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MIAMI, FLA. – The highly-anticipated Cervecería La Tropical, Miami’s newest brewery, will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, February 19 in the Wynwood Arts District with live music acts throughout the weekend. Embracing the alluring and high-energy spirit of Miami by way of Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean, La Tropical will feature a state-of-the-art onsite brewing operation, accompanied by a taproom, restaurant and botanical garden, as well as, an ongoing event schedule, art installations and live music stage.
With the aim to become a cultural community center for all of Miami – with the historical beer at its core – La Tropical has an annual brewing capacity of 32,000 hectoliters per year and can house up to 800 craft beer lovers. The brewery will be led by Brew Master Matt Weintraub, who earned his reputation creating award-winning craft beer at the Florida International University Brewing Program. The taproom will offer over 20 handcrafted beers passionately c
Cuba s oldest brewery is now Miami s newest: This week, Cervecería La Tropical will officially open its first brewery on U.S. soil in Wynwood.
Miami’s newest brewery will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, February 19. The custom-built, 28,000-square-foot space includes a taproom, a restaurant, and an outdoor botanical garden, as well as a live-music stage.
Founded by the Blanco-Herrera family in Havana in 1888, La Tropical became a source of national pride, recognized as one of Cuba s largest and most successful beer brands. The brewery was nationalized amid the Cuban revolution in 1960, and the government operated it continuously until sometime around 2010. Owing to a lack of capital and investment, the physical plant, located near a section of Havana known as Kohly, was closed, though the company s beers continued to be brewed in a new facility on the island. (Constructed in 1904, the old brewery s tropical gardens, Jardines La Tropical, are the only aspect of the o