For years, we’ve been hearing about the benefits of farm-to-table cuisine: Buying locally results in lower carbon emissions, support of the local economy, and stronger, fresher flavors. Same goes for locally brewed beer. Not long ago, most South Floridians reached for a bottle of Bud before searching out a local…
Two weeks from now, on March 6th, Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park is going to be releasing the next of their series of larger format bottled beers, the Nib Smuggler Chocolate Milk Porter. The 6.2% alcohol by volume lactose porter uses Brazillian cacao nibs and vanilla beans. If you’ve…
New Times Beerfest is a truly epic local beer event. Beer brewers from all over the state and the country come to show local beer drinkers their stuff. And now, local homebrewers (and maybe some aspiring professionals) can offer their beers to the suds swilling public. This year, 17th Annual…
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. Victory over bad beer! This is the feeling you get when drinking from a can of Intuition Ale Works’ People’s Pale Ale, what with…
Fancy yourself a craft beer connoisseur? Sure, you might enjoy drinking it, but have you ever thought of making it? What about showing off your creation to other beer enthusiasts in South Florida? Coming up in about six weeks is the 2014 New Times Beerfest (April 5, 2014, from 3…
Wine — like anything alcoholic — has fans that will travel the world in an attempt to test out the best of the best. From the Chateaus of Bordeaux to Napa’s wine country, winos will travel near and far to sip, sample, savor, and get drunk among rows of grapes…
Who has the best beer in Florida? It’s a question that gets harder and harder to answer as the quality and quantities of breweries in this state continue to go ever higher. But there is one organization that has, since 2002, set about finding the answer to this question. The…
Between hellish commutes, annoying coworkers, manic bosses, managing bills, and just the overall workings of being a mature adult, sometimes you just need a break. Sometimes you just need to tune it all out with a glass of wine at the end of the day. While it’s not exactly the…
Tequesta Brewing Company wants to build a brewery in Palm Beach Gardens. An application to the Palm Beach Gardens Planning and Zoning Department filed last November shows that a Houston company is seeking approval for a Twisted Trunk microbrewery at the southwest corner of US 1 and PGA Boulevard. See…
Look outside your window right now! What do you see? If you said, “nothing but white stuff” you know without a doubt you’re not in South Florida. But if you see palm trees, a friendly bird, or maybe even a dolphin swimming in the ocean, you’re in what the rest…
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 setting our eyes on a beer made for a specific purpose: pairing with food. Earlier this week, we spoke about Funky…
Coming up at the end of the month, on Tuesday, February 25, at 7 p.m., Broward’s upscale beer bar and food hangout Tap 42 will host one of the season’s most interesting tap takeovers: six rare beers from indomitable barrel-agers the Bruery. The Bruery produces relatively small batches of beer…
Want to play a drinking game? Every time something happens that’s a complete clusterf**k during the Sochi Winter Olympics — take a sip of your cocktail. Every time an athlete gets locked inside a bathroom — drink! Every time a stray dog wanders into the stadium – drink! Every time…
Just two more days until the international day of love is here. Hopefully, you’ve made big plans for romance. If not, you’ll need to figure something out, like, now. While most of the world is getting ready to dress to the nines for some big extravagant dinner, some of us…
Certain food items are just supposed to go together: spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese, burgers and fries, nutella and bananas. Beer and pizza, however, is one of the best combos since sliced bread — with peanut butter and jelly, obviously. One of South Florida’s favorite pizza joints has recently…
Long before Lindsay Lohan, Drew Barrymore, and Macaulay Culkin, there was Shirley Temple. The child star started her film career during the Great Depression. Often portraying a plucky orphan who remains cheerful in dire circumstances, the tiny talent sang her way into the hearts of the world. The ringlet-haired ragamuffin…
Boynton Beach’s Due South Brewing Company can pat itself on the back with the deal struck to distribute its beers into the thirsty and tourist heavy region known as Central Florida. That means places like Orlando, Sanford, Oviedo, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, and Winter Garden will have the opportunity to pour…
This past Saturday, ten contestants from all across the country, including places like Boston, Cleveland, San Francisco and San Diego, converged on Miami Beach’s Shore Club for the first annual National Duvel League Finals, the brewery’s country-wide beer pouring competition. It was an evening of competitive fun and an attempt…
LauderAle is on the cusp of opening, and when it does, it will be Fort Lauderdale’s first microbrewery. The venture is headed by friends Kyle Jones and Joe Farrell, who are both from Fort Lauderdale and have only recently caught the craft-beer bug. See Also: Broward’s Homebrew Craft Beer Scene:…
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 surprising hybrid beer created by brewers Bill Taylor and Dustin Jeffers of Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, called…
Drinking a beer made with a man’s beard is as close to the human anatomy you probably feel comfortable putting in your mouth, but then again someone out there also made a beer with ingredients from a woman’s snatch. These odd brewing practices have one thing in common: yeast, the…
The 2014 Winter Olympics are about to begin in the ‘resort’ town of Sochi on the Black Sea in Russia. As you may know, scandal after scandal has hit the administration of president Vladimir Putin, including the Olympic site not being finished and the numerous human rights issues aimed at…
