USA, FL: MIA Brewing Company to open in Doral this fall

MIA Brewing Company's honey wheat beer or IPA known under the brand Most Wanted is hoping all that good word of mouth and multiple tastings will get paid back when the brewery opens to the public in Doral this fall, New Times Miami reported on June, 20.

The company recently changed its name to Mia Brewing after the owners discovered that High Plains Distillery in Kansas makes Most Wanted Vodka, but the new name seems to fit the brand better, according to Piero Rodriquez, brew master for MIA.

"In a way, we're happier because MIA links us to Miami in a much more obvious and fitting way than Most Wanted did." The names of the beers -- such as Crimin Ale and Hops & Robbers -- will stay on.

The space they prepared for the brewery’s opening looks empty now, but Piero assures us that things will start moving fast. The large-scale equipment, capable of turning out 600 gallons of beer every four hours, will arrive in July, and the tap room is slated for an October opening.

"By next year, it's going to be all about breweries here in Miami. We put out a good product, and so does Wynwood Brewing Company. We're hoping to really grow Miami's beer scene. Beer is different from spirits. It's social. It's what you do on a Sunday with friends. And we're making real beer for real beer drinkers," Piero Rodriguez said.

Asked about his brewing style, Piero doesn't hesitate. "Punk rock," he replies. "I'm not afraid of anything, and I'm open to new ideas." Piero goes as far as to name his vats after female punk-rock icons. "There's Debbie, Siouxsie, Pat, and Joan. They're the girls of rock 'n' roll." In fact, Piero won't brew without music, and plans to spin good old-fashioned vinyl at the brewery when it opens. "Music makes the beer better. So does love and happiness."

21 June, 2013