Tag Archives: Beer

Mission Dolores: Not Your Average Beer

Put down that Brooklyn, Kelso or Sixpoint, craft beer lovers — Mission Dolores, the new Park Slope beer garden from the folks at Bar Great Harry, is here to salvage you from drinking the same ol’ beer. “There’s good beer at every bar, but craft beer has become a little bit ubiquitous, especially in Brooklyn,” [...]
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Whey and Spent-Grain Bread

For whatever reason wasting food has always been incredibly annoying to me. I monitor the contents of our fridge intensely to make sure nothing goes bad, and if, somehow something does, I’ll usually still eat it anyway. So naturally, ever since Brian and I have been cheese and beer making like crazy, I’ve scoured the vast [...]
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California Looks to Ban Coffee in Beer

On November 12 of last year, the FDA send out a request to 30 brewers in the state of California. They kindly asked that each manufacturer of alcoholic beverages submit its, “rationale, and supporting data and information,” for why caffeine, and specifically coffee, should be allowed in alcoholic beverages — kind of a science fair [...]
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Nevada is Drunkest State! New York Shockingly Sober

Finally, Nevada hasa something to be proud of other than Las Vegas. Last year, Nevadans…uh, Nevadians…Nevadites…I mean, white trash from Nevada drank the most beer per capita: 44.0 gallons per person! That’s compared to 43.9 gallons in 2008, which only got them third place. In other news, New Yorkers are pathetic, drinking only 23.0 in 2009, [...]
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Belgium, Care Of Brooklyn

A one way ticket to Antwerp, Belgium today would cost you at least $1207 and you’d get there tomorrow. But the guys at Twelve Percent want to make it easier for you. They want to have you sipping Flanders Reds tonight. Twelve Percent, based in Greenpoint, is an importer of fine Belgian ales. Looking for a [...]
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Win a $2500 Trip to the Great American Beer Fest!

Pints and Prostates, like Two Pees in a Pod. If you’d like to go to the Great American Beer Fest September 16-19, 2010 for free — and donate to a good cause at the same time — then listen up. Pints for Prostates (you read that correct) will be selling raffle tickets for a mere $10 [...]
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NYC Gets 4 Brewers, Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich and an Epic Italian Brewpub Complex

Remember the name Eataly, because in a few months time it’s likely you won’t be able to forget it. Four brewers have paired with celebrity chef Mario Batali and chef Joe Bastianich to create a compound that brews and pairs its own beer with its dishes. The American craft beer movement just took a huge [...]
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Scrapple! Made from the best stuff on earth

Well, now that we’re back from our second weekend on the road in search of great beer, it’s time to get back to business. Which means telling YOU all about the good eats the first state has to offer (that’s Delaware people). Our first noteworthy meal (that is, if you don’t count the Sunchips we had in [...]
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Road Trip!!

Stay tuned: This weekend Beer Guy (Brian) and Food Girl (Kristen) head north to check out the Blue Point and Southampton breweries (we hear Southampton’s brewpub has unbelievable food, too). Check back for updates from the road as we make our escape from all this nutty over-hyped Valentines stuff (Papa Johns selling heart-shaped pizzas is one [...]
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