Posts Tagged ‘Craft Beer’
March 1, 2012
It takes a community to build a house but only one man to live blog a fantastic beer event. Or does it? The guys at the Gate have kept six kegs in the deepest dankest part of their basement and tonight this one Beer Friend is drinking his share.
Here’s the lineup, each one keg aged four years:
J.W. Lees Manchester Star
Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock
Hitachi no Nest Celebration Ale
Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch
Abbaye Des Rocs Grand Cru
Allagash Curieux
Graham’s First – Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale
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Tags:Aged Beer, Allagash 2008 Curieux, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Hitachino Nest Celebration 2008, Keg Aged, leap year beer, Live Blog, Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale, The Gate
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September 13, 2011
After a good conversation with a friend of mine about the wonders and wiles of the MolsonCoors company vs the Belgian Juggernaut InBev, I stumbled across this neat little Infographic on a sweet little website called coolinfographics.com. It was put together by Philip H Howard at Michigan State University and is a really great way to show the various relationships of some of the top over-arching beer conglomerates, and who they own in the craft beer world.
Granted it’s not the most comprehensive guide to the craft beer world, but I would be willing to bet there’s at least one ownership connection that might surprise you. Take a look and let us know which one was a shock!
Show me the beer people!
Philip H Howard at MSU via CoolInforgraphics.com
Tags:Beer, Boston, Craft Beer, Food, InBev, Michigan State University, Microbrewery, Molson Coors Brewing Company, Recreation, United States
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September 6, 2011
This has been a busy summer for the Beer Friends. We’ve been through an earthquake, two regional brewery tours (Southern California, Boston/Massachusetts), three of us relocated within the boroughs and finally, to top it all off, a hurricane-the first to hit New York in like 300 years (give or take a few decades). And none of it could stop us. This tumultuous summer has come to a close, we’ll miss the sun and relaxation – but we’re already gearing up for the fantastic craft beer season that autumn brings us. Let’s start off the fall correctly.
Tuesday, September 6 – Tuesday Night Tastings: Farmhouse Ales @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:
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Tags:Baby Tree, Bierkraft, Blossom du Jour, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Farmhouse Ales, Farmhouse Saison, GRAB Specialty Foods, I love New York Beer Weekend, Jack D'Or, Manhattan, Mugs Ale House, New York City, Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, Pumpkin, Robust Porter, Smuttynose, St. Boltoph's, Star Island Single, The Bronx, The Bronx Ale House, The Bronx Brewery Pale Ale, The Half Pint, Tuesday Night Tastings, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
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August 2, 2011
We are officially approaching the dog days of August, but it seems like we’ve been there for a couple of weeks already. The rest of the world characterizes the “dog days” as those times in August where the days stretch on for endless hours and are filled with heat and humidity that requires 24/7 air conditioning. Well, after experiencing 2+ weeks of these oppressively hot/humid days and it only now has become the month of August, we are a bit tired of the weather. We’re going to need some help getting through whatever August has to throw at us. And we have the solution: Craft beer.
Actually there’s more than that in this week’s post. In fact, if you keep reading there is a surprise that will make you very, very hoppy, uh, I mean, happy that you did.
Tuesday, August 2nd – Smuttynose Tap Takeover @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
No Smutty, No Beer. Know Smutty, Know Beer. They don’t need to say a word more, it’s literally as simple as that. New Hampshire’s premier brewery will be hitting up Rattle n’ Hum and owning their tap’s this Tuesday night. They have an (more…)
Tags:2010 Baltic Porter, 2010 S’Muttonator Doppelbock, 2010 Wheat Wine, 2011 Barleywine, 2011 Hommunculus, 2011 Imperial Stout, 2011 SSB#13 Noonan, American IPA, “Finestkind” IPA, Barrier Ruthless Rye, Beer Events, Beer Friends Final Four, Big A IPA, Brooklyn, Cafe D'Alsace, Captain Lawrence Brewery, Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA, Craft Beer, Craft Beer Events, Dunegrass, European IPA, Evil Twin Cat Piss, Freshchester Pale Ale, Ginger Man Ale, Hop Wars, International IPA Day, International IPA Day Event, IPA Class, IPA Day, IPA Day Hop Wars, Jimmy's No. 43, Kaptain’s Kolsch, Liquid Gold, Manhattan, Meantime IPA, Mikkeller Willamette Single Hop, New York City, Nogne-O IPA, Oil City & Medula, Old Brown Dog, rattle N hum, Robust Porter, Shoal’s Pale Ale, Smuttynose Big A, Smuttynose Brewery, Smuttynose Tap Takeover, St. Vincents Dubbel, Star Island Single, Stone Ruination, The Double Windsor, the Iron Monkey, Thornbridge Jaipur, Traditional IPA Class, Two Brothers Hop Juice, Undarum, Xtra Gold
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July 27, 2011
Hello all you Beer Friends out there! We’d like to apologize for releasing the craft brew events a bit late this week. We promise it’s not because we drank too much craft brew. Actually we’ve been so caught up with our different regional brewery tours – the South, Southern California (Day one, two, three and Stone) and Boston/Cape Cod – that we were late for the boat this week. Although, I suppose that’s from drinking too much craft brew during our brewery tours.
Anywho’s – we got a great (half) week of events for ya! Enjoy! (more…)
Tags:Autobahn IPA, Barrier Dunegrass Double IPA, Beer Camp California Common, Beer Camp Double IPA, Beer Camp Juniper Black Ale, Beer Camp Weizenbock, Bengali Tiger Cans, Bierkraft, Boston Brewery Tour, Bowery Beer Room, Brevity Wit, Brooklyn, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve IPA, Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve IPA Cask, Craft Beer, Gemini IPA, growlers, IPA Night, Ithaca Brewing Company, Kelso of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Micro-Keg, New York City, New York City Craft Beer Events, Ovila Saison, Righteous Ale, sierra nevada, Sierra Nevada Beer Camp, Signal, sixpoint, Southampton Brewery, Southern California (mini) Brewery Tour, Summerfest, Sweet Action, The Belgian Room, The Crisp, The Double Windsor, The Hop Devil Grill, The Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room, Torpedo IPA
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July 4, 2011
We definitely have a reason to celebrate this weekend. Actually, two reasons.
First, we celebrate the great country we live in. A country, that sense its beginning has encouraged ingenuity and creativity among its citizens. It’s that common instinct that inspires that brewers of the craft beer that we love to do what they do. It’s why the craft beer industry has continued to be successful and grow by leaps and bounds every year. Craft Beer is as natural to America as fireworks and cookouts on the 4th of July.
We also get to celebrate craft beer itself. As deemed by the brewers and craft beer bar owners behind The Good Beer Seal, July is Good Beer Month. Now here at the Beer Friends believe every month should be Good Beer Month. But we’re pretty okay with picking one out and giving it a name. So tomorrow, while your cooking out and watching the fireworks, raise your glass of your favorite brew in a toast to craft beer and to America, the country that not only allows craft beer to exist, but inspires it’s incredible and delicious diversity.
Enjoy the events:
Tuesday, July 5 – The Big Le-Brewski Event: Part 2 @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Sit down. If you’re sitting – get closer to the ground. I’m about to unload every craft beer lovers dream on you. Imagine (more…)
Tags:Barcade, Barcade New Jersey, Beer Friends Final Four, Bierkraft Brooklyn, Brewmasters Reserve, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Brewery, Captain Lawrence, Craft Beer, Draft Beer Trailer, GRAB Specialty Foods, Grove Street PATH Plaza, Kelso of Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, New York City, New York City Craft Beer Events, rattle N hum, Scott Vacarro, Standings, The Big Le-Brewski Part 2, The Concoction, The Penicillin, Yards Brewery
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May 2, 2011
May. What a month. Spring flowers, worker’s rights, Mexican Fives and Memorial Day. May is like a non-stop party. What kind of beer should we drink to start this party? Ithaca Flower Power for the flowers? The Peoples Lager from China for May Day? Negro Modelo for Cinco de Mayo? A Southhampton Double White for Memorial Day? You know, cause we’re all double excited to finally be able to wear white now.
Tuesday, May 3 – Pretty Things “Once Upon A Time” Launch Party @ The Rye House, Manhattan:
Ever wonder what beer tasted like in 1855? The country was just about to be divided by civil
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Tags:Anderson Valley, Ballast Point, Big A IPA, Brooklyn, California Dreaming, Craft Beer, Firestone Walker, GRAB Specialty Foods, Green Flash, Greenport Harbor, Jimmy's No. 43, Lagunitas, Manhattan, New York City, Once Upon A Time, Oysters, Pretty Things, Ron Pattinson, Rye House, Sculpin IPA, sierra nevada, Smuttynose, Stone, The Bruery, The Double Windsor, Torpedo IPA
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April 14, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Welcome to 2011, where everyone has a blog, makes 14 tweets a day and “there’s an app for that.” Recently the Apple App store has been filling up with “craft beer apps” that can do any number of things from find a beer on tap to give you food pairings. This is the first post in the Beer Friends App Reviews that will walk through these apps to find (trumpets) “The Ultimate Beer App!” (end fanfare.) (more…)
Tags:Beer Apps, Craft Beer, untappd.com
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February 14, 2011
Valentines Day is a time to express your love for the most wonderful, important and meaningful thing in your life – craft beer! And instead of buying it chocolates or roses you can show your affection by heartily consuming it at the following craft beer events – enjoy!
Monday, February 14 – Magic Hat Beer Tasting @ Broadway Dive Bar, Manhattan:
What says Valentines Day most to you? A) Chocolates B) Overpriced Greeting Card Holiday C) Roses D) Magic Hat Beer. In the unlikely chance that you answered D, then you’ve made it to the right place. The Dive Bar on Broadway in Morningside Heights is having a Magic Hat beer tasting event Monday night for all you lovers…and haters…out there. Stop on by for some of the best brews that Magic Hat has to offer. Stick around for the good music and good atmosphere. And the love.
Broadway Dive is located at 2662 Broadway at 101st Street, Morningside Hieghts, Manhattan.
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Tags:Beer, Bierkraft, Blue Point, Brandywine River, Broadway Dive Bar, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Friends, Geary's Autumn, Geary's Brewery, Geary's Hampshire Ale, Geary's Hampshire Ale Cask Infused Whiskey, Geary's Pale Ale, Geary's Porter, Geary's Winter, GRAB Specialty Foods, Harvest Pils, Headwater Pale Ale, Idle Hands Bar, Left Hand, Magic Hat, Manhattan, Moonglow, New York City Craft Beer Events, NYC Craft Beer Events, Park Slope, Pursuit Pale Ale, rattle N hum, Saison de Buff, St. Victorious, Storm King Stout, The Beer Friends, The Stag's Head, Valentine's Day, Victory Brewery, Yakima Glory
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