Evan!
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So we spent a long weekend in Brooklyn with some friends, and if anyone out there lives in the metro area and loves beer, you should know these two.
First...wifey and I walked around Manhattan on Friday in the pouring rain. A really long, wet day, but we got to see a lot of the city and spent a good amount of time at the Met. When we got out of the Met, it was nearing 5pm, and we thought it might be time for a beer. But you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a freaking bar on the upper east side. WTF is up with that? We walked from 86th all the way down to the 60's, along Madison and then Lexington, and there was nuthin. We caught the train down the Union Square and then walked south along Broad to Houston...still nothing. By then, my dogs were barkin' at me, and I would have taken a bud light. So I finally said screw it and called our friends, and she told us about a place on 1st Ave. So we hiked up there, and in between 3rd and 4th, there's a great little place called D.B.A. that has a brilliant beer list...probably 20-30 taps, plus countless awesome bottles. I actually found Aventinus Eisbock and Spezial Rauchbier Lager and Fullers 1845 (in bottles of course). But that first sip of the Smoked Porter (can't remember the producer---some small northeast craft brew) was like the nectar of the gods. That place was, quite simply, an oasis.
Second, my friend took my up to 5th ave in Brooklyn Heights to this beer store called Bierkraft. Even though I work in a great beer store (our selection's probably better than theirs), they had a bunch of cool stuff I'd never seen. I got this crazy bottle from Hanssens that is a blend of mead and geuze! Also found Brooklyn's Local 1, which I was intent on finding, plus a "Red Bach" which is Rodenbach and kreik, and Unibroue's Seigneuriale. I could have easily dropped a bill or two, but I had to be good because we were going to a nice dinner that night.
If you live there or visit, you should check these out.
First...wifey and I walked around Manhattan on Friday in the pouring rain. A really long, wet day, but we got to see a lot of the city and spent a good amount of time at the Met. When we got out of the Met, it was nearing 5pm, and we thought it might be time for a beer. But you wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a freaking bar on the upper east side. WTF is up with that? We walked from 86th all the way down to the 60's, along Madison and then Lexington, and there was nuthin. We caught the train down the Union Square and then walked south along Broad to Houston...still nothing. By then, my dogs were barkin' at me, and I would have taken a bud light. So I finally said screw it and called our friends, and she told us about a place on 1st Ave. So we hiked up there, and in between 3rd and 4th, there's a great little place called D.B.A. that has a brilliant beer list...probably 20-30 taps, plus countless awesome bottles. I actually found Aventinus Eisbock and Spezial Rauchbier Lager and Fullers 1845 (in bottles of course). But that first sip of the Smoked Porter (can't remember the producer---some small northeast craft brew) was like the nectar of the gods. That place was, quite simply, an oasis.
Second, my friend took my up to 5th ave in Brooklyn Heights to this beer store called Bierkraft. Even though I work in a great beer store (our selection's probably better than theirs), they had a bunch of cool stuff I'd never seen. I got this crazy bottle from Hanssens that is a blend of mead and geuze! Also found Brooklyn's Local 1, which I was intent on finding, plus a "Red Bach" which is Rodenbach and kreik, and Unibroue's Seigneuriale. I could have easily dropped a bill or two, but I had to be good because we were going to a nice dinner that night.
If you live there or visit, you should check these out.