“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!” “Yes, Chef!” It was only a matter of time before top chefs stepped behind a brew kettle and made their own beer.  I mean, making beer […]

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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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