Astoria Bier and Cheese

Eric : I spent a few hours at one of the most aptly named places in NYC…Astoria Bier and Cheese. I learned a lot. Most importantly, beer goes great with cheese, even more so than wine does. But that’s mostly because beer is better than wine. The space is bright, airy and relaxing, with table…

I tried a couple new IPAz this weekend

Andrew: I decided to try a couple new Imperial IPAs this weekend. The first I had was Hi-Res from Sixpoint Brewery. (It’s so new that there aren’t any online reviews yet at BeerAdvocate or Rate a Beer yet). I’m a fan of their Resin Imperial IPA, but Hi-Res is an even more hopped-up version of…

Beer and Food at Whole Foods Gowanus

By Eric Sturniolo   Three heirloom tomatoes.  One bushel of kale.  Four amazing beers fresh from the tap.  That was my day (minus the tomatoes and kale; I can’t cook) at the new Whole Foods in Gowanus, Brooklyn.  In the huge, shiny store, I focused on the beer and the cafe. To start your beer…

I’ll Have Decaf

Andrew: I love a good stout. I also love coffee. I think that I love stouts because I love coffee. But this stout has no coffee in it at all. This obvious connection between roasted malt flavors and coffee has led many brewers to brew stouts that include actual coffee in the beer. But this…

Smell the Funk

Andrew: Tonight I had my first beer from a relatively new brewery Prairie Artisan Ales called ‘Merica. They are based in Oklahoma, making this the first beer I’ve ever had from Oklahoma, too … I think. This is a farmhouse saison, and by farmhouse, I think they mean “entire farm,” because it is unbelievably funky.…

Good Sucks

Eric:  Lagunitas Sucks is back in NYC after what seems like a year-long wait.  An imperial IPA, it’s extremely hoppy and bitter.  This year’s batch actually tastes more bitter than before.   Like most of my favorite IPAs, I taste grapefuit, citrus, and pine with a huge citrus smell.  Open it and walk a few…

Lunch For Lunch

Eric:  I love Maine Beer Company.  Their IPA Lunch is one of my favorite IPAs (and favorite beer) of all time.  Finally, I had it on tap at Pony Bar -UES.   I taste orange, citrus, and pine.  It’s more bitter and not as juicy as Heady Topper or Jai Alai.  If you’re in NYC…

A Good Pour And A Bad Pour

Eric:  Can you guess which is which? Start with a good glass.  Clean it so it will have nice lacing.  Hold the glass at a 45 degree angle and pour.  Halfway through, hold the glass upright and pour the rest right into the middle.  This was Dog Fish Head My Antonia, an imperial lager.  It…

Coming Soon: Bourbon County Review

Andrew: This will be a short post, because I don’t have much to say about actual beer yet. Last Friday, I braved a cold morning in NYC to stand on a line. No, it wasn’t to get a deal on a LCD TV or $1 Space Jam DVD … surprise! … it was for beer.…

!!!Amazing IPA Alert!!!

Andrew: The first time I tried a beer by the Swedish brewery Omnipollo was at The Festival this past summer. I actually spoke with Henok, founder and brewer, and he told me about all of the beers they were pouring (while we waited in the long line to try Cantillon’s Zwanze). He was a really…

Jack’s Abby Jabby Brau

Eric: Ah.  The Friday after Thanksgiving.  When you eat leftovers for dinner, then go stand outside in a dark field in 20 degree weather while your dog runs around, then come inside and realize you forgot to bring home any leftover dessert!  So, I had a beer instead. As we’ve written before, Jack’s Abby started…

Biscotti Break Natale Review

Andrew: In my last post, I wrote about International Stout Day and how I celebrated it with Evil Twin’s Imperial Biscotti Break. Well, this post is about another Evil Twin imperial stout called … hold on I need to take a deep breath … Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Natale Pretty Please with A Cherry…

Bells’ Two Hearted Ale

Eric:  I finally got to have a Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, and it lived up to the hype.  Bell’s is in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and never distributed anything around here before.  On October 1st, they started shipping to certain areas in western and upstate New York. You can read about it here.  Unfortunately for us, not…

Review Timez!

Eric:  Last night I was lucky enough to have some really rare and incredible Hair of the Dog beers.  But first, some other stuff I’ve had recently: Friday night was IPA night (with a sour break)- Stone 17th Anniversary Götterdämmerung IPA is made with German and German-inspired hops and malts.  Maybe because of that, it…

It’s a Beer, Beer, Beer, Beer World

Eric:  Oh, hello.  This weekend was a pretty great one… this was mine: Friday night I FINALLY drank my (very old) Stone Enjoy By 9.13.13.  It was still great. Saturday the BrewBoyz went to The Jeffery, a new bar on the lower Upper East Side.  It was their official opening celebration (even though it had…

Beer + Grapefruit Soda = Beer?

Eric:  Apparently it’s pretty popular, but I just had my first Stiegl Radler (Grapefruit) today.  They claim it’s half Stiegl Goldbrau, and half fruit soda.  It tasted exactly like Grapefruit Pelligrino, which I love, but I have trouble considering this a beer.  Especially at only 2.5%.  If I drank 10 of these, I’d be more…

Lunch Fight

Eric:  Brewboyz drink beer together, but sometimes Brewboyz drink beer seperately (my spell check wanted to change ‘separately’ to ‘desperately’.  There’s some truth to that).     Last night, Andrew thought he was so cool drinking a Maine Beer Co. Lunch (one of our favorite beers ever).  But little did he know that I was EVEN…

Moon Beer

Andrew: Yeah, this beer by Dogfish Head, called Celest-jewel-ale is kinda gimmicky. It’s sorta funny, but you’re selling this beer and making money and it’s a gimmick. I guess it has salts in the dust that impart flavor, so I won’t totally write it off: Celest-jewel-ale is made with lunar meteorites that have been crushed…