If the previous microbreweries are not your spot then try these

This blog has included six microbrewery hot spots. However, these are not always the places that everyone enjoys nor are they always the places which are close to your home. 

So included in this blog, I am going to give you, the reader some insight as to other microbreweries around the south florida area. 


Here are just a few more places to check out and explore.

• Brewzzi Brewing is a great spot with great food in the heart of Boca Raton Florida. Brewzzi's hand crafted beers are great to enjoy with a wonderful pasta dish. The list of beer is limited but all have a great taste and a good amount of alcohol in the beers. 

• Big Bear Brewing Co. is a great family place and also a great place that makes their own beers. Not to mention the amazing food they offer. 

• Titanic Brewery and Restaurant has won so many awards for their wonderful tasting beer. With under ten beers in stock  on tap, Titanic Brewery is a great place to go. A bar located in the heart of Miami. 

• Miller Ale House Restaurant- A local favorite. Good food and great beer you are sure to leave in a great mood with some great food. The specials are always a plus and are one of a kind. With daily drink specials they are great

• Flanigan's Seafood bar and grill- Flanigans is knowing for their amazingfood! and drink specials. Each night they have amazing specials and amazing beers. Whether you order a pitcher of beer or a glass of beer you will always be happy and full when leaving. 

I hope that this blog was both informative and helpful for picking the right microbrewery to sit back at and enjoy a beer. I hope this site also gave some insight and helpful resources to other sites. Thank you so much for reading what I have to write. :) 

World Of Beers, Brick House, The Lodge, Total Wine, Mellow Mushroom, or a gas station... Which is your top pick?

This blog started off as a class assignment for a course in my major at Florida Atlantic University. It has come time to wrap up all that I have to say on beer. But, now I want the feed back of you, the reader. 

In a few months I was able to do a lot of research on many different venues. Ranging anywhere from the hot spots to places that were not so great. 

The first set of blogs talked all about World Of Beers. The 500 beers they have to taste, running a business without a kitchen yet still serving food and not to mention all the deals and specials available to the customers.

From there we moved on to Brick House. A great establishment in Fort Lauderdale with a great environment and some pretty interesting options of micro kegs, messy foods, and some pretty weird drink combinations... Orange juice and Guinness. 

Our third place to check out with the Lodge. A relaxed environment that has a great amount of beers in bottle but few on top. The place is small but the people are friendly and the beer taste good!

Wine was not an area in which I focused much of my time on but Total Wines and More sure did have a great deal of more. With Shelves and Shelves of beer and the option to mix and match. Total Wine is a one stop shop for those who like quite nights in with tasty beer. 

The shocker in the group of venues I explored was the gas station. Who would have thought that gas stations sold microbrewery beers? I sure didn't expect that. But its a nice stop on the way home and a way to kill two birds with one stone so to speak... Fill up the take and grab a pack.

The final place I chose to venture out to was Mellow mushroom. While the name is a little out there they have the best pizza and the beer selection might be small but is full of so many favorites and classics. And even some new ones on the list. 

I hope that this blog was able to give you some insight on a great amount of new beers to try as well as new locations to check out. 

There are many blogs our there which I used as a reference and have great tips for tasting and new beers to try as well. Be sure to check out: Beer Advocate they are one of a kind. 

What is YOUR opinion on Beer?

This blog will consist of a few surveys to get the readers input. Please contribute to the surveys and see what others have to say as well. Feel free to leave comments on this page as well as read comments by other sites. 

Would you buy microbrewery Beer from a gas station?

• Yes
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What is your favorite microbrewery?

• Total Wine and More
• BP Gas Station
• Mellow Mushroom

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According to reviews,Mellow Mushroom was given a 4 start rating. And customers commented on the large selection of beer, the friendly staff and the great pizza that this location has to offer. Urbanspoon.com  has a poll which reads that 85% of the 205 people who voted enjoy Mellow Mushroom and would go again. Also, customers enjoyed the 1/2 price beers. 


Reviews on Total Wine and More were also positive reviews. Total Wine and More is the one stop shop for all your alcohol needs.. beer, wine and liquor. People felt that this was the best place to buy alcohol. The prices were good and it was better than other places. 

Microbrewery... at a gas station??

There are many microbreweries to explore and so many venues to check out. But these next few blogs are going to get into an aspect of microbreweries that I never expected to exist. I would have no thought that Gas Stations would have a microbrewery section. That was a surprise to me. But a pretty nice surprise. 

Now, we all know that gas stations sell beer. But usually it is the average beer. They sell the bud-wiser, the natural light, the corona beers but when your in the mood for something out of the ordinary it is hard to come across. Now, all you have to do is stop at select gas stations and look around. The one that caught my eye was the BP Gas Station on Glades Road in Boca Raton Florida. 

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Gas stations have several freezers of cold beverages. This BP Gas Station now has one freezer dedicated totally to microbrewery beers. Beers which are on the shelves include but are not limited to:

• Strongbow cider
• Magic Hat
• Woodchuck cider
• Shock Top
• Sea Dog

While these beers are all speciality beers they are beers that I have incorporated in previous blogs and these are the more well known beers. While places like World Of Beers, house over 500 beers. The local gas stations don't carry as much but the ones they do are wonderful. 

A taste of what Mellow Mushroom has at the bar

With pages and pages of beer Mellow Mushroom is a great place to enjoy speciality beers as well as your daily average beers. 

What sets Mellow Mushroom apart from any other microbrewery, is for one, the delicious pizza they serve and two the bar list they have. Many restaurants are limited in there drinking selection but Mellow Mushroom is far from limited. 

Abita Turbo Dog, Bells' Oberon, Kingfisher, Kalik and Chimay Ale Red are just a few of the speciality bottle beers which are served at Mellow Mushroom. But what is so special about these beers?


Abita Turbo Dog- A dark beer that combines pale, crystal and chocolate malts together which gives it that rich dark look. A 6.5% alcohol level beer that goes great with spicy foods and chocolate.
Bell's Oberon Ale- This beer is a 5.8% alcohol volume beer that has a mix of spicy hops and fruity aromas. This beer has a nice crisp taste and is a great beer to drink in the hot summer months. Bell's is a great pick for a beer. 

Kingfisher is next on the list. This beer is enjoyed all over the country. Kingfisher is full of excitement and youth. Kingfisher beers are low in calories and are light beers that have  a great taste to them.

Kalik beer is a Bahamas delight. Kalik is a light beer that is refreshing and great for sitting on the beach. According to Beeradvocate.com  this particular beer has a rating of a C- so it does not score really high in the views eyes. 



Chimay Ale Red is a beer from 1862 developed by the Cistercian Trappist Monks. In addition to beer, Chimay also makes cheese. Chimay beer scores an A- and is an excellent choice for beer at a 7% alcohol level. 

Mellow Mushroom.. Not just for pizza

Many people of heard of Mellow Mushroom... if you haven't then you need to check it out. Mellow Mushroom is known for their mouth watering pizza and the wonderful atmosphere. But, when most people go to Mellow Mushroom they do not realize it is also a microbrewery. 

Whatever the occasion might be, a birthday celebration, night our with your friends, or just a night out for dinner. Mellow Mushroom has all those delicious speciality beers. 

Their beer menu over 20 bottled beers and over 30 beers on draft. They range from the standard everyone loves beers such as Bud Light and go to beers I have never heard of such as Abita Turbo Dog. 

 Mellow Mushrooms Bar has lots to offer and event has a featured beer. This months featured beer is Bogart Pale Ale. A Mellow Mushroom specialty beer brewed in Georgia is something you must try. " This beer, literally, designed from scratch to be the perfect suds to wash down the fare of at Mellow Mushroom" as stated on their Delray Beach webpage. 

Mellow Mushrooms own specialty Beer: Bogart Pale Ale 

Is specialty beer what you enjoy? If so, Total wine has cases to choice from. All with a unique flavor

If specialty beer is just not for you... then Total Wines offers a two pages of import beers. The import beers they offer come from various locations such as but not limited to:

• Belgium
• Japan & Far east
• Scotland

Some of the many import beers that Total Wine sells include but are not limited to:


Green Gluten Free Discovery is a beer that is from Belgium and quite a unique beer at that. This beer is all natural and is not made from any wheat. * That would be an extremely interesting beer to try.. Gluten Free...hmm an interesting concept. 

Then we have the Japanese beers. While the culture of Japan is so interesting, im sure the beer is too. They have amazing food in their culture and there is so much to learn. Including their beer choices. At Total Wines they have several Japan beers including Hitachino Nest Classic Ale. This particular beer have a sweet honey taste to them and are great for enjoying a specialty beer. 


If the Japanese culture is not quite for you, then have a taste of what Scotland has to offer. A unique beer with an interesting name...orkney's skullsplitter beer. This beer is a strong Ale beer with a fruity spicy hop taste. It is fresh and has sweet toasted malt. It is rick with molasses and the taste of dry fruits. This beer as so many aspects to it. 

So, Total Wine and More... has a great selection of more. With probably a few hundred beers. This is a great place to go and grab a cold one as well as mixing up the batch. At Total Wine you can mix and match a six pack and get six different beers if that is something you would like.