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Beer, Glorious Beer! Our List Updates, What’s New in Home Brew Land & We Tap 42 for South Florida Beer Week

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Winter in South Florida usually guarantees a dip in temperature, but it’s always a bit of a roller coaster. This one is as unpredictable and warm as any we can remember!  As we coast through the soft and cuddly middle of South Florida Beer Week, let’s take a moment to geek out with Beverage Director Ryan Goodspeed and hear what’s new and drinking great in this fickle fantastic weather on our restaurant beer lists and across our great beer-loving community. Cheers!

photo-143Beginning today at MGFD, Brewery Dupont Saison makes a return to menus after going out of stock for a month. Goodspeed says it’s considered by many to be the best Farmhouse Ale out of Belgium, with subtle spice and fruity aroma that makes it the perfect beer for, say, a relaxing, late afternoon lunch? It is fermented in the bottle at a slightly higher temperature resulting in a highly carbonated, light and refreshing flavor and finish.  Stone Ruination India Pale Ale, now available in 12 oz bottles from the award-winning brewery most famous for its Arrogant Bastard will satisfy the growing legion of hop heads around town.

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[UPDATED] Get Social with Home Brew to Satisfy Your Curiosity & Win Our Design Miami/ Ticket Giveaway

The prizes!

Update: And the winners are……. Dave Cristafi @SFLBeerBlog (Vernissage,) Steven Scharf @TheChowfather (Collector’s Breakfast,) and Susan Warner (General Admission.)  Please email us at thegenuinekitchen@michaelsgenuine.com to claim your spoils by end of day today so we can get them to you in time!  Winners were chosen completely at random through a virtual wheel of fortune type method care of @elliesara with witness @sarAllyce!

We’re getting really excited about next week when Art Basel and myriad satellite fairs hit town. It’s our busiest week of the year, and this one will be the most hectic ever, with the addition of our first cafe at Design Miami/ on Miami Beach and our new beer, Michael’s Genuine Home Brew, popping up all over town.  To celebrate and say thanks for your support, we’re giving away a selection of special passes to our events.  To be entered, all you need to do is follow @MGHomeBrew on Twitter or like us on Facebook by 12 noon tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16 when we’ll pick two Twitter followers and one Facebook fan at random who will each win one of the following:

  • Design Miami/ Vernissage: One invitation grants you and a guest access to the Vernissage preview day/grand opening from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4 OR one day admission during general show hours December 5 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., December 6-8 from 12 to 8 p.m. or December 9 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. (Meridian and 19th Street)
  • Design Miami/ Collector’s Breakfast: One invitation grants you and a guest access to a private breakfast and the gallery exhibition outside regular fair hours on Thursday, December 6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. (Meridian and 19th Street)
  • General Fair Admission: Two complimentary passes granting two people access one day from December 5-9 during general show hours.  The Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Cafe is popping up with this menu and the Home Brew will be flowing!

Also, in addition to its current availability, Home Brew will be on-draft courtesy of Drink Like a Local in the new Basel Biergarten at Wynwood Cigar Factory (101 NW 24th Street) from  2 to 11 p.m. from Thursday, December 6  through  Saturday, December 8, and until 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Regardless of if you win, we hope to see you out at the tents!  Drink up, connect with us online, and good luck!

Drink Like a Local Even More, Soon at Total Wine & More!

Join us at Total Wine’s North Miami store for a special beer and food pairing class featuring Home Brew and beers from Cigar City, Native Brewing, Due South Brewing, and Holy Mackerel and even some of the brewers will be present! Seating is limited, so please click the flyer to the right and reserve your spot in advance by calling the store.  Bradley’s working on a bunch of snacks from the greatest hits list, like the evil and addictive pan-fried onion dip with thick cut potato chips, and more! We will also have a drawing on-site to give away signed copies of Michael’s Genuine Food, so bring your good luck charms : )