30 out of the 47 total Google reviews coming in the last week alone, and averaging a rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars. It’s not clear what prompted this…
The usual tap takeover is when a brewery takes over all of the beer taps in a bar and calls it a day. A reverse tap take over is when South Florida’s Craft Brewjas bring the masses to the taps. And that’s exactly what’s happening this Sunday when Orlando’s Tap…
The more than $1 billion in economic activity that the expansion at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is expected to generate will certainly make airline and airport executives and contractors a bit more wealthy. But Some of the baggage workers feel a bit left out which is why they are…
Hold onto your pints Floridians because Founder’s Brewing finally makes its debut across the state, arriving to vendors beginning the week of August 19. The Grand Rapids brewery chose Brown Distributing in Florida to bring their product to the masses. This is a full roll-out that includes taps and bottles…
Another week down, another case of beer destroyed. This is not to say that this week in beer news didn’t make you drink a few extra. On the weekends we hope that you at least didn’t forget to chug. Last week we saw a few local things going on: Funky…
