Celebrate National Beer Day at These Miami Restaurants

National Beer Day is Thursday, April 7. To celebrate the hoppy holiday, some South Florida’s hottest restaurants will showcase great specials on local and imported brews:

Starting at 5PM to 8PM, Area31, Downtown Miami’s modern ocean-to-table restaurant located on the 16th floor of the beautiful EPIC Hotel, will host Hoppy Hour at a special Beer Bar located by the hotel’s gorgeous pool featuring beers and bites. Brew lovers will enjoy a great selection of beers on tap and by the bottle for $7 each featuring Florida favorite breweries such as Holy Mackerel, Native Lager, Cigar City, and Funky Buddha. Other crowd pleasers will include Lagunitas, Magic Hat #9, Oskar Blues, Dixie Blackened Voodoo, Anchor Steam and more. Beer enthusiasts can pair their craft brews with delicious bar bites. For $8 each, amazing appetizers from Area31’s Executive Chef Wolfgang Birk will include Local Goat Cheese Croquetas with honey and  thyme; Wasabi Fries with Japanese mayo; Jerk Chicken Wings with mango and scallions; and Beer Battered Octopus Fritters with yellow tomato.  The EPIC Hotel is located at 270 Biscayne Boulevard Way in Miami. For more information, please log on to www.area31restaurant.com or call 305-424-5234.

The Social Club, the Art Deco gem located in the Surfcomber Hotel, will offer $5 draft beers from 7AM til close. Beers on tap will include Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale, Dales Pale Ale, Key West Sunset Ale, Narragansett Lager, among others.  High Tide, the outdoor restaurant and bar nestled between the Surfcomber and the beach, will also be offering $5 dratfs, all day long. For reservations, please call 800-994-6103. For more information, log on to www.surfcomber.com