Most of us may know cannabis as either a drug, a plant, or simply a flower. But now it’s apparently being regarded as a vegetable, particularly because of the double whammy of health benefits not only from consuming the plant but also juicing it. Cannabis, better-known in America as marijuana,…
Well craft beer fans, it looks like your options on the shelves have expanded in the state Florida after Brock Wagner, founder of Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Texas, admitted in an interview with the Houston Chronicle that he is looking to expand into Colorado as well as the Sunshine…
Can you eat meat without having to kill the animal? Mark Post, a Dutch stem cell researcher, thinks you can and on Monday he will present the world’s first lab-grown hamburger at an arts fair in London. But don’t take a bite just yet, the patty purportedly has cost about…
With America’s top court striking down key portions of the Defense of Marriage Act and the military repealing its “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy recently, you’d think that gay people in this country would catch a break at work. But not John Bostick apparently, an employee at a Bradenton Crack…
With a nod to hiring local talent, Funky Buddha Brewery announced yesterday that it hired Florida native Alex Postelnek to be its lead brewer. As a lead brewer, Postelnek is responsible for supervising day-to-day production, maintenance, and quality control of the beer at the brewery’s new Oakland Park facility. See…
With the double-digit growth of craft beer, there is bound to be no shortage of beer news, at least not in the near future. Last week, we saw a Spanish man die from chugging too much beer and Seattle brewers make a pact to drink 100-year-old brew. Although the whack…
In the wake of a viral video showing a bouncer beatdown of some patrons at Dirty Blondes, one area resident is pissed and has set up a Facebook page demanding a boycott of the Fort Lauderdale bar and justice for the patrons. The video shows bargoer Alexander Coelho getting punched…
Fresh off of Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, New York’s Jaime Salas and brand ambassador for Milagro Tequila is making a stop in South Florida for only two days to impart his knowledge of tequila mixology. Starting tonight at Sardelli’s in Hollywood from 7 to 9:30, Salas will…
Got leftovers but you don’t want to throw them away? Or are you hungry, broke, lonely, have a smartphone, and need a bite? If so, luckily, there is an app for that. LeftoverSwap is a new smartphone app that solves these problems. Basically, it’s like social networking with food scraps…
There is something you should know about beer: There is a holiday for virtually everything about beer that is celebrated somewhere, somehow. The latest one is National IPA Day, which gives glory to hops, bittering units, and IPAs. International IPA Day is always the first Thursday in August — which…
New Belgium beers are officially coming to South Florida and when they officially do on July 29, they will be as commonplace as Coors Light. It brings a whole new meaning to “tap the Rockies.” But that is to be expected of America’s third largest production craft brewery, which joined…
As we struggle to make sense of the world in this age of non-stop information, sometimes the only thing to do is sit back, crack open a cold one, and think about unicorns. But don’t zone out on us yet. If you love beer like we do, read on. We…
Palm Beach County Police are asking the public to help identify two men who allegedly passed counterfeit bills at a Taco Bell restaurant in Royal Palm Beach. Police have released video surveillance from the Taco Bell located at 10115 Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach that appears to show at…
There are many beer holidays scattered throughout the year that give us reason to drink heartily but today is unlike any other because today we celebrate Saint Arnold, the patron saint of brewers, the guy who gave people a legit excuse to drink beer. Saint Arnold is not one person…
The Hop Into Action fundraiser for Amelia and Zoe turned out to be a huge success, raising more than $3,000 and with over 100 people in attendance. All proceeds from the fundraiser, which was hosted by MIA Brewing Company, will go to benefit twin girls Amelia and Zoe Boyce, whose…
When Lake Mary resident Gene Devaney started a thread on BeerAdvocate.com last Wednesday, his intention was to merely gather a few hundred bucks in donations to help a friend who recently suffered the tragic loss of his wife. The outpouring of support from the craft beer community in the days…
Police have identified a band of four women who have been frequenting high-end Broward bars and strip clubs, seducing men, taking them home, drugging them and making off with their cash and possessions. One of the suspects made off with over $250,000 in diamonds, police say. Subhanna Beyah, 25; Johnnina…
There were lots of shenanigans to be had, as well as beers, at the Palm Beach Craft Beer Festival Saturday. Perhaps the most bold was J.Wakefield Brewing’s new move: oyster beer shots. Are we kidding? No. This is serious business. There is something to be said for sticking raw seafood…
Successful middle-aged guys don’t always make life-changing career moves, but when they do, they form brewing companies. At least the guys at Lagerhead Brewing Co. do. They are the newest of the Florida brewers at Saturday’s Palm Beach Craft Beer Festival at the Meyer Ampitheater, and they are ready to…
Terminator, Robocop and Transformers: what do these movies all have in common? They don’t tell us how robots will bring us beer, and that’s just damn rude. Even more terrifying is that Hollywood may be predicting the future of humanity. With the ubiquity of drones and the NSA surveillance dragnet,…
Florida may be one of the most generous states when it comes to giving, but the Sunshine State also happens to have the worst charities in the nation. According to a yearlong investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida has 11 of the 50…
It was a good run while it lasted, but for Bobby Gordash and Holy Mackerel Beers, the time has come to part ways. Today, Gordash starts his next endeavor as brewer representative and craft-beer alchemist for the Florida Beer Co. in Cape Canaveral. Gordash started Holy Mackerel Beers in 2006…
