Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events, Wine on Jan 23rd, 2013
Wine vs Beer: The United States Battle Tuesday, January 29th, 7:00 pm (menu below) Wine vs Beer: The International Throw-Down Tuesday, February 12th, 7:00 pm (menu below) Scholars and historians tell us that ales are the oldest alcoholic beverages produced by man (although some Mead fanatics may dispute that….but who cares about those Viking-loving heathens). […]
Last night in Texas. Figured I’d introduce my brother to the tart, smoky delights of the Freigeist Abraxxxas. His reaction? Well, it’s the quote above… Certainly one of the strangest, most beguiling beers I’ve ever tried, the Abraxxxas is technically a Smoked Lichtenhainer Weisse. Inspired by an Eastern German tart wheat beer, it’s a bit […]
Posted in Beer on Dec 12th, 2012
Today was a day for the history books. Westvleteren XII, the beer that many evangelists have touted as the “best beer in the world” on various websites, books, and stone tablets, saw its first (and possibly only) release today in the United States. But it was a one-shot deal, and if you’re not sipping on […]
Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events, Spirits on Nov 21st, 2012
After months of curious gawkers cruising the windows and hypothesizing on the local blogs as to what exactly this massive project would bloom into, the Strand Smokehouse opened on Broadway in Astoria this weekend. In a former Blockbuster space that really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when it went out of business last year (although I […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Nov 12th, 2012
I’ve gone on a tear about Saison before. No, scratch that, I’ve probably penned more romantically-swept-up odes to Saisons than any other beer styles or wine grapes I’ve written about. I can’t help myself. They’ve somehow hooked me deep in the DNA. Perhaps when I visited Jean-Louis Dits of Brasserie à Vapeur he slipped an […]
Posted in Beer on Oct 13th, 2012
Evil Twin and a cider sampler at the Queens Kickshaw. It’s Cider Week, people. Git some. And, to get in the spirit, check out my latest article for New York Cork Report: “Why Cider Week Matters.”
Posted in Beer on Oct 6th, 2012
Ommegang, Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale, NY, 5.8% abv. Brewed with Barley, Wheat, Oats, and Rye.
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Oct 4th, 2012
Mitt keeps asking me, “Flaherty, when are you going to post your beer lists so I can see what you’ve been up to?” I keep telling him, “Mitt, you need to focus. You’re coming across like a major stiff to the American people.” “I am?,” he asks. “Damn right, buddy. Look, the Mitt I know […]
Posted in Beer, Food, NYC Events on Oct 2nd, 2012
At long last, Astoria now has a craft beer retail shop it can be proud of. (No offense, Euro Market, you do have quite a fine selection of craft beers, but I’m convinced some of your offerings have been on the shelf since Clinton was President). But not just a retail shop: it’s also a […]
Posted in Beer on Sep 22nd, 2012
Posted in Beer on Aug 25th, 2012
My brother and I rolled into Peconic, NY, yesterday to our wee getaway house on the North Fork of Long Island. After getting the recommendation from Mike Mraz at the North Fork Table and Inn, we hit up the Southold Fish Market and began our grill brigade. Above is a picture of Phase 1: Scallop, […]
Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Aug 12th, 2012
Our friends, Greg Gallagher and Melissa Jernigan, headed west a few months ago to search out their brewing dreams. They ended up in Russian River, California, and now are spreading the beer gospel with their colleagues at Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub. Last week, they came into town and made a bee-line to our place to meet […]
Posted in Beer on Jun 29th, 2012
Posted in Beer on Jun 21st, 2012
20 bottles of Professor Fritz Briem Grodziskie (Sour Smoked Wheat Ale) in da house. Just snagged a case for Hearth and Terroir EVil. Dr Fritz Briem (of the brewing educational/consulting center, Doemens.com) has made it his passion to recreate long-forgotten beer styles of the past. You would have found this one in East Prussia in […]
