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Hashtag Battles Week Five

October 7, 2011

Hello Beer Friends Nation!

In the spirit of competition, Beer Friends would like to invite everyone to our NFL season hashtag battles! Using hashtagbattle.com we will pit two breweries against each other when their NFL counterparts are facing off on the gridiron. Are you ready for some football? And drinking? And #hashtag battle?!?!?!

What’s a hashtag battle? When you’re drinking a beer of a brewery competing in the battle (#stone vs #newbelgium), throw a #hashtag of the brewery and tweet it (or setup your foursquare or untappd to push to tweet and include the #hashtag) and we’ll use hashtagbattle.com to declare a winner after the Monday Night football game on ESPN. And because football needs beer, we’re starting on Saturday morning to include the brews consumed during College Football Saturdays. Support your team, support your beer, drink local and hashtag battle!

Hashtag Battle Week Five Matchup: Denver vs San Diego (#newbelgium vs #stone) 

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Beer Review 84: Cigar City Maduro Brown Ale

October 4, 2011

Hello Beer Friends Nation!

Today we return to Tampa, Florida for Cigar City Brewing‘s Maduro Brown.  No this is not to celebrate the Rays in the playoffs (more the collapse of the Red Sox…) but to celebrate good beer.  Cigar City produces some really great beers and conditions them in different barrels or adds flavors to the base brew to expand their flavor profile.  Maduro Brown is another base beer that they will place in barrels and modify slightly to bring out a taste (see Maduro Tiramiso).  Solid Beers! Different Flavors! Old World Style Brewing!

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New York City Craft Beer Events for the Week of October 2, 2011

October 4, 2011

Tuesday, October 4 – Lagunitas in the House @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:

The masterminds behind Lagunitas will be hitting up Rattle n’ Hum tonight and they’re bringing an impressive collection of brews for you to imbibe.  Check it out:

Fusion VII (A hoppy Kronik making its first appearance in NYC)
Gnarlywine ‘10
Hop Stoopid
Maximus
Little Sumpin Wild
New Dogtown Pale Ale
Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’
PILS
Undercover Shutdown Ale
Lucky 13.Alt
and, my personal favorite:
IP Fuckin’ A.

Rattle n’ Hum is located at 14 East 33rd Street between 5th and Madison Avenues, Midtown, Manhattan. (more…)

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Hashtag Battles Week Four!

October 1, 2011

Hello Beer Friends Nation!

In the spirit of competition, Beer Friends would like to invite everyone to our NFL season hashtag battles! Using hashtagbattle.com we will pit two breweries against each other when their NFL counterparts are facing off on the gridiron. Are you ready for some football? And drinking? And #hashtag battle?!?!?!

What’s a hashtag battle? When you’re drinking a beer of a brewery competing in the battle (#sixpoint vs #yardsbrew), throw a #hashtag of the brewery and tweet it (or setup your foursquare or untappd to push to tweet and include the #hashtag) and we’ll use hashtagbattle.com to declare a winner after the Monday Night football game on ESPN. And because football needs beer, we’re starting on Saturday morning to include the brews consumed during College Football Saturdays. Support your team, support your beer, drink local and hashtag battle!

Hashtag Battle Week Four – New England vs Oakland (#samadams vs #sierranevada)

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