Category Archives: Beer
Beer of the British Isles
Happy 2010! Join us to toast again with suds on January 21 from 6:30-9:30 pm while we explore beer from the British Isles as well as some domestic styles inspired by them. Hobgoblin, Skull Splitter and stout – oh, my! … Continue reading
“Taking the ale train”
If you’re in NYC this weekend and free from office parties and the glorious mess of holiday shopping, you should drink beer. My friends over at Tasting Table put together an article on easily accessible (but not as obvious as … Continue reading
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Advent calendar of beverages
Happy December! As opposed to sharing a poem, part of the nativity story or chocolate, I thought I’d count down to Christmas with tasty beverages. I was surprised to learn that advent calendars were used by the German Lutherans as … Continue reading
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Taste of the tropics
You gotta love a hotel that has a beer drinking contest as one of its activities. Nestled among feeding the iguana, water aerobics and parents’ night off, it was the one item on the activity board that really caught my … Continue reading
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One of my beer heroes…
…is coming to teach at my school! Garrett Oliver, the brewmaster from Brooklyn Brewery and award-winning author of The Brewmaster’s Table, will be leading a beer-tasting and hands-on cooking class on Friday, October 23 from 6-10 pm. You’ll sample 5 … Continue reading
First taste of Germany
My first taste of Germany was on Lufthansa airlines last night. I know this is a wine trip, but they were serving wines from Australia, so I thought a German beer would be the proper way to kick things off. … Continue reading
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Hold the sausage, pass the beer
I tried a mustard beer last night with my dinner at JoeDoe. It hails from the Regenboog Brewery in Belgium (Brouwerij De Regenboog or Brouwerij ‘t Smisje in Dutch). Specifically, the brewery’s located in the West Flanders municipality of Assebroek, … Continue reading
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The Rockies strike again
I tried a perfect summer beer today from Avery Brewing Company - their Sixteenth Anniversay Saison Ale. Those foxy chicks on the front represent the three major ingredients in the brew – jasmine, peach and honey. These three are combined with … Continue reading
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Check out the stein on that seal
The Good Beer Seal was formed to recognize establishments serving artisan suds and to promote NYC as a beer lover’s destination. It was started by the proprietors of some incredible beer bars: Gary Gillis (Burp Castle and Standings), Ray Deter … Continue reading
