The Lesser Dangers of Drinking

We all know that alcohol can ruin your life. But there are a myriad of more subtle ways in which it enacts it’s nefarious plot. Behold!

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Beer Wars – Trailer

There is an awesome looking movie that is playing a one-night engagement next week in New York. Why do you care? Because it is about everybody’s favorite subject (or, at least, everybody IMPORTANT’S favorite subject): Craft Beer. Check out the trailer…

From the site…

“Playing in movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, April 16th at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 6pm MT / 8pm PT (tape delay), beer industry insiders will take you behind-the-scenes of their quest for the American Dream. Don’t miss out on this entertaining journey that will reveal the truth behind the label of your favorite beer!”

I have the chills. Yeah… the chills. Check out the site here. It looks fairly bad-ass. Buy Tickets here, and get a chance to meet Ben Stein!

Seriously.

The Brew Yorker: Up and Running!

Hey All!

The Brew Yorker is up and running, ready for business! Check out out first beer review, Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55! Or, if you’re in the mood for levity, discuss some Beer Etiquette! There’s Lexie’s Poem, some tips on keeping records for your homebrew, and our first bar review: Jake’s Dilemma! Check ’em all out and send the links to your friends. And your enemies. And your relatives. And your non-relatives. And the Pope. But not the Dalai Lama; he doesn’t strike me as a beer drinker.

Our mission is to bring you information about beer and bar culture, focusing on New York (duh). We’re never going to take ourselves too seriously, and you shouldn’t either. Beer is one of the greatest pleasures in life. Smooth, tasty, and infinitely complex, it can be sipped or chugged, tasted or toasted, observed or enjoyed. There are games involved with it, organizations promoting it, and best of all, everybody can get in on the action. Brew it. Drink it. Do it. Buy local. Buy corporate. Buy organic. Buy non-organic. Buy Zombie Beer, if re-dead flesh-tasting brew really strikes your fancy. And if you ever have a question about what’s going on, give the Brew Yorker a head’s up and we’ll do what we can to sort you out.

Henceforth, we are going to be publishing two to three videos a week, featuring fun and funny stuff from around the greatest city in the world. There’ll be more beer than you can shake a stick at, with beer related news being updated on this site regularly. If you’re ever on YouTube, you can find us there, too. Hopefully, in the near future, we will have our own website free of WordPress’s constraints. But for now, this is a pretty cool way to start off. Our next update? Monday. There’ll be news between then and now, too, so don’t forget to bookmark us. Have a fantastic Thursday. Cheers!

-The Brew Yorker Staff

Thank You, Alcohol – Lexie

Lexie thanks alcohol in her own, special way: through poetry.

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Beer Review – Brooklyn Pennant Ale ’55

Brooklyn Brewery’s Pennant Ale is a nice American Pale Ale. It is well balanced thank has drinkability but without sacrificing flavor, mouthfeel, or bitterness. It is a solid, all around beer.

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Bar Review – Jake’s Dilemma

The Brew Yorker Review Crew (try to say THAT three times fast) heads up to Amsterdam Avenue to visit Jake’s Dilemma. It’s a fun place with great deals (a different one every night of the week). Half-price every day until 8? That means premium pitchers are only 9 BUCKS! It’s one of the best deals in the city, and with a chill atmosphere, this makes it a great weekend bar.

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The Brew Yorker Presents: Beer Ettiquette

What to do when you need a beer…

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Homebrew Corner: Keeping Records

Keeping records is important for homebrewing. VERY important.

Link to YouTube here.