Labor Day. The holiday we tip our hats to the many people before us who fought for our right to a shorter 40 hour work week, the establishment of the weekend, and for basic safe working conditions for every worker in this great nation. As the Department of Labor puts it,…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week we’re looking at Trapeze Monk from Big Top Brewing Company, an operation out of Sarasota, Florida. It’s labelled as a Belgian…
Does your favorite South Florida mixologist have what it takes to be named the “best” bartender in South Florida? You may find out soon during the Max Group’s tête-à-tête-style showdown starts later this month between some of the area’s most talented bar chefs. Delray Beach’s Max’s Social House has unveiled…
Today is the first day of September, if you can believe it, and the middle of the fall seasonal beer release calendar. Starting at noon today Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park will be selling the perennial autumn beer, Sweet Potato Casserole Strong Ale. This 7.9% ABV brew is a sweet…
Football season is right around the corner, and you’re favorite team is currently doing everything they can to ensure they are adequately prepared for game days this Fall; shouldn’t you be doing the same? Yes. The answer is yes. Time is running out and you definitely should be mapping out…
FAT Village is all grown up. Fort Lauderdale’s little arts neighborhood that could has gone from a humble strip of converted warehouses off NW 5th St. a few years ago to a thriving urban enclave where galleries, co-ops, and boutique creative businesses co-mingle – especially on the last Saturday of the month. The art walks…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. As Tropical Storm Erika bobs and weaves in our general direction, questions are pondered by the greatest minds of our generation: “Do I…
Recent years have seen an influx in big name craft brewers expanding their reach into the Sunshine State: Founders Brewing came to Florida in 2013, and so did Sweetwater Brewing. Boulevard Brewing came September of last year. Now Duck-Rabbit Brewery, a ten-year-old operation in Farmville, North Carolina, is poised to enter…
What’s better than beer at the Great American Beer Festival? Seeing your local brewery representing and this year nine breweries across Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties will be pouring at the GABF in Denver from September 24-26. It’s the most ever for the region since the GABF began in…
Delray Beach’s 50 Ocean continues its 2015 Chef’s Summer Tasting Series with a multi-course “backwards dinner” on Tuesday, September 8, paired with the bold flavors of Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing. Here, patrons will get to do the most adult thing possible: have dessert first! Forward Beers In A Backwards Dinner…
Khoffner Brewery USA co-founders Rauf Vagifoglu-Khoffner and Evan Kagan are planning to revolutionize the craft beer scene in Florida. As chief brewmaster for Khoffner Brewery USA, Vagifoglu-Khoffner says his mission is to amass the area’s largest selection of German-style craft ales, and he’s doing it in Fort Lauderdale. “Here in the U.S. there…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. Among the incredibly complex beer treatments that abound in the beer world, like so many chocolate coconut rum-chata porters, it can be relaxing…
Beer lovers get ready because the “Original” Beerfest is back! On Saturday, October 10 from 7 – 10 p.m., Fort Lauderdale’s Esplanade Park turns into a wonderland of suds when the 18th annual Beerfest, presented by Isle Casino, returns. This is the longest running beer festival in South Florida…
Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned throw down, especially when there’s seafood and wine involved? Anyone who likes all three is invited to take part in a unique wine pairing dinner at Lobster Bar Sea Grille on Wednesday, August 26, when master sommeliers Andrew McNamara and John Blazon will…
The life of a brewery moves in different stages: first there’s the concept, then the opening, then small batches of beer turn to monstrous batches that produce hundreds of gallons at a time, then distribution, then, as some start to do, making packaged beer. Delray Beach’s Saltwater Brewery has entered…
In a place where rum drinks are almost an essential part of daily life, it seems only natural that craft distilling has arrived in South Florida. This year, two locally based operations began making craft spirits, including Black Coral Rum in Riviera Beach, and South Florida Distillers in Fort Lauderdale…
Starbucks is brewing some big news with the announcement that select shops in Broward and Palm Beach will begin offering beer, wine, and small plates. The news comes from CNN Money, which notes the chain is ramping up locations for Starbucks Evenings program (the moniker for its wine, beer, and food…
It’s hard to find a craft cocktail with locally-made gin in Broward County. It’s even harder for a small-time distiller to make it without boatloads of money. A.J. Fazendin is changing that. By contracting with another distiller, Fazendin is able to follow through with his dream of becoming a distiller…
The northern part of Florida is about to get funky. Oakland Park’s Funky Buddha Brewery is expanding their distribution reach into Jacksonville on August 18. It doesn’t stop there. Customers in Gainesville, Tallahassee and the rest of North Florida will see Funky Buddha in stores beginning on September 1. And…
Every week, we take a look at a craft beer brewed in Florida. Follow #FloridaBeerFriday for more reviews of Sunshine State brews. Get out there and #DrinkLocal. This week, we’re taking a look at St. Peter’s Saison de Banc Vert from Green Bench Brewing Co. This week we’re taking a…
Sybarite Pig owner Daniel Naumko, along with former Wild Oak Artisan Ales and Brewzzi brewer Matt Manthe, are teaming up to create a new brewery concept in southern Palm Beach County called Odd Breed Wild Ales. Their goal? To make some of the wildest ales they can. The duo are…
Beer festivals are an ever-increasing presence on the to-do lists of locals seeking something to do on the weekends, and this past Saturday was no different thanks to the PGA National Resort & Spa’s Craft Beer Bash. Held inside ballrooms at the resort, which features the internationally famous PGA National Golf…
