Hump Day is here, the savior has arrived and his name isn’t Jesus. It’s your weekly beer baptismal because you got to believe in something. So bust out the sixer as a sacrament and start chugging away. Anybody who thinks you’re crazy is obviously a non-believer. Remember, the greatest trick…
Prepare your liver for the brewery party of the year. This coming Saturday, September 28, the Funky Buddha Lounge and Brewery in Boca Raton will host a daylong festival celebrating its third anniversary. Starting at 4 p.m. and lasting until close at 2 a.m., the Funky Buddha Lounge will be…
This coming Sunday, September 29, at 4 p.m., homebrew shop and craft beer hangout BX Beer Depot will host a beer and cheese pairing featuring renowned Belgian style brewery Ommegang from New York state. See also: Ten Best South Florida Craft Beers…
Bratwurst, sweaty frauleins and huge mugs of brau: the three hallmarks of Oktoberfest we all hope for at this time of year. As if you ever needed anything more to party. Besides Halloween, South Floridians need a multi-week celebration to hold us over until Christmas. This shouldn’t be a problem…
Say, for a moment, you’ve got only one night to spend in South Florida. How would you sample the local beer scene? Luckily, we’ve assembled a list of some of the best and brightest locally produced beers. With new breweries opening seemingly every few months and the beer culture expanding…
This past Saturday, deep in the residential wilderness of the Riverside Park neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, homebrewing pilgrims flocked to the veritable mecca of craft beer in Broward County, the Riverside Market. There, a dozen enthusiastic homebrew teams and individuals arrived to participate in the End of Summer homebrewing competition…
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. It’s one of the most sought-after…
Broward County has a booming beer scene, some great wine bars, and great restaurants all over the place, but in the mixology department there is much left to be desired. While we might be behind in the availability of craft cocktails compared to other cities — our nemesis Miami being…
Beer news is upon us once again, and there is nothing you can do about it. So shut your face, put that cold bottle of IPA to your lips, and let’s get started. This week in beer news, we find out that Miami has at least two new breweries coming,…
At least once a week, the powers that be at American Social try to work a philanthropic event into the lineup. Tonight, they are playing host to a local group of young professionals who gather to raise money and awareness for autism while having a good time. This is the…
South Florida is known for a lot of things, but its population of Wisconsinites is not one of them; New Yorkers, definitely. Still, you’d never guess it based on the turnout at Slackers Bar on Sunday for the Packers game against the Redskins. A sea of forest-green Rodgers jerseys, this…
Planning on going out for a night on the town this weekend? Maybe hitting up a few bars for their beer selections or maybe grabbing a couple of pints at your local brewery? Or maybe you’ve got yourself a couple of six-packs of Founders Porter and a copy of Grand…
Unexplained incidents are known to happen on the full moon. Dogs are more likely to attack, people find it harder to fall asleep, and Eat the Tea will celebrate its one-year anniversary this Thursday. The colorful tea shop also opened on the full moon last September, and owner Maureen Ruggeri…
It was a decent night for some homebrew. The clouds had remained relatively light, and the temperature had finally dropped to below 80. At the nearly empty, save for dozens of people lugging cases of brown bottles, Gulfstream Park Thursday night, the South Florida beverage distributor Gold Coast put up…
European settlers did not discover the invigorating powers of Yerba Mate until the 17th century. But for almost two centuries before, the indigenous tribes of South America had been harvesting the Ilex paraguarensis tree and steeping its leaves for the sense of community it promoted. Last year this mystical drink…
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. When a beer is sold in…
When you have a good thing, it doesn’t take long for people to show up. For Johnathan Wakefield and his upcoming brewery, it didn’t take long at all. Wakefield launched his CrowdBrewed funding campaign on Monday, and only 30 hours later, his goal of raising $55,000 to help “pimp out”…
Juicing is a big craze right now, and we have to admit, some juicing fanatics look pretty good (did you see how great Jack LaLanne looked in his 90s?) But we still can’t help feeling that all those liquid veggies could use a touch of magic to help wash them…
Heinz Field is almost 1,200 miles away from South Florida. That’s like 16 hours by car. But even if you manage to hitchhike your way past the Appalachian Mountains and West Virginia’s backwoods, chances are you probably won’t be able to land a ticket. But no need to fret! Geographically…
Cinnamon. Allspice. Nutmeg. If these words make you think of cool autumn evenings, the changing of leaves, and fresh baked pies, then you’re probably a big fan of pumpkin beers. Of course, we don’t get much in the way of change for autumn; nothing much more than a slow months-long…
It’s Wednesday morning and you know that means: This Week in Beer News. Skip the coffee, crack open a breakfast stout and wake the fuck up. The craft beer industry is currently in beast mode. A billionaire has officially been made from it. And J. Wakefield Brewing killed it with…
Pizza and beer: It’s a staple among college students, bachelors, bachelorettes, and finicky eaters. Now you can relive the glory days tomorrow evening with a pizza and Samuel Adams craft beer tasting dinner at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. The dinner Wednesday, September 11, at 8 p.m. at Anthony’s Pompano Beach,…
