New Times‘ “Original” Beerfest Postponed

New Times’ 17th-annual “Original” Beerfest has been postponed. The event, which was scheduled for April 5 at America’s Backyard in downtown Fort Lauderdale, will be rescheduled for the fall. This announcement in no way affects Brew at the Zoo, which is scheduled for Zoo Miami. Broward’s “Original” Beerfest will still…

Vegan Drinks Night Kicking Off at Yard House in Hallandale

Veganism can be a lonely affair. Sitting at the lunch table, you and your kale salad can feel pretty isolated alongside everyone else, with their pork rinds and turkey sammies. Hence the introduction of Vegan Drinks Night, a kickoff event for the brand-spankin’-new MeetUp group, Very Vegan Miami. The event…

Drink These Five Irish Spirits for Saint Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is this Monday, March 17 and, since we’ve got the weekend coming up, celebrations and wearing of the green start this weekend, with a race in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and many bars celebrating St. Practice Day on Sunday. Around this time of year, most people break out…

Florida Beer: Tequesta Brewing Company’s Belgian Farmhouse Saison

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 popping up north to one of the area’s long standing microbreweries, Tequesta Brewing Company, all the way up in Tequesta, naturally…

Meet Ron Jeremy Today at Crown Wine & Spirits

Fans of fine rum will want to make plans to come out to Crown Wine & Spirits for a meet and greet with the man known for his… ummmm… spirit… when Ron Jeremy hosts a special rum-tasting and bottle-signing today at Crown Wine & Spirits in Fort Lauderdale from 4…

Inhaling Vaporized Hops: What, Why, and How (Video)

In case you didn’t know, inhaling vaporized hops is a thing now. According to Lagunitas Brewing Co., vaporizing hops has been the talk of homebrewers for years, and the Petaluma brewery has known about it for some time too. It’s thanks to the brewery that the practice of vaporizing hops…

Hunahpu’s Day 2014: When Bad Things Happen to Good Festivals

UPDATE: It appears that this will be the last Hunahpu’s Day. Cigar City’s founder Joey Redner told the Full Pint, “I am acknowledging defeat. That was the last Hunahpu Day. The beer will go into distribution next year and hopefully spread out among many accounts; it will get to consumers…

Florida Beer: Category 5 IPA From Due South Brewing

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 going to take a look at the gold medal winning double IPA from Due South Brewing, Category 5 IPA. As we…

Miami New Times‘ Brew at the Zoo Returns With 100 Brews and Vanilla Ice

Ice, Ice Beer-by.Miami New Times Brew at the Zoo is back. That means it’s time to enjoy hundreds of the world’s finest beers alongside the wildest creatures you’ve ever encountered. No. We’re not talking about your college roommates. We’re talking about monkeys…and tigers…and Vanilla Ice. It all goes down on…

Florida Beer: El Dorado Pale Ale From Wynwood Brewing

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. If there were ever a beer to blur the lines between what the modern American pale ale is, and the IPA, it could very…

Boca Raton Brewery Gets Unanimous Support From City Council

Boca Raton will soon have its own production brewery, thanks to the passing Tuesday night of Resolution No. 23-2014, “A resolution of the City of Boca Raton considering conditional use approval to allow the operation of a beverage manufacturing use with an accessory tasting room within existing tenant space in…