Latest reviews from Fort Lauderdale
| 70 /100 280 SW 6TH ST. “Last stop on this FLL trip. Located south of downtown in an industrial sector, this place is interesting, as it has an old house inside the bigger building. Taproom covers this structure as well as outside it. Brewing equipment occupies other half of building. Friendly service. Flights of 4 for 12 plus upcharge for bigger beers. The beers were OK, one dud with diacetyl but a couple of good stouts. Food is mainly pub grub, decent prices.“ |
| 60 /100 Publix GreenWise Market - Ft. Lauderdale (Grocery Store) 255 SE 3RD AVE “This is Publix answer to Whole Foods I guess. The supermarket itself is nothing special although they attract the office lunch crowd (subs, pizzas, a bit more chichi than the regular Publix). Not much in terms of beers to go, probably 40 brands. They do have the beer and wine bar with 10 taps (8 locals, 2 out of state) with a flight for 8$.“ |
| 70 /100 803 NW 1ST STREET “Located in an industrial sector, close to NW 8th and Broward, this place is pretty old school, dark décor, long bar with a few tables. Attentive service. 10 taps from lager to iipa, and a strong ale. No samplers, half pours (4 to 5$) and full pints (6 to 8$).Very good quality. À burger food truck (opened for dinner only)“ |
| 66 /100 115 NW 6TH ST “Cool market food court located next to train tracks. About 7 restaurants (pizza, pasta, mex, fish, etc...)and the Dream State brewery, located on the right side, with fermentation tanks behind. Service was OK if a bit bored. Flight of 4 for 13$. About 12 beers, from lagers to IPAs, nothing extraordinary, just well made.The NEIPA was good.“ |
| 80 /100 710 NW 5TH AVE “This one is a keeper. Located 5 minutes walk from Sistrunk Market, the local is in an industrial sector, all white buildings. Plenty of parking. The taproom is cool and sober, beige, modern. The service was top notch and knowledgeable. About 12 beers on tap with 3 guests. No sampler size but half pours (4 to 7$) with free tastes provided. The server mentionned they specialized in lagers, but they only had DIPAs, Hazys, 3 Imperial stouts and a barleywine...all very well made. Food menu is pizzas.“ |
| 74 /100 1105 NE 13TH STREET “A nice surprise this one. Located in an old industrial building, the place is cool, vibrant, marine themed. Service was friendly. Meni consist of pizza and sandwiches. Around 14 taps, from lagers to DIPA and a few darks. Sampler 5 ounces glasses from 3 to 5$. Their IPAS are well made.“ |
| 78 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “A nice start on this little sidetrip in FLL. Located in the cool Las Olas area, this little place is a heaven for taxidermists, with its stuffed animals and skeletons. Good service. Excellent beers with styles from lagers, to plenty of hazy ales, to good pastry sours and some solid imperial stouts. Flight of 4 for 15$. No food as far as i saw.“ |
| 66 /100 115 NW 6TH ST “I've been here a couple times now, the first right before opening. They weren't pouring but gave me a sample of a beer to try at least. The second was yesterday.
This place is in a cool market-oriented building, with a bunch of different food stalls around. Many of them are still empty--this place has been open for a while it seems but hasn't exactly taken off. There was only ever a few people here when I visited. Nonetheless there are cool food options around.
The bartenders at Dream State are friendly. Flights of four are available. The beer is highly variable in quality. Basically, they do decent hazies, but many of the rest of their offerings are below average. My first flight had two lagers and two dark beers, and only the Japanese rice lager was half decent. It's unfortunate as these guys are shipping up the east coast now. Or maybe I just had bad luck with a few bad batches.“ |
| 70 /100 1105 NE 13TH STREET “Came here on 18.9.2023. After almost 20 hours on planes and airports I made it to Gulf Stream Brewing Company. Nice location with relaxing vibe. You can order Pizza‘s at a separate counter. Roughly 20 beers on tap. Quite a few lagers, which was a positive surprise. I focused on the IPA‘s, all of them were ok, nothing outstanding. Pizza was good.“ |
| 76 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “Walked over here at dusk from Laser Wolf.
Long shellacked bar, pipeworks, painted chalkboard tap signage, green walls, odd tropical taxidermy/plastic fish & waterfowl, industrial lighting. The place looks cool, I'll get that out of the way.
Ordered a flight & then some. Had to meet family for dinner & couldn't run the list. Lots of tables & a few high tops. Beer tanks are around the back corner, past the bathrooms. Bathrooms were sadly meh after all that decor in the main room. I think there's a backyard, but I didn't bother to check. Bartenders were both very young, skinny, tatted & pretty. Not much about the beer was spoken, but the descriptions were readily available & I got served pretty fast. Clientele were all generic 45-55yr old white guys on vacation. I think I heard Bowie & Johnny Cash on the speakers.
Twenty one taps, broken into categories, plus two hard seltzers, no mead or cider. I feel broken. Heavy IPA presence, but several sours & hybrids being poured too. Quality ranged from very good to complete science experiments. Full pints were $6-8 for nearly everything, or you could buy individual short pours, steins or flights.
Cheers.“ |
| 60 /100 Laser Wolf (Bar) 901 PROGRESSO DR, STE 101 “Bar at a crossroads right next to the railroad tracks. Down the road from Invasive Species, which is run by former employees I'm told.
Red walls, lots of nostalgia & nostalgia-inspired original art. Sega Genesis & an old tube tv on the corner of the bar. Queens of the Stone Age & Bowie on the sound system before I started zoning it out. Some seating along the windows, a couple tables outside, but mostly just seats at the bar. Tap list is printed on little plastic stands, so you might just try conversing with your barkeep for once. There was a food truck there making some burgers with serious onions.
Bar keep was friendly, if a little unsure of me. Let me taste anything I wanted first. Helped me reset Earthworm Jim on the Sega. Seemed like a lot of regular locals in attendance. Everyone was really pleasant & almost made me get over my post covid fear of people. A dozen taps, plus a moderate can list of about 25 or so. Five of these were fruity ciders, none particularly good. Some boozy seltzers & brands of water were also available.
Prices were slightly higher than I was expecting at $7-10 a pour. The $10ers were for short ipa pours. Very heavy ipa focus, one bad sour, no Belgians, some sessions, nothing super interesting.
Okay place.“ |
| 76 /100 1414 NE 26TH ST “Didn't even know this place existed until I drove by it one day on the way to Craft Beer Cellar. Stopped in for a flight, which was hilarious because the guy refused to charge me for a flight, saying it wasn't worth it--he just gave me tasters until I chose a pint. But in theory flights are on the menu. Got some oysters on special and a tried a bunch of beer--they still aren't brewing at this location due to some licensing issues, so most of the beer is brewed in Virginia right now? Seems like a long story. Anyway, beer was OK, and they had a few cans. Large place, looks like a good live music venue. Small patio outside in a strip mall.“ |
| 78 /100 Quvo Tacos & Craft Beer (Restaurant) 4354 N FEDERAL HWY “Cool place with tacos and a great craft beer lineup. They do flights, which is great. The beer is a good mix of locals with some great imports, like Belgian classic quads and tripels on tap. Tacos are unfortunately more of the gringo variety--expect to find your ground beer and chicken tacos rather than your al pastor, birria, chorizo or suadero. Friendly service. Worth a stop if in the area.“ |
| 78 /100 280 SW 6TH ST. “Situated in a bit of an odd setting near downtown, not far from the highway for the weary traveler, parking was a bit tricky with the surrounding businesses. The back half of this old warehouse is now the brewery, with the front half mish-mashed together into a seating area. The staff was friendly and efficient. The beer was very good and the food was excellent. We were in a bit of rush, unfortunately. Would've loved to stay and check them out some more. Brewery #938.“ |
| 72 /100 911 NE 4TH AVE “Cool open air place just a few steps away from Laser Wolf. Great service, and a big tap list, all available in flights. They do a range of beer styles here, which is always nice to see in our hazy monoculture. Prices OK too. Beer quality leaves a little to be desired, though, unfortunately. Especially when places like Invasive Species or Gulf Stream are nearby.“ |
| 66 /100 803 NW 1ST STREET “Friendly place with about 8-10 beers on tap. Service was super great, and patrons here friendly. Place is in a garage-type open area, and seems that it's just getting going. They only have a few smaller fermenters in the back and have plenty of room to expand if things go well. Beers are definitely 100% trend-chasing types, so don't go here if you want your average pub beer line up. IPAs are all hazy, then some fruity sours then some pastry stouts. One cinnamon brown. Beer available in pints or half pints. Kind of sits at the southern end of the brewery neighborhood in Central Ft. Lauderdale relatively close to Invasive Species, Khoffner, American Icon, Flagler Village and Laser Wolf pub.“ |
| 78 /100 1105 NE 13TH STREET “Pretty cool place. Can see it being lively when life starts again. About 16 beers or so on tap, with a lot of varied styles. Doppelbocks, Belgians, sours, of course the obligatory IPAs. Beers were mostly ok. Flights and single 4oz pours available. Friendly service. An outside patio area under a tent as well in the parking lot. The inside is actually quite cool looking.“ |
| 72 /100 BRASS TAP BEER BAR, 551 N FEDERAL HWY “Good place for beer, with about 40 taps or so. About a quarter were their own Flagler beers, which were mostly average. A few other interesting and trendy beers, and some classic ones as well. The list seems pretty well curated, moreso than I expected for some reason. I'd avoided the place up till now based on their beers haven't lackluster ratings but this place is worth the visit just for the regular tap list. All available in flights, or single 4oz pours. Nice patio, and prices decent. I had a quesadilla which was ok. Service a little on the bored side, but this was empty Monday and bartender was doing all the tables. Lots of bottles as well.“ |
| 70 /100 280 SW 6TH ST. “Was in this place a couple years ago. Nice vibe, and some decent beer. Friendly service. Long chairs outside, and they do flights.“ |
| 76 /100 280 SW 6TH ST. “As I’m a craft beer fan wanted to try some of the local brews whilst staying in Ft.L. The landlady of our accommodation suggested TRB. There’s plenty of parking around back, from where we entered the building. There's a large open space with numerous brewing vessels around the sides and a restaurant come games room in the middle. There is a separate front bar, and when seated at the bar you can see more large brewing vessels in the back. Loads of house brewed crafts to choose from, I had the superb ‘Morning Express Coffee Stout’. Give TRB a try if you’re in the area.“ |
| 100 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “Cool vibe, lots of taxidermy. Best beer in South Florida by far. You won't find too many standard beers here as the brewers like to experiment and try new variations but with as many as 20 beers on tap at any one time you can always find something you'll love. From lagers to outstanding hazy IPA's, Sours to Barrel aged Stouts you can't miss. No distribution so it's only available here. Growlers to go and frequent can and bottle releases.
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| 84 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “Awesome brewery, near downtown. Interesting decor with different animal paraphernalia on the walls (not sure if all are invasive species though). They had around 10 taps. Beers are top notch. They had IPAs, stouts, and a couple berliner weisses. The Keyzer Soze (coffee stout) and Shogun (impy with coconut, coffee, vanilla) were top notch. No food. A must stop, probably had the best beer in FTL.“ |
| 84 /100 BRASS TAP BEER BAR, 551 N FEDERAL HWY “A cool brewpub in Flagler Village. The place is actually called Brass Tap. There is a large patio, also a bar and indoor seating. Fairly empty on a Monday afternoon. They have quite a large tap list. I happened to visit when they had released a bunch of imperial stouts (of course I had to try as many as possible). I had a mocha impy, BA impy with chiles and cinnamon, BA impy with cacao nibs, and impy with vanilla. They also had a sour ale with raspberry and vanilla. Not sure if the tap list is always this crazy, but definitely some intriguing and delicious beers (the impys were quite good). Heavy hitters, but they also have some lower gravity stuff to balance things out. Also guest taps, which I felt no need to order given the depth of their house beer lineup. They have food as well, standard brewpub fare. Worth a stop for sure.“ |
| 80 /100 1105 NE 13TH STREET “A cool new brewery in FTL. In a small business strip in a residential area. A square bar with surrounding tables, large open space. They had a bunch of taps (around 12) so I got a sampler. They have a bunch of styles including pils, porter, sour, IPA, tripel. They also make a special series called "Cocktail inspired series" (bottle only) of very interesting beers. I got the Aviation Spritza Cocktail which was brewed with butterfly pea flowers, violet, bing, maraschino and wild amarena cherries, plus a hint of lime, Very interesting! Overall beers were good to excellent. No food but there are food trucks. I really enjoyed this place! A surprising new find with some tasty beer.“ |
| 82 /100 3305 SE 14 AVE. “Cool brewery in FTL. Located in an industrial area (which is walkable from downtown, though you have to navigate through some visually unpleasant sections). Outdoor seating and an open warehouse. Chill vibe. They had about 10-12 beers, all solid. Coffee coconut porter and stout with cherries on brett were my favorites. No food but there is a food truck. Great beer and a must stop in my book. Apparently they offer a discount on beers if you stop there before or after your flight as they are close to the airport.“ |
| 78 /100 280 SW 6TH ST. “Cool brewpub near downtown FTL. A large space with various different seating areas. A fairly extensive tap list around 15 taps. Beers were solid, with my favorite being a NEIPA, but Berliner and coffee stout also good. Varied food menu with a few healthy items (I had a falafel pita wrap, which was tasty). They also serve breakfast items all day! A nice place to get some food and tasty beer in FTL.“ |
| 86 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “Possibly my favorite place in Lauderdale at this time. Hit it on the weekend with a street fair going on inside. It was packed. Nice selection of their beers. The IPA's were good. Cans to go and the decor is straight out of Alice Cooper's (crazy Michigan bow hunter) dream.“ |
| 70 /100 3305 SE 14 AVE. “Spaceous, open place ( well described by James as an Open Air Garage ) , they had some music whilst we were there. never a big fan, usually it's to loud and more of an annoying thing than an added value.
Beers were decent, service was very friendly. They had a foodtruck, but I didn't eat anything so its hard to Judge that aspect. Fair prices.“ |
| 68 /100 2610 SAWGRASS MILLS CIRCLE “I can't remember if I've been to one of these places. Tons of beer, but a good 40% of the menu is wasted on macro trash. There are some good entries here, and Silly does their Belgians, Uinta their other stuff. Very crowded, but a great place to avoid shopping with the girlfriend if you are stuck here.“ |
| 66 /100 9118 W STATE RD 84 “A small, very dark place in a strip mall in West Lauderdale near the swamp. Seems unnecessarily dark here. They had about 10 beers on tap, but only three of their own. Flights available here. Ok, but kind of out of the way from anything else.“ |
| 80 /100 Laser Wolf (Bar) 901 PROGRESSO DR, STE 101 “Very cool dive bar with a great selection of beer. Some good taps with good local stuff and a bunch of bottles. Friendly staff - they have a jerk free day count at the front (it was unfortunately only 3 days when I was there - hopefully I didn't personally set it back to 0 ha). Owned by same guys as nearby Invasive Species.“ |
| 82 /100 Craft Beer Cartel (Beer Store) 557 SW 12TH AVE “Cool craft beer store in a slightly hard to find corner of Lauderdale surrounded by canals. Lots of Florida singles here and some good U.S. imports from other states. Some really good stuff available here, though prices were a little higher even than local ABC stores. Friendly staff, knowledgeable and pointed out a few goodies I missed kicking around.“ |
| 86 /100 726 NE 2ND AVE “Cool place with a great theme for Florida. Plenty of invasive species stacked on the wall. Like a natural history museum with beer. Same owners as Laser Wolf nearby I think.
Beer is quite good. I had a bunch of IPAs and a saison. Friendly bartenders and pretty friendly customers here. About 10 taps were on when I was here. Flights available, and 4oz pours. Definitely recommended.“ |
| 88 /100 Riverside Market Cafe (Bar) 608 SW 12 AVENUE “Nice place with very good selection and service.“ |
| 82 /100 Tap 42 (Restaurant) 1411 S ANDREWS AVE “Original and creative decor. I’m at a barrel-aged tap takeover so the selection is really good. Loads of barrel-aged beers from Florida and far beyond. Open-air and laid-back. The food is really good as well. Spendy though, but it’s a resort city, so...
I’ve stayed until 5pm so there’s quite the crowd coming in now. As Josh mentioned, the service has gone sideways just a bit, but the bartenders are doing their best. I like it overall. Have no clue what their tap list is like when there is not a special event going on.“ |
| 94 /100 Laser Wolf (Bar) 901 PROGRESSO DR, STE 101 “A dive bar at it’s finest. Bathroom is outside around the corner, tiny bar, lots of clutter and fun stuff on the walls, TV that only plays b-movies. Service was awesome, on top of it, knowledgeable, and excited to be there. Selection was amazing, everything you could imagine. No food, but prices were a little cheaper than the rest of south FL. Awesome place!“ |
| 88 /100 Tap 42 (Restaurant) 1411 S ANDREWS AVE “This is a beer bar. It has excellent bar food. I went twice in a week and had really good burgers and excellent sides. It is lively every night. It has about 40 American taps and a selection of rare bottles. A few really good beers on tap, but overall the selection has highs and lows. Very good friendly service. Prices are American standard.“ |
| 78 /100 3305 SE 14 AVE. “Open air garage brewing. Expanding. About 12 beers on tap. Food truck out back. Nice place.“ |
| 80 /100 Ambry Restaurant (Restaurant) 3016 E. COMMERCIAL BLVD “A nice place very Germany.Food is pretty close to back home. Beers are great lots of stuff on tap. A tip, come on Wednesday nights after 930 and then have a free buffet.“ |
| 70 /100 Edelweiss Bakery & Deli (Restaurant) 2909 E COMMERCIAL BLVD “Nice little German Bakery and Deli. A few Beers but nice food to go with it“ |
| 84 /100 Tap 42 (Restaurant) 1411 S ANDREWS AVE “Great ambiance...great patio...love snagging a seat inside at the bar where you can look outside over the open back bar. The other thing I love is this place’s proximity to Ft. Lauderdale Airport...with the exception of the great LauderAles Brewery...this is one of the best places to get good beer near the airport...but of the two...the only one with food also. While killing about an hour before heading to my plane...I got to try a very special beer...they had Sweetwater IPA "Old Faithful" with Centennial Hops and black peppercorns "on cask"! This one was worth the visit alone.“ |
| 54 /100 Tap 42 (Restaurant) 1411 S ANDREWS AVE “Busy corporate type of place, but one that has a decent amount of beer on tap. Sometimes the selection is full of good stuff, other times there’s nothing of note. Can get very busy, and when that happens the service kind of goes south. Not my top pick for Broward, mostly because the corporate vibe is off-putting and the selection isn’t as reliable as it could be with that many taps.“ |
| 54 /100 Mellow Mushroom - Fort Lauderdale (Restaurant) 525 N FEDERAL HWY “It’s a Mellow Mushroom, so you kind of know what to expect. Ok pizza, ok tap list. Indoor/outdoor seating. Corporate vibe. Parking is across the street, where you can park for free for pickups as well.“ |
| 64 /100 3305 SE 14 AVE. “Bloody hard to find this brewery in an industrial area behind the airport. The space is fairly big, though, the service good and the beers weren’t bad either. Worth a stop if you’re in the area (such as for a cruise).“ |
| 78 /100 Laser Wolf (Bar) 901 PROGRESSO DR, STE 101 “Funky bar in FLL, with a good and rotating beer list. Good service. Some seating outside. They do a lot of special beer events like tap takeovers, which keeps it interesting. Very casual vibe otherwise.“ |
| 72 /100 9118 W STATE RD 84 “Nice small place with a good selection of draft and bottles. Lounge, outdoor tables and video games.“ |
| 48 /100 Total Wine & More - Fort Lauderdale (Beer Store) 1906 CORDOVA RD “Visited here in early August ’15 while on a work trip. A bit less of a selection of beers than other Total Wines I have visited. Two complete aisles full of singles - perfect for a ticker like me. Another aisle is full of craft six-packs form all over the country and miscellaneous imports and a cooler full as well. Walk around - several seasonal special set up all over the store - not just in the beer section. Worth a visit if in the area. However, after consuming a majority of the 12 beers that I purchased here. just about every single one was skunked - even the local cans.. They need to rotate their stock or quit carrying so many different beers if they can;t move them off the shelf. Dropping my overall rating to 1 as that is the only factor that would seem to cover skunked beer,
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