I see the last review was about a year ago. It is 2018 and this year's celebrations are as good as bacon with maple syrup! I have never been to such events since I admittedly don't know what the difference between a Porter and an IPA is. Insulting I know, bit what better way to discover a whole new world of tastes and varieties of brews? I have been to a few food and wine type events. Some bigger than other, and this is a pretty big one. There are hundreds of beers, and some ciders to try. I don't think there is a way to try them all and leave walking on your own two feet. The first thing we did was grab some food, you need it, trust me. We had an amazing Ahi tuna wrap from Chef on wheels, with tostones... OMG!! Best tostones I've had in a while. We came back for more after doing the beer rounds. The lady taking orders remembered my husband by name. I don't know whether to be jealous or flattered. The food was amazing, so she gets a pass. The beer. Oy, I had so many good ones, and some not much. Here are a few of my faves. You will soon see a pattern. Broski Ciderworks: Ginger Cider MIA: Cucumber Lime and Vielve a Mi Bangin Banjo: Ruck Suck Raspberry Trail Mix Accomplice: Coconut Grove Cider and Maple Bacon Coffee Cider Of course Funky Buddha's MBCP! I had 2016 And so many more. Suffice to say I am glad I didnt drive. But my favorite one BY FAR had no alcohol in it. Non Prophet Kambucha Ginger Beer. Holy canolly, this stuff was spicy and amazing. I came back for seconds. This event was awesome!! read more

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I was stoked when I won a ticket after entering in a contest on Yelp for the festival. If you're a fan of Super Troopers, then you mean when I thought of Broken Lizard when I came here yesterday. I immediately thought of the movie Beer Fest. I didn't see anybody chugging it down in that way, but there was a load of different types of beers for everyone to enjoy all in good fun. The craft beer festival was full of people, food trucks, and of course, beer. They gave out cheat sheets that showed where each beer was in each section. Each ticket was 6 bucks for an approximately 8 oz. beer. Some were more ounces depending on which ones they were. There were some long lines when the new releases came out at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. and I decided to wait a bit before I hit the crowd to get some booze. Here are the four I went for: Cigar City Hard Cider FBB Rum Barrel-Aged Hurricane Imperial Cream Ale with Orange, Cherries, Pineapple, and Passionfruit FBB Strawberry Shortcake Wheat Wine Proof Raspberry Kissing Giants Gose I enjoyed all of them, but my favorite was the hurricane. I hope Funky Budda has this the next time I pop in because I could drink a pitcher of it easily. The nice blend of fruits with the ale went so well with one another. In between beers, I stopped at one of the food trucks on site, Wholesome Rollers and got some bacon mac n' cheese. It was a nice size to munch on and share. I finished all of mine because I was super hungry and it was quite delicious. There was some live bands that were performing on stage for the added entertainment. I honestly paid it no mind because it was simply packed. I hung out at the Yelp booth half of the time hanging out with most of the crew, another part standing in lines getting food and brews, and another part watching people play giant Jenga. I was given a wristband when I got there and it was redeemed when I was on the way out for a big bottle of a limited release of maple bacon coffee porter. I have not opened it yet and I plan to soon. It was a fun event and I'm glad I got the opportunity to be a part of it. Even though it was a mad house and some of the sections were disorganized, the lines moved quickly and everyone was in good spirits. Thanks Yelp and Funky for a fun Saturday night! read more

Funky Buddha MBCP Day - Bacon mac n' cheese! - Festivals Near Me - Oakland Park, Florida

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I'd been hearing about event for some time at a few Yelp events. My friend won tickets to 2019s MBCP Day and he invited me to go! There were so many selections of beers to try - it is quite overwhelming. My suggestions to people who are coming for the first time: bring a water bottle (make a small hole in the top for rinsing your cup), eat before (there's also food trucks here), and don't forget to make your pretzel necklace! I don't know a lot about beer but happened to go with someone quite knowledgeable. My favorite was Dragon Fandango from Toppling Giant, but there were plenty of vendors that I discovered and really liked. The crowd is calm and friendly. This is a good community event. The lines weren't too long for almost all the beers. The one that had the longest line was also served as a sample during the Q&A sessions so definitely sit in on one or a few of those! read more

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So this event is either you love it or hate it. With other beer festival that occur around the same time here in south Florida, this is one of the most organized. If you are a beer nerd, this is the festival to go to! If you are NOT a beer nerd, this is STILL the festival to go to! 1) Not Crowded-It's not crazy crowded. There's nothing worse than being in the South Florida heat with a bunch of other people pushing and shoving to get to beer. 2) Cost-It's not that expensive. There are other festivals that are much more and far less options 3) Lines- Other festivals you wait in line for an hour, especially if its a booth of really good brew, but not this festival. Almost no wait. 4) Variety- Other than various types of beer, you can find mead and cider, which is a nice change if you're not into beer. read more

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Funky Buddha's MBCP Festival was by far the best beer event my wife and I have ever attended! Everything from the parking (free everywhere, short walk), to checking in at the entrance (swift and hassle-free) and the overall tent, bathroom and food truck layout (spacious) was well-executed! Kudos to FBB! The beer selection was incredibly tasty, with (what appeared to be) mostly Florida breweries to choose from plus some highly regarded guests from other states (such as Wicked Weed). These were the highlights: - Ticket price... it's well worth the $50/person, plus you're not required to make a minimum bottle purchase like you would at some of the other bottle release events in Florida (after the event, we ended up buying a few MBCP bottles anyway). - The selection leaned more toward the heavier, darker ales (the darker, the stronger, the better!) - The event never felt too crowded and the lines were never too long, meaning, FBB didn't oversell tickets (like other beer events have). - The vast majority of the beer actually lasted for most of--if not the entire--4-hour event. From what I could tell, most brewers' kegs weren't starting to kick until the last 45-60 minutes of the event... that's good planning! - Can you say "DRAFTZILLA"?! When all was said and done, and you had tried most of the guest taps, you could always rely on FBB's giant "draft vans" offering a seemingly endless supply of liquid heaven! So much to choose from... so little time! - FBB's Last Buffalo in the Park, Last Snow, and of course... their newly-released Maple Bacon Coffee Porter!! Such oodles of goodness. No doubt, we are definitely returning to the event in 2019... and plan to bring new Funky Buddha fans with us! ;-) read more

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You guys already know I don't like coffee, and I don't care much for porters, but I do like hanging out with all my friends and drinking hard to find Berliners, so this event was right up my alley. PRO TIP for next year - buy your ticket way in advance!! The GA with 1 bottle tickets sold out about a month before the festival! I've been to previous Funky Buddha events, but this was different (and I believe they plan to do their future events in this fashion). First off, there was an entrance fee. Yes a little annoying, but I can deal with it. Secondly, it was not at Funky Buddha, but instead at Jaco Pastorius park. I was a little worried about the movement into the park but in the end walked away pretty impressed. Yes it was maybe a hair too crowded around the 7-8pm mark, but otherwise the space felt big enough, the grass was in good shape (I hate walking around dusty/muddy parks in flip flops) and Funky Buddha had laid everything out in a way that made sense. Shout out to all the volunteers that kept everything moving smoothly, and even the cops who made crossing the road to get back to my car a breeze! Despite studying the beer release list ahead of time and making some notes it was nice that they handed them out upon entering the park which gave me more time to study and allowed my friend Julio to point out some other beers I had missed. We headed over to the ticket tent and started off with 10 tickets between us for the 4pm releases. In just about 1.5 hours we had our fill and mingled with other friends to wait for the 7pm releases (and bought another ~10 tickets lol). Like I mentioned the lines at 7pm were insane, but moved quickly and we were able to try everything we wanted. The next day I had quite the challenge trying to enter all my beers into Untappd lol. I hadn't planned to eat at the festival but eventually after watching Angie, Jennifer and Colleen enjoy some mac and cheese I got pretty hungry. Hope, Steve and I wandered around to check out the food trucks and I ended up getting pulled pork over plantains, which was delicious (from The Rolling Stove?). Overall it was a great afternoon/evening and despite the initial forecast looking like rain it ended up being the perfect weather to share some beers with friends! read more

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I was exuberant to find that I had won a ticket to the 2016 MBCP Day that also included a bottle of maple bacon coffee porter. It was held at Jaco Pastorius Park, which is a beautiful park I might add. I arrived a little after 4 and picked up my ticket at will call and immediately gained entrance to the event. Yet, I guess they were having some line back-ups for the beer ticket tent so some people outside were held for a bit to clear it up. But as always, Funky Buddha is highly organized in getting the line moving fast, and I was reunited with my friends quickly. The beers were $6 each, and I happily bounded off to go and get my first drink. The set up was a bit cluttered and cumbersome. Beers were being served out of a giant truck with an endless line of taps on both sides of the truck. I could only imagine the work that went into keeping this organized! Kudos to FB! There was cornhole games set up right next to the "alleys" that you needed to walk around to get to the beer lines. With so many people it was super crowded and you were pinned between battling people to get through to the opposite ends of the truck and avoiding getting hit by a hacky sack. I was really sad when I found out that 3 of the beers that I wanted to try were already tapped out before it was 5pm, and also that I missed the opportunity at getting in the line I wanted for the 7pm release an hour before hand. The lines were insane, and I was not expecting that I would have to get in line an hour before it was to be released. There's nothing that can be done to really avoid this but I was a little disappointed. I loved that they had a lot more tables and chairs set up as compared to the previous years, and they were packed for the entire time I was there. The food truck area setup was perfect. They had plenty of open space for lines and the options were amazing. I didn't pay much attention to the music because I was too busy socializing, but it was all good fun. The port-o-potties were the worst part of this event. There was no toilet paper, they were disgusting and the hand washing stations were broken and didn't dispense water. I was surprised for such an expensive event, that they didn't get the executive restroom trailers. So to sum it up, I loved: -I had a blast with friends -the lines went quick so waits weren't a problem -I loved 95% of the beers that I had and they had so many amazing options -tons of food options -getting to meet new people was fantastic fun as well My complaints are: -horrid, terrible, disgusting bathrooms -they could have chosen a larger park for a less crowded and packed event (it was really tightly packed in there) -or they could have rearranged the setup to avoid so much traffic in one area with hacky sacks an imminent threat and it could have reduced that "alley" effect that it created around the beer truck -I was also sad to see that the parking wasn't free this time around, but they probably have their reasons In the end, I love beer, this was total fun and I loved it in the moment because...Well there's beer and great friends involved! But I doubt that I would pay the $30 general admission price to go next time unless I knew there were improvements/adjustments. So because I don't think I'd return, I gave it 3 stars. read more

I was BEYOND excited to attend this event!!! I mean, who doesn't want to try nearly 100 different types of beers amongst food trucks while hearing live music? Sounds great, huh? Well, it really wasn't all that. The live music wasn't good. The band itself was alright, but they weren't playing anything recognizable or enjoyable. This event was rain or shine, so I understand that it goes on even though there's a downpour. But there are things you can do to make it more comfortable for your attendees. We payed $10 for parking in basically a swamp. The parking area was small and grassy, which = mud thanks to the rain. We payed $8 for the entrance. We purchased eight $6 beer tickets. Not even ten minutes into the event, and it starts to POUR RAIN. My boyfriend and I waited for almost an hour hiding under our umbrella because there were very limited tents, and then decided to try and get our money back for the drink tickets. Not the entrance or parking. Just the drink tickets. After all, it was difficult to try and get a beer in the pouring rain, and none of the beer trucks had cover. It's very disappointing that Funky Buddha did not accommodate. The idea of this event is awesome. I think that with more care it would be better executed and enjoyed by everyone. read more

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Really great festival Funky Buddha! I'll be honest and admit that I enjoyed the anniversary party event way more for some reason. For the MBCP event, Funky Buddha utilized the Jaco Pastorius park behind the brewery and had limited ticket sales which was nice considering it could have been a beer ordering free-for-all and had everything sell out super fast. I think a lot of the "special edition" brews that everyone was lining up for and looking forward to trying weren't beers that I was necessarily interested in trying mainly because I don't really like malty beers. I stuck to a lot of the beers that weren't so "limited" which was ok with me. I also wanted to get more beer for my money since we had to pay an extra $6 per beer ticket. Everything I got was either a 10 or 12oz beer. They had a great band, designated sitting area with tables, and corn hole area, plus and a fantastic selection of food trucks. I think there definitely could have been more seating areas but not all in one place, maybe spread out in different areas. Also the corn hole/game area was in the middle of a main thoroughfare where majority of people were walking. With that said, the lines for food were very long so maybe even more options next time. As Julie mentioned, I was also surprised to see regular porto-John's at such an "exclusive" event. The restroom trailers would have been a much better option especially since it was outside in the dark and there weren't any lights in the restrooms to see what you were doing. The weather ended up being nice and I was surrounded by great friends so overall it was a pretty successful event but I don't think it was as "fun" as the anniversary event last year. I would definitely return to to another Funky Buddha event, possibly this one, next year but not sure I'd pay the extra fee for VIP. read more

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Loved the place! The brewery the games the tables everything was really impressing specially the set up of the place. The options for the beers are really good. The staff sucks big time. Very rude and even though we didn't know that they close at 12:00, we happily agreed to move towards the front of the bar to finish our beers. As soon as my friend and I sat down to finish our drinks, one of the servers said we needed to leave right away cause they were closing, even though around us there was around 80 more people finishing their drinks. I told her that at least we should have the right to finish a drink that we payed for. I understand they're tired and want people to leave, I understand we are all humans and when working in this business you can't wait to take off your uniform and get your butt home but! We are the customers as well and we should always be priority. Plus we weren't playing games, eating or sitting there to talk, we were finishing two sips of our left over beer. Maybe better customer service will guide you guys to more tips and therefor you could be working more happily and just going with the flow until the last guest leaves the premises. read more

Very convenient location for a drive at night or for a weekend bike and beer hang out. Lots of options of beers, very relaxed chill atmosphere. Games in the back- only wish they had some good food at the bar read more

I judge large events by the planning put into it by the organizer. Funky Buddha did not disappoint. They were perfectly prepared for the onslaught of event-goers. Plenty of room for everyone, lots of beer and food choices. Long lines that moved quickly. Friendly beer aficionados. What a blast. The event started with light drizzles but turned beautiful. The amazing selection of beers was overwhelming. Hard ciders were even represented... I ate just before coming, but the food trucks seemed very busy which is an indication that the food was good. There was even a DJ spinning tunes... Overall the layout of the event by Funky Buddha was perfect. There were plenty of restroom facilities as well which kept lines short. I initially was skeptical about the cost I paid for the 4 bottle package, but it was well worth it! I even dropped in to say hello to Blue A. at the Yelp table! I would definitely consider going again next year... read more

I love these events that Funky Buddha Brewery does. The people that work here are awesome. The atmosphere was great.