Toasting the new year with champagne (or whatever the hell you call that sweet sparking wine you were thinking about pouring) is quite traditional. This year, dump the grape stuff and pick up something with some barley and hops. Here are eight beers in four different varieties to inspire you…
For the past year, Saltwater Brewery has been systematically producing barrel after barrel of locally crafted beer for thirsty South Floridians, and Delray Beach in particular. The native-raised brewery operators have spent that year honing in on what will make Saltwater a long-lasting establishment. This past Saturday, December 27, they…
A place like Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach seems like a perfect fit. The angler symbolism and the ocean feel gives you a sense that you’re actually on the beach. Head brewer Dustin Jeffers reflects on the first year of production and said that expectations were exceeded. Quite fitting, then,…
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. We’re back this week with another entry of Florida Beer Friday. Today, we’re cracking open a bottle of Cigar City Brewing’s Puppy’s Breath Porter, a robust…
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. Florida Beer Fridays. That has lead to a vast archive…
For some cruel reason, the Everglades seems to be a dumping ground for hundreds of dogs by their former owners every year and left to fend for themselves. Abandoned dogs aren’t just found there, of course, but all over South Florida. One canine rescue group, 100 Plus Abandoned Dogs of…
Native Brewing Company now has a temporary home, and it’s being touted as much more than a simple brewing space. The Craft Beer Cartel is a new concept from Native’s Adam Fine and Riverside Market’s Julian and Lisa Siegel which features a traditional bottle shop, space for a small on-premise…
Dudes are hard to shop for — there, I said it. When you’re in a bind and need a gift for a female friend, you can always stop in at Yankee Candles or Bath and Body Works — even if they aren’t into that stuff, cultural norms say these are…
By now, everyone is familiar with brewery collaborations — when two breweries get together and brewmasters go to work deciding the best way to blend the tastes and styles of their most inspired beer ideas into a single, glorious new beer. While two craft breweries getting together to create something…
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. This week, we’re checking out a beer brewed in Miami, the saison from Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. See also: Florida Beer: Bolita Double Nut Brown Ale…
Social media butterflies might have noticed, and Black Friday drinkers as well, that on November 28th, Due South Brewing Company in Boynton Beach introduced a new sleeker logo design. Gone is the stamped and ‘dirty’ looking mark; in its place is angular font and geometric colors. The brand change isn’t…
Western Boca Raton will be the place to do some post-holiday-shopping celebrating on Sunday December 21st when the Sybarite Pig, that meat-and-beer-centric hotspot out there in Shadowood, hosts its second anniversary party starting at noon. Expect some of the best food and beer pairings that Boca Raton has to offer…
Cigar City Brewing is at it again with another eBay auction. This time the Tampa brewery is auctioning off a chance to brew the “perfect, personalized” beer with you. The winner of the auction, which is in collaboration with Creative Loafing Tampa, will get to work with the Cigar City…
Here’s some good news beer geeks. The Tampa Bay Tribune reported that Mitch Rubin, head of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, announced on Monday that he supports a repeal of the state’s ban on 64-ounce growlers, or take-home jugs of beer. This means that the organization representing Florida’s Anheuser-Busch distributors,…
The holidays aren’t all sugar plum and fairies — at least not for us poor grown-ups. But while you might tell yourself that hiding from your loved ones in the spare bedroom with a bottle of Bailey’s because Bailey’s is totally classy, we both know it’s just kind of sad…
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. Continuing our streak of ‘nut’-inspired beers, this week we’re taking a look at a doubly dangerous high gravity beer from Cigar City Brewing in Tampa called…
Dania Beach may soon become the source of the pumpkin spice latte beer you grew so fond of in the last couple of years. Corey Artanis, one of the people behind 3 Sons Brewing Company, wants to establish a brewery in the Broward beachside community of roughly 30,000. Artanis told…
Starting next week, seemingly every beer and liquor store in the South Florida area will have two of Funky Buddha Brewery’s mainstay beers on their shelves: Hop Gun IPA and the Floridian Hefeweizen. How was this brewery able to make the transition from keg-only producer to twelve ounce bottle slinging…
Nestled off the beaten path, where 595 cascades from a multilane highway into a two-lane mini spaghetti bowl, two friends are putting their sanity on the line with a business they are going into with their minds full of passion: brewing. Having started brewing at home in January 2013, Kyle…
A new front on the war for Florida growler freedom has been opened. This time, a Palm Beach Gardens attorney, Mark Miller, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Crafted Keg against the State of Florida in federal court. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
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. Aging a beer can be tricky business. On the one hand, there’s the opportunity to drink an awesomely strong and flavorful beer RIGHT NOW and enjoy…
Thanksgiving isn’t just about turkeys and stuffing and cranberry sauce. OK, it’s mostly about that. But it’s also about giving thanks and spending warm, grateful times with your loved ones. And there’s no better way to get warm and grateful with your loved ones than beer. Here are the eight…
