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May 23, 2012
Get Off the Sidewalk for Summer Outdoor Dining
Hold the exhaust fumes
Blogs
May 17, 2012
Welcome to Beer UP: A (New!) Weekly Examination of, Well, Beer
This week: Brooklyn Summer Ale
Voice Choices
April 25, 2012
STRANGE BREW
Who's the best homebrewer in Brooklyn?
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Paulaner Brewery Is Opening an Enormous Flagship Brauhaus on the Bowery
Soon after we posted our list of the city's 5 best beer halls, we got word from Bowery Boogie that Paulaner Brewery, the Bavarian brew giant, is planning to open a massive flagship beer hall on the Bowery.
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Our 5 Best German Beer Halls
Both spring and soccer season are in full swing, which means that it's time to head to the city's German beer halls for some communal revelry, large-screen sports watching, liter steins of beer, and hearty snacks. Below you'll find our favorite German beer halls in the city.
Blogs
March 15, 2012
Top Hops' Ted Kenny on Growlers
After years of working as a bartender and a marketing guy for Anheuser-Busch, Ted Kenny decided to test out his beer chops by opening up a store of his own on the Lower East Side, Top Hops Beer Shop (94 Orchard St., 212-254-4677), where you can grab a pint to stay or a growler to take home. Of cours ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 1, 2012
For the Love of Chocolate
After years of working as a bartender and a marketing guy for Anheuser-Busch, Ted Kenny decided to test out his beer chops by opening up a store of his own on the Lower East Side, Top Hops Beer Shop (94 Orchard St., 212-254-4677), where you can grab a pint to stay or a growler to take home. Of cours ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2011
L'Asso Pizza's Thomas Barris on Beer
Thomas Barris Like many, Thomas Barris first learned about beer in college. Unlike many, Barris' education wasn't confined to frathouses and rubber funnels: He took some time away from school to travel Europe, where he learned about the Continent's cuisine and drink. There, he also got gigs o ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Five New York Beers You Need to Try, According to Joshua M. Bernstein, Author of Brewed Awakening
Sterling PublicationsA beer a day will keep the doctor away, right?While the craft-beer movement might have had its start out West, there's now no shortage of quality breweries here in New York. Just ask Joshua M. Bernstein, author of Brewed Awakening, a new book all about the origins of the ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Our 10 Best Beer Bars
The craft beer movement, once the province of homebrewers and so-called "beer nerds," has become so mainstream that you'd be hard-pressed to find a bar in New York City that doesn't have at least Brooklyn Lager on tap. But where do you go when you want to find the absolute best brews in the ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Beer Bars
It's no secret that the New York craft-beer scene has exploded in the last decade or so. With so many great local breweries (Brooklyn Brewery, Sixpoint, Kelso, Captain Lawrence), it stands to reason we'd also have a bunch of great beer bars. So, what makes for a good beer bar? A large select ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver On The Oxford Companion to Beer
photo by Michael Harlan TurkellGarrett Oliver makes beer a companion.When an editor at the Oxford University Press first approached Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, about doing The Oxford Companion to Beer, he politely declined. Having already written a book, the prospect of su ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban on Oktoberfest, Austrian Food, and Tag-Teaming in the Kitchen
Photo courtesy Eduard Frauneder and Wolfgang Ban Time to drink some beer, ja!We've got beer on the brain, and not just because Brooklyn Pour is coming up. No, we're getting excited for Oktoberfest, which begins this coming Saturday and which will last through early October. In the sausage-a ... More >>
Dining
September 14, 2011
The Wild Brew Yonder at Birreria
Eataly opens a beer garden high in the sky
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September 8, 2011
Loreley's Doug Darwin Talks German Beer, Oktoberfest and Why He No Longer Enjoys Shotgunning Cheap Domestic Suds
Herr Doug DarwinOK, so maybe we're feeling a little beery these days, what with Craft Beer Week on its way. That, and a new beer garden opening, like, every other week. We caught up with Doug Darwin, from Loreley, the new-wave German beer hall that started it all. Darwin has been with Loreley ... More >>
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September 7, 2011
Craft Beer Week Coming Soon to New York City
Landfelddt / FlickrBottoms up!While there is no greater craft beer event this autumn than the Village Voice's own Brooklyn Pour, beer geeks should get pumped for New York City's fourth annual Craft Beer Week, occurring from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 25. With almost 100 bars a ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Chick Beer Founder Shazz Lewis Dishes on Making Girly Brews
ChickNo boys allowedTruth be told, we're a little wary of alcoholic beverages marketed exclusively to women. So when we read about Chick, a just-released beer marketed at the female demographic, we were skeptical at best. What's wrong with regular beer? So we called up founder Shazz Lewis t ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
On August 1, Raise a Glass to Ray Deter
When d.b.a. owner Ray Deter died earlier this month from injuries he sustained in a bike accident, he left behind a wife, two sons, and countless friends. Next Monday, some of them are holding a benefit in his memory.
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July 20, 2011
Draft Master Lukas Svoboda On Czech Beer, Good Head, and His Year's Supply of Free Pilsner Urquell
Lukas Svoboda: call him 'master.'Upon hearing of the new Czech restaurant Hospoda, and its all-Pilsner Urquell draft-beer program, you may have been puzzled. Isn't a beer hall nowadays supposed to dazzle with the obscurity and sheer choice when it comes to what's on tap? At Hospoda, one beer ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 29, 2011
WHEATS, TRAPPISTS, AND FRITES
The Belgian beer renaissance is here
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Barcade's Joe Stickney Talks Craft Beer and the Best Video Games to Play While Drinking
Could there be a better dude bar than Barcade in Williamsburg? Not only is it filled with vintage video games, it also boasts 25 beers on tap and the official Good Beer Seal for carrying quality American craft beers. If you're not a beer geek, don't worry, the staff here is very nonjudgmenta ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
A Thumbnail History of Munich's Hofbrauhaus
kunstgymszbadde.comWatercolor of Hofbräuhaus around 1919 by fledgling Munich art student Adolf Hitler. He would soon be using the beer hall to stage Nazi rallies. When I was an elementary school student in Minneapolis, German was a required subject. It was a German part of the country, t ... More >>
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March 15, 2011
David Cichowicz of Good Beer NYC On Ales That Make You Pucker and Brews with Less Booze
Wayne ChowaniecGood Beer NYC's David CichowiczThis Thursday is Saint Patrick's Day, which in New York is less of a celebration of Irish culture than it is an excuse to guzzle green beer and demand kisses from strangers. Might we suggest forgoing the tinted lager this year and instead opting f ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans Shows One Man's Love of Suds
Chronicle BooksA glimpse of 480 different beersEveryone appreciates a cold brew on a hot day, but it takes a true beer lover to amass a collection of 480 different beer cans. And John Russo is that man. Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans is a just-published book from Chronicle that showcase ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Co. and Frankies Spuntino Offer Opportunities to Drink Beer This Weekend
apol3/FlickrDrink it, live it.Between pickles, New Amsterdam, and the Grub/Hester Street festival, there are already plenty of ways to stuff your face this weekend. And now, in honor of Oktoberfest, here are two more.
Voice Choices
October 13, 2010
TRICK OR DRINK?
In Astoria, you can do both
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Good Beer NYC Coming Soon to East 9th Street
If you're still recovering from Craft Beer Week, then you might want to avert your eyes: in two weeks' time, should all go according to plan, Good Beer NYC will open on East 9th Street.
Blogs
October 1, 2010
Jeremy Cowan of Shmaltz Brewing Company Talks Geektoberfest, Jewish Celebration & How Sour is the New Bitter
Jeremy CowanJeremy Cowan started Shmaltz Brewing Company back in 1996 out of his San Francisco apartment. Now, the beer is brewed in upstate New York and includes the line of HE'BREW craft kosher beers and Coney Island Craft Lagers. Cowan is busy this week as NYC Craft Beer Week is in full sw ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
What's Happening This Week: Beery Dinners, Bouillabaisse Banter
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Victory Beer Dinner Colicchio & Sons Tuesday, September 28t at 7:30 p.m. In honor of NYC Craft Beer Week, Colicchio & Sons will host a beery pairing dinner with Dow ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Jake Zavracky of Lowlands Talks Happy Hour, Booze in Beer & the Allure of Miller Lite
zavracky.comJake ZavrackyJake Zavracky is living the dream: tending bar by day and making music by night. Or is it the other way around? In any case, when he's behind the bar at Lowlands, the beer garden that opened in Gowanus earlier this year, he aims to please. What's on tap that's season ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2010
What's Happening This Week: Mystery Wine; Good Beer
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Mystery Dinner Spina Restaurant Tuesday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. As part of its Mystery Dinner series, the restaurant will offer a $65 four-course pairing menu featuri ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
Eater Names Seven Worst Places to Drink Outdoors
Astoria's Bohemian Beer Garden. Last week we named the 10 best places to drink outside; our top three are the Frying Pan, Me Bar, and Bohemian Beer Garden. Today, Eater has a list of the seven worst places to drink outside, including Radegast Hall and Beer Garden, the Bowery Hotel, and Dos C ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2010
Beer Brewers Take Heart: Brooklyn Homebrew Opens in Gowanus
Suemedha SoodBrooklyn Homebrew plies its wares. New York City's only homebrew supply store, Brooklyn Homebrew, opened Tuesday in its new Gowanus location on 8th Street at Third Avenue. Up until now, the store has been operating out of a one-bedroom Sunset Park apartment--the home of owners Da ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2009
Fork in the Road's Beer List Spawns Discussion Thread on 'Beer Advocate'
Fork in the Road's recent "Our 10 Best Beers" has spawned a lively discussion thread on Beer Advocate, the website and magazine beloved of many American beer drinkers.
Blogs
December 4, 2009
Our 10 Best Beers
When we got the idea to do Our 10 Best Beers, little did we realize what a shark tank we were jumping into. While wine drinkers, cocktail swillers, and those that drink their spirits neat are a very vocal and cantankerous bunch, the vast majority of beer fanciers just sit back, foamy quaff i ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2009
Jimmy's No. 43's Jimmy Carbone Talks Good Beer, Cassoulet Cook-offs, and Loving the Locavores
"Do you mind if we talk in here?" Jimmy Carbone gestures to his narrow basement kitchen at Jimmy's 43, outfitted with hot plates, metal racks holding dishes, and wooden chopping boards. Carbone already has the onions out, waiting to be diced for a peperonata he's making for this evening's Ho ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2009
Beer Here! A Report From the Brooklyn Homebrewers Tour
Josh Bernstein spells it all out. On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, 23 beer lovers met in Sunset Park to embark on a day of heavy drinking. Waiting for everyone to arrive, beer writer Joshua M. Bernstein held a sign he made out of trash that said, "Hey! It's a HOMEBREW TOUR." Bernstein playe ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2009
Kasteel Cru: A Real Champagne of Beers
yumsugar.comMiller High Life may have billed itself the "Champagne of Beers" back in 1903, but that was before a handful of breweries started making actual champagne-style beer. Most beers made with saccharomyces bayanus, the champagne yeast, are ales. Lager yeast doesn't agree with champagne ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2009
The Early Word: Provini for Italian Beer
Re Ale from Birra del Borgo Provini, a new Italian restaurant in Park Slope (opened by the owners of Bar Toto and Bar Tano), serves standards with a Roman focus, like bucatini alla amatriciana (hollow spaghetti in a tomato, onion, and guanciale sauce). But the real draw is the Italian craft b ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2009
Drink this--Watermelon Beer
At the Fancy Food Show's Food Fete last night, we discovered this craft beer from San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. Watermelon wheat beer has just become available in New York in the last two weeks. The brew is an unappetizing-sounding mix of wheat beer fermented with fresh watermelon and add ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 4, 2009
'Rejected' Valentine's Day Heartbreak Haven
At the Fancy Food Show's Food Fete last night, we discovered this craft beer from San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. Watermelon wheat beer has just become available in New York in the last two weeks. The brew is an unappetizing-sounding mix of wheat beer fermented with fresh watermelon and add ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2008
Tasting New Beers from Shmaltz Brewing Company
At the Fancy Food Show's Food Fete last night, we discovered this craft beer from San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. Watermelon wheat beer has just become available in New York in the last two weeks. The brew is an unappetizing-sounding mix of wheat beer fermented with fresh watermelon and add ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 25, 2008
Saturday 3:29
At the Fancy Food Show's Food Fete last night, we discovered this craft beer from San Francisco's 21st Amendment Brewery. Watermelon wheat beer has just become available in New York in the last two weeks. The brew is an unappetizing-sounding mix of wheat beer fermented with fresh watermelon and add ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 25, 2008
HOP HEAVEN
Drink up with 52 award-winning breweries
NYC Life
September 13, 2005
Hop State Pride
A roundup of New York's great microbreweries
NYC Life
August 16, 2005
Hopped Up
Hardcore brewing dudes make peanut butter beer in an NYC tenement apartment
NYC Life
May 10, 2005
Hide and Seek: A Camouflaged Bar Amid Yarmulke Shops
Hardcore brewing dudes make peanut butter beer in an NYC tenement apartment
NYC Life
April 19, 2005
Who Loves Ya Baby? The Bald Owners of This Southside Bar Do
Hardcore brewing dudes make peanut butter beer in an NYC tenement apartment
NYC Life
March 1, 2005
Room Service: Drink Wine and Beer in a Low-Key Atmosphere
Hardcore brewing dudes make peanut butter beer in an NYC tenement apartment
NYC Life
May 4, 2004
Garden Party
Outside is the perfect setting to cure all that ales you
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