Is a business being culturally insensitive, or even racist, for having a Taco Tuesday event? What if they hire mariachi players dressed up in sombreros? Is it cultural celebration? Or cultural insensitivity? LauderAle Brewery faced was accused of the latter last week regarding their Taco Tuesday event. Since December 1, LauderAle brewery’s…
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…
Now that the U.S. and Cuba have restored their ties, a growing number of Americans are interested in traveling to the largest country in the Caribbean. But with the remaining U.S. embargo on travel and business, it’s much harder than we’d like to sip mojitos on the beach. Thankfully, the…
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…
People like beer. As of the end of November, there are now 4,144 breweries in the country, topping the historic high of 4,131 breweries in 1873. The industry has grown tremendously in the last couple of years, and that influx of interest in drinking the good stuff has spurred interest…
Ever since the brewing industry took hold in Florida, it seems that the Sunshine state is attracting beers from afar. This includes Green Man Brewing Company from North Carolina, Asheville’s second-oldest brewery which announced it would begin South Florida distribution in November. Now, South Florida zythophiles will have a chance to…
Here’s something you don’t hear about very often: a new brewery is opening in South Florida. No, but seriously, Broward County will welcome yet another brewery to the area’s rapidly expanding scene when Khoffner Brewery USA opens the doors to its Fort Lauderdale-based brewing facility and taproom December 26. Chief brewmaster and co-founder…
In celebration of the ever-growing craft beer scene in Broward-Palm Beach, Yelp BPB has partnered with various local breweries to host Yelp’s Local Beer Week from December 7 through 12. This week you can order half-priced beer flights at more than five local South Florida breweries including Funky Buddha Brewery…
In case you fell asleep during history class, Repeal Day is the repeal, or the abolition, of the 18th amendment. You see, on January 16, 1919, Congress passed this amendment, which made alcohol illegal. For 14 thirsty years, Prohibition was the law of the land; intended to reduce crime, mental…
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. A couple of months ago, during the warmer summer months, I traveled out to the west coast of Florida to find some beers,…
Tonight, December 4th, is going to be pretty exciting for fans of Michigan beer in South Florida, as Short’s Brewing Company will be highlighted at Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park with a tap takeover to commemorate the two breweries collaborating on a set of beers. It’s the first time in…
Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday and there’s a kosher-certified craft beer to pair with your latkes. Two craft beer establishments in Fort Lauderdale are paying homage to the Jewish festival of light with He’Brew beer, otherwise known as the “chosen beer” that’s proudly brewed by Shmaltz Brewing Company out of…
Longtime Palm Beach County-based hospitality industry professionals Drew Shprintz and Garett Hagan are the founders of Myschyf, a 70 proof liqueur recently launched in South Florida. Distilled and processed by Lake Alfred-based Florida Caribbean Distillers, the neon-green-hued liqueur is made using a combination of hemp seeds and pistachio. Before you jump…
Opening a brewery is a long and arduous process. Considering the rapid rate at which they’ve been popping up in South Florida, that might come as a bit of a surprise. Alcohol, unsurprisingly, is a highly regulated industry, with local governments, the State of Florida, and the federal government all…
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, we’re taking a look at a canned offering from one of the west coast of Florida’s breweries, Darwin Brewing Company’s Circa…
Drink some cider with your Thanksgiving meal. There, I said it. But first, some history; then we get to the recommendations. “To the settlers of this new country, the apple represented the perfect homestead fruit,” Ben Watson writes, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own. An…
