Tag Archive 'Beer'

It’s Sink or Swim Time

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Jun 4th, 2014

After 16 weeks of studying the ins and outs of all things beer, the Cicerone test is now only 11 hours away…

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Terroir High Line Returns!

Posted in Beer, NYC Events on Apr 29th, 2014

Just figured out the opening beer list for Terroir High Line. It’s on, people!

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The French Sure Like Their Wine

Posted in Beer, Wine on Apr 19th, 2011

A pretty typical offering of beers in a French bistro (in fact, a lot for draft in this case).  Apparently, beer takes a backseat here.

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Adding It Up at the Counting Room

Posted in Beer, G&G Videos, NYC Events, Spirits, Wine on Jun 25th, 2010

North Williamsburg.  On a rather desolate block, a mini-Mecca for libation lovers awaits in two-story glory. Be you beer geek, cocktail purist or refined wino, this is your place.  All under one gloriously designed roof and with a level of hospitality that will warm any NY’ers heart. The Counting Room, at 44 Barry Street in Brooklyn, plays […]

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Pass the Marzen, I’ve got a pork knuckle to wash down!

Posted in Beer on Oct 29th, 2008

If you’re anything like me, the onset of fall means leaves crunching below your feet (or was that a dried profelactic washed into the gutter?), the smell of chimney smoke in the air, and the spicier beers in my Tiffany’s crystal mug.  So fire up the Oompah band, Heinrich, it’s time to strap on the […]

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Beer rules

Posted in Beer on Oct 2nd, 2008

Beer rules.  Fuck it.  I’ll say it: beer rules.  I came to that decision about ten, fifteen minutes ago.  If I was forced, and i mean ‘forced’ cause this would suck, to choose only beer or wine (an oft-asked question), i would choose beer.  Maybe its just because i happened to have just taken a […]

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The Beginning

Posted in Beer, Wine on Mar 4th, 2008

“What is this?” “Beer, my friend.  Beer” Yes, its been known for ages. Just how long beermaking has been known is staggering to comprehend. Thousands of years. Where we are today, as brewers, is astonishing. Ancient styles, long-lost techniques, are being brushed-off and being thrust into the limelight. Microbrewers and craft specialists are a-flourish with […]

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Say, just what is that in my glass?

Posted in Beer, Wine on Mar 4th, 2008

A connection to the past. A taste of civilizations up and gone. Wine, beer and spirits connect us. To culture. To tradition. To identity, place, and geography. We are swept up by them on a daily basis, yet many of us have no idea the true lineage that sits in front of us in that […]

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