If you grew up in South Florida, chances are you’ve spent at least one birthday, post-beach hang, or questionable first date inside a Flanigan’s Seafood Bar & Grill. The neon forest green lights, the sticky wooden tables, the smell of ribs and fried shrimp in the air — it’s basically a Floridian’s version of church. (Actually, we’re not even joking — a couple celebrated their wedding reception at a Flanigan’s in Hialeah this year.) And now, for the first time ever, you can take a little piece of that holy experience home with you: Joe’s Pale Ale, the famous house beer of Flanigan’s, is officially coming to Big Daddy’s Wine & Liquors stores statewide.
Yes, you read that right. “Joe’s Pale Ale,” crafted by 26 Degree Brewing Company in Pompano Beach and inspired by the legend himself, Joe “Big Daddy” Flanigan, is no longer just a dine-in fantasy. It’s hitting shelves, coolers, and (most likely) every backyard cooler in Florida just in time for Miami’s first “cold front” that will bring our annual 75-degree weather fall…