Just try to avoid the Corona rabbit hole, ok? You’re better than that.

What To Get The Beer Lover Who Has It All

Cause there’s just no way they already have a brew hauler. 

Also guys, it’s cold out which means it’s time for me to start brewing beer again. I’ve really fallen off the wagon. But don’t worry, I plan on getting my act together. Seriously! It’s one of my 2012 resolutions.

So, what beer toys are on your Christmas wish list?

brewyork:

Thanksgiving is coming up, and a lot of families with gather for dinner with a fine bottle of wine, or perhaps a bit of eggnog. Maybe you’re going to go home and wonder, “where’s the beer?” You’ve discovered craft beer, but Uncle Joe’s knowledge of beer goes no further than the confines of the Anheuser-Busch factory, and Aunt Maude turns her nose at the mere mention of beer as she sips her glass of merlot. Family gatherings like this are a great opportunity to make believers in beer, break down the stereotypes of craft beer, and introduce people to new aromas and flavors that they never associate with beer.

And let’s get to the real point here: beer is far more friendly to food pairings than wine. With all the different styles - some that lend themselves well to pairings with an endless number of types of cuisine, beer shouldn’t even be optional on the Thanksgiving Dinner table, especially when you consider the wide variety of foods that end up on your plate.

Here are some tips and suggestions for beers to put on your Thanksgiving Dinner table:

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Happy long weekend! What will you be drinking?

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Later! Sorry for all you sad sappy suckers stuck at work, but there will be no posting this week. Happy Vacation to Me!!

theticketthatexploded:

“First Weekend at the Cottage” by John Falter, U.S. Brewers Foundation, 1954

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TGISUMMER!!!!!!

Officially, memorial day weekend is the first day of summer in NYC. And perhaps, much of the northern hemisphere at that. However, in the midst of our Monsoony May, this hot day is probably more than welcome by my fellow city dwellers.

And a hot day as such, at the start of a long weekend - will have people springing for summer cocktails. Frozen-mango-mojitos and other longform names sprinkled with pink umbrellas and loopy straws will certainly come out of hiding across the boroughs.

But what about the beer?

There are plenty of new summer beer developments to cherish this long weekend! Sixpoint cans, Seasonal Summer Ales, new beer gardens, oh my! BUT I encourage you to get experimental. You may have seen my recent post about Micheladas. Well, the NYT also put up this lovely article to let us know what other kind of beer cocktails are out there in the mix. Refreshing, and lovely looking. What more could we want?

And although this may seem like a very novel and new thing to New York, it is common practice in other parts of the globe. Micheladas in Mexico, Shandies in the UK, Or 1664 with Grenadine in France (don’t knock until you’ve tried it!) have all been served for ages. My advice to you this long weekend, is to try a beer cocktail if you’ve never had one - or better yet get experimental and mix your own! And please do let me know how it goes.

Click photo for NYTimes piece. Thanks to JL for sharing this article with me.

cincopation:

The last few days my seasonal brew voyage has happily nestled on the doorstep of Isolation Ale, from Colorado’s Odell Brewing Company. Pours bright clear reddish- chestnut color with creamy off white head that disappears quick but trails—nice big toasty malt flavor with some hints of baked spiced orange, toffee and apricot (but not too sweet). Fine holiday fun!