Beers I trust

Diego Alvarez

@torqueandtapas

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This ain't a database export, it's my rotation. I've spent enough nights at bar tops around this city comparing notes like scouting reports before a draft, so here's the lineup that actually earns a tap handle in my book. Some are local grinders built by guys who treat brewing like an engine rebuild, some are imports that just flat-out perform. No fillers, no bench-warmers.

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Beers I trust — 9 items
Name	Beer	Where I drink it	My take
1J. Wakefield Guava Gose	J. Wakefield Guava Gose	J. Wakefield Brewing, 2465 NW 89th Ct, Doral	Tart like a bad call reversed on replay, but it works. Guava hits like a turbocharger kicking in, sudden and welcome in this heat.
2Veza Sur Tropical Everything	Veza Sur Tropical Everything	Veza Sur Brewing Co, 55 NW 25th St, Miami	Like biting into a mango mid-play, no warning, all reward. Great patio beer when the biergarten's buzzing on a Saturday.
3M.I.A. Beer Company 305 Lager	M.I.A. Beer Company 305 Lager	M.I.A. Beer Company, 10400 NW 33rd St, Doral	This is the beer equivalent of a reliable daily driver. Doesn't need to impress anybody, just gets the job done every single time.
4Biscayne Bay Brewing Very Very Berry Sour	Biscayne Bay Brewing Very Very Berry Sour	Biscayne Bay Brewing, 8060 NW 14th St, Doral	Sour enough to make you squint like you just read a bad estimate. Berries balance it out though, comeback of the game.
5Heineken	Heineken	Ball & Chain, 1513 SW 8th St, Miami	Yeah it's not local, sue me. On Calle Ocho with a mojito chaser it just fits, like factory parts on a factory engine.
6Corona Extra	Corona Extra	Monty's Raw Bar, 2550 S Bayshore Dr, Miami	Lime wedge non-negotiable. Dock views, boats coming in, this beer is basically background music at this point.
7Due South Yellow Fever IPA	Due South Yellow Fever IPA	Due South Brewing at Boxelder Craft Beer Bar, 8214 SW 124th St, Pinecrest	Punchy tropical hop bill, feels like a well-timed blitz. Boxelder always has a rotating tap list worth studying like game film.
8La Tropical	La Tropical	Sanguich de Miami, 2057 SW 8th St, Miami	Cuban classic, light and crisp, pairs with a medianoche like it was drawn up that way in the playbook.
9Cigar City Jai Alai IPA	Cigar City Jai Alai IPA	Lokal, 3190 Commodore Plaza, Miami	Florida staple, dependable as a torque wrench that's never let me down. Grab one on Lokal's patio in the Grove and just watch people walk by.

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