in Brooklyn serves good beer and has happy hour all night on Tuesdays!
I discovered this at the end of a pretty interesting day in New York City this week-- Peace Corps interview (went well!), visiting the World Trade Center, lunch with my good old Heather at some delicious place near her work on Avenue of the Americas near Rockefeller Plaza, three and a half hours of wandering and people watching to kill time until Heather was off work. We then traveled to Brooklyn to this lovely place around the corner from her place, and were eventually met by my good friend from college Ross.
Did you ever have an evening spent with two awesome people who don't know each other, but both are so awesome that it's just a great time? That happened.
And beer happened--
Harpoon Chocolate Stout: I've had this before, but think it's worth rementioning. It's a really good, smooth, creamy chocolate stout, and really focused on the chocolate. If you like chocolate and stout but not necessarily coffee or weird fruits or whatever other flavors might float around in some stouts, this is a good one for you. And it's a good one for me too.
Chelsea Brewing Company's Hop Angel: Right out of New York City, I found this to be a pleasant and unobtrusive IPA, which was good considering I started with the heavier, more flavorful beer. It was refreshing but not distracting, and bonus points for being extremely local. I don't know what made me follow up the good stout with an IPA, maybe because this is what Heather was drinking (and apparently frequently drinks), but I enjoyed it.
Good beer and good company is such a good combination.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Genius.
When I went to edit the last post, I found this as a draft that I never posted. My bad. Originally dated October 19, 2011--
I have clever and lovely friends.
Last night, my friend and former office mate Irene hosted a dinner for a few of the geograph-tastic women at Rutgers to celebrate my Masters and our friend Purba's PhD. Debby and Ali also joined us, and brought beer.
They brought Negra Modelo because it's Mexican (in honor of my work in Mexico), but honestly, that's my favorite Mexican beer. I enjoyed it immensely while doing my field work in Quintana Roo, and I may have enjoyed it just as much, if not more, now that I'm well on the other side of that fieldwork.
The other beer they brought was Lakefront Brewery's Rendezvous, a delightful Biere de Garde, or beer for keeping. The real reason they got it was because it said GENIUS down the side of the bottle. It's part of Lakefront's Pure Milwaukee Genius Series, which I can't say I know much else about, but it was pretty awesome to pour out some good beer from a bottle labelled "Genius". I felt clever. Actually, I was just really impressed with how clever Ali and Debby are. But anyway, good beer. Debby volunteered to share it with me, and since neither of us are picky about beer being especially cold, we drank it a hair colder than room temperature. It's probably better a bit cooler than that, but it was really good as was. I was deeply pleased with how flavorful it was without being too strong or overwhelming-- as a commoner in the beer world, I couldn't even begin to pick out the flavors on this one. No one thing stuck out. It was just good. Interesting. And very good. A very fine beer with which to celebrate.
And so, I'm a Master of Science. Dr. Purba tried a little, but she doesn't really drink so I mostly enjoyed the beers. I am extremely grateful to all of the good friends and good beers that have gotten me to this point.
I have clever and lovely friends.
Last night, my friend and former office mate Irene hosted a dinner for a few of the geograph-tastic women at Rutgers to celebrate my Masters and our friend Purba's PhD. Debby and Ali also joined us, and brought beer.
They brought Negra Modelo because it's Mexican (in honor of my work in Mexico), but honestly, that's my favorite Mexican beer. I enjoyed it immensely while doing my field work in Quintana Roo, and I may have enjoyed it just as much, if not more, now that I'm well on the other side of that fieldwork.
The other beer they brought was Lakefront Brewery's Rendezvous, a delightful Biere de Garde, or beer for keeping. The real reason they got it was because it said GENIUS down the side of the bottle. It's part of Lakefront's Pure Milwaukee Genius Series, which I can't say I know much else about, but it was pretty awesome to pour out some good beer from a bottle labelled "Genius". I felt clever. Actually, I was just really impressed with how clever Ali and Debby are. But anyway, good beer. Debby volunteered to share it with me, and since neither of us are picky about beer being especially cold, we drank it a hair colder than room temperature. It's probably better a bit cooler than that, but it was really good as was. I was deeply pleased with how flavorful it was without being too strong or overwhelming-- as a commoner in the beer world, I couldn't even begin to pick out the flavors on this one. No one thing stuck out. It was just good. Interesting. And very good. A very fine beer with which to celebrate.
And so, I'm a Master of Science. Dr. Purba tried a little, but she doesn't really drink so I mostly enjoyed the beers. I am extremely grateful to all of the good friends and good beers that have gotten me to this point.
Some beers of late--
Founders Backwoods Bastard: Taylor left this at my house, so I drank it one night. I didn't like this beer because I don't like liquor, and it tastes like bourbon. It's technically a Scotch ale. That's about all I can say about it.
Heavy Seas Gold Ale: Hanging out with Paul on Thanksgiving Eve means plenty of interesting beer choices. This was one of the few in his fridge that I hadn't yet tried. It was pleasant and lighter feeling and tasting, and didn't overpower the homemade guacamole I brought to snack on. Win.
Sam Adams Old Fezziwig: Paul does not like this beer. Now, I can say the same. I split it with my friend (ok, and his fiancee) Laura, and neither of us were really crazy about it. It's just excessively underwhelming.
Sam Adams Black and Brew (coffee stout): I found this in the cooler on Thanksgiving after reaching in for a random handful of beers for my brothers and one of my uncles. Also in the handful: an Old Fezziwig (gave that to little brother), a Boston Lager (gave that to uncle) and a Becks (gave that to older brother). I totally disagree with the rating on Beer Advocate. This was a nice stout. It smells like coffee but tastes more chocolatey, isn't too heavy or strong, especially for being before I'd had anything more significant than crackers and baby carrots to eat. I approve of this stout. I kind of want to have it again, even.
Ommegang Rare Vos: I thought this was a solid Belgian with some extra awesome, which I thought was kind of pale ale like, but Brewery Ommegang reports as amber. Whatever, this was a great pint. Not too hoppy and not too boring. It's currently on tap at The Office, and definitely a steal on pint night.
In other beer news, I started brewing a stout last weekend, so I should have a case of that to share in January sometime. Once my fermenter is empty, I also have ingredients for an IPA, which takes way longer, so we'll see when I do that.
Also, I'm looking for suggestions for a good beer to buy for myself and put on a shelf until I get a job that actually utilizes my degrees (rather than the holiday retail purgatory I'm currently doing). Ideas?
Founders Backwoods Bastard: Taylor left this at my house, so I drank it one night. I didn't like this beer because I don't like liquor, and it tastes like bourbon. It's technically a Scotch ale. That's about all I can say about it.
Heavy Seas Gold Ale: Hanging out with Paul on Thanksgiving Eve means plenty of interesting beer choices. This was one of the few in his fridge that I hadn't yet tried. It was pleasant and lighter feeling and tasting, and didn't overpower the homemade guacamole I brought to snack on. Win.
Sam Adams Old Fezziwig: Paul does not like this beer. Now, I can say the same. I split it with my friend (ok, and his fiancee) Laura, and neither of us were really crazy about it. It's just excessively underwhelming.
Sam Adams Black and Brew (coffee stout): I found this in the cooler on Thanksgiving after reaching in for a random handful of beers for my brothers and one of my uncles. Also in the handful: an Old Fezziwig (gave that to little brother), a Boston Lager (gave that to uncle) and a Becks (gave that to older brother). I totally disagree with the rating on Beer Advocate. This was a nice stout. It smells like coffee but tastes more chocolatey, isn't too heavy or strong, especially for being before I'd had anything more significant than crackers and baby carrots to eat. I approve of this stout. I kind of want to have it again, even.
Ommegang Rare Vos: I thought this was a solid Belgian with some extra awesome, which I thought was kind of pale ale like, but Brewery Ommegang reports as amber. Whatever, this was a great pint. Not too hoppy and not too boring. It's currently on tap at The Office, and definitely a steal on pint night.
In other beer news, I started brewing a stout last weekend, so I should have a case of that to share in January sometime. Once my fermenter is empty, I also have ingredients for an IPA, which takes way longer, so we'll see when I do that.
Also, I'm looking for suggestions for a good beer to buy for myself and put on a shelf until I get a job that actually utilizes my degrees (rather than the holiday retail purgatory I'm currently doing). Ideas?
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