photo by Paul Crispin Quitoriano
Our gal pals (why is this post already starting to sound like The New York Post?) who bout with the best of ‘em over at Gotham Girls Roller Derby had their annual bash last weekend. We helped the non-profit out with some beer and they used it properly.
Check out the slideshow from The Village Voice here.
We brought the beer, Coney Island USA furnished the freaks. This year’s installment of the fabulously famous fundraiser drew a most colorful crowd to the gorgeous Angel Orensanz Foundation for a night of sword swallowing, auctioneering, and a healthy dose of exhibitionism — er burlesque.
From BaristaNet.com
Amanti Vino’s wine vs. beer competition dinner on March 23 at the Woman’s Club of Upper Montclair wasn’t the buttoned-up affair I expected. Thankfully. Au contraire, it was casual, friendly, fun and partying on a Tuesday night seemed positively decadent. The five-course dinner was punctuated by friendly and comical sparring between the master wine wonk (Fred Dexheimer) and the master beer brewer (Garrett Oliver). Between the two of them, who were vying for top dog for their wine and beer pairings, they had Amanti Vino staff (Will, Amelia, Thad, Wes and Tim) busy pouring a selection of eight micro-crafted beers and seven wines produced in countries from Greece to Uruguay.
The pairings were going fine, and our table we even got seconds of the fantastic Robert Sinskey Vin Gris (Napa). But we all almost lost it at the cheese course, which featured three cheeses each paired with a brew and a cru! That’s right, the cheese plate brought 6 more glasses. Not that we didn’t enjoy it.
I went to the dinner thinking, I’ll just humor Amanti Vino owner Sharon Sevrens, because really, BEER pairings? To my astonishment, the fine brews provided by Brooklyn Brewery and picked by Oliver were on target complementing the meal. Our table, for the most part, favored the brew pairings over the wine. Several of the beers, complex and spicy, are only available at brewery headquarters in Brooklyn.
This happened Sunday and the photos are just now flooding in. Not for the feint of heart, these images really capture the (pig) heart of the matter.
…and our own Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, was lucky enough to be tapped to judge this heritage pig cook-off.
From Metromix.com
You’re a judge today. What do you look for in a pork dish?
I’m looking for a blend of deliciousness, originality and use of the entire animal. If somebody only used the tenderloin, that wouldn’t be very interesting.
Have you ever had a McRib?
When was I was nine years old I had my first, and last, McRib. They used to say “parts is parts.” Lord knows what that means.
Click here for a slideshow of all that tasty pork.
It was great to catch up with old friend, Austin AV Club Editor Sean O’Neal down at the extravaganza that is SxSW. Click here for his recap of our music, beer, coffee and pancake filled day party at The Mohawk.
I Drunk That stopped by for our Brooklyn Dark Matter release party and did what I Drunk That does best. Drunk beer and wrote stuff. See the post below.
From I Drunk That
Last night, New York received another great opportunity to visit the Brooklyn Brewery for the invite-only release of Dark Matter, their latest in the Brewmaster’s Reserve series. Brewmaster Garrett Oliver was on hand along along with a laundry list of the city’s finest pub owners, food editors and beer bloggers. Once again, the tap room flowed with some of brewery’s best drafts: Cookie Jar Porter, Monster ‘09, Blast, Black Chocolate Stout ‘09, Pilsner and more. The Bedford Cheese Shop and The Meat Hook were on hand to supply a nice meat and cheese compliment Dark Matter’s vanilla-oaked, sweet palate of flavors.
photo courtesy of megalomediac
From SeriousEats.com
On Saturday, at a church on Russell Street in Greenpoint, over 300 people gathered to hang out, drink some beer, and eat a locally sourced meal of homemade tamales while raising money for emerging art and community projects. This was FEAST, a non-profit event that sits at the intersection of foodie culture and arts fundraising, using an interest in food to raise money for a good cause.
FEAST (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) works like this: attendees pay a sliding scale donation to gain admission to dinner, which includes homemade food and beer donated from Brooklyn Brewery. While eating, drinking, and schmoozing, the attendees check out artists’ proposals, eventually voting on the project they think should win funding. Proposals range from funding local rooftop farms, to creating “site specific wearable sculptures,” to the manufacture of beauty products benefitting the Yucatan peninsula. The door money is awarded to the winning artist in the form of a grant, and the resulting work is presented at the following FEAST. The grant winner at last month’s feast was an organization called Green My Bodega, a project that is “inventing the Bodega Supported Agriculture (B.S.A.) Model” by finding ways to get locally sourced produce into the bodegas that already serve huge parts of the communities of New York City.
We recently sponsored a record release party for the singer/songwriter Basia Bulat. A publicist for Here & There took these photos with her phone.
Thanks. I guess.
Lots of friends, old and new, stopped by The Brewery last week. We shared in the joys of welcoming a new beer into the world. We also got the rare treat of witnessing a marriage proposal. Look at these photos!
Tap it
Gathering The Courage
Love. Relief.
Brewmaster Oliver and Jimmy
Karl, looking ruggedly handsome and cheerily helpful.
All photos by Philmadelphia via Flickr.
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