A special thanks out to the few of you that watched our very first live beer review on our Justin.tv channel. We’re still not used to the live (internet) tv thing and a few of us might have acted unprofessional (sorry I broke the seal too early). Check out our Justin.tv channel for the unedited versions of a few reviews while we were working the kinks out. The beer was from Portland, Maine’s Shipyard Brewery which is probably most famous for their pumpkin brew “Pumpkinhead” and now the Prelude is popping up, labeled as the perfect “winter warmer”. Live Reviews! First Winter Warmer! Portland… Maine!
I woke up this morning with great expectations. The sun was shining, a warm summer breeze blowing through the air, the smell of blossoming plants and then I opened my eyes. Rain. Thunder. Fog. And it was cold. And it will be happening all week long. Then I looked at the list of craft beer events happening this week. The clouds parted, the sun came back out and the annoying spitting from the dense fog that engulfed the city transformed into a soft mist reminiscent of the Irish countryside. Yea, craft beer has that affect on me.
Tuesday, May 17 – Empire Brewing Company Night @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Imagine you were taking a boat trip down the Erie Canal (10 points if you know where the Erie Canal is) rafting through the port towns of Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo and you wanted a beer. The obvious choice is Empire Brewing Company. Started in Syracuse and at
To celebrate Organic Beer month the Beer Friends grabbed a sixer of Peak Organic IPA and tried it out. Organic Beer month was the creation of Bison Brewing Company to celebrate Earth Day all month long. Peak Organic is out of Portland, Maine and has a pretty decent line up (10 beers including the IPA and pale ale which seem to be the most readily available) and makes some pretty decent beer. Organic! Beer! Mother Earth!
Hello Beer Friends Nation! Nothing says love more than ignoring that girlfriend/boyfriend and going online to TheBeerFriends.com to vote on some beers! This week we (again) travel all over for a variety of styles! Beer! Democracy!
February 14th – Sapporo Reserve Remember the last time you went to that half off sushi joint, sake bombs and a Sapporo chaser? Don’t be mistaken… this ain’t the same beer – this one has Reserve on the Label…
The beer of the day comes from Portland, Maine – home of Allagash Brewing Co. Allagash specializes in Belgian beer styles so you know Phil was excited. Ironically, the Beer Friends just sampled Allagash Four – check out the video here.
In our constant attempt to impress you, yes you… the ladies… Beer Friends branch out this we and try Allagash Brewing Companies Four. This is a intense Belgian beer, 4 hops, 4 malts, and fermented 4 times! All those led to a pretty big beer ranking 10 on the ABV scale! Beer! Portland, Maine! Belgian!
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