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The Best Thing We Ate and Drank

The Best Thing We Ate — Curried Cauliflower Wrap at S’Nice: It was another hectic, work-filled weekend, filled with leftovers and take-out. Saturday, I managed to sneak out to S’Nice for a sandwich — this wasn’t the most intriguing sandwich I’d ever had but S’Nice gets points for the idea. Their version was a curried [...]
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Broken Stove Homebrewed Beer CSA

I had a problem with sharing. In kindergarten I mean. The one in class who just would not submit to sharing. I was very close to actually repeating kindergarten because of it — though I was never privy to such a conversation, I think the idea was on the table. But I’ve learned my lesson. I [...]
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This Weekend: Shoes for Cider, Soup for Everyone

It’s not quite spring cleaning yet, but if you have some old shoes unused, now might be the time to break them out. Head down to the Brickyard Gastro Pub on Friday at 5pm. If you donate a pair of shoes to Soles4Souls, you receive a free pint of Crispin Cider or a cocktail featuring [...]
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Fusel Alcohols: How they ruin your homebrew

Beer is your friend, and for that, it has many jealous enemies. A “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems” scenario if you will. As a homebrewer, these enemies are always close at hand, lurking in the crevasses of unsanitary hands or stirring spoons, or even emerge through more abstract means, like temperature. I recently brewed a stout with [...]
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Knights of Bruklyn Finalists Announced

After months of brewing, drinking, brewing, drinking, brewing and more drinking, the three finalists that will compete to have their beer brewed by Sixpoint. After last nights third round, the past three winners from Union Hall’s Knights of Bruklyn Homebrew Competitions will square off in December, with three entirely new homebrews, to determine which beer will be brewed on Sixpoint’s [...]
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Do Good, Vote for Kelso

There are only a few days left to get out and vote. Kelly and Sonia, owners of Kelso of Brooklyn are nominated for a $5,000 grant for Brooklyn businesses and all they need are your votes. The Brooklyn Community Foundation is offering the prize to one business that their neighbors feel contribute the most to the community as part of their [...]
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The Best Thing We Ate and Drank This Weekend

The Best Thing We Drank — Firestone Walker Pale 31: Credit must be first and foremost given to The Double Windsor for carrying it. Or maybe first for Firestone Walker Brewing Co? Or perhaps to the mistaken distributor, in this case, for sending a beer only available in California to New York City. And I [...]
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New Brewery Spotlight: Mystic Brewing

Brewers have been brewing with local ingredients for centuries, ingredients that define their beers’ tastes – Belgians, for instance, would brew krieks exclusively with now-rare Schaarbeek cherries. This was, of course, when being a locavore was the only option. If you like your craft beer, you’ve probably had an American beer made (fermented) with local plums or cherries, maybe even [...]
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Pour Out A Bud Day!

Happy Pour Out a Bud Day to all! As announced last week, Bklyn Foodie is hosting the first annual Pour Out a Bud Day today, September 29, in retaliation to Budweiser’s campaign to give out 500,000 free six to 12 ounce samples of Bud at bars as part of their National Happy Hour. It’s all part [...]
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This Weekend: Sixpoint, Atlantic Antic Pub Crawl, Sycamore Pig Roast

It’s officially fall, meaning it’s time to roast an entire pig and drink lots of beer. Sycamore in Ditmas Park will spend this Sunday from 2-8pm doing just that, with lots of delicious grub. Plates are $25 with $5 pints of Lagunitas. Though advanced tickets are sold out, there are a limited number of tickets [...]
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