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I’ve never been one to watch “the game” on Sundays

During the last six months of 2013 I discovered some rockin’ brews being served up in our neighborhood, from local taps at dives and restaurants to fledging breweries pouring their own beers with great plans on the horizon for our local beer scene

There’s been a lot of buzz going on in Bushwick about Union Pizza Works, the  pizzeria that opened its doors two Fridays ago on Troutman Street

I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but it’s been a bit chilly outside as of late

Holiday beers are not my thing

This week I’m going to digress from my usual comments on the neighborhood brews to bring you to my small hometown in the heartland of America

I’m a little bit terrified of Belgian beers

The first few truly wintery days this past week put me into full hibernation mode

As cold season approaches and folks are lining up for flu shots, I’ve got a novel new way for you to get your nutrition

“We’re trying to come up with a sign,” Blake Jordan told me yesterday afternoon inside the newly opened Hops & Hocks on Morgan Ave as we discussed growler etiquette

The good news about Bushwick’s new brewery Braven Brewing Company just got better

Remember my rant that Bushwick which once produced 10% of America’s beer is shamefully lacking any local breweries today?  Well, Marshall Thompson and Eric Feldman are stepping up to fill our neighborhood’s dark, brewery-less void, with plans to open Braven Brewing Company on Bushwick soil within the next year

Batman and Robin

Are you concerned about the proposed rezoning of the former Rheingold Brewery complex? As we’ve reported, many concerned Bushwick residents have felt left out of the approval process for the rezoning, which would allow for the construction of nearly 1,000 apartment units in brand new 7- and 8-story apartment buildings near the Flushing Avenue J-train stop in northwest Bushwick

Jamie Schmitz, owner of Bushwick’s new gastropub The Rookery, does not need to serve McNeill’s Firehouse Amber Ale on draught

The term lager tends to get a bad rap because it brings to mind some of the worst of American beer – Budweiser, Miller, Coors, etc

As I’ve previously confessed I have a hop obsession and this summer I’ve had delicious flirtations with some amazing IPAs

At around noon yesterday, the City Planning Commission of NYC met to discuss a wide-range of city projects, including the rezoning of Rheingold Brewery in Bushwick

The part of Bushwick that once housed the Rheingold Brewery, a major beer producer for New York State in the 1950’s and 60’s, is a pretty sizable parcel of land

Absolutely fascinating is the history of Bushwick as the beer brewing mecca

Charlie Benedetti did not always work at a brewery

Lagunitas’ Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ blows my mind a little bit

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Confession: I am a hop fiend

It seems that development plans at the Rheingold Brewery site in Bushwick are one step closer to the completion.

Last Friday afternoon, with the heat wave broken and late-afternoon boozing on the brain, my friends and I were driven to Heavy Woods on Wyckoff Avenue to quench our thirst

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Welcome to Bushwick Brews, Bushwick Daily’s brand spankin’ new beer column

“Some people choose to protest, I’m choosing to bike across the country.”

Seven local, inventive martinis worth your $20.

A local concierge says she prefers “visitors” to “tourists” and takes us on a trip through Ridgewood.

More than just bisexual lighting and chess looks, a local queer-themed chess club is taking a stand on the Gaza conflict.

Safety concerns and money mixups now plague a luxury housing development In Bushwick

Armed with a few ideas from his Yale days, Joe and Lauren Grimm now say they are pushing the boundaries of pizza with a brewers’ flair.