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

Kava is sweeping the neighborhood! As you may have read in a previous post, kava is a ceremonial drink from the Polynesian Islands that has been steadily gaining popularity in the US via kava cafes (perhaps you’ve noticed the arrival of the chain Kavasutra)

On the hunt for locally-brewed beer?  Want to meet the innovative brewers who make it?  Get your tickets to Brooklyn Local’s second annual craft beer festival now!

When Ely Key and Garrett Riffle first envisioned sharing their homemade switchel with the world, it wasn’t from a state-of-the-art kitchen in a warehouse in Bushwick, the 7th coolest neighborhood in the world

  Next Sunday, a man from Ridgewood will throw the first ever

The Clipper City Tall Ship (All photos by Bart Koscinski for Bushwick Daily) We all know that summer is perhaps New York’s finest season of revelry—bringing us free concerts, outdoor movie screenings, and festivals, fleas, and farmer’s markets galore. It also marks the return of one of my favorite New York summer activities: the Craft Beer […]

I’m a little bit terrified of Belgian beers

Welcome to our three-part series called “LIC for Brooklynites,” the QueensNYC guide to LIC for Brooklyn folks

Tears were rolling down my cheeks with joy when I heard that Bushwick’s very own and currently the only brewery in town, Braven has introduced their newest beer, Bushwick Pilsner

This week’s Listening Party features the Brooklyn-born band Landlady and their upcoming show/album release party next Tuesday at Baby’s All Right. Listening Party is a weekly column promoting music discovery and encouraging concert-going. Each hand-picked Listening Party artist has an upcoming show at a local NYC venue. Grab your headphones and read on. Upright Behavior by […]

The tragic October death of Total Slacker drummer Terence Connor remains a mystery

Brooklyn Crafted is a beverage brand that has made a name for themselves in the world of ginger beer, and now are exploring new beverages.

This summer, Falansai is giving your weekly brunch outing a much needed update.

Strangeways Coffee will hold its first public cupping with local Bushwick coffee roaster Lofted Coffee this Sunday Aug

Have you walked past that closed down bar in Ridgewood on Harman St and Seneca Ave with the crazy neon signs and the blacked out windows thinking someone needs to do something with this place? You will thrilled to learn that hey, someone’s doing something with this place! Ridgewood resident, bartendress, and musician Laura Regan is fulfilling a longtime dream to finally open her own venue

Is coffee not your cup of tea?

Evergreen Ave between Noll and George Streets is a strange, often unwelcoming, industrial part of Bushwick

We are fast approaching the one year mark of Bushwick Brews!  It’s hard to believe that one year ago I was shooting the shit with Maria Gotay (our lovely Music Editor) telling her in way to much detail the scoop about the beer I had brought in a growler to our rooftop BBQ

Antonio Campanelli at Pasta Shop (All photos by Bart Koscinski for Bushwick Daily). “Here the menu is really, really simple,” Antonio Campanelli says.  “But that’s because my grandfather taught me, if you want to taste the chef order something really, really simple.  That way he can’t fake it.”  With a sparse menu highlighting eight pasta dishes, […]

I love the small, Gowanus-based gypsy brewery, Grimm Artisanal Ales, which I wrote about last November for a Bushwick Brews column

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A few years ago Rich Buceta was a New York digital advertising executive with a homebrewing habit and a stellar collection of Les Paul guitars

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