The weeklong festivities will kick off on Saturday, April 15, at Unbranded Brewing and culminates with Tripping Animals’ Irie Jungle Fest and the second-annual Super Good Lager Fest hosted by Offsite in Little River.
According to Miami Beer Week creator William Rivera, the seven days of suds supply space residents the proper alternative to discover the Magic City’s finest breweries and beer-focused institutions.
“Our first 12 months was superb and actually introduced a number of consciousness to the Miami craft beer scene,” Rivera tells New Times. “For 12 months two, we’re seeking to broaden on that and preserve the momentum going. Not solely did we see individuals popping out to breweries for the primary time, however we additionally actually opened peoples’ eyes to the bars and eating places that target supporting native beer.”
This 12 months, Miami Beer Week has grown. Alongside the activations at taking part Miami breweries and institutions, the occasion has expanded to incorporate a number of activations in Broward County. The standalone occasions are supposed to showcase native craft beer and pop-ups all through the week.
The festivities will embody the Miami Beer Week kickoff celebration at Unbranded Brewing in Hialeah on April 15.
Other occasions embody an “Eggs & Kegs” brunch that includes regionally made beers and an egg-inspired pop-up collaboration menu by Haochi and Masa Craft at Union on Sunday, April 16; Beer Pong at Over Under on Monday, April 17; a taco Tuesday occasion hosted by Wolf of Tacos at J. Wakefield alongside the brewery’s unique Miami Beer Week can launch on Tuesday, April 18; Thorn and MIA Beer Co. that includes meals by Masa Craft collaboration occasion on Wednesday, April 19; a “Kaptain Kush 4/20 Celebration” at Kush Wynwood on Thursday, April 20; and completely happy hour at Better Days that includes Unbranded Brewing on Friday, April 21.
Miami Beer Week will once more coincide with Irie Jungle, Tripping Animals’ sixth-annual 4/20-inspired celebration on April 22 and 23. The indoor/out of doors two-day pageant has turn out to be well-known for its large-scale beer, wine, and occasional tastings that includes native pop-up distributors and greater than 70 of probably the most acclaimed and prestigious breweries worldwide, together with many representing Miami and South Florida.
Miami Beer Week will spotlight the discharge of two limited-edition collaboration beers this 12 months. Both shall be offered in 16-ounce can four-packs on the collaborating brewery taprooms all through the week whereas provides final.
They embody J. Wakefield Brewing’s “Lager Me, Bro,” a beer that shall be on draft within the brewery’s Wynwood taproom beginning this week, and “Pregame,” a pineapple-cream soda bitter ale that can even be on draft on the brewery, with a portion of distribution proceeds supporting future Miami Beer Week occasions.
“Every 12 months, the South Florida craft beer scene will get higher and higher,” sums up Rivera. “Miami Beer Week brings us all collectively, and it is nice to see everybody working as a household and lifting one another up — not only for this occasion, however many different occasions. It’s superb what we are able to accomplish once we work collectively. We’re seeing extra breweries taking part and extra individuals coming to those occasions than ever earlier than.”
For an entire schedule of occasions go to miamisupply.co.