On Tuesday evening, the Brooklyn Brewery held an event at Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. in Miami as part of MASH week, an series of events to highlight different aspects of local culture (and some Brooklyn beers) in 12 cities across America. On this night, Brooklyn Brewery cofounder Steve Hindy joined…
What happens when the cofounder of the Brooklyn Brewery makes his way to Miami for a few days of craft-beer-oriented fun? You get a meeting of industry minds, which is what is going down tonight in Doral at the Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. (8000 NW 25 St., Suite 500, Miami)…
Rye whiskey is a glorious thing. It’s a spicy liquor produced with at least 51 percent of the mash containing rye (with the rest corn or malted barley). Imbibed neat, it has a drier character than bourbon and mimics the Scottish Islay whisky. Add some honey and the flavor is…
Late last week, chef and Momofuku personality David Chang published an editorial in GQ stating that he hates “fancy beer.” To this, I shrugged. To Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, it held a personal angst that necessitated a rebuttal (in the same magazine, no less). After the fallout, it…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week we’ve gone on the road to the home of Rollins College, Winter Park, to hit up a swank Southern gastropub serving up on…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week, we’re looking at the Last Stop IPA from Brew Bus Brewing, a company that owns and operates a small fleet of touring buses…
Continuing the trend in showing that Florida is no longer the craft beer wasteland that it used to be, Boulevard Brewing Company this month will be entering our state’s markets. For anyone that’s traveled to the midwest, Boulevard is a mainstay brewery that slings some highly rated brews out of…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week, we’re taking a look at a beer with a lot of ‘Florida’ in the name. It’s a darker beer for the soon-to-be-happening changing…
This article and more can be found in the New Times’ Arts & Eats Guide 2014, your annual guide to the season’s art exhibits, food festivals, cultural events, and up-and-coming chefs, artists, and scene makers. The Arts & Eats Guide 2014 can be found on New Times newsstands Thursday, October…
The Native Brewing Company has been a long time stalwart of the craft beer scene in South Florida, even with the provenance of being a contract brewer. Beer geeks may know of the Danish twins who produce contract beer under the labels of Mikkeller and Evil Twin, so it should…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week we’re looking at the Isle of MaGourdo, the annual pumpkin beer offering from Due South Brewing Company. Since it is getting to be…
For many South Floridians, their local Whole Foods Market is the place to get organic greens and artisan cheeses and indulge in the by-the-pound prepared foods. At a few stores, they’re even a place to stop in for a beer or two at the in-store bar while shopping. This past…
Birthdays rock. It’s one of the few days when people go out of their way to be nice to you, give you well wishes, and shower you with presents. But when a brewery has a birthday, it makes a boatload of beers to share with friends and loyal patrons. So…
The elements are slowly but surely falling into place for Alan Newman and his team at the soon-to-launch Concrete Beach Brewery in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Last we saw Newman, the brewery was in the middle of construction. Though there are now more walls and doors than there were…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. This week we’re taking a look at a beer straight outta Tampa that’s a collaboration between Rock Brothers Brewing, Kyle Hollingsworth of The String Cheese…
Has it been another year already? This Saturday, September 20th, The Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery in downtown-ish Boca Raton will be tapping literally dozens of kegs for its fourth annual anniversary party. I guess that’s how anniversaries work, isn’t it. See also:- Drinking Our Way Through Funky Buddha Lounge’s…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday. Every Friday, we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. Swamp Head Brewing is probably one of my most sought after out-of-reach Florida brewer, in the fact that very few kegs make their way down…
Looking for more craft beer to fill your make-a-six pack? Announced today, Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing Company will be expanding to Florida in just a few short weeks, bringing the number of states the brewery is distributing to up to 28. Late last week, the brewery penned an agreement with…
UPDATE: The Rebel House/Duvel Beer & Dinner Pairing has been postponed to mid-October in celebration of Octoberfest. We will update you with more details on the rescheduled event when they are available. You can email wayne@emmunchies.com if you already purchased tickets and would like a refund. From food under the…
This week we’re looking into the increasingly popular realm of collaboration beers, specifically those between well-known and talented home brewers and an established commercial brewery. In August, local Davie homebrewer Corey Artanis joined up with the Mack House to produce a star fruit and pink peppercorn saison, among other brews…
If you’ve ever seen a child’s eyes light up from receiving that one true toy he’s always dreamt of, you know the emotion. Those same reactions covered the faces of the slightly more than a dozen craft-beer enthusiasts who took over the Sybarite Pig in Boca Raton on Labor Day…
Labor Day is the great diving line between summer and the rest of the year. It’s also when the fashion inclined will will ban the wearing of white until next spring. There should be another bullet to that list: don’t drink pumpkin beer before Labor Day. Wouldn’t that be a…
