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You can now find all sorts of canned microbrew throughout the United States.  For drinkers of the good juice, this is good news. I first wrote about this trend two years ago (The Great Can vs Bottle Debate), but when I opened the cooler at my brother-in-law’s Fourth of July bash this weekend to find […]

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“Epic”: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); “an epic voyage”; “of heroic proportions” This past Friday night, we embarked on an epic voyage.  Like brave conquistadors in search of the riches of the world, our ragtag faction of BrewYorker’s (a group of NY-based homebrewers, probrewers, beer bloggers and all-around […]

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After countless months of planning, dreaming and scheaming, the doors have opened at Terroir | Tribeca.  She’s a stunning belle of the highest caliber.  And she’s gonna take NYC by force.  A force built on passion, irreverence and a commitment to bone-numbingly high standards. The beer list is my baby.  A collection of my international […]

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“Add the bittering hops now!” “Yes, Chef!” “Stir, man, stir!” “Yes, Chef!” “Don’t let that malt extract boil over now; you’ll never get the bloody stuff off the stove!”

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2.  Brooklyn Brewery, Williamsburg, New York Founded: 1988 Producion:  approx 53,000 barrels (website) When I arrived at the doorstep of the Big Apple, I was humbled and taken down at the knees like every other poor sap that washes up on her shores.  Like a confused baby left alone at the mall, the world moved […]

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