It’s #FloridaBeerFriday, when 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 back up to the northern part of our reader area, to Tequesta Brewing Company and their Oak Aged Black IPA…
Remy Martin’s Louis XIII has been referred to as the King of Cognac. That’s because you practically have to be a king (or a rich celebrity) to afford it. The bottles alone can sell for hundreds of dollars. The spirit is usually off-limits to anyone who can’t shell out several…
Beer festivals are nothing new in South Florida, especially now- when it seems that every other weekend is a veritable calendar crushing spreadsheet of events in which to decide where to spend your hard-earned beer bucks. Luckily, a few festivals have become no-brainers to attend, and Due South Brewing Co.’s…
The King of Beers this weekend sent out a decree to all of the beer-drinking land: Our beer is brewed the hard way and isn’t meant to be dissected, only drank. If that’s not the thought process of a regent who thinks he knows better than his populace, you wouldn’t…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday, when 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 one of Florida’s latest brewers who has been able to start sending beers out into distribution, J Wakefield Brewing,…
A 50-year-old alcohol law will soon be revisited by state lawmakers after a trade lobbying group, the Florida Retail Federation, submitted a lawsuit in January seeking to clarify portions of a state statute that allows for a tourism exception to the usually-strict three-tier system. The FRF dropped its lawsuit this…
This week, we’re continuing our trend (I suppose we should wait until there’s three to make a trend… that’s what the New York Times does) of Florida beers from Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Day. It’s a sought-after brew and one that comes around perhaps once a year. It’s big, maple-y,…
Yesterday was a big day for an ex-Marlins pitcher, but it had nothing to do with baseball — it’s all about the beer. Three north county brewmeisters, one of which is ex-Marlins right-handed pitcher Chris Volstad, 28, a Palm Beach Gardens high school graduate who also played for the Chicago…
Artist Guy Harvey has made a career out of painting his beloved ocean and the creatures who live in it. The artist has also licensed out his name and artwork on everything from the hull of Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest & largest ship, the “Escape” to t-shirts and wine, with…
Just in time for watching all the playoff excitement in the privacy of your own home, Funky Buddha beer has announced their beer is available at select Publix locations throughout South Florida. According to Funky Buddha’s John Linn, the Funky Buddha team pitched their craft beers to Publix headquarters in…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday, when 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 poring over one of the non-Buddha beers that were available at this previous weekend’s Maple Bacon Coffee Porter fest at Funky Buddha Brewery…
By now, we all know a glass of wine here and there can be good for you. In addition to red wine’s heart-healthy antioxidants and resveratrol, recent studies show those who drink two glasses of wine a day are slimmer and 40 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes…
Most people don’t know much about Al Capone except for what they see in movies and sensationalized headlines: that of a violent bootlegger whose name was among the most notorious during the days of Prohibition. But one of the last people on Earth with actual memory of Al Capone, his…
If you thought last year was busy with craft beer, 2015 is set to blow your socks off. With more breweries than we can count (we didn’t do well in math, hence the writing bit), South Florida will finally close the gap of breweries per capita. There are many, many,…
Retail tasting rooms in Florida breweries are coming under fire again. This time, it’s the Florida Independent Spirits Association filing a petition with the state challenging the tourism exemption of the state’s three-tier laws for alcohol distribution. The exemption allows retail tasting rooms in breweries, which are at risk in…
For the second year in a row, the Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park has put on and successfully carried out the bottle release for its most famous beer, the Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. Dubbed Maple Bacon Coffee Porter Fest, the brewery’s annual street festival went down this past Saturday…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday, when we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. Ah, the session IPA. Much debate has sprung up in the beer world about this relatively new beer style. Is it really a pale ale? Is…
The 9th annual Jupiter Craft Brewers Festival is fast approaching, with the Roger Dean Stadium Hosting on January 24. This year over 100 beer vendors, most of them Florida, will available to sample. Has there ever been a better moment for the state of craft beer in the Sunshine State?…
Broward County is already home to several breweries and brewpubs, but the success of craft beer is showing the world that there is always room for a couple more. Bangin’ Banjo and 26 Degree brewing companies are both planning to begin production in Pompano Beach this year, possibly within weeks,…
South Florida is already a beer destination. But rather than the slew of breweries coming to the region promising to bring tourism, the Beer Industry Summit 2015 held at the The Breakers in Palm Beach is a good sign that it is. The annual gathering, which lasts from January 11…
Dozens of Broward-area restaurants and bars entered the Winterfest Absolut drink contest, vying for the title of this year’s “Absolut Perfect Cocktail” but, of course, there can be only one winner. After much deliberation, two finalists competed the other day at Bar Stache in Fort Lauderdale for the title and…
It’s #FloridaBeerFriday, where we take a look at a beer brewed in the Sunshine State, giving analysis to the burgeoning craft-beer movement of Florida. The winter ale, or winter warmer, style of beer is one that is a personal favorite. Brews with big malt bodies for those warm Florida winters…
