Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week I’m taking a look at Summadayze, a West Coast IPA from Bradenton’s Darwin Brewing Company. But wait a minute, you say,…
This week, in a bit of Florida-focused beer news, Brew Bus, the Tampa-based tour operator who does brewery tours in South Florida, announced that they have purchased Tampa-area’s Florida Avenue Brewing Company and will be converting to space to their own Brew Bus “Terminal” tasting room and brewery. According to…
Craft beer’s big brother Sierra Nevada has teamed up with 30 breweries from across the country to make six “Super Groups”, carved out of each geographic region of the United States. “Sierra Nevada, along with these bands of brewers,” the company states, “will create an all-new mixed pack of beers…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week I’m sweeping through Palm Beach County and hitting up Copperpoint Brewing Company, nestled in the Brewery District of Boynton Beach, and…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week I’m heading out to Bangin’ Banjo Brewing Company in Pompano Beach to check out their Saint Something Belgian IPA. As a…
On a day when the business is usually closed, Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton opened its doors this past Monday, January 25, to host the first of a series of monthly events that pits their beer pairing knowledge with that of another guest brewery. It all goes down…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. Why not start the weekend off, the very beginning of South Florida Beer Week mind you, with a malt-forward amber lager from Due…
Brewers and brewery employees always talk about the industry being in a mode of ‘friendly competition’. That friendliness is about to get a little more fierce. Barrel of Monks Brewing is looking to make 2016 the year of the throw-down, by hosting a 12-month long brewery-vs-brewery event series that’s full…
It’s a cold and windy South Florida evening. The temperature reads 58 degrees Fahrenheit. I make my way towards the restaurant at the Waterstone Resort in Boca Raton, off East Camino Real and the Intracoastal. I’m here for a wine paired dinner with the vintners of Cakebread Cellars and the…
South Florida’s Holy Mackerel Brewing will see its founder and original owner, Bobby Gordash, ascend back to the head position at the brewery after selling the name and brewing operations in 2011. “Got the tap handles back on the truck,” Gordash told me. “The whole thing got thrown at my…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week, I’m diving into the extreme beer end of the spectrum with a beer brewed with actual oysters; the Pearl Diver Saison…
This Saturday, January 16th, will see the Mardi Gras Casino hold its third annual Homebrew competition, a BJCP certified event taking place track-side at the Hallandale Beach casino from 2pm to 6pm. What makes the Mardi Gras Casino competition great for competitors and beer drinkers? Well, there’s a $1000 cash…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week, I’m digging into the cellar to bring a pretty strong and bold beer to light. This is the Umatilla Coffee Barleywine…
Ah yes, the ‘New Year’. When millions of people put together resolutions to eat healthier, go to the gym, or be better humans only for those aspirations to be crushed under the weight of excuses, excuses, excuses. At least craft beer will always be there for you… or will it? …
It’s December, and that can mean only one thing: end of year list time! Those who have followed the blog for the last year have seen our attempt at tasting and sampling a Florida produced beer every week – a.k.a. #FloridaBeerFriday. That has lead to a vast archive of beer…
Yes, dear readers, the growth of craft beer in South Florida continues unabated through the holiday season. In this update, we are brought to the corner of Northeast Eighth Avenue and Northeast 11th Street in Fort Lauderdale where the latest brewery to open in Broward County now lives: Khoffner Brewery. …
The dates for Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s six-city Beer Camp Across America 2016 festival tour have been announced, and one of the venues will be right next door. Beer Camp Across America is a weeks’ long epic collaboration event and special release 12-pack that distills the influence of America’s craft…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week I’m venturing into the portfolio of beers of M.I.A. Brewing Company with their Regresa A Mi. Regresa A Mi, which literally translates to…
The day after Christmas, known in Commonwealth countries as Boxing Day or simply December 26th in the United States, will be extra special at The Sybarite Pig in Boca Raton as they host a day-after ugly sweater party featuring a bad-ass beer event: the tapping of a gravity poured pin…
Another year, another cause to celebrate with Saltwater Brewery. The Delray Beach brew house is rounding off their second year in operation and is putting on a day-long celebration to, well, celebrate. From noon to 11 p.m., the Saltwater Brewery tap room and adjacent street will be home to a…
Your Tuesday just got a little more interesting thanks to the Brass Tap in Boynton Beach, as they are hosting a beer, cheese, and chocolate pairing fueled by Samuel Adams and featuring a pouring from the 2015 edition of the brewery’s famed Utopias beer on December 15th. The 28% alcohol…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. With the holiday season in full swing, I thought it might be beneficial to share some gold. This #FloridaBeerFriday is all about Pop’s…
