We know why you’ve come here today, just sit back and let us plan your week of beer swigging events…
Monday August 20th -
Murray’s Cheese is a locals favorite of most New Yorkers – legendary on Bleecker, I recently had a true New Yorker get so excited that “Murray’s now sells beer!” As if the craft beer revolution was now official in his mind. Well, those of us who’ve been following for quite some time welcome Murray’s Cheese to the table and let’s see what they got! On Monday, August 20th, Murray’s Cheese pairs with the Shelton Brothers to present “Belgian Beers and Cheese” – the problem is (with Murray’s being new to the craft beer scene – we’re very cheap) it’s $75 to get in and availability is limited (10 seats for this class).
Hello Beer Friends Nation!!! You may have noticed our fancy new logo AND you may have noticed we are up on iTunes now(so you can take us everywhere with you) BUT here’s our brand new feature: Beer Friends Nation Reviews! That’s right! Have we missed your favorite beer? let us know by writing up a review and sending it to phil@thebeerfriends.com or brad@thebeerfriends.com and we’ll get it up on the site! Spread the love and Spread the word!
For our first BFN Review we have Michael from San Diego telling us his thoughts on Stone’s Ruination 10th Anniversay. Click through for Michael’s review…
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)
Wow, so that just happened. The Beer Friends hope everyone is safe (to drink craft beer) and has power (enough to watch our videos). While people are getting power back and lives together, this week we’ll feature something to do every night in effort to get you out of the house. Some of these events are weekly happenings so if you like it, come again next week!
Monday – 25 Cent Wings and Daily Double at Lansdowne Road
I had a feeling. And not just the usual feelings, but the awesome feelings. The sort of feelings that let you know this is going to be a big week. A HUGE week. Seriously though, the closest example I would give for the events happening this week would be a planetary alignment with the center of the galaxy. It wasn’t organized by anything beyond cosmic happenstance but despite it’s coincidental nature, it’s pretty damn awesome. Well, this week you can thank The Beer Friends for taking the random alignment of super-awesome craft beer events and organizing them into a coherent list of what you should drink and where you should drink it. Let’s see what we’ve got…
Tuesday, June 14 – The Good Beer Seal 2011 Awards Party @ Barcade, Brooklyn:
Ever had the urge to share your opinion regarding all things craft beer in the New York City metro area? But didn’t feel like being as verbose as creating a blog on the internet? Now here at The Beer Friends we don’t really know about such things. However, we do know about a more concise method of expressing your expert craft beer opinions. And it’s happening this week.
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
Wow! This was a tournament to remember… but it’s not over yet! We had Imperial Stouts battling in Brad’s Colorado/Michigan Bracket, Newcomer Nebraska showing veteran poise in Paul’s Bracket, a California clash of Speakeasy and Stone in Phil’s bracket and a epic duel between Captain Lawrence and Cape Cod in the Northeastern Graham bracket. This was truly one for the ages. Now we are down to four, four delicious beers with huge fan bases and twitter feeds to back them up. Four beers enter and one will come out as the 2011 BFF4 champion, with their banner hung in the rafters (next the New Belgium’s Fat Tire – last years winner). Who will be victorious? You decide! This round we have completely open and unlimited voting. If you really love that beer, prove it – hit refresh (cmmd+R on a Mac or ctrl + R on a PC) and vote the day away. If you spent your March hiding your CBS March Madness broadcast window when your boss walked by – this is much easier. Polls are open until Monday April 11th at 11:59 EST. Vote often! Prove your love – and we don’t know who’s voting so no commitment issues! Beer!
For a our take on this round check out our latest video and the vote! (more…)
Sadly the Beer Friends missed this years Great American Beer Festival (GABF), stupid 9 to 5 jobs… but we were there in spirit – the spirit of Craft Beers! The Festival is a once in a lifetime experience of beers, foods, and friends. Below is the complete list of winners and links. Beer!
2010 Great American Beer Festival Awards
Category – Large Brewing Company and Large Brewing Company Brewer of the Year
Hello Beer Friends Nation! A few, well 3/4th of the Beer Friends are celebrating Phil’s Birthday at the ONLY Good Beer Month bar in Queens, Sunswich 3535! A very nice scene with an excellent variety… At least one Beer Friend (Phil) is gonna get sloppy! (more…)
This week we reviewed a collaboration Saison from Stone, Victory, and Dogfish Head. We also stepped it up a notch and did it in 3D – Suck it James Cameron! This is a rare bottle and well worth it if you can find it. Love Beer!
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