The 17th-annual New Times’ Original Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, happens this Saturday, and it’s going to be epic, people. If you love beer, there’s absolutely no better way to spend your day than sampling more than 100 different beers waterside at Fort Lauderdale’s beautiful Esplanade Park. See also: Delray…
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…
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…
The 17th-annual New Times’ “Original” Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, is setting up to be a truly epic local beer event, returning to Esplanade Park this year with more beer — and more fun — than ever before. Beer brewers from all over the state and the country come to…
Ernest Hemingway was so much more than one of America’s most talented storytellers. In a world where the words “living legend” have lost all meaning, Hemingway truly embodied the term. Not only was he a writer but the man, who hailed from a middle-class Chicago suburb, was a war hero,…
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…
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…
This month, Boston’s on the Beach will be ringing in its 35th anniversary in Delray Beach. To celebrate, the longtime oceanside sports bar and restaurant will be offering a mega-lineup of specials from now until the grand-finale birthday blowout party on October 25. See Also: Autumn-Inspired Cocktail Recipes, Courtesy of…
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…
Can you feel the chill in the air? OK, maybe that’s taking things too far, but there’s certainly a drop in humidity. Fall is here, and with that come seasonal ales and cocktails with spiced notes, rich botanicals, and harvest flavors. To celebrate, Living Room at the W Fort Lauderdale…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the United States, we know it’s time for Oktoberfest when all those seasonal beers start hitting the shelves in late August and early September. Next, come the month of October, cities nationwide begin their regular Oktoberfest celebrations — smallish events modeled after the original (and much larger) European festival…
If the bitterness of missing the first two days of Hop Week at Tequesta Brewing Company has already set in, don’t worry the week is not over. The brewery is celebrating Hop Week, coinciding with the annual harvest of humulus lupulus, or the seed cones of the hop plant. Several…
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…
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…
