At first, the Summer comes slowly. You’re full of anticipation. You’re longing for the freedom, the warmth, the celebratory feeling that washes over the city. You’re enjoying the gentle pause between Spring’s breezes and Summer’s punishing inevitability, and all of the sudden, you find yourself sweating and panting, walking the avenue looking for a corner [...]
California has gotten serious respect for its production of Belgian styled barrel aged beers. Infused yeasts and bacteria that produce an insane array of aromas and flavors, these beers are truly hand-crafted, with the help of the American scientific mind. There are many excellent versions of these Lambic or Geuze styles of beer, often aged [...]
Now on to the good shit!
I almost missed Ithaca’s Brute, having forgotten about it and skipped it on my first circuit, but thankfully a friend reminded me and I ran back to get a taste. Get psyched for this one, people! The next bottling in Ithaca’s wholly amazing Excelsior series, Ithaca calls it an “American [...]
The brew dogs are a cookout crew. We wait out the entire bleak and brutal Brooklyn winter just thinking about hanging in one of our yards, drinking great beer, and slowly burning lots of meat. Out of all of the pre-summer months, the end of April is a particularly painful time in NYC, [...]
