Another week down, another case of beer destroyed. This is not to say that this week in beer news didn’t make you drink a few extra. On the weekends we hope that you at least didn’t forget to chug. Last week we saw a few local things going on: Funky…
As summer begins to wind down (yes, it’s August already!), Fort Lauderdale’s craft beer mecca is pulling out all the stops to make sure that it doesn’t end with you thirsty. The Riverside Market is hosting events galore. Based on the success of their previous offering, Riverside is bringing back…
What’s a well-done pizza mean to you? A bit of char at the bottom? Melty, bubbling cheese with a fine film of smoked-in flavor across the top? A nice crunch when you bite into it? At Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, it means cooking pies in a specialty, 800-degree anthracite coal…
Well craft beer fans, it looks like your options on the shelves have expanded in the state Florida after Brock Wagner, founder of Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Texas, admitted in an interview with the Houston Chronicle that he is looking to expand into Colorado as well as the Sunshine…
Dubbing themselves “a drinking club with a running problem,” Fort Lauderdale’s Hash House Harriers went on their usual Monday-night run last week. Runners never know in advance the exact route their leader has planned, but they sometimes get a hint. This week, they knew the run would be TSA-themed. The…
With a nod to hiring local talent, Funky Buddha Brewery announced yesterday that it hired Florida native Alex Postelnek to be its lead brewer. As a lead brewer, Postelnek is responsible for supervising day-to-day production, maintenance, and quality control of the beer at the brewery’s new Oakland Park facility. See…
Friday’s here, so it’s time for beer. Every Friday, so long as the creek don’t rise, this beer enthusiast will take a look at a Florida beer that, hopefully, should be readily available in a local shop or on tap at your favorite bar. August 1st was National IPA Day…
Your local brewery wants you to join “The Club.” Due South Brewing Company, the Boynton Beach brewing powerhouse, will be opening its wide-embracing arms to 100 lucky people to join its just announced ‘members-only’ club with a membership rate of $75 a year. See also: – This Week in Beer…
For craft beer lovers, there’s nothing quite like cracking open a bottle of that highly sought-after imperial stout, or even simply a well-made pale ale, after a long day at work while sitting comfortably and decompressing. You’ve got the product down, but are you getting the most out of your…
With the double-digit growth of craft beer, there is bound to be no shortage of beer news, at least not in the near future. Last week, we saw a Spanish man die from chugging too much beer and Seattle brewers make a pact to drink 100-year-old brew. Although the whack…
Fresh off of Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, New York’s Jaime Salas and brand ambassador for Milagro Tequila is making a stop in South Florida for only two days to impart his knowledge of tequila mixology. Starting tonight at Sardelli’s in Hollywood from 7 to 9:30, Salas will…
Drinking at a bar is an experience. Whether it’s enjoying interesting cocktails, meeting random people, getting wasted, or just drooling over the hot bartender, it’s always about more than the drinks. If you’re looking to appreciate the latter, we have the scoop for you. Clean Plate Charlie spoke to the…
New Belgium beers have arrived in South Florida, bringing brews from the United States’ third largest production craft brewery closer to home. The brewery, has a loyal following both for its beer and for the way it treats its employees and the environment. New Belgium has been named one of…
There is something you should know about beer: There is a holiday for virtually everything about beer that is celebrated somewhere, somehow. The latest one is National IPA Day, which gives glory to hops, bittering units, and IPAs. International IPA Day is always the first Thursday in August — which…
Abacoa; it’s a “New Urbanist’s” dream of townhomes wrapped around a walkable central business core. It’s also just a pretty cool place to come hang out and watch spring training or minor league baseball. But this past Saturday saw, instead, the inaugural Jupiter Summer Fest, the first craft beer, wine…
New Belgium beers are officially coming to South Florida and when they officially do on July 29, they will be as commonplace as Coors Light. It brings a whole new meaning to “tap the Rockies.” But that is to be expected of America’s third largest production craft brewery, which joined…
Friday’s here, so it’s time for beer. Every Friday, so long as the creek don’t rise, this beer enthusiast will take a look at a Florida beer that, hopefully, should be readily available in a local shop or on tap at your favorite bar. On a rainy weekday afternoon, the…
Not too long ago, cocktails were given up in favor of bland, flavorless concoctions like vodka and soda — or worse, vodka Red Bulls. Fortunately, for our taste buds and our sanity, those days are gone. Mixology has made its way back to the mainstream. In celebration of tasty commingled…
It’s National Tequila Day and there are two ways to celebrate: 1. Drink a lot of tequila straight from the bottle, then Tweet semi-naked pictures of yourself before passing out somewhere (bad idea). -or- 2. Enjoy a well-made classic tequila cocktail that has been hand-crafted for your enjoyment (good idea)…
July. The middle of summer. What better time to sit back and relax with a nice cold… pumpkin beer? That’s right, the staple fall seasonal style, a beer brewed with fresh (or, perhaps, flavorings of) pumpkin, has begun its slow creep earlier and earlier in the year, encroaching on territory…
There’s something about a French Bistro that just makes you feel nostalgic — like you should be sipping on fancy cocktails in the Jazz Age in Paris. Hey, it’s nice to let your fantasies run wild. Fortunately, dreamers of days past, there’s always Pistache. If the art nouveau-inspired decor isn’t…
In social settings, having celiac disease is kind of like being Edward Snowden — your options are limited (not to mention crappy), and no one knows what the hell to do with you. Telling your host at a party or your coworkers during happy hour that you can’t drink beer…
