NYC Craft Beer Festival: Summer International

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,…

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…

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…

Pumpkin Beers . . . It’s July

Andrew: I just picked up a bottle of Southern Tier Imperial Pumking—by far my favorite pumpkin beer. I know that pumpkin beers are one of the most popular seasonal styles, but I find it strange that they are becoming available earlier and earlier. It’s seasonal for a reason—you expect to see them in the fall…