Samuel Adams

Brooklyn Pour Is Two Weeks Away--More Breweries and Food Announced

We're less than two weeks out from the Brooklyn Pour craft beer festival, which descends on Skylight One Hanson (1 Hanson Place, 718-783-5437) in Fort Greene October 12. Our VIP tickets are sold out--but there are a few more general admission slots available, and today brings more info that should t ... More >>

Red Robin Launches Sam Adams Oktoberfest Beer-Milkshake

[See More Edible News: Vote in the Voice's Best of NYC Poll! | Get Drunk On Sugar At Schmackary's Cookie Happy Hour] Everything is better with a little booze. Red Robin is prepping for Oktoberfest early with a beer-spiked milkshake. It's a creamy soft serve vanilla ice cream shake with Samuel Adams ... More >>

The Next Mayor: An NYPD Still Outside the Law?

National Lobster Day: Ale-Infused Lobster Roll at Red Hook Lobster Pound

Today is National Lobster Day and to celebrate, Chef David Burke has created a Samuel Adams Summer Ale-Infused Lobster Roll for Red Hook. They will only sell the Summer Ale-infused lobster roll today. The first 50 visitors to reach the Red Hook Lobster Pound trucks and reference, "Sam Adams!" will ... More >>

The Constitution Versus Ray Kelly

A new coalition is ready to take its fight to the commissioner

Giants Ticker-Tape Parade Tomorrow; Go to Mayor's Twitter Right Now to Grab Ticket

We heard many of you screaming about the Giants on the streets and in bars last night -- but only 500 of you lucky fans will get to celebrate tomorrow afternoon at City Hall. For the rest of you, though, there's a parade! Late last night, the mayor's office announced plans for football festivities, ... More >>

More Beers Released for Brooklyn Pour, VIP Tickets Sold Out

Cheers!​Planning on getting tickets for Brooklyn Pour, the Village Voice's craft beer tasting event extravaganza? Well, you best be getting a move on it, since VIP tickets are now gone, and general admission ones are selling quickly, with only a limited supply left. Need a push to snap into ... More >>

The Beers They Are a-Flowing at Brooklyn Pour

Don't wait! Get your tickets today!​If you haven't already purchased tickets for Brooklyn Pour, the Village Voice's craft beer extravaganza happening on October 15 at Skylight One Hanson, you better get a move on things. VIP tickets are almost sold out, and general admission ones are flying f ... More >>

The Most Interesting Man in the World Just Got More Interesting; Lagers Go Dark

​Dos Equis is the first beer brand to reach the coveted milestone of 1 million 'Likes' on Facebook, thanks largely to the awesome Most Interesting Man in the World ads. [BusinessWeek] This Super Bowl Sunday, will you be drinking ale or lager, craft beer or Coors? Beer industry insiders weigh ... More >>

The Debate Rages On: Jiggers v. Free-Pour; Eddie Huang's All-You-Can-Drink Four Loko Jam Nixed

​Hundreds of patrons gathered for one last drink at Ruby's Bar in Coney Island on Saturday to protest a landlord's decision to shut down the Depression-era dive. [NY Post] The latest wine by Bordeaux's Château Latour is actually a Burgundy, which is rather surprising considering the two regi ... More >>

Dickson's Farmstand Meats Creates the "Samuel Adams Boston Lager Cut"

Beef up your beer.​Further reinforcing the link between beef and beer, Boston Beer Co., maker of Samuel Adams, has teamed up with Dickson's Farmstand Meats to create the Samuel Adams Boston Lager Cut, a premium cut of humanely raised beef designed to pair with the beer. "We narrowed it down t ... More >>

7-Eleven to Roll Out Private-Label Beer; High-Alcohol Wines Appeal (to Some)

​A bizarre study has revealed that college students who are addicted to tanning salons tend to drink more alcohol and smoke more pot than their paler peers. [BusinessWeek] 7-Eleven is launching its own private-label beer called Game Day, produced by City Brewing of Wisconsin, that will target ... More >>

Restaurants Turn to the Barter System; Sam Adams Strong Beer Banned in 13 States

​Sara Lee is closing a plant in Greenville, S.C. after losing an unnamed customer for its frozen dough products. Some 200 workers will lose their jobs when the plant closes. [CNNMoney/DowJones] After a big meal, Peter Meehan swears by Underberg, a natural herb bitters from Germany. Sold in a ... More >>

Booze News: Rye Kicks Scotch's Ass; The Strongest Beer on Earth

​Rye managed to outrank Scotch as the world's top-rated whiskey. The 2010 edition of The Whisky Bible, Britain's biggest selling whiskey book, has named 18-year-old Sazerac Rye from Kentucky as the finest dram available, beating out past winner Ardbeg Supernova from the Hebridean island of Isl ... More >>

Booze News: Cocktails Save Korea's MakGeolli; A German-Accented Samuel Adams

​Korea's oldest liquor, makgeolli, is a milky liquor that's lightly carbonated and sweet, a close cousin of sake. Koreans are rediscovering it, largely as a cocktail ingredient. [CNN] Princeton has its own cocktail. The original Princeton Cocktail dates back to the late 1800s and called for O ... More >>

Clip Job: Warhol Causes a Near-Riot in Philly!

​ October 14, 1965, Vol. X, No. 52 Help! By David Bourdon The latest Arthurian exploit of the legendary Andy Warhol occurred last Friday at the public opening of his first comprehensive exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art on the University of Pennsylvania campus. (The show clos ... More >>

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Joining the War Over the Constitution

The new president and Congress need something to help make this America again. They need you.

Ray-Gun Kelly

Stopping-and-frisking (and now tasering) his way to becoming New York's next mayor?

We're All Suspects

As our civil liberties disappear, where are the Democrats?

Learning Why We're Americans

Schools fail the future when they don't teach individual liberties in the Constitution

Fidel Is Afraid

Cubans daring to speak openly for freedom assemble in Havana: Castro feels a chill

Cloud Over the Constitution

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee lack the grit to stop Alberto Gonzales

Take It Inside

Hitting the bottle or taking on a full plate? These safe havens will help you survive the fall.

Patriot Act Besieged

A Justice Department honcho confesses: 'We are losing the fight for the Patriot Act'

Thwack! Batman’s Back

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