Word of the Day: Imperial

By Eric Sturniolo Navigating the world of craft beer can be a struggle. Stouts, India pale ales, pale ales, porters, lambics, guezes, wet hopped, dry hopped, bourbon barrel aged… it goes on and on. So let’s concentrate on a very important beer word: Imperial. You’ve probably noticed a lot of beers are called Imperial. Any…

The Theory of Beervolution

By Eric Sturniolo Evolution states that over generations, entire species, individual organisms, and tiny molecules all change. Beervolution happens much more quickly, and is much more important. This is my story. When I was about 16, my dad let me have my first beer, Becks. It was disgusting. But most adults seemed to like beer,…

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…

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…

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…

Reading Is Hard, Lists Are Fun, and This List is Wrong

Eric:  If you’re like me, you’re illiterate, but slowly grasping how to read.  I’ve gotten most words down, but when they are put together in sentences and paragraphs, my head starts to hurt and I give up and drink beer.  This is why lists are great.. who needs all those unnecessary sentence words?! But lists,…

!!!BrewBoyz Warning!!! !!!!!LOCK UP YOUR BEER!!!!!

Eric:  Hide your daughters and padlock your refrigerator, there is a beer thief causing havoc in NYC. When we went on our Vermont trip, my two friends nicely watched Nikki, the BrewDogz. She loves them, and is best friends with their dog, Prima.  And what’s better than a puppy sleepover party?! To thank them, I…

A Very BrewBoyz Road Trip – Part I: The Itinerary

Eric:  You like beer, live in NYC, and have a Hyundai Elantra.  What to do? Drive 6 hours to Vermont on a random Thursday, of course!  That’s what we did, leaving early Thursday morning, making some epic anti-traffic maneuvers, and arriving at 3pm.  Our trip included stops at: 1. tasting and purchases at Hill Farmstead…