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Featured Beer Cocktail
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Zombie Bite
Mix Equal Parts stout (try Blue Point Oatmeal Stout) with B. Nektar Zombie Killer. Take a bite out of the zombie, before they take a bite out of you!
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Featured Recipe
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Beer-Braised Chicken
By: Food Network Magazine
Difficulty: Easy
Beer is the beverage that makes your food just taste better! The beer will really enhance the flavor of the bacon, while keeping your chicken moist and flavorful. This recipe will be sure to please even the pickiest gourmet at your table!
Ingredients
-1/4 pound slab or thick-cut bacon, cut in 1/2-inch pieces
-8 skinless, boneless, chicken thighs (about 2 1/2 pound)
-Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
-All-purpose flour, for dredging
-1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
-1 (12-ounce) bottle beer (preferably brown ale)
-1 cup frozen pearl onions, thawed
-1/2 pound small red-skinned new potatoes, halved
-2 Tbsp while-grain mustard
-2 Tbsp packed dark brown sugar
-4 sprigs fresh thyme
-3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Heat a large pot over medium-high heat.
Add the bacon and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, shaking off the excess.
Add the olive oil to the drippings in the pot.
Add the chicken in batches and cook over medium-high heat until golden on the bottom, 6 to 7 minutes, then flip and sear the other side, about 1 minute.
Add the beer, onions, potatoes, mustard, sugar, thyme and 1 cup water to the pot and stir, making sure the chicken is fully submerged.
Simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Discard the thyme and stir in the bacon and parsley.
Pair with a Cigar City Maduro, Native Eleven Brown Ale, or Avery Ellie's Brown Ale.
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Fresh Beer Represents:
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AMERICAN CRAFT BEER:
Avery Brewing
Belfast Bay Brewing
Blue Point Brewing
Boulder Brewing
Breckenridge Brewery
The Bruery
Buffalo Bill's
Cisco Brewers
Clipper City Brewing
Dogfish Head Brewing
Flying Dog Brewing
Fort Collins Brewing
Gordon Biersch Brewing
Highland Brewing
Hoppin' Frog
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Left Hand Brewing
MacTarnahan's Brewing
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
Narragansett
New Planet Beer
Oskar Blues Brewing
Peak Organic Brewing Co.
Penn Brewing
Red Brick Brewing
Rogue Ales
Saranac Brewing
Shiner Beers
Shipyard Brewing
Stone Brewing
Stoudt's Brewing
St. John's Brewing
Thomas Creek Brewery
Twisted Pine Brewing
Victory BrewingLOCAL FLORIDA BEER: Inlet Brewing (Monk in the Trunk)Holy Mackerel BeerCigar City Brewing Saint SomewhereTequesta Brewing The Native Brewing Brands (ie. The Eleven, Native Lager, and Thunderhead Red)
IMPORT BEER:
Arcobrau
Ayinger
Baird
Belhaven Brewing
Bellegem's
Bitburger
Blanche de Bruxelles
Cantillon
Carib
Collesi
De Proef
Drie Fonteinen
Gayant
Greene's Organic
Hopf
Ise
Konig
Krombacher
Lefebvre
Lindemans
Malheur
Mikkeller
Orval
Palm
Reutberger
Samuel Smith's Brewery
Schonramer
Steenbrugge
Theakson
Timmerman's
Well's and Young's
Westmalle
Zatec
CIDERS AND MEADS:
Aspall Ciders
B. Nektar Meadery
Chaucer's Cellars
Julian Hard Cider
Redstone Meadery
Samuel Smith's Organic Cider
Strongbow (in select areas)
Woodchuck Ciders (in select areas)
SPIRITS:
Palm Ridge Reserve
Rogue Spirits
Siesta Key Rum
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Want to Get Some Fresh Beer in Your Establishment?
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Adam Fine - General Manager
954-629-7971
Ray Nickolaus - Sales and New Business Manager
561-339-0004
Chris Montelius - District Sales Manager : Miami-Dade County
407-375-4203
Ryan Fischer - Sales : Broward County - East
954-654-4512
ryan.fischer@brown.com
Eric Pugh - Sales : Broward County - West
954-661-2893
Chris Moyer - Sales : Palm Beach County - North
561-632-7316 561-370-5567 954-654-3012 josh.brent@brown.com
Dave Crisafi - Sales : Miami Dade County - Midtown thru Coconut Grove and Miami Beach 305-219-4315
Rich Abrams - Sales : Monroe County
423-956-3991
Troy Hangen - Sales: Treasure Coast 772-494-3053 Ian Salzberg - Minister of Beer Communications
561-291-9551
ian.salzberg@brown.com
John Linn - Baron of Beer Happenings
561-755-7456
Jennifer Miller - Beer Bard
561-876-3519
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 I have come to the conclusion that now is the season of craft beer. I'm not talking about spring, summer, fall and winter...I'm talking about the maturation of the entire country and for that part the world to appreciating finely crafted beers. Certainly Europeans has appreciated fine pilsners and pale lagers for years...plus of course a nice Irish Stout. But this week's St. Patty's Day promises so much more than your ever present dry Irish Stout thanks to the work of the great American craft brewers. We've got Left Hand Milk Stout, Rogue Shakespeare or Chocolate Stout, Shipyard Blue Fin Stout to mention a few. And if you are looking for a more traditional Irish Stout....how about Victory Donnybrook Stout or Cigar City Patio Tools (pun intended here). And if you happen to want to at least pickup one from across the pond and celebrate in decadent style...Young's Double Chocolate Stout is a yummy treat. So while most people will be sticking with tradition, break out of the box and find that delicious American craft stout to help celebrate the success of craft beer in America on this St. Patty's day. ERIN GO BRAGH or should I say AMERICA GO BRAGH!
Cheers,
Adam Fine
Director of Hoperations
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Upcoming Events:
March 17
March 20
Who says school isn't cool? Stop by Whole Foods Coral Gables (6701 Red Road, Coral Gables, 33143) for Blue Point beer school. Sample five different Blue Point beers while you learn all about the company, and even enjoy a cheese pairing. Call 305-421-9421 to reserve your spot today!
March 22
First Course - Das Chicago (tomatoes, onions, sport peppers, green relish, pickle, celery salt, and mustard on a poppy seed bun).
Paired with Narragnasett Lager.
Second Course - Das Rueben (Das sauce, sauerkraut, and swiss cheese).
Paired with Shiner Bock.
Third Course - Das Chili (beef chili and cheese).
Paired with Avery Ellie's Brown Ale.
Fourth Course - Das Picnic (pulled pork, slaw, bbq sauce, and shredded cheese).
Paired with Oskar Blues G'Knight.
It is going to be a dogtastic evening! The cost is $20 per person and starts at 7 p.m. Call 561-222-4674 to reserve your spot today. The NCAA Tournament will be on during the event.
March 23
First Course - Avocado crab cake with passion fruit tarter sauce.
Paired with Cigar City Hotter than Helles.
Second Course - Angry chicken grinder with smoked pineapple remoulade.
Paired with Cigar City Tocobaga Red Ale.
Third Course - Tobacco rubbed strip steak and brandy cream sauce.
Paired with Cigar City Humidor India Pale Ale.
Fourth Course - Smokeless Cigar Cake.
Paired with Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale.
The price is $45 per person (plus tax and gratuity) and the dinner starts at 8 p.m. Call 561-747-0108 for reservations.
March 23
Stop by Crown Wine and Spirits (7620 Peters Rd., Plantation, 33324) for a great craft beer sampling. Sample beers such as Victory Hop Devil, Rogue Chocolate Stout, and more. The tasting will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Call 954-475-9750 for more details.
March 24
We will never get bored of doing Dogfish Head tap takeovers. This one is at the Coffee District (325 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 104, Delray Beach, 33444) and will feature all of your favorite Dogfish Head beers including: Burton Baton, Red and White, Midas Touch, Aprihop, Palo Santo, and Faithfull. Or you can crack open a bottle of the Black and Blue, Tweason'ale, Ta Henket, and Immort Ale. Make sure you get a taste of Heaven and Hell with a 120 Minute IPA topped with World Wide Stout. Oh...didn't we mention that those would be on tap as well. For shame!
March 28
Cervezas (5835 Sunset Drive, Miami, 33143) will be hosting a Blue Point tap takeover starting at 7 p.m. Drafts will include your Blue Point favorites such as: Hoptical Illusion IPA, Blueberry Ale, RastaRye Ale, Pale Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Spring Fling, White IPA, Sour Cherry Imperial Stout, and No Apologies. Also make sure to try the French Toast style Toasted Lager that is run through the Randall with vanilla beans and cinnamon sticks.
March 31
New Times Beerfest at Huizenga Park (32 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33301) is your chance to sample over 100 craft brews, listen to great music, watch NCAA bastetball in the deluxe viewing area, and eat food from local restaurants. Check out their website for more information.
March 31
Party like it is 1555 with the Florida Renaissance Festival. Make sure to fill your drinking horns with Chaucer's Mead, bust out that suit of armor that you have been saving for that special occasion, take a step back in time. Check out the wee-old calender below and visit their website for more information.
April 12
Get local with Howley's Restaurant (4700 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, 33405) and enjoy a local craft beer and food pairing event. They will feature your favorite local beers from Cigar City, Holy Mackerel, Native, Inlet Brewing Company. Call 561-833-5691 for more information and reservations.
April 14 & 15
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens (10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, 33156) will be hosting their Food and Garden Festival once again. Stroll around one of Miami's best kept secrets, sampling some delicious foods and craft beer, and escape to a little slice of paradise. This event will run from from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m.
April 18
Returning after its wildly successful debut last year, Brickell Brews and Bites hosted by the United Way at Mary Brickell Village (901 S. Miami Ave., Suite 206, Miami, 33130) will let guests "tap in" to nearly 100 craft beers. Also they can sample delicious creations from over 30 different South Florida restaurants, and find that perfect pairing. Check out their website for more information and tickets.
April 28
The Rotary Club of Key Largo will be hosting the Key Largo Craft Beer Fest at Rowells Marina Property (103900 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo, 33037). Enjoy a day by the tranquil waters of the beautiful Florida bay while sampling over 50 unique and international craft beers. Enjoy live music, food, and good times. Check our their website for more information and to purchase tickets.
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New Arrivals:
B. NEKTAR MEADERY Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser - This mead is made with Michigan tart cherry juice, apple cider and star thistle honey. It is sweet, but balances nicely with the tart cherries. Be careful...it is extremely addicting and refreshing. Serve cold...Zombies hate the cold! 7% ABV (bottle only). 
BLUE POINT BREWING COMPANY White IPA - This White IPA is an unfiltered European-style white ale with a fresh American IPA finish. Brewed with malted and unmalted wheat and just the right amount of west coast hops, it's fermented with Belgian yeast to give it a perfectly balanced character with less bitterness than traditional IPAs. 6% ABV (draft only). 
CISCO BREWERS Cisco Brewers Island Reserve Series Tripel Ale - This tripel has beautiful floral aroma with hints of honeysuckle, and geranium. Look for notes of pepper and tropical fruit in the bouquet as well. Enjoy the rich malt flavor, mixed with spicy hops, and a dry mineral finish on a warm summer day. 9.5% ABV (bottle only).
COLLESI
Collesi Chiara - This beer has an elegant and fruity flavor, which is attributed to the malt. Look for the citrus fruits and the fresh tropical fruit in the aroma. 6% ABV (bottle only).
Collesi Bionda - Its hallmarks are a pronounced aroma of hops in bloom and malt with fruity notes. Let the aromas of vanilla, warm bread crust, and honey overflow your senses. 6% ABV (bottle only).
Collesi Ambrata - This amber ale has a clean and intense aroma, with an exceptional body. The bouquet is that of cereals, hops, and dried fruit. 7.5% ABV (bottle only).
Collesi Rossa - An amber ale with a great personality. It is pleasantly sweet with an intense and spicy aroma of caramel, malt, and hazelnuts, with a very persistent finish. 8% ABV (bottle only).
Collesi Nera - A full-bodied stout with a very complex aroma of roasted coffee, barley, cocoa, liquorice, and rhubarb. It has a soft, creamy and lingering mouth feel and that velvety, smooth foam will remind you of the best Italian cappuccinos. 8% ABV (bottle only).
Collesi Triplo Malto - Triple malt means that the quantity of malt used for brewing is three times the regular amount. This will give the brewer more sugars to be converted into alcohol. The taste of this beer is intense and complex with notes of citrus, pineapple, and apricot. 9% ABV (bottle only).
MACTARNAHAN'S BREWING COMPANY
Spine Tingler - This surprisingly sublime Belgian-style triple offers an electrifying blend of spicy aromatics, balanced with a lively malt palate. It is so good, it's scary. 8.5% ABV (bottle only).
TERRAPIN BEER COMPANY
Hopzilla - The newest member of the monster beer tour, this double IPA clocks in at 110 IBUs and has all the hop explosion of a B-rated monster movie. Made with 100% Maris Otter malt to back up the barrage of hop bitterness, flavor, and aroma, this beast knows no boundaries. 10.7% ABV (bottle and draft).
Other returning favorites hitting the shelves:
Look out for returning hits such as: Dogfish Head Red and White (bottle and draft), Blue Point Oatmeal Stout (bottle only), Dogfish Head Aprihop (bottle and draft), and Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Maple Bacon Ale (bottle only).
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Craft Account Updates:
PALM BEACH COUNTY COOLINARY CAFE (4650 Donald Ross Rd., Suite 110, Palm Beach Gardens, 33418) - Offering a unique combination of home style cooking with big city flair, they also are now pairing some of their delicious menu items with your favorite craft beers. Whole wheat spaghetti with shrimp, cherry peppers, chard, tomatoes, and fresh cheese. Pair with Cigar City Florida Cracker. Boneless southern fried chicken with grilled lemon, coleslaw, all on a jalapeno cheddar waffle. Pair with Avery IPA. Rock shrimp udon with chili, lime, tomato, shitake mushrooms, and shrimp stock. Pair with Tequesta Gnarley Barley. Carrot cake waffle with cinnamon Pair with Left Hand Milk Stout. PROSECCO CAFE (4580 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach, 33418) - The newest craft beer destination in the North Palm area that serves great food all day long! They have a nice balance of craft bottles which they are pairing with some of their dinner menu items. Take a look at some of the things they have to offer. Make sure you save some room for dessert! Grass-fed filet medallions with rustic potato cakes, roasted baby asparagus, and eggplant caponata. Pair with Westmalle Dubbel. Pan seared cod filet in a light white wine , tomato, and basil sauce, with a side of potato cakes and garlic spinach. Pair with Avery Joes Pilsner. Grilled chicken with rice noodles and a spicy peanut sauce with mixed Asian vegetables. Pair with Cigar City Jai Alai IPA. Mahi-Mahi pan seared with organic quinoa salad and a lemon caper sauce. Pair with Ayinger Brau Weiss. New York strip blue burger served with caramelized onions, and blue cheese coleslaw. Pair with Monk in the Trunk. ROGER DEAN STADIUM (4751 Main St., Jupiter, 33458) - Come by to watch the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals during their spring training games and stay for a Monk in the Trunk, now on draft at the stadium! It goes great with peanuts and cracker jacks. So good you might never want to go back. ABC FINE WINE AND SPIRITS (6998 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 33487) - Check out their new and improved craft beer selection. Stop by to pick up that perfect brew to complement any evening. CURRIES AND MORE (217 E. Palmetto Park Rd., Boca Raton, 33432) - Now you can have the best Indian food in Boca while drinking an India Pale Ale! They are now serving up bottles of Cigar City Jai Alai IPA as well as Monk in the Trunk, and Magic Hat #9. DAS DOG (1203 Town Center Dr., Ste 106, Jupiter, 33458) - Come in after a spring season baseball game at Roger Dean Stadium for a happy hour special from 4 to 7 p.m. Only $4 gets you a ice cold can of craft beer and a Das Dog! There can selection includes things such as Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yellow Pils, Avery White Rascal, and Avery IPA! PARK TAVERN (32 SE 2nd Ave., Delray Beach, 3344) - The newest hot spot in Delray has over 20 different taps and an even larger bottle selection now available. Stop by and grab a cold one today!
BROWARD COUNTY
FOXY BROWN'S (723 E. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 33301) - The newest addition to the Fort Lauderdale food scene is a small, intimate gastropub will not only be serving up some great eats, but will also quench your thirst with some choice craft brews and gourmet sodas.
ABC FINE WINE AND SPIRITS ( 6180 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 33484) - Make sure that you stop by and take a peek at their new and improved craft beer selection. They have a little something for the beer geek in all of us.
BREW URBAN CAFE (209 SW 2nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 33301) - This hip coffee bar is now carrying a great selection of craft beers including Dogfish Head, Rogue, Cigar City, Native, Holy Mackerel, and Monk in the Trunk. Release your inner poet with a great brew and start snappin'.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
ABC FINE WINE AND SPIRITS (9721 NW 41st St., Doral, 33178) - Check out their new and improved beer selection with even more of your favorites beers now available. SWEETNESS BAKE SHOP (9549 SW 72nd St., Miami, 33173) - Satisfy your sweet tooth with their fine selection of gourmet cupcakes and ice cream. Wash down that sugary goodness with a gourmet soda from Virgils and Captian Eli's! Be decadent, even if just for a moment. Special Beers Being Added to Accounts: BUFFALO WILD WINGS SOUTH MIAMI (5701 Sunset Dr., South Miami, 33143) - New on draft: Blue Point RastaRye and Shipyard Export. CERVEZAS (5835 Sunset Dr., Miami, 33143) - New in bottles: B. Nektar Zombie Killer and Dogfish Head Burton Baton. HARRY'S PIZZERIA (3918 N. Miami Ave., 33127) - New on draft: Native Lager and Tequesta Der Chancellor. LOU'S BEER GARDEN (7337 Harding Ave., Miami Beach, 33141) - New on draft: Steenbrugge Tripel, Dogfish Head Red and White, and Oskar Blues Dale's Pale Ale. MICHAEL'S GENUINE FOOD AND DRINK (130 NE 40th St., 33137) - New on draft: Cigar City Minaret ESB and Dogfish Head Aprihop. New in bottles: Terrapin Hopsecutioner and Breckenridge 471 IPA. PINCHO FACTORY (9860 SW 40th St., Miami, 33165) - New in bottles: Woodchuck Amber and Virgil's Dr. Better. RINELLI YELLOWTAIL RAW BAR (101 N. 2nd St., Fort Pierce, 34950) - New on draft: Shipyard Fuggles IPA, Sea Dog Blue Paw, Left Hand Milk Stout, and Shipyard Applehead. STOP N' SHOP PONCE (5885 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, 33146) - New in bottle: Collessi Bianco, Thomas Creek Up the Creek, Dogfish Head Aprihop, and Red Brick Laughing Skull. SUNSET CORNERS (8701 SW 72nd St., Miami, 33173) - New in bottles: B. Nektar Zombie Killer. THE FEDERAL (5132 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 33137) - New on draft: Blue Point Spring Fling, Stoudt's American Pale Ale, Stone IPA, Boulder Sweaty Betty, and Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale. WINE AND SPIRITS CELLARS (21055 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 33180) - New in bottles: Terrapin Hopzilla, Blue Point Oatmeal Stout, Stone Old Guardian Barleywine, Dogfish Head Aprihop, and Burton Baton. WHOLE FOODS CORAL GABLES (6701 Red Rd., Coral Gables, 33143) - New in bottles: Rogue Voodoo Maple Bacon Porter. |
Gene Simmons To Rock New Restaurant Venture
By: PRNewswise via Comtex
Gene Simmons, rock legend and media mogul, is parlaying his love for music into a new restaurant and entertainment venture called Rock & Brews(TM). The concept captures the excitement of live concerts in an authentically themed backstage environment including Rock & Brews' "The Great Wall of Rock," rock posters and rock art and multiple flat screen televisions.
Rock & Brews serves rock musicians' favorite foods and highlights an ever-changing, award-winning craft beer selection with hundreds of artisanal breweries featured from around the world. |
The Rye Time for a New Beer Style
By: William Bostwick
THE RYE REVIVAL IS HERE. Bakers are returning to the hearty grain for rich, dark breads. Cocktail heads demand rye whiskey in their Manhattans. And now, a growing band of brewers is turning to the complex, earthy spice of rye for a new take on the strong flavors craft-beer drinkers have grown to love.
Rye whiskey may be old-America's first, they say, was distilled at Mount Vernon in the 1790s-but rye beer, at least in this country, is a new idea. In the European rye belt, above the 50th parallel, give or take, where the rugged grass flourishes, rye beers are more common. Germany has its roggenbier (imagine a muskier hefeweizen); Russia has weak, beer-like kvass, made from stale rye bread (look for it peddled in soda bottles in Russian enclaves like Brooklyn's Brighton Beach).
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Beer Geeks - An American Sub-Culture
By: The Beer Fox
Her lean legs, firm as steel and deeply bronzed, glistened in the shadows just as readily as they did in the afternoon sunshine. She had traveled to over 1,000 brewpubs across the globe, always with Phil Farrell who snapped her photograph with every beer aficionado he met, including Beer Hunter Michael Jackson, Charlie Papazian, Don Younger, and Pierre Celis. He was proud of her. She never drank, although her companion certainly offered her a taste of his many libations. Their relationship may have been as hot as the affair between Yuri Zhivago and Lara Antipova, had she been human.
She was a bit of a chicken. Actually, she WAS a chicken ... a rubber chicken, who endured five years on the road with her beer geek chaperon. As her skin began turning to powder, he protected her with a loving bath of electromagnetic bronzing, preserving every detail in her ruffled skin, down to the "made in China" label embossed on her leg. She was his symbol of beer, mascot of the Chicken City Ale Raisers Homebrew Club in North Georgia. Before she began traveling, club members used her as a talisman, passing her ceremoniously over special brews for blessings and good luck. "That was a steamy affair!" she might have revealed, if Oprah had ever clinched an interview.
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