Batman and Robin. Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Che Guevara and Alberto Granado. Heroic two-man operations are the theme of this week’s post, in which we feature our very own local heroic duos, with a beer-related twist, of course. First there’s Dan Romero and Travis Dubeuil, newlyweds who after living in Bushwick for six years decided they wanted to further ingrain themselves in the community. They opened Miles, a rocking local bar with worthy beers on tap, several of which we sampled for this week’s column. Then there’s Evan Klein and Craig Frymark, the two-man team behind the Long Island brewery Barrier, who brewed the beer we’re highlighting today, the Copernicus Cream Ale.
Miles may be owned by two men, but Phoebe Waterson, the bar’s head bartender and mixologist, is hugely instrumental in determining its draft list – and they’ve got one of the strongest around. They may only have seven taps, but not one of them is wasted and they serve up some hard to find gems, like Stone Ruination Double IPA, without breaking a $6-7 price point. “It was really important to us to never have the run-of-the-mill beers that you’re going to find everywhere,” Phoebe said. One of the coolest ways they’re doing this is by devoting one tap at Miles to serving exclusively Barrier brews.
