Inaugural Tequila Festival Added to Day of the Dead Festivities

The fourth-annual South Florida Day of the Dead Celebration will be raising more than just a few dead spirits this year as part of its festivities. Welcome the inaugural South Florida Tequila Festival, set to take place on Saturday, November 1. A newcomer to the weekend-long Day of the Dead…

David Chang Hates “Fancy Beer”; So What?

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…

Florida Beer: Olde Southern Wit From Cask & Larder

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…

Beerfest Brewmaster Tickets: Exclusive Beers Announced

On October 25, the Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park will turn into Beertown USA when New Times’ Beerfest comes to town. From 7 to 10 p.m., brew fans will be immersed in beer culture with live music and more than 100 different beers to sample. New for this year is the…

Florida Beer: Last Stop IPA From Brew Bus Brewing

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…

New Times‘ Beerfest Brewmaster Ticket: Exclusive Beers, Early Entry

The 17th-annual New Times’ “Original” Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, returns to Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park on Saturday, October 25, and it’s going to be one amazing evening filled with music, fun, and beer! More than 100 different brews will be on hand for your sampling enjoyment, including beers by…

Boulevard Brewing Arrives This Week: What Can You Expect?

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…

Florida Beer: Florida Sweet Stout From Florida Beer Company

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…

Homebrewers Wanted for New Times‘ Beerfest Competition

Liliana MoraMake beer. Make new friends.The South Florida beer scene is really kicking up. From Funky Buddha in Fort Lauderdale to Wynwood Brewing Company in Wynwood, small craft breweries are making us a destination for seriously great beer. What’s most exciting is that many of these brewery owners started out…

Shmaltz Brewing Releases Its First Official Hanukkah Beer

Fry up the latkes and pass the sufganiyot. Shmaltz Brewing Company, makers of HE’BREW beer, finally did something it probably should have done a long time ago: brew its first Hanukkah beer. Called Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass the Beer, it’s a dark ale brewed with eight malts, eight hops, and comes…

Native Brewing Company to Open in South Florida

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…

American Social Fills Steins for Oktoberfest

There are some people who dress in costume for Oktoberfest, and then there are some who just want to drink beer. At American Social, steins will be filled to the brim this year for Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest began last Friday, but the steinfest at American Social starts today. The two-week fall…