Beer Pairings – For the Drinker Who Also Eat Sometimes
It’s coming! It’s coming! ‘Tis the season for holiday spirits, every day. Whether you love the holidays (“Welcome home, Favorite Child!”) or dread them (“When are you going to get a real job?”), you can impress the masses with some classy pairings. Craftbeer.com has put together a beer/food pairing list so you can extract as much flavor (out of both) as possible. Check it out here! Tasty brew of the week: Birra del Borgo Hoppy Cat, Black IPA, 5.8% ABV Found on tap at: Birreria Happy drinking! By Seth Zakula
We made the list for top drinking tours in the US by CN Traveler!
#ThrowBackThursday! In 2014, The New York Beer and Brewery Tour was featured on travel blog CN Traveler’s list of the best guided drinking tours in America! By Seth Zakula
Happy 95th Birthday, Prohibition
Yesterday marked the 95th anniversary of the beginning of Prohibition. Can you imagine the horror? (Maybe some of you can!) Truth be told, most New York drinkers didn’t pay too much attention to this law and were able to acquire their libations quite easily. But the unsung heroes, the brewers of the 20s, had an extremely hard time making ends meet. Some survived by using their machinery to make other products, like soda and ice cream, some survived by producing near-beer, and some just had to close their doors forever. We at the New York Beer and Brewery Tour love this article at welcome2thebronx.com. It’s a lovely tribute to the old Bronx breweries and includes some great historical pictures of old-timey Bronx breweries and underground beer-storage caves. (And a pretty sexy ad from 1904.) The effects of Prohibition on the United States…
The World Loves Beer!
Head on over the Huffington Post to check out the list of the heaviest beer-drinking countries in the world. The top 10 might surprise you! Even better, the information is present in an awesome interactive globe graphic that’s just fun to play with, especially after a couple beers. Enjoy! By Seth Zakula