Congratulations to Other Half on yet another great year of releasing some of the best beers in New York City … and the world! Tomorrow, February 8, at 10 a.m., they’ll release their new anniversary beers. I can’t believe it’s been more than six years since I first tried Green Diamonds on tap at The…
It’s that time again! Black Friday is approaching and that doesn’t just mean deep-discount sales on video game consoles, TVs, and Furbys … do those still exist? Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout is back and will surely be on most beer nerds’ shopping lists. I’ve had the chance to taste the whole lineup during…
Black Friday is almost upon us and for beer nerds that means Bourbon County Brand Stout time. We got a chance to try this year’s lineup and we’re excited to share our reviews. Spoiler Alert: These beers are awesome! 2017 Bourbon County Brand Stout, 14.1-14.7% BCBS is back and once again it’s as incredible as…
Bourbon County Brand Stout Just like 2015’s vintage, this year’s BCBS is very smooth for being so young. A fresh bottle tastes as if it was already aged in the bottle for a year or more—the alcohol is very well hidden and there’s no barrel heat—just delicious vanilla notes from the bourbon barrels that complement…
Best of the Bottle Share By Eric Sturniolo We recently hosted a bottle share at The Wilky, a new (and great) craft beer spot in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. We were lucky to have a lot of cool people bring a lot of amazing bottles. The standouts, whether for pure quality or uniqueness, are below.. happy…
Goose Island Barrel Aging Lecture & Tasting at Bitter & Esters By Eric Sturniolo and Isabelle Rojo Goose Island’s Bourbon County series, one of the original and most prolific barrel-aging programs, has influenced brewers worldwide. But like most things, nothing can quite match the progenitor; hence, why we were so excited to attend Goose Island’s…
Black Friday’s Goose Island Bourbon County release has come and gone and everyone survived the mayhem! This year’s event at Top Hops in the Lower East Side was by far the most popular beer drop of 2015, with hundreds of people showing up to grab the prized bottles released only once a year. The newest…
The holidays kick off on Black Friday, and craft beer lovers will be lining up around the country for one of the best beers on the planet: Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout! We’ll be at One Mile House (10 Delancey Street) on Wednesday, November 25, where they’ll have almost a dozen Goose Island taps,…
Our meetup group is having our next hangout on Friday May 1st, at Top Hops Beer Shop, starting at 7pm. Please join and RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/Downtown-Brooklyn-Craft-Beer-Meetup/events/221537750/ Top Hops is both a bar and store, with 20 taps and a great selection of bottles to buy (http://tophops.com/). It’s located on 94 Orchard Street (between Broome…
With the holidays fast approaching, we’ve found the perfect gift for the craft beer lover in your life (or for yourself!): The Case For Beer. Each box comes with 12 beers in custom packaging, with selections hand-picked by 9 different craft beer locations/bars throughout the United States. In New York City, the selection is curated…
It’s that time of year again—Bourbon County time! And this year’s 2014 Bourbon County line-up does not disappoint. Before we get to the reviews, we’d like to thank Goose Island and their great media team for sending us samples to taste and review ahead of the release. After a painstaking and scientific tasting…
One of the biggest releases of the year is almost here: Goose Island’s 2014 Bourbon County Brand Stout line-up! Check out this year’s descriptions below. You won’t be able to get Proprietor’s in NYC (only Chicago), but we’ve listed it for you just to make you drool even more (sorry)! The big highlight is obviously…
If you like craft beer and live in New York City, the NYC Craft Beer Festival is a great way to try awesome beer from around the world. With about 150 craft beers to choose from, you’re bound to find a new favorite in the bunch. Last weekend’s “Summer International” event included a global sampling,…
What’s Brewing: Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog By Eric Sturniolo On my trip to Portland (read about it here), I fell in love. Hard. With Hair of the Dog Brewery. Alan Sprints opened HotD in 1993, and quickly became a pioneer in the old world, barrel-aged process. The beer is amazing, and unlike…
Andrew: Pretty much speechless (and very jealous of those who get to try this). http://instagram.com/p/j5BPTSiw2k/#
Andrew and Eric: When a bar has 15 taps of Founders, you go. When one of those taps is pouring Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, you put your life on hold and drink it. That’s what happened at Founders Brewery Night at The Jeffrey. The Jeffrey, a new-ish bar on the lower Upper East Side (on…
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…
Andrew: Yesterday I picked up two bottles of the new Widmer/Cigar City collaboration, Gentlemen’s Club. I bought the Bourbon and Rye Whiskey aged variations. These are very special beers (i.e., cost a lot), so I decided to save them for a special occasion. I was especially excited to get Cigar City beers, because everything they…
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