Posted in Beer on Mar 26th, 2012
At 1:00 pm, with the wee lad strapped in and the diaper bag filled with the tools of the trade, we left the house. We vowed that no amount of shitstorms or wet-nappy assaults would knock us off our journey, and we jumped on the M60 bus in Astoria to make our way to 125th street in […]
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Posted in Beer, Food on Mar 8th, 2012
Soda is out, people. Just ask any New Yorker who’s seen the city’s latest ads against obesity from soft drinks and they’ll tell you: “it’s the devil’s urine, by Jove!” But rest assured, lovers of the Root Beer Float, you have an alternative. The Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout Ice Cream Float. Now I can’t remotely claim credit […]
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Posted in Beer on Jan 5th, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to go on a journey. A journey deep into the heart of darkness. In the world of beer geekery, few names elicit such awe as Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout. A rather new offering to the scene, it shot straight to the forefront of our collective, suds-filled, hearts […]
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Posted in Beer on Jul 22nd, 2011
We didn’t bring many souvenirs back from our foray into Europe. When you’re mostly on foot and with only a backpack, you ain’t gonna be one of those beer geeks that load up on a bounty of beer and check it as cargo. But we did bring a few things back. One of them was […]
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