Beer News: Calagione and Batali Open Brewpub in NYC
I recently (a day ago) found out that two people who I think are pretty damn kick-ass are opening a brewpub in New York City. While I don't live in NYC, it is possible for me (and you) to go there, so I am excited about the news. Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery, and Mario Batali, who used to be on numerous Food Channel shows and is the owner of Otto (an awesome pizza place in NYC that you should definitely go to if you're in the city) among other restaurants, are part of a group of people about...
Beer Wars: A Movie About Fighting the Good Fight
Last week, my wife and I watched the documentary Beer Wars that came out a little over a year ago. I'd heard about the movie, and was obviously interested in seeing it, but it didn't seem to cross my mind to get it on Netflix until a friend told me he'd watched it recently. So, anyway, we got it and watched it. I realize the movie is over a year old, and probably was reviewed in several publications/on several blogs, but I'm going to give you a review of it anyway. The documentary mostly focuses on three narrative lines: Rhonda Kallman's, co-founder...
Drinking It All: #21 Dogfish Head Aprihop
Drinking It All is a document of my attempt to try every beer in circulation. It's a Herculean and tragic attempt at best. But it's the means, not the end that counts here. -- Today I've got a beer from Dogfish Head Brewery. Dogfish Head is arguably one of the most interesting American craft breweries, and from the beers I've tried, it's easily one of the best. All of their beers I've had would make very short lists. So my friend knows that I really like the Dogfish Head beers, and he brought some over when he came to visit this past...
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