February 2010
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Olympic Hockey and Avery Mephistopheles' Stout...
We haven’t really gotten together for beer night in a while so there really hasn’t been much to write about as far as beer nights go. However, I have been trying to try new beers and keep up with writing about them. Last night we didn’t gather to try beers, but I did watch hockey with Stan and I brought over the Avery Mephistopheles’ Stout to try. I was a...
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La Seigneuriale - 2/16/2010
Last week I had a conversation with someone about beer, and it came to my attention that I did not have a good selection of beer at home to have whenever I felt like it. While at Whole Foods last week I took the opportunity to stop by the Beer Room to pick up a beer or two. I decided upon two 750ml brews from Unibroue.
Last night I made some dinner and decided to have one of the Unibroue beers. I...
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Snow Day - 2/10/10
….and the blizzard came, the snow accumulated, and hanging out with friends and having beer was not an option. Luckily, I did have some beers at home. I was not in the mood for a lot of beer so I just chose one. I went with the last bottle that I had left from my St. Bernardus sampler pack, which was the triple. I poured it into my Gouden Carolus goblet. It poured a hazy golden color with...
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A Bierkraft Dinner - 2/5/2010
Eitan: In preparation of the “snow storm” on Saturday, and knowing I’d be to lazy to cook or go out after hockey on Friday night, I took the opportunity to get some delicious sandwiches and some beer from Beirkraft for dinner. The sandwiches, one ham and cheese, the other Serrano ham, were fantastic as usual. We also had a beer with dinner and one for dessert.
With dinner we had...
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Di Fara's Pizza and Beer 2/3/2010
It was a pretty chill night last night with some Di Fara’s square pie and two beers that we didn’t get to in the last week. This was either the best idea or worst idea ever, Di Fara’s and beer, it has potential to cause some damage. However, its been good so far.
The first beer we had was the Lagunitas Imperial Stout. I’ve had this many times on tap and 4th ave pub and it...
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Stoup, Wings and Beer - 1/29/2010
On Friday we decided to have a some home made stoup (sausage, peppers, onion, tomato) and we brought some beers to try. While waiting for the stoup I finally opened the 2007 bottle of Avery The Beast. It poured a hazy golden color with decent head and slight retention and lacing. It had a very strong sweet smell of dark fruits and molasses. The taste was similar to the smell, very sweet molasses...
January 2010
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New Beer Purchases - 1/24/2010
Last night I wanted to get to Bierkraft to get a sandwich, but sadly I was unable to make it before the close. So to cheer myself up I decided to stop of at the beer room at Whole Foods on Houston. I ended up getting three beers (well I got one, and two were bought for me). I ended up getting two Christmas ales because they still had plenty in stock and one Wild ale. I got a 750ml bottle of St....
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Japanese Beer at the Fatty Crab - 1/21/2010
So I am getting to snobbish/bratty about beer. I kind of get annoyed at places that don’t have some fun beer choices and that overcharge for cheep beer. I feel like if I go out and have one beer that it should be something I haven’t tried yet or haven’t had in a long time. Last night I had dinner at the Fatty Crab in the West Village, I’d say this is a Malaysian/euro fusion...
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Night cap with a Coffee Porter - 1/19/2010
The best part about going out to Bonnie’s at around 7 is that afterwards you can still make it to Bierkraft before they close. There is nothing like a mini trip to Bierkraft, too bad only the Meantime came with me and the ice cream sandwich went with someone else.
So I decided to get a small bottle of Meantime Coffee Porter. I’ve had my eye on it for the past few times at the store...
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Anchor Steam Christmas Ale at The Bell House...
Saturday night I was out at the Bell House near Park Slope. I was in the mood for trying some beer, however, there wasn’t that big of a choice for bottles and on draft that I haven’t had before. So I had a Duvel from a bottle and the Anchor Steam Christmas Ale. The Anchor steam was a very nice dark brown color with about an inch of head, ok retention and lots of lacing. It smelled...
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St. Bernardus Prior 8 - 1/17/2010
The third beer in the St. Bernardus sampler pack, I had it in my St. Bernardus goblet. The Prior 8 is a dubbel (double). It poured a cloudy dark brown/amber color. It looked very thick and syrupy in the glass. It had about an inch and half of tan head, and some decent retention and good lacing. It had a nice sweet smell, a hint of sweet malt smell, and a good amount of plum and raisin smell. It...
Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest (Bottled in...
Last night I opened of the 2007 bottle of The Kaiser. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about trying it. I can’t remember the last time I had an Imperial Oktoberfest, and a vintage bottle at that. So, I got in to my adventurous mode and opened up the bottle and poured it in to my Hoffbrau glass. It was a nice shade for orange/brown with about 2 inches of brown tinted head. Very little...
A Vintage Purchase 1/8/2010-1/10/2010
This was one good beer getting weekend. I received an awesome limited edition German beer-stein from Stan, got two bottles of 2008 Gouden Carolus Cuvee van de Keizer (one blue, one red), both of which need to be put away for one more year; so February 2011 is when I am popping the cork. I got one bottle of 2007 Avery The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest, which I can’t wait to drink; Avec Les Bons...
First Beer Night of 2010 - 1/6/2010
So it was the first beer night of 2010, and it was great. Marina wasn’t present so we only got 3 small bottles, very good bottles, of Belgian beers. (We also had one that Stan had in the fridge for a while, but I forgot the name.)
While Browsing at Bierkraft I got two vintage Avery beers, Mephistopheles’ Stout and the Beast Grand Cru. I can’t wait to try those.
So I am not sure...
Birthday Beer 12/15/2009 and 12/16/2009
Going out for dinner for my birthday does did have a bunch of advantages. One of them being good food, the other, good beer. At the Farm on Adderley I had two beers. The first beer was the Southern Tier Harvest Ale. I wasn’t happy how it was poured from the bottle, but the beer was pretty good. Nice golden color with a foamy white head. It had a nice hoppy smell. However, the hops taste was...
It's Holiday Ale Time 12/9/2009
Oh its the most wonderful time of the year, to find awesome Holiday Ale. After a few busy weeks of not being able to hang out and have some beer. Luckily we had some free time and the opportunity to have some Holiday Beers. First up was the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. I’ve had this beer before and I wasn’t really crazy about it before. However, we had a bottle so it was time to give...
Weekend Update (Saturday 11/28/2009)
On Saturday night I had the St. Bernardus ABT 12 from that sample pack that Greg got me. It was as good as it was at 4th ave pub from the tap. I had it in the St. Berdardus watou glass and it poured beautifully. Nice white head, about an inch and a half, good head retention, very nice amber color. It is a good thing that wholefoods sells this beer separately. Also on Saturday night I discovery...
Weekend Update 11/19/2009 - 11/22/2009
It’s a weekend update, like SNL only better because it’s about beer and Jimmy Fallon isn’t hosting. Not too much beer had this weekend, but enough new ones to write about. First up was Weyerbacher Merry Monks on Friday night. I really like this beer. I had two 12oz bottles left. This beer pours a nice hazy golden color with a nice amount of head that fades slowly. It is a great...
Blanche De Namur 11/19/2009
Last night I had a Blanche De Namur. This is a Belgian Witbier (White Beer). I got a 750ml bottle at a Russian store only because it was much cheaper than anywhere else. It had a cloudy yellow color with a good amount of white head, with ok retention. It had a nice wheat and citrus smell you could expect from a Belgian white beer. It has a light body and very drinkable. It was a bit tart, a taste...
UP and Beer 11/18/2009
A little two week break and beer night was back, complete with good beers and UP. UP was a little bit sad at some parts, but the beer made it better. The beers were all really good, I miss having really good beers in one night as opposed to a few mediocre beers. First off was the Southern Tier Oak Aged Unearthly Imperial India Pale Ale. It was a nice and hoppy beer (even Greg liked it, and we...
A Taste of Japan at Fourth Ave Pub 11/5/2009
I had only one drink last night at Fourth ave Pub, and it was a real good choice. I was very excited to try it when I saw it on beermenues.com, it was the Hitachno Nest Espresso Stout. I’ve had other Hitachino beers, all very good, and non on draft. So I was definitely going to get the stout. It was a 12 oz pour, it was nice and dark with about an inch of grayish/tan head. A nice strong...
Most boring beer night ever (thanks to the...
Thanks to Greg we had to suffer watching the Yankees. Baseball is pretty boring. The beers of the night were ok. I didn’t love them, but hated only one. The first beer was the Avery Anniversary Ale Sixteen Saison. This was a pretty decent beer, nothing fancy or over the top. It had a very nice golden color and cloudy, slight head retention and very carbonated. This beer had a little more...
4 Beers, 1 Weekend - 11/2/2009
This weekend was full of some beers. And when I say full, I mean four. It has been too long for me to remember everything about the beers, except that I liked them all. I started off Friday evening with dinner at Markt. This is where I had my First drink of the night. This is a cool place to have beer with your dinner, mainly because it is a Belgian restaurant and has a pretty nice bottled beer...
A Weyerbacher of a Beer Night 10/28/2009
We had some really good beers. We Finally got around to drink some of the Weyerbacher beers that we got at the brewery. I had the Simcoe Double IPA at home the night before. All I have to say is “WOW!” this beer was so hoppy, they definitely were not kidding about the powerful hoppy taste of this beer. I poured from a 12 0z bottle in to one of the glasses I got at Weyerbacher. It...
Beer at Union Hall 10/20/2009
Last night I went to Union Hall in Brooklyn to see some bands. Union Hall is actually a pretty cool bar with a pretty nice beer selection, about 10 on draft and 10 bottles. I am not sure if they rotate the beers often or not, but its a pretty cool place. So I had a glass of the Victory Saison. It was poured from the draft in to a pint glass, I like my Saisons in a tulip glass, I am weird like...
This is not a Beer Night Review - 10/18/2009
Last night I had the Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor in my new Gouden Carolus glass. The Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor is a Belgian IPA. The beer poured a very nice golden color. It good head retention. It was white and foamy with a lot of it clinging to the glass. It has a nice and sweet and hoppy smell. It had a good hoppy taste with hints of the usual Belgian beer citrus notes and some light sweetness....
Trip to Weyerbacher 10/17/2009
So we took a little Beer Night trip to Weyerbacher Brewery on Saturday. We took along our good friend Jay, and our new friend from Bari, Claudio. The trip was a success. It is a relatively short drive from Brooklyn to Easton, PA. This is just compared to the trip Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown. Well, an hour and a half to Easton is not that big of a deal. Its always a cool thing to take a tour of...
Beer Night 10/14/2009
After we started watching the USA game I think we should have had beers with high ABV not like the first beer, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales Calabaza Blanca. The beer was ok. It did have a nice hazy color when poured in to a glass. It tasted light and tart, and a sort of dry after taste. I’d go with the Ommegang Witte over this one. The second beer was The Bruery Trade Winds. It had an...
September 2009
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Victory Brewing Golden Monkey Ale
Victory Brewing Golden Monkey Ale Even though I missed beer night this week, I did have the opportunity to sample a beer I have not tried before. I tried this beer at some pub in Chelsea, mainly because it had a weak beer selection (both draft and bottle) and it was the strongest beer that they served that I have not tried at 9.5%. Golden Monkey (served in a glass from a regular beer bottle) is an...