New York Beer Reviews
If the Dutch had stuck around, Heineken might have been an American brew.
by Tom Smillie | Blonde Ale, Blue Point Brewing Company, Fruit Beers, Mug, New York, Pint Glass, United States |
This easy sipping beer found favor in my eyes after cutting the grass one warm afternoon. I was looking for a beer that had flavor yet was simple enough to just be a thirst quencher. Having sampled a few of Blue Point’s beers already I knew this was going to...
by Tom Smillie | Beer Reviews, Genesee Brewing Company, Kölsch, New York, Stange, United States |
A good Kölsch is grassy, crisp, smooth, and has a light wheat texture. This beer has all those descriptions, but lacks a little quality. You see, not every brewery can make a great Kölsch. They may try, but only a few succeed (i.e., the breweries in the town of...
by Team | Brooklyn Brewery, English IPA, Mug, New York, Pint Glass, United States |
Michael: Garret Oliver has always been a bit of a beer god to me. Not because I respect him or know him or have even had a single one of his brews. I just feel like he is everywhere, gracing the cover of All About Beer or found in this week’s ‘Food’ section pairing...
by Taylor Birkey | Adjunct Lager, Genesee Brewing Company, New York, Pilsner Glass, Pint Glass, United States |
Move over AB InBev and MillerCoors … Walgreen’s is in town with their “50¢” beer, Big Flats 1901. It’s an American Adjunct Lager just like Miller Lite, Bud Lite, and Coors Lite. Except it’s 50 cents per can. And sold exclusively at...
by John | American Wheat Ale, Mug, New York, Pint Glass, Southern Tier Brewing Company, United States, Weizen Glass |
Let me admit right up front I am not a wheat beer drinker. From my first wheat beer to today I don’t appreciate them. In fact I wouldn’t be reviewing 422 unless it came in a Southern Tier variety pack. I buy ST for the pale ale and 2xIPA. That being said I...
by Tom Smillie | American IPA, Blue Point Brewing Company, India Pale Ale (IPA), Mug, New York, Pint Glass, United States |
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