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#YourFriendlyNeighnorhoodBartender

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Postcards are in for the brew tours!

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Enjoying a #BlackIPA from #FinbackBrewery at a lil #Taproom called #CraftCulture in #Ridgewood #Queens.

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Seeking the Proper Pour

Seeking the Proper Pour

Beer Advocate is always a good resource to read what’s trending in the industry. I renewed my subscription and was excited to hear they’re moving to quarterly publishing.

I digress. I like this post because I’m guilty of some of those shitty pours. Actually, all of them. Some on purpose, some by accident. Bad pours happen, makes me feel rather relieved it’s all meaningless.

I’ve read a lot of back and forth about foam (head). Some people say it’s aromatic and where so much flavor tends to settle and others say such is not the case. What do you think?

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The Absolute Best Brewery Taprooms in New York

Fifteen places to kick back and quaff the freshest beer in town.

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A few highlights from 2017. Life managing a brewpub in Brooklyn makes for the most incredible writing material. I’ve been given a lot for which to give thanks.

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Magazine - BeerAdvocate Magazine Goes Quarterly

When we started BeerAdvocate magazine in 2006, we strongly believed that beer deserved a leading monthly print publication, and for over a decade we have delivered uncompromising beer advocacy and...

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The top 25 beers of 2017

As 2017 draws to a close, we can say this: there is a lot of good beer out there. More than ever before, in fact, which makes narrowing down a list such as this all the more challenging.

Incredible! Opened it up to read the first beer listed is brewed by a place I’m lucky to part of now. Congrats to #FinbackBrewery for making the #Top25 #Beers of #DraftMag!

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#BuddyCat #BrewTours in #NY!

Personalized tours of NY’s greatest #TapRooms and #Breweries. #LearnMore about #CraftBeer #Production and #Brewing, taste the most creative, highest quality beers, and explore the diverse, historical neighbors of #NewYorkCity and #WestchesterCounty.

References available.

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Bell’s Dark Night, Darker Beer

Stouts have been a cornerstone in the Bell’s portfolio going back to the late 1980s. This unique collection of dark beers varies greatly in their ingredients, additions, and flavors, and is a nod to Bell’s indepenence and quirkiness.

Join Bell’s as they celebrate the darkest night of the year as Winter Solstice quickly approaches. Enjoy any one (1) of the Bell’s stouts listed below between December 16th - 23rd and you’ll unlock the all new “Bell’s Dark Night, Darker Beers” badge.

Traverse City 355 East Stout

Traverse City 355 E. Stout with vanilla beans

Arabicadabra

Bear Hug Imperial Stout

Bell’s 30th Anniversary Stout

Black Note

Blackbeard’s Rum Barrel Aged Bear Hug Stout

Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout

Brandy Barrel Chocolate Orange Stout

Captain Long Haul

Cherry Stout

Coffee’s On

Dagger Stout

Expedition Stout

Harry Magill’s Spiced Stout

Java Stout

Kalamazoo Stout

Mole Stout

Neptune

Oatmeal Stout

Overland Stout

Rum Barrel Mole Stout

Rye Stout

Smoked Stout

Special Double Cream Stout

Sweet Potato Stout

Traverse City Whiskey Chocolate Orange Stout

Trumpeter’s Stout

Whiskey Barrel Aged Cherry Stout

Bourbon Barrel Aged Expedition Stout

Learn more about Bell’s line up at bellsbeer.com and be sure to connect on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for all the latest.

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Cheers to Dogfish & Mateo’s New Corazón!

Mauricio Hernandez Instagram: @maubrew

So, I remember having my first beer in Puerto Rico being a Medalla and feeling like, "Yeah this is something I like!“ A couple of beer years later I wound up in Costa Rica looking at my first bottles of Abbey style beers and thinking: “Man, I can really get behind this”.

A whole boat load of beers later I'm a total beer geek now living in Florida, which has become a theme park for us Hopheads, and find myself buying for the first time a Dogfish Head Brewery 120 minute IPA. I always wanted to treat myself to one but this time around I finally did so to celebrate my baby boy’s third heart surgery. I didn't know if this would be one of those over-hyped beers that would just fall flat on their praises.

Well, dear hopheads, it did not! From pouring and finishing this elegant-awe spiring-making me love even more beer and I know calling it a beer might be simplistic, just lived up to being an amazing hopped, sweet and ultimately balanced ale. Beer can be something to quench your thirst after cutting the grass on a warm summer day or just a rich complex celebratory drink to celebrate your baby’s life.

Here’s to you Dogfish Head Brewery and Mateo’s new heart, cheers!!       

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#Meet #TheBrewCrew! Our newest contributor to #BeHoptimistic - while the rest of the world falls apart, we’ll be sure to keep you updated on the best craft brews in the country.

Meet Mauricio! Dad, husband, baker, Liverpool supporter, home brewer and man do I love a good beer!

#FollowMe on #Untapped : mauricioh77

#FollowMe on #Instagram : maubrew

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The Story of the F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Company of Brooklyn, New York. Excerpted by permission from Will Anderson's book, Breweries of Brooklyn.

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Beers Gone By: The Life, Death and Rebirth of 5 Brooklyn Breweries

As craft brewing is on the upswing in Brooklyn, once the beer capital of the United States, the old breweries are being redeveloped.

Interesting enough post with the exception of the presumptuous beginning. ("We all know... bla bla bla" - do we, though? Do we all know or are you just assuming we all know what you apparently do...?)

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10 Beers Inspired By Books – Electric Literature

Crack open a cold one with Thomas Pynchon, Margaret Atwood, and Shakespeare

My friend Maitri shared this post with me. Another marriage between two of life’s greatest gifts : #Books and #Beer!