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Cerveza, sol, y la piscina.

Posted in Beer on Jul 6th, 2013

Edible Queens: “Something Big is Brewing”

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jul 3rd, 2013

I’m super stoked to finally see this piece in print. After living in Astoria for over a decade, it was nothing short of an honor to get to dig deeper into my borough, and attempt to shine a spotlight on the bar owners and brewers who carry the beer torch. Big thanks to Alia Akkam […]

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Father’s Day Beers

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jun 14th, 2013

Huge thanks to Dorothy Robinson of the Metro NY who interviewed me about beer gifts for that special Dad in your life. And even while changing a diaper! I’m not joking. Oh, and feeding my son dozens of black beans to keep him engaged. He’ll do anything for black beans. (click on clip below to […]

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A Beer a Day…

Posted in Beer on Jun 2nd, 2013

Teaching a beer class to 50 NYU Med students today. My goal: convert the world to craft beer one doctor at a time.

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The System is Ready

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Apr 30th, 2013

She may not look like much now, but in less than 48 hrs, this beauty will be cranking out New York’s finest beers at Terroir on the High Line. Below is the opening beer list. All NY, all the time. (click on image below to enlarge page)

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Budweiser’s Adolphus A. Busch IV Resigns from the NRA

Posted in Beer on Apr 21st, 2013

In what must go down as one of the wildest weeks in recent memory for news events, there is one that I strongly feel must be highlighted. On April 18, 2013, Adolphus A. Busch IV, heir to the Anheuser-Busch beer empire (aka the Death Star), made a bold move: he resigned from the National Rifle […]

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Saturday Night at the Smokehouse

Posted in Beer on Apr 13th, 2013

Kelso Industrial IPA and Barrier Rembrandt Porter at Strand Smokehouse. Come at me, Saturday night.

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The Alchemist Heady Topper

Posted in Beer on Mar 23rd, 2013

It’s my first time…and it’s lovely.

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Edible Manhattan: “Brew Ah-Ha”

Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events on Mar 18th, 2013

I was fortunate, and very flattered, to be featured in the 2013 Edible Manhattan “Alcohol Issue.” Huge thanks to the Edible team for including me, and especially to Joshua David Stein, who wrote such a great piece. (And, yes, I really was slapped by Liev Schreiber every night on stage for a summer…but JDS left […]

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