YLBW: Sweet Ending @ Riverside Market South

I’m a bit delayed in writing this review… but we just had SO many awesome events (both official and unofficial) that week that I feel like I just now am getting the chance to catch up! Good problem to have, huh?
I have a major sweet tooth, so a dessert event was right up my alley. And paired with beer?! This was even more foreign of an idea to me than the cheese event. I’m so glad I was lucky enough to attend this one, because it gave me a chance to try not one but two new places: Bob Roth’s New River Groves (I have been wanting to go for YEARS… even more so now that I’ve sampled some of their treats!) and Riverside Market South.
You thought the original Riverside Market was hard to find? The owners have such a great concept for their locations that people will come in droves, despite both of their locations being a little tough to find. Knowing the size of the original market, I was surprised to see how cozy the south location is in comparison. It was great to see they kept the fun, relaxed vibe, but made this a different enough place that it’s not a carbon copy of the first spot. And with a bigger kitchen, they have a more varied menu as well!
Once we found our seats, I ended up borrowing Savanna M.‘s sunglasses for most of the event, since our table faced directly into the sun. Several others had a similar issue, so I’d make one small suggestion: please invest in some blinds :) I promise I wasn’t trying to look cool by wearing shades indoors!
I had the pleasure of sitting with Savanna, Steve, Michelangelo and Jenn. Our table was fortunate enough to have Dare Jenga, which was awesome. We first got a taste of this at the Monster Mini Golf event, so I was happy to see it again and got to play a few rounds. I had to introduce myself to a stranger as Kanye West, and tell another stranger I loved them. Thankfully the Riverside Market staff have great senses of humor, so they played along with our various dares (our waitress called me wifey the rest of the night). Another took a selfie with Savanna for her dare, and you periodically would hear people croaking like frogs, roaring like lions, attempting to burp, or shouting «I love Unilocal!» from various spots in the room. It was entertaining for sure.
As for the pairings, they’ve been mentioned quite a few times already, but my two favorites were the Key Lime Pie with the Keybilly Island Ale, and the pumpkin key lime pie (what a neat combination right there!) with the imperial pumpkin beer. In particular, that Keybilly Island Ale was such a great discovery, I took a picture of it so I could search for it on my next beer run. What a refreshing drink… and wow, the pairing with the pie was on point!
I had such a blast here, and I’m so glad to have been able to try several items for the first time. They sure won’t be my last! Thanks so much to the awesome staff at Riverside Market South for welcoming our rather rowdy group, and to New River Groves for providing the delectable treats! And I’d be remiss without thanking Blue for doing such a fabulous job with this week-​long promotion. He always likes to end things on a «sweet note,» and this event certainly fit the bill!

What a great event and a perfect end to such an amazing week! YLBW was definitely a huge success! I have a much better beer pallet and understanding of beer than I ever knew possible. The Riverside Market South location is awesome; I really liked how big it was inside but still had that same local hangout feel as the first location. Parking was a little tricky but once you get inside you don’t want to leave.
As soon as I arrived I was given a delicious beer to try and joined my fellow Unilocalers in some Unilocal Dare Jenga! What a fun and new twist on the game. It made things a lot more interesting and fun while making me laugh through the whole event. We tried several beers and sweet desserts. I wish I remembered the names of everything but I do know I loved the Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin a lot and my hands down favorite dessert of the event was the Nib Smuggler Float with Dulce de Leche ice cream! Who would have thought ice cream and beer! Genius!
Big thanks to Riverside Market South for hosting us and providing the delicious beer! Also Thanks to Bob Roth’s New River Groves for providing the desserts!
Great job to Blue and Sara with this event and all of YLBW! I had so much fun here and at all of the events and locations I was able to visit this week!

What a great way to end Beer week! On my way here I was starting to wonder if my gps had gone coo coo, but after circling the area I realized that Riverside Market was this cute spot with its own parking lot. Walking in, I noticed it was already a full house! Full of laughter, drinks and fun!
Our first pairing was for sure my favorite. That key lime pie and all the other desserts made by Lisa Roth were AMAZING! The key Billy ale help balance that tanginess of the dessert and I absolutely loved that key lime pie. I remember telling a fellow Unilocaler that if she had them there in batches I would’ve stocked up immediately!; X
.Next up was the Abita Chocolate Weiss beer with chocolate mousse. I felt like both desert and beer were very light in taste. After eating the key lime pie for some reason I was expecting the Chocolate mousse to be just as bold but it was still yummy! After that was my other Favorite (lol) the Pumpkin beer with the pumpkin key lime pie. I already love all things pumpkin and to no surprised, I LOVED this. These two went so well together, all I was missing was a huge comfy couch and a fire place near a window while snow was falling. Every time I blinked, while eating and drinking it, that was the image I saw in my mind ^_​^.
For the next one, I wasn’t as intrigued by the Blue Star Wheat beer, maybe it wasn’t for me. It was very bold so to say, to me. However I do appreciate a good banana cream pie and this one was on point. I savored every bit of it
Now Of course Blue saved the best for last. This actually stayed on my mind days after the event. The Nib smuggler chocolate milk porter with the freaking best ice cream used in a float ever!!! I loveeeeeeeed it! Unilocalers around me instantly lit up the second the tasted it! It had our taste buds go from 0 to a 100… real quick!
The owner of Riverside Market south, Julian, was very funny and was very passionate about his business and you could tell he loved to talk about it. He spoke a lot on how they got started and even complimented us for just being our Unilocaling selves!
I was really happy I came to this event. Thanks you Blue for this event and for introducing me to some awesome, Unilocalers who I instantly bonded with. Too bad my phone was too drunk and couldn’t take any proper photos. This place and the people were all very photo worthy! Maybe next time ill have my camera phone sober at the next event! Cheers!

I like to think I experience more beer events and experiences than your average bear, but I had never down a beer and dessert pairing before. Thanks to Blue for making this happen!
The event was held at the amazing location of Riverside South. Thanks to Lisa and Julian for hosting and for having such awesome beer venues to begin with! Lisa is always such an awesome, kind host at her locations.
I arrived early and came inside. I was the first to arrive and had the opportunity to check out this new Riverside location as well as talk to Lisa and meet some of the workers there. The location is great with tons of bottles and many more options on tap than their other location. The time of the event arrived and still I was the only one there (with Blue). Suddenly everyone seemed to show up all at once. Not sure if they came in a large bus or had an earlier event together.
On the tables were lots of Unilocal swag. People took their seats, mostly by the cliques that they know. The event began with Blue making some introductory remarks and introducing Julian and Lisa as well as another Lisa, from Bob Roth’s New River Groves.
There were five courses in all. Because I am a beer snob, I was not impressed with any of the beers. However, even though they were not beers I would ever enjoy to drink on my own, I thought they were fun and paired nicely with the desserts; and that was the whole point! The last beer, Nib Smuggler, is typically my favorite, and it was mixed with Dulce de leche icec ream to make a shake. All of this sounded wonderful, but it was my least favorite pairing. Still, an innovating effort.
The first course was Keybilly Island Ale with a key lime pie. This was my favorite pairing of them all. This pie, as well as the next three desserts were all wonderful. The second course was an Abita Chocolate Weiss paired with a chocolate mousse. These were among my favorites individually, but it did not pair so great for me. The third course was among my overall favorite pairings and very innovative. This course paired a Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin with a pumpkin pie. Luckily, not everyone enjoys pumpkins and I was able to have some extra beer. The fourth pairing was Blue Star Wheat with a banana cream pie. Again, a great pairing!

Good to see all the Unilocalers out again. Blue put together another kick-​ass gathering and we got to try some great craft beers. Plus, I still suck at Jenga.

Seriously Can’t Believe I Made It Back For This!
SITREP
After coming in from Sacramento and making my plan hitting the 2015 Unilocal Spring Break (YSB) — Ft. Lauderdale, I thought I might not ever make it back again. [Often such is life — never being able to retrace your steps back to a place outside your usual realm of activity.]
But fortunately for me, I was able to engineer a return — even one midstream between the two (2) biggest Holiday of the year: Thanksgiving & Christmas, which upon reflection, is not a bad time — more like the EYE of a hurricane, than the hurricane itself.
THE SETUP
The second awesome thing about my timing is that my trip coincided with the 2^nd half of Beer Week! Now THAT was just luck, but perhaps I’ll be fine-​tuning my long-​term traveling plans to catch this beauty of a week again, eh?
Beer Week is an amazing opportunity for the denizens of Ft. Lauderdale — especially the Unilocalers — to take advantage of really low prices on flights of beer from a majority of the breweries here in town. From Hollywood, FL up to Boynton Beach, I was able to enjoy a series of wonderful tastes. And since I checked in with my Unilocal application, I triggered a 50% discount coupon to use at every brewery I made it to in the five (5) days that I have been here. Now THAT is a deal and the power of Unilocal…
SWEET SWEET ENDING

…which brings us back to Unilocal BPB (Broward-​Palm-​Beach) and it’s AMAZING Community Manager (CM) Blue A. After this incredible week that he and his local Unilocal team put together, there this wondrous closing event here at the Riverside Market South with their owners Lisa & Julian, and Lisa’s desserts that are part of her business New River Groves. They also had staff on hand to give us Unilocalers some wonderful tastes of brews and desserts:
The pairings were pretty exceptional and transformed my thinking about pairing desserts with beer. But I think this is the upshot of the general trend of «fusion”-cuisine and pairings: the idea that different cuisines, or beverages & cuisines have definite possibilities of pairing with one another that should not be limited by our preconceived notions. This journey all began for me several years ago when I had my first fusion Korean BBQ Tako, and I’ve never turned back since!
PAIRINGS
What we enjoyed included the following pairings:
(1) We got a large shot of Keybilly Island Ale which was matched up with Key Lime Pie in a small cup. This was nice.
(2) The 2^nd pairing was Abita Chocolate Weiss beer and Lisa’s Chocolate Mousse — this was exceptional and I love how the flavors of the Weiss enhanced the flavor of the Mousse.
(3) Not a big fan of pumpkin, so the prospect of me enjoying the Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin brew along with Lisa’s Pumpkin Pie in a cup didn’t seem promising. But it was good! Not my favorite pairing, but it was a good match.
(4) I had enjoyed the Blue Star Wheat beer previously, so it was not beyond the realm of possibility that I would enjoy this 4^th pairing with Lisa’s Banana Cream Pie, and you know what? I DID. This was actually my favorite pairing of the afternoon, followed by the chocolate pairing.
Now a totally nice surprise, however, was when they pulled out the Nib Smuggler Floats! That’s right, this is not your «Grandma’s Float!» Imagine a scoop of the Publix Dulce Ice Cream, floating in the Nib: THAT is one version of taste-​heaven as far as I’m concerned!
JENGA !!!
Who thought of that?!? Such a brilliant way to have fun, playing the game, following the Unilocal-​rules that coincide with the numbers on the wooden pieces, etc. etc.: BRILLIANT.
KUDOS
My hat’s off to Blue and Sara for their hard work in putting not just event, but the entire week of beer events together. And it was an awesome treat getting to see CM Cassie from Miami!
And I would be totally remiss if I didn’t give a shout out to the Unilocal BPB Jedi-​Masters such as Cherine A., Greshka P., Jennifer S., and Savanna M. who got me back here to Ft. Lauderdale in the first place to enjoy this outstanding SECOND Week of Unilocalness in South Florida!
THE LOWDOWN
Such a wondrous event with BPB Unilocalers I love & adore, and a chance to catch up with all of them again while tasting AMAZING beer and desserts! FTW! :D

Beer and happy endings go hand in hand, so it’s no surprise that this was an awesome event organized by Blue!
I’d never been to Riverside Market South before, so this was a great way to get introduced to this very cool space right by the airport & tucked away on a side-​street. Bob’s New River Groves delivered the sweet treats with some excellent samples of key lime pie, chocolate mousse, pumpkin pie and banana cream pie. I’ve had a few of their pies before, but some of these were definitely new to me, and all of them delicious — the key lime pie is still a classic and my ultimate favorite.
These deserts were expertly paired with beers — I’ve done wine pairings before, but never beer, so it was pretty cool to see just how well the flavors commingled! The Keybilly Island Ale was paired with the key lime pie, and although this one sounded like a beer that could have been «meh» it was actually one of my favorites — full of flavor that didn’t taste fake.
The Abita Chocolate Weiss was paired with the chocolate mousse — another good one! Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale snuggled up with the pumpkin pie — this beer developed even deeper flavors as it warmed up to room temperature. The Blue Star Wheat from North Coast paired up with a banana cream pie, which was outstanding! When we were out in the Fort Bragg area in California, we stopped at this brewery, but their tasting room wasn’t open at the time, so it was good to finally try one of their beers!
We wrapped the party up with a Funky Buddha Nib Smuggler Dulce de Leche float, a concoction I would have never come up with on my own, but one that deserves a spot at the top of my favorite deserts list!
This was a great ending to a great Unilocal Craft Beer Week!

Unilocal’s Craft Beer Week was AWESOME! I love craft beer and Unilocal makes it possible to find all the places in our area where you can find some excellent beers! I wish it didn’t have to end! Maybe we can have a craft beer month next year?! :)
The final event in Unilocal’s craft beer week was at a small business called Riverside Market South. If it wasn’t for Unilocal,I would never have known this place existed (or the original Riverside, for that matter). This place also works on the honor system, so you pick out which beers you want and when you’re done, you just bring them the empties. I have seen a couple of other places do this — which is pretty cool if you ask me.
The owner, Julian, is a good guy and gave us all information we needed for the beers which were paired with the yummy desserts brought to us by Lisa at Orange Grove Fruit Stands. Both of them make an amazing team!
Here are some of the pairing we were given:
1. Keybilly Ale with Key Lime Pie — excellent choices here. The Keybilly Ale made the Key Lime pie go down very easily, and the Key Lime Pie wasn’t too tart with the right amount of sweetness.
2. Abita Chocolate Weiss beer with Chocolate Mousse. This is where your taste buds start jumping for joy! Chocolate! The creaminess of the chocolate moose with the Abita Chocolate Weiss goes very well together!
3. Weyerbacher Pumpking beer with Pumpkin Pie. Ah yes, pumpkin! One of my favorite flavors during this season. Can’t go wrong with either. Very good. Very delicious.
4. Blue Star Wheat with Banana Cream Pie. Yum is all I can say about this.
5. Nib Smuggler Chocolate Milk Porter with ice cream. Seriously, who would have thought a beer-​cream float would taste good?! Well, it DOES! I would have said you were crazy, but isn’t this what craft beer is about? Trying new things?
Riverside is very family-​orientated and it was great to hear the history of how it all started. Julian tells a great story! There’s plenty of parking around the building, or you can even park across the street.
I really appreciate Blue A and the rest of the Unilocal team for letting me attend this event. It’s great to meet new people and see all the familiar faces. Unilocal Craft Beer Week won’t be forgotten, so thanks again to Unilocal and Blue A for making this all possible. I had a great time!

Who knew Riverside Market had a South side? Not me. Who knew dessert and beer could be successfully paired? Not me. And who knew of Bob Roth’s New River Groves? Not me. Boom!
So, the desserts (Key Lime Pie, Chocolate Mousse, Pumpkin Pie, and Banana Cream Pie) were paired with some beers. I unfortunately did not keep track of the beers, but I did keep track of the desserts, as you can see. Not only that, but I learned that these delicious bites came from Bob Roth’s New River Groves, a place that has been around for quite some time, according to the old timers who attended the event.
About the pairings, well, who would have thought? Seriously, not bad, it actually tasted pretty good. I personally don’t know if it’ll catch on as a trend, but who am I to know.
One thing is for sure: the Dulce de Leche float (using FB Nib Smuggler) was delicious. This for sure I would recreate somewhere, sometime. And I have heard many times that floats with porters or stouts had been «floating» around, yet I never found a place that was making them, and if I did, it may have not sounded as enticing as a Dulce de Leche float using FB Nib Smuggler.
All in all, good times with my good friends from the BPB, ex-​Miami Unilocal,long story if you don’t know…
Once again, thanks Blue for the invite. I think the best way to celebrate YLBW was to have me as a guest! Seriously, good stuff, plus I took advantage of my check-​in deals.
Riverside Market and Bob Roth’s New River Groves, thanks for the beers, the desserts, and the hospitality. I will be back.
S/​O to Cassie G. Reprezent.

I hadn’t really thought about it til just now, but Blue really did structure the beer week events in the best possible way! We started off with brunch, then went to school (technically I didn’t), then we had some cheese as a snack, and finally finished off with dessert! Blue, I’m starting to see the method to the madness now! ;)
So, let’s get to this event! Beer and Dessert! Such a unique pairing but it really did work! I’d been to Keg on 6^th before, but hadn’t found the time to check out Riverside South, and with it being so close to house, I’m glad I finally did. I did like Keg on 6^th, but the Riverside vibe works better in this space, and yes, they still have the coolers of beer and the honor system, which makes for some great afternoon drinking!
After a few parking lot pictures we headed inside and grabbed a table. Technically I sat with 4 people, but since we played a little bit of musical chairs at this event and scrunched a few others at times, I really sat with about 8 different people during the 2 hours lol. Shout out to Cherine A. and Steve D. for being loyal Jenga-​mates. (Yes, Blue broke out the dare Jenga for this event lol, and honestly I swear I don’t know how to burp on command).
PAIRINGS
Ok don’t judge me, it was a long weekend, but I think this was the correct order? lol
**The afternoon started off with the Key lime pie with Keybilly Island Ale. Definitely my favorite pairing of the day! It’s not often I find a key lime pie I like, let alone love, but I could have eaten a whole pie!
**Next up, the Abita Chocolate Weiss and a chocolate mousse. The mousse definitely hightened the chocolate flavor of the beer, and I was proud of myself for somewhat liking the beer! lol
**Thirdly, the Pumpkin pie with Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin. Perhaps the one beer that was too «beerish» for me here lol. Pumpkin pie was nice though lol.
**Fourthly, Banana cream pie with Blue Star Wheat. This was a great pairing! The banana really enhanced the flavor of the beer. Great ending…
**But wait, there’s more! A nib smuggler float! I’d recently discovered this Publix Dulce de Leche ice cream, so I know how absolutely amazing it is! The beer was a little too coffee flavored for someone like me who hates coffee, but carrying over this float idea to a milk stout sounds like an awesome way to impress at my next dinner party… ideas, ideas, ideas!
Big thanks to Riverside Market South for providing the beer and the space. It was really great getting to know the owners and see how truly passionate they are about beer, good vibes and good people! Really does make me want to support their businesses even more! And big thanks to Bob Roths New River Groves for providing the desserts, and reminding me just how close you are to my house! Yes, I’m coming for that key lime pie!
And of course, Blue and Sara. Thank you guys for all that you do!

12÷12− Beer & Sweets, a fascinating pairing event that hinted at a number of interesting possibilities.
This Sweet Endings pairing was the Fourth Local Beer Week event held at the cool Riverside Market South. After checking in, we grabbed a couple of booths on the corner with Nancy M. I know you are supposed to sit with other Unilocalers at this event to get to know other people but common’, How can you not sit with Nancy M. aka «Life of the Party?» Lindsay Y. Angie S. Ashley R. & Nick Z. got to play a little game of «Dare Jenga.» Angie, Lindsay and I got most of the animal sounds, I did learn a new word «Neigh» as in the horse. Nick got to scream a few things and Ashley got to high five Blue!
A sweet dessert can throw a beer out of balance, but not this pairing. We had Lisa from Bob Roths New River Groves who provided the mini cups of delicious desserts and Julian owner of Riverside Market who provided the Beers.
First pairing was the Keybilly Island Ale with Key Lime Pie. The beer smelled like Key Lime Pie, it was crisp and refreshing. I wanted to jump in my car and head to the Keys. The dessert was just the right amount of sweet.
Second pairing and my favorite was Abita Chocolate Weiss and a Chocolate Mousse. The beer had a chocolaty aroma, it was very smooth. I needed more of this.
Third pairing was Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale with Pumpkin Pie. The beer was spicier than other pumpkin beers I’ve had perfectly paired with the pumpkin pie and fresh whipped cream.
Fourth pairing was the Blue Star Wheat with Banana Cream Pie. I loved this beer but I’m just not a fan of banana. Although I must say many on my table favorited this dessert over the others. It had a piece of banana in it which most enjoyed.
As a BONUS, the CLOSER, Funky Buddha’s winter seasonal, Nib Smuggler, Chocolate Milk Porter and Dulce de Leche Float! I drank this like a cortadito. I could have this every morning. It was sinfully addicting!
I really enjoyed Unilocal’s Local Beer Week events. Thank you Unilocal, Blue A. and Sara. The Riverside Market South owners and staff for working tirelessly to keep us hydrated and fed. Lisa for providing the sweets! My dentist is going to love you, ha! Well worth it I say! CHEERS!!! #DRINKLOCAL #SUPPORTYOURLOCALBREWERIES

As far as «happy endings» go, this one was as sweet and savory as it gets.
I didn’t even realize that there was such a thing as Riverside Market South until I showed up to the regular «north» location and noticed that there wasn’t a Unilocal event happening there! I had to go back to the original Unilocal event page and recheck the address. Let me just say that it was completely worth the extra time — this place is a hidden, quirky gem and even more intimate and cozy than the original location.
Bob’s New River Groves provided delicious samples of, in order of tastiness: key lime pie, banana cream pie, pumpkin cheesecake, and chocolate mousse. My family always buys one of their key lime pies for holiday gatherings, so it was awesome to see what else they have to offer.
For beer options, we sampled a Keybilly Ale (with key lime pie notes that were brought out fabulously by the dessert), Abita Chocolate Weiss, Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin beer (a German beer that tastes even better a bit warm!), and North Coast Brewing Company Blue Star Wheat Beer (delightfully unfiltered, good full flavors)
The last (and best) dessert was a Funky Buddha Nib Smuggler Dulce de Leche ice cream float and I’m still sort of speechless about the whole thing. It was SO amazing, with some seriously inspiring chocolate and coffee notes, and so simple to make that despite my very limited culinary skills, even I feel confident that I could pull this treat off for friends.
The afternoon also featured some awkward Unilocal Dare Jenga and, as always, good company.
Thanks to everyone’s hard work to pull off an amazing finale to the Unilocal Local Beer Week series!

I was very much looking forward to this event as it combines two of my favorite things (three, as I later learned). After our after party on Tuesday at Riverside Market (north), I was looking forward to it even more as I had not been to either Riverside location prior to that but loved my visit to the original. One thing I noted here was there was a decent amount of parking here, but I was also glad to get here early as I knew the event would tax it. Luckily, finding the place was easy, so I got here in time to grab a primo spot.
Bob’s New River Groves provided the sweets in the form of fun size pies in plastic cups. I was a particular fan of the key lime pie. They even make key lime pumpkin pie work, though I don’t know how. Riverside South provided a sampling of beers as well. My personal favorite was the Keybilly beer. This just tasted like what a Florida beer should. Though, it must be said that I was extremely impressed with the Dulce de Leche /​Nib Smuggler float. The fact that this combination of ice cream and beer could even WORK boggles my mind and makes me rethink everything I thought I knew about the world. It actually came out as a great coffee flavored float. Hats off to whoever came up with that one!
Also, I loved the Dare Jenga that was set up there. With some adaptation I think it could be a great party game in general. That being said, Savanna M owes me not one, but two burps. I refuse to believe that someone who grew up with a brother doesn’t know how to do that! I’ll have to feed her something bubbly at the holiday party…
The event being far south also allowed some of Miami friends to show up. It was great to see Cassie G, Sergio, and some of the other folks from south of the border make it up to Fort Liquordale. Thanks to Riverside South, Bob’s New River Groves, and Blue for putting this one together!

You know the old saying…
ALL GOOD THINGS ARE WILD AND FREE !
Oh wait, not that one…
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END !
It was « Unilocal Local Beer Week» (YLBW) and we (the Unilocalers) had opportunities galore to get off our arses and drink for a big discount. And not just one or two select breweries; it was about getting our game on over a 40+ mile range with nine different breweries. Flights, which are multiple pours in reduced sized glasses so you can sample more beers without having to get loaded or force yourself to drink 12 ounce glasses of a beer you «may» not enjoy, FOR HALF PRICE ! If you’re not much of a beer drinker, then hear this… it’s a bargain !
And sadly enough, «Yelp Local Beer Week» lasted (as the name suggests) one week and today is the day it ended…
AND JUST LIKE A GOOD MEAL…
…we wrapped up «Yelp Local Beer Week» with a dessert pairing !
JUMP BACK TO MY CHILDHOOD FOR A MOMENT…
When I was a kid, my pop would take my brother and I once in awhile to this «Fruit Stand» to pick up miscellaneous goodies EXCEPT FOR FRUIT… We loved this place for jellies and snacks but it was the pies that my little brother and I craved… my brother was all about the Key Lime Pie and I was addicted to the Banana Cream Pie. To this day, I still have nothing but great memories of those pies and still hold a warm spot in my heart for that place… BOB ROTH’S NEW RIVER GROVES
BACK TO TODAY…
All the desserts were provided by one vendor (with exception of one)… BOB ROTH’S NEW RIVER GROVES
PAIRINGS…
So that first «mistaken» saying «ALL GOOD THINGS ARE WILD AND FREE» may not have been what I initially was seeking but when dealing with RIVERSIDE, it fits !
Riverside Market SOUTH (where we are today) has the same culture as the other Riverside Market (in Sailboat Bend)… kinda «WILD» and kinda «FREE»… park where ever you can fit your car (not necessarily a parking space… then you help yourself to what ever you can reach in the refrigerator on the «honor system» (basically keep the bottles and pay on your way out of the joint). And everyone and anyone are welcome… hipsters yuppies old young… EVERYONE !
Julian (owner of Riverside Market South) was loud and boisterous and entertaining and along with Blue they did a great job of introducing the pairings of Beer and Desserts…
* * * Keybilly Ale with Key Lime Pie
* * * Abita Chocolate Weiss beer with Chocolate Mousse
* * * Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpking beer with Pumpkin Keylime Pie
* * * Blue Star Wheat beer with Banana Cream Pie
* * * Nib Smuggler Chocolate Milk Porter with Dulce De Leche Ice Cream (from Publix)
SAY HELLO TO LISA ROTH…
At some point during the pairings, Lisa Roth was introduced but she was opposite Blue and Julian in the sense that she is on the softer spoken side and seemed to want to avoid being the center of attention (in a cute way)… but when walking around she was warm and inviting to make small talk about the family business and a pleasure to talk with. I wanted to ask her which generation of the family business she is… I assume she must be 3^rd or 4^th generation in this throwback to the days of Orange Grove Fruit Stands… which by the way, they are WAY BEYOND…
HAVE YOU DONE YOUR PART TO MAKE OTHERS WELCOME ?
I love coming to events to chat it up and get a little goofy with our Unilocal family of «regulars» but at some point do yourself a favor and take notice of «THAT» new couple or person standing alone… AND SAY «HI»… Sometimes the chemistry is immediately lined up and you smile and walk away feeling good and sometimes the match could be odd and uncomfortable but something that is really perfect because that person «hopefully» will come back a little bit more comfortable and relaxed and somehow or another becomes someone you learn to love…
THE THANKS…
Julian… so glad you were on board for « Unilocal Local Beer Week» because frankly I’ve never walked into Craft Beer Cartel and never knew about Riverside Market South… Looking forward to trying the food at this location. If it’s anywhere as good as the original Riverside Market then I’m sure I’ll love the place… although I will admit, I have to get into the habit of asking for the prices of the beer bottles and draft because a couple of us were shocked by how high our bills were a few days ago when a lot of us showed up at Riverside Market after the Beer Making Class… but overall, thanks for hosting TWO events and the generosity
Lisa… thanks Lisa for sharing a little bit of my childhood memory with us today. I’ll admit it’s been awhile since I’ve been in; but you’ve reminded me how good it all is and I’ll be seeing you soon enough… especially want to try those tantalizing smoothies that Julian was hyping up.
IT’S OVER…
Like I said in the beginning: ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END !
Thanks Blue for once again hooking us up with a great time and saving us a few bucks as a bonus !

Desserts and beers! What an awesome idea. Closing up Unilocal local beer week on a sweet note was some smart thinking!
Riverside market south is a quirky unique place unlike any other bar in ft lauderdale (or broward). I love riverside market and have been to this location once before but it was about 8 months ago shortly after they opened up so it was nice to go back. The owner Julian was great with describing the beers and introducing us to his business. Lisa was there from Bob roths new river groves who provided the desserts and told us a bit about her family farming business.
The pairing of beer and desserts were great. I loved the 1^st pairing of the key lime pie and keybilly beer. I don’t even typically like key lime pie but the recipe from new River grove is insane and I knew I’d have to visit over there asap. I also LOVED the nib smuggler float with dulce de Leche ice cream. Holy moly was that amazing!!! I will have to hit up funky buddah to grab some of that soon.
Thanks blue, riverside market and Bob Roths new river groves for setting up this awesome event and introducing me to some great beers and the only key lime pie I’ve ever liked!

This final event was a sweet ending to Unilocal’s Local Beer Week. Much like all the other events that Blue & Sara have put together YLBW was huge success. Every Unilocaler I talked to loved it and I saw a lot of new faces (I even brought a few). The only negative review I have seen comes from my overwhelmed liver.
This event kept the emphasis on LOCAL. Two venerable members of the community came together to make us feel welcome. Julian from Riverside Market, equal parts Lebowski and Barnum, he proudly introduced the newest Riverside Market outpost to those of us who haven’t been there yet. He also did a fare share of the sweet introductions for Lisa from Bob Roth’s New River Groves. Lisa’s pies spoke for themselves but it was still nice to have Julian speak so highly of them and show how much community is involved in the Riverside ethos.
The beers were chosen thoughtfully and were all unique and flavorful. My faves included the Keybilly Ale and the Blue Star Wheat. They were all nicely matched with the remarkable sweets. I know the Key Lime pie was the consensus favorite and it was amazing. However, I thought the banana cream pie was the best thing I tasted with the chocolate shavings putting it just past the other sweets. The Nib Smuggler float was also a sweet ending to the sweet ending.

Dessert and beer. I think Drake called it Yolo and Sinatra would have said he has the world on a string. This afternoon’s closing event for Unilocal Local Beer Week at Riverside Market South made for a fun afternoon of daydrinking, catching up with friends from the 305, 954 and the «Wesside».
Blue brought together the craft beers of Riverside Market South and the desserts from Bob’s New River Groves to close out Unilocal’s Local Beer Week with a sweet afternoon delight (Nancy and her humor has corrupted my innocent mind :) Getting there was fun too, since it’s location behind the 595 highway ramp is perfect for an Urban Explorer like me.
We were given 5 beers to sample with corresponding sweet shots, ranging from the light Keybilly Key Lime Beer and Key Lime Pie, to Abita and a Chocolate Float and the richer Blue Star Wheat /​Banana Crème pie combo. Julian and his crew made some interesting mixology as the flavors interacted perfectly. The lectures on the beer company and the flavor play were educational as well.
Let’s not forget the Funky Buddha Nib Smugglers chocolate beer float, tasting like a Cortadito and with enough caffeine to give me a boost for the rest of the evening!
As always, it was nice seeing my Broward and Palm Beach friends, as well as a couple more fellow 305’ers stamp their passports up North including our CM Cassie! Michaelangelo also brought down Olaf from California, and all I have to say is Pinky has some competition:)

Save the best for last!
All good things must come to an end and yesterday was the last day for the Unilocal’s Local Craft Beer Week. This week was full of ways of how beer can be paired with different types of food in creative ways. It was really cool to try and explore which pairings go well with each beer. Each beer I had this week went well with all the foods I had and Blue made me a craft beer fan after this event. Uh oh!
So, let’s talk about the menu that was available for us to enjoy yesterday. The first pairing was the Keybilly ale with the key lime pie. The beer was a little bitter for me, but I enjoyed the pie. Next up was the chocolate weiss beer paired with the chocolate mousse. This was really good. The chocolate was balanced out between the beer and the mousse and it wasn’t overly sweet. My favorite was the imperial pumpkin beer with the pumpkin key lime pie. I can never get enough pumpkin and it went perfect together. The blue star wheat beer was paired with the banana cream pie and all of us went bananas over this one. The smuggler chocolate milk porter with dulce de leche ice cream was a lovely sweet ending to the event. It tasted like a chocolate milkshake. YUM!
Julian and Lisa were excellent hosts for this event. The welcoming atmosphere made all of us feel at home and it was so relaxing. Riverside Market South is actually a family business that has a lot of pride in what they do. Julian gave a great speech about how it all started and explained why they love what they do. Lisa was very sweet as well and really had a lot of fun planning with Blue for this event. A big thanks goes out to the staff for having this event for us to enjoy and a humongous thanks to Blue for giving us a «happy» ending for the closeout of Unilocal’s Local Craft Beer Week.

So the wonderful Unilocal Local Beer Week has to come to an end, and we wrap up the party at Riverside Market South (formally know as The Keg I think…). I began the week with doughnut and beer pairing, and end the week with desert and beer pairing… what could be better.
My wife and I arrived a little early and had a little tailgating party in the parking lot, took a few pics and officially kicks off the party. Riverside Market South provided a few different kinds of craft beers where Bob’s Ruth New River Grove offered us different kinds of pies. They all were very good. But i think that chocolate beer float had won me over.
While we were enjoying our beer pie pairings, the high light for me for the afternoon has to be playing the Dar Jenga. I picked a #27 where I have to take a selfie and post to Instagram… so I did. That has to be one of the funniest selfie I’ve even taken… LOL!
Thank you Blue for not just organizing all those Beer event, but having this Unilocal Local Beer and gave us the opportunity to take the advantages of the beer flight special all week. Thank you Bob’s New River Groves for your delicious offerings on your pies. Also thank you New River Groves for hosting this event.

It was a great ending to Beer Week and thanks to blue for organizing it all and thanks to Julian and Lisa owners for having us all there. I didn’t even know this place existed and it’s in my old neighborhood where I used to live. It was great meeting so many New Unilocalers today there so much fun. We got to sample 5 different beers pumpkin key lime chocolate banana and the nib smuggler all paired with a desert of those flavors. My favorite was the nib smuggler it’s a dark beer with vanilla ice cream in it. This is a great little spot with a lot of food options and plenty of cold beer options and don’t forget the deserts they were all great.