Category Archives: Craft Beer Advocacy

Garrett Oliver: Brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery @ Buddha Beer Bar 7/19/12

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Barry W

On Thursday 7/19/12 Buddha Beer Bar held a special event featuring 11 different beers from Brooklyn Brewery. As a special treat for all those in attendance, brewmaster Garrett Oliver was present to chat about his beers. Having met and gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged barleywine, beer scene, Black Chocolate Stout, Blanche de Brooklyn, Brooklyn Black Ops, Brooklyn Blast, Brooklyn Brewery, Buddha Beer Bar, companion ale, craft beer, East India Pale Ale, Garrett Oliver, hops, Imperial Stout, IPA, New York City, RIS, The Brewed Palate | Leave a comment

Cooking w/ Craft Beer: Homemade Chipotle-Smoked Porter BBQ Sauce

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Barry W

One of the most important parts of developing your “craft beer palate” is pairing beer with different foods. At time those pairings can lead to actually using beer in the dishes that you cook. One of my favorite ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking w/ Beer, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged beer bbq sauce, chipotle peppers, Cooking with beer, craft beer, Greg Koch, Homebrew Chef, porter, Sean Paxton, smoked meat, Stone Brewing Company, Stone Smoked Porter, vanilla beans | Leave a comment

Video vs. Text Beer Reviews

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Barry W

As a former video beer reviewer many points made in this video reviewer’s latest vlog are the reasons why I chose to do text reviews instead of video reviews on this blog. Check it out and let me know what … Continue reading →

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Beer Tasting @ Buddha Beer Bar

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Barry W

After many weeks of planning and then not visiting Buddha Beer Bar, a Washington Heights craft beer bar; I decided it was finally time to check it out and of course introduce myself to the management. Upon arriving beer manager … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged 15:15 Barrel Aged He'brew Harvest Barleywine, barleywine, Biere D'Hougoumont, brewery ommegang, Brooklyn Brewery, Buddha Beer Bar, craft beer, Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter, Garrett Oliver, Shiner Bock, Shiner Ruby Redbird, Shmaltz Brewing Company, Spoetzl brewery, Tyskie Gronie, Washington Heights | Leave a comment

Sampling Duclaw Brewing Company’s Range of Beers

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Barry W

(click photo to see my flickr album of photos from my visit to Duclaw) On June 25, 2012 my older brother and I set out on a day trip to Flying Dog Brewery (Frederick, MD). Upon finding out that our … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer Reviews, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged Anti-Venom Citra, Bad Moon Porter, Bare Ass Blonde, Black Jack Stout, craft beer, Duclaw Black Lightning, Duclaw Brewing Company, Duclaw Euphoria, Duclaw eXile series, Duclaw Mysterium, Duclaw Repent, Green Bullet hops, Hellrazer IPA, imperial chocolate rye porter, Misfit Red, Nitro pour, NZ hops, Serum Double IPA, Venom Pale Ale | Leave a comment

My Beer Glassware Collection Part Two

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Barry W

As a craft beer geek I’ve come to enjoy having a large collection of glassware. In this video I show and talk about the portion of my collection that I use more regularly i.e. the glasses that that I keep … Continue reading →

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Craft Beer Is…

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Barry W

What does craft beer mean to you? Here are some adjectives that I’ve come up with.

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Brewery Ommegang Tour 5/22/12

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Barry W

On May 22, 2012 my older brother and I met up with Brewery Ommegang‘s brewmaster Phil Leinhart on his home turf aka his recently expanded Belgian style brewery in Cooperstown, NY. Upon our arrival Phil was there to greet us … Continue reading →

Posted in Brewery Tour, Craft Beer Advocacy | Tagged art of darkness, beeradvocate, biere de garde, Biere de Hougoumont, brewery ommegang, cooperstown, craft beer, maples staves, new york, oak staves, phil leinhart, ratebeer, upstate | Leave a comment

Hopping Mad Beer Tasting Club Inaugural Event

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Barry W

On Wednesday December, 21, 2011 Hopping Mad, a new craft beer tasting club that I co-founded had it’s inaugural event. Do to the varied levels of craft beer knowledge of those in attendance I chose to make this event a … Continue reading →

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A Passion For Beer

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Barry W

In life there are many ideals, causes, and interests that one can have a true passion for. However, the intensity of one’s passion for something can only be measured by how far he or she takes that … Continue reading →

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