Red, White and Beer: Four Brews Made for the Fourth of July

​The Fourth of July is all about independence, so it seems only right that we take a moment to honor a truly autonomous creation: American craft beer.With so much variety — so many ways to bottle, sip and savor damn near every type of ale out there — what’s not…

Five for the Fourth, Wines for Holiday Grilling

We all know that beer is not just for breakfast any more, but it’s equally true that wine is not just for expensive meals of unpronounceable dishes at snobby restaurants.  Actually, it’s perfect for your Fourth of July barbecue. After all, beer only fills you up and cuts down on…

Four Fun Fourth of July Cocktail Recipes

Wow — Fourth of July. High humidity, grilled burgers, fireworks, and paint-by-numbers patriotism, all on the same day. Naturally, as a summer holiday, it’s usually an excuse for drinking. You can buy a case of Red, White and Blue and pound ’em with your brother-in-law, but what’s the fun in…

America’s Best Beach Bars

Travel + Leisure magazine made an atrocious error in its article and slide show about “America’s Best Beach Bars.” It left out all the great South Florida beach bars. As we scrolled through the list of bars that either reside directly on the sand or very close to it, we…

Spiked Popsicles by Grey Goose Vodka

The folks over at Grey Goose Vodka sure know how to party. Every year, they kick off the summer season with a series of (trend-a-licious) parties – Summer Soiree Series – throughout the country and, more importantly, summer inspired cocktails.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Brown Ale On Tap Tonight at Funky Buddha

Remember pulling mom’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches out of your lunch bag in grade school? She was so sweet — she always cut the crusts off. For some reason, those sandwiches always tasted great after being smushed in your lunch bag for a few hours.That’s the inspiration behind “No…

Beer of the Week: Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA vs. Noble Pils

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…

WilliamsWarn Creates World’s First Personal Brewery

With the foodie movement in full effect these days, craft beer is all the rage. If you are a regular reader of our popular columns, Beer of the Week and Booze Hound, you know what we are alluding to. For those new to the scene (Did you just surface from a bomb shelter?), here’s some advice: Please don’t be caught dead with a Corona in your hand. Don’t know where to start? Blue Moon’s a good one for beginners.

Beer of the Week: Le Merle Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it’s all about the love of the brew. If you…

Three Must-Try Craft Beer Events Tonight

American Craft Beer Week continues tonight with three outstanding events throughout Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Which means you don’t have to drive too far to get a taste of great craft beer. If You’re in Palm Beach……then you’ve got to hit up BX Beer Depot’s (2964 Second Ave., Lake Worth)…

Ales on the Avenue Tonight in Delray Beach

This week is American Craft Beer Week, which means there are a host of beer events each night through Sunday. Tonight, one of the coolest events of the week goes down in Delray Beach. Ales on the Avenue is a full-fledged pub crawl hosted by a host of Delray Beach…

Taste of Boynton Is Thursday Night

[jump] Commitmentphobes don’t have to settle for just one culinary destination Thursday night when the Taste of Boynton provides a smorgasbord of edible options from many of the area’s popular restaurants. The event also features a winetasting courtesy of the Wine Cellar of Boynton Beach. South Florida band Cricklewood will…