The Funky Buddha Lounge, the Boca Raton brewpub and hookah bar known for its speakeasy vibe, announced Friday that it will expand its brewing operation to Oakland Park. Part of a vision for a new culinary arts district in Oakland Park, the new brewery will reside in an 18,000-square-foot building…
While the Germans get ready to rage across the pond for Oktoberfest (the real one in Munich begins this Saturday, September 22), the Organic Brewery in Hollywood Beach is gearing up for the flood of tourists that will soon inundate the beach for winter and parts of spring. Situated directly…
Wine tends to get top billing at New Times Pairings — in part, because Wine Watch and crew do such a fine job of it — but the craft-beer department is no slouch either. This year especially is a must for beer geeks and hops nerds. In addition to familiar…
Labor Day is considered the unofficial last day of summer, filled with beach fun and barbecues. To many, it also means having a few celebratory drinks with friends.Whether it’s a few beers while grilling burgers, bloody marys at brunch, or tiki drinks at the beach, there’s one thing all alcoholic…
Time to get your swerve on just like the prez. After much begging and pleading from the nation’s contingency of home brewers (and a popular online petition, to boot), the White House has released the top-secret recipes for President Obama’s home brews. In an announcement made Saturday, the White House…
Finally, all your alcoholic-beverage wishes are coming true, Fort Liquordale. From frozen cocktail ice cream and popsicles, to now this: Genie, the official line of “Spirits in a Can.”Yes, that’s right — coming soon to a bar, liquor store, or hotel minibar near you, we’re talking hard liquor in a…
Ever try to fit your red Solo cup into a koozie built for a beer can, only to have it topple over, spilling your beverage all over the person next to you? We know the feeling. On a hot summer day, there’s possibly nothing worse than a warm cup of beer or…
Though summer is nearly over, I’m looking for every excuse to get to the pool to slurp away on a SnöBar, the new alcohol-infused cocktail popsicles and ice cream that recently announced plans to expand its product line to Florida.After three years of product testing and figuring out how to…
Awards for the 18th-annual U.S. Beer Tasting Championships were announced this weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Big Bear Brewing Co. in Coral Springs came away a big winner. Its Paw Print IPA won the Grand Champion award in the category of India pale ales. There are 15 categories –…
Calling all home brewers: the 5th Annual Home Brewer’s Brew Off is currently looking to fill a few remaining spots for the upcoming locals-only home brewer competition taking place on Sunday, Nov. 4.If you have an amazing recipe for your favorite ale, stout, porter or pilsner, now’s the time to…
The biggest news this week in the craft beer world — aside from the announcement that Goose Island will finally! hit Florida shelves this year — is the concerted effort to get President Obama to release the super-top-secret recipe for his White House home brew Honey Ale. There’s even an official petition and…
South Florida beer nerds collectively threw up their arms and danced a little jig — all without spilling a drop of their precious hand-crafted, coffee-infused porter, of course — with the news that Goose Island beer soon will be available in all 50 states. According to the Goose Island website,…
Here’s something every beer lover can appreciate: BeerText, a service that tells you anything you could ever want to know about the beer you’re drinking.It’s not an app in the traditional sense — you don’t have to go online, and there’s no need to download anything. That means you can…
Another mansion went up for sale in South Florida and unlike those other run-of-the-mill castles, this one was owned by Presley Anhesuer, heir to the Anheuser-Busch company. Going price: $15 million. Unlike that other mansion in Miami that was thought to be owned by the beer magnate (it wasn’t), this…
The folks at Due South Brewing Company in Boynton Beach discovered that hosting food trucks every Friday night was such a good idea, that they decided to have them on the weekends too. From 5 p.m. ’til 9:30 p.m. this Saturday, On The Slide will be the first food truck on scene…
Paige Nast is only 21, but she makes a Manhattan cocktail like she’s been drinking them for twice as long.She refuses to make drinks the “cheater” way (she’s never touched a bottle of Rose’s Lime Juice), and her penchant for using only fresh herbs and local produce in her recipes…
It’s not really a smoothie, and it’s definitely not a milkshake, but the Orange Julius — that frothy, creamy, citrusy goodness — is still something more than just juice.Most of us became familiar with Orange Julius in the late ’80s, when Dairy Queen bought the rights to the original 1920s…
When choosing the next president of the United States, one has to weigh many issues. There’s the economy, health care, beer appreciation…President Barack Obama, for instance, likes his beer so much that he’s brewing and bottling his own private-label stash at the White House.For more than a year, we’ve heard…
To look at this weekend’s list of South Florida dining — and drinking — events, you’d be forgiven for thinking Clean Plate Charlie has a minor obsession with beer. To that we say…and your point is? From the all-American pairing of beer and baseball to traditional German beer shenanigans, this…
After judging more than 1,650 beers in over 65 categories — well, after that, the judges probably needed a day or two to sleep it off. But instead, the judges of the United States Open Beer Championship rallied and announced the winners. Local brewery and beer institution Big Bear Brewing…
Walking into the biergarten of the American German Club of the Palm Beaches on a Saturday night is like walking into an old friend’s house. It’s homey. The crowd isn’t large, but they’ll all turn to warmly greet you hello. And if you’re lucky, a lovely young woman named Birte…
This year, we’ve been captivated by the Riverside Market saga, which has all of the makings of a good Disney movie. There’s the greedy megabucks millionaire, the blundering city government, the affable main character who brings positive changes to a sleepy town, and the tight-knit locals who rally behind him…
