Archive for July, 2010
July 29, 2010
Heya all you Beer Friends out there! Today we are featuring the Victory Brewing Company out of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Victory was founded in 1996 by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet. Before opening Victory Brewing Co., Coaleski and Barchet traveled to Europe to learn from the best brewers in Belgium and Germany. When they came back to the U.S. they brought with them century old brewing techniques heavily based in German traditions and combined it with their good ol’ American creativity to produce some of the best craft brew in the Northeast. The blogger Beerlass, writing for the website Philadelphia Restaurants, name Covaleski and Barchet the “Founding Fathers of Philly Beer.” A title they have definitely earned.
Victory is getting a special mention here with the Beer Friends due to their heavy involvement in New York City Good Beer Month. The Victory brewing team held several events here in the city including beer showcasing events at the Blind Tiger Ale House (Beer Friends recap of the night) and Sunswick 3535 and beer tastings hosted by the brewers at Jimmy’s No. 43. We love the cross-city craft brew cooperation!
Victory has several year-round flagship brews that are popularly imbibed throughout their 30-state distribution area. Let’s start with the Hop-Devil IPA. Using German Two-Row Malts and generous amounts of whole American hop flowers, the Hop Devil gives you a bitter, herbal punch in the face and then runs away with a malty smoothness. Very drinkable and definitely an eye-catcher on any menu. You can also find the “Wild Devil” that is a tarter version of the hop devil thanks to being brewed with wild yeast. (more…)
Tags:Beerlass, Donnybrook Stout, German Style, Hold Devil, New York City Good Beer Month, Philadelphia Beer, Philly Beer, Prima PIls, St Victorious Doppelbock, Storm King Stout, Victory Brewing Company, Whirlwind Witbier, Wild Devil, Yakima Twilight
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July 28, 2010
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
The Beer Friends ventured out to Rattle N Hum in midtown NYC for their Sixpoint Night. If you follow the Beer Friends (hopefully you do) you’ll know that we love Sixpoint and most everything they do – this was a win-win. Last week we featured Sixpoint as our Brewery of the Week, so check that out, and a few months we had the pleasure of a Sixpoint Night at Barcade. On to the beers! (more…)
Tags:Aberdeen, Apollo, Apollo Saison, Barleywine, Beer, Dr. Klankenstein, Old Krusher, rattle N hum, sixpoint
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July 27, 2010
Photo Credit: Jeff Bargmann
It is sad, but it is true….this is the last week of New York City Good Beer Month. We at the Beer Friends would like to give a huge thanks to the guys over at the Good Beer Seal for coming up with the NYC Good Beer Month idea, getting the mayor to proclaim it to be true and then organizing a multitude of good events with local bars, breweries and organizations to highlight how much this city loves its craft beer. If this isn’t a sign that the Craft Beer Revolution is in full force, then I don’t know what is. (more…)
Tags:Blind Tiger, Blind Tiger Ale House, Burp Castle, Good Beer at BAM, Good Beer Month, Good Beer Seal, Hot Dogs, Jenlain, July Good Beer Month, Kelso of Brooklyn, New York City, New York City Good Beer Month, NYC Good Beer Month, rattle N hum, sixpoint, Sixpoint Bengali Tiger, Sixpoint Craft Ales, Sixpoint Sweet Action, Troegs, Two Brothers, Weiners
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July 21, 2010
The Beer Friends lucked out big-time yesterday. The Good Beer Seal, who are the beloved organizers of NYC Good Beer Month, reported that Rattle n’ Hum would be having an Allagash event on Tuesday, July 20th. However, they were mistaken, and what a great mistake it was. They were actually having a Southern Tier night! Not that we don’t like Allagash (we very much like Allagash) but we LOVE Southern Tier and their hopheaded creations. That being said, here’s a recap of the (several) brews we enjoyed! (more…)
Tags:Farmers Tan, Gemini Imperial IPA, grapefruit, Iniquity Black Imperial IPA, IPA, Oak Aged Unearthly, Pale Ale, Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale, rattle N hum, Southern Tier, Unearthly Imperial IPA
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July 21, 2010
A long, long time ago (less than a week) in a bar far, far away (about 3 subway stops) Victory Brewery held a night of epic craft beer proportions. The Blind Tiger Ale House hosted Victory Brewery last Wednesday night, 7/14/10, showcasing 20+ of their brews. Two of the beer friends made this long trek and their account of the night follows below. Enjoy! (more…)
Tags:Amarillo, Barleywine, Bavarian Pale Ale, Belgian Pale Ale, Blind Tiger Ale House, CBC, Grassy Jack Bitter, Helios, Hollerdauer, Hollertauer, Hop Devil, IPA, July Good Beer Month, New York City Good Beer Month, Old Horizontal, Pursuit Pale Ale, Rauchbier, Saisons, Scarlet Fire, Victory
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July 20, 2010
In honor of their heavy involvement in New York City Good Beer Month AND in honor of how much The Beer Friends love what these guys put out, we decided to review one of Brooklyn’s best breweries: Sixpoint Craft Ales. Sixpoint Craft Ales was founded in 2004 by Shane Welch and is located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Despite their youth, Sixpoint has (more…)
Tags:Apollo Wheat, Bengali Tiger, Brewery, Brewery of the Week, Brooklyn, July Good Beer Month, New York City, New York City Good Beer Month, Old Krusher, Righteous Rye, Signal Ale, sixpoint, Sixpoint Craft Ales, Sweet Action
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July 19, 2010
Photo Credit: Jeff Bargmann
Woah! Another craft brew filled week during Good Beer Month here in New York City…and this month is jam packed with events! Let’s check a few out.
Tues, July 20 – Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan: Our favorite Empire State Building beer bar will be featuring Southern Tier Tuesday night. I am a big fan of the imperal ales from this brewery, I am specifically looking forward to the Oak Aged Unearthy and the Farmers Tan Imperial Pale Lager.
Then I’ll move to Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale for something a little lighter…
Tues, July 20 – Jimmy’s No. 43, Manhattan: Every Tuesday this East Village basement cavern of craft brew holds $10 beer tastings with brewing experts. This Tuesday will feature American made German style beer led by Sean from Victory Brewery. Sean and the guys at Victory are just coming off a successful event over at Blind Tiger last Wednesday night. Apparently they just decided to keep it rolling. We’re okay with that.
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Tags:Allagash, bear republic, Blind Tiger Ale House, Christmas, Christmas in July, Craft Beer, Good Beer Month, Jimmy's No. 43, New York City, ommegang, Oysters, rattle N hum, Smuttynose, Southhampton, Standings, Swift, The Gate, Victory Brewery, Zur
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July 13, 2010
Hey all you Beer Friends out there! Today we are starting a new weekly segment that will showcase our favorite breweries. We’ll try to provide you with some information about who they are, where they’re from, what they’re philosophies are and most importantly, information on a selection of their brews. Make sure you check in every week for a new brewery! (more…)
Tags:Bar Great Harry, Bear Republic Brewing Company, California, Crazy Ivan, Hop-Rod Rye, Racer #5 IPA, Red Rocket American Strong Red Ale, Sonoma Valley, Sour Patch Event, West Coast, XP Pale Ale
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Heya all you Beer Friends out there! Today we are featuring the Victory Brewing Company out of Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Victory was founded in 1996 by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet. Before opening Victory Brewing Co., Coaleski and Barchet traveled to Europe to learn from the best brewers in Belgium and Germany. When they came back to the U.S. they brought with them century old brewing techniques heavily based in German traditions and combined it with their good ol’ American creativity to produce some of the best craft brew in the Northeast. The blogger Beerlass, writing for the website Philadelphia Restaurants, name Covaleski and Barchet the “Founding Fathers of Philly Beer.” A title they have definitely earned.
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