PSA: The next time you order a pint at your local craft beer bar, take a look at the bottom of the glass and make sure there's not too much space there. If they're giving you 14oz pours for 16oz prices, complaints should be made.
Sidenote: Apologies for the lack of posts lately. I traveled to Iceland then got stuck in jury duty. We'll be back and running full-time again come tomorrow.
Sorry to be so Dogfish Head heavy lately, but they're churning out great beers and exciting news along with fun videos. Check out these videos of the brew process for this summer's brew.
I'm off to Iceland until Tuesday. Apparently there isn't much of a selection of good beer there, but I'm going to try to seek out some Ölvisholt Brugghús, specifically the Lava or Móri.
Last night we took a post-work excursion to a brand new craft beer bar named The Pony Bar. An oasis in the subway-less wasteland that is the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. And WHAT an oasis! Every. single. beer. here. is. Five. Dollars. FIVE! DOLLARS! Granted, there are quite a few beers that are 8 oz. pours, but they seem to only be either the high ABV selections or the more rare kegs that they don't want to eliminate so quickly. While the selection was Sixpoint heavy on Monday evening (who's complaining?) because of the bus trip to Sixpoint/open bar they offered Sunday, they had a good range of other American micros as well. Great offerings from Chelsea Brewing Company, Avery and Ithaca among others.
It was hard to believe we were sitting in midtown Manhattan drinking quality American craft beers for FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE! Highly recommended.
The label for the new Dogfish brew, Sah Tea has been revealed by BeerNews.org, and it looks good! Seems like it's only going to be available in 750ml bottles, and a strong 9% ABV. Back when we reviewed it in October 2008 (when it was only available at the Dogfish Rehoboth Brewpub), it was only 6%. Can't wait to try this one though. The New Yorker posted a great article about the conception of Sah Tea back in November that provides a great background. Dogfish Head Sah Tea should be available sometime this month.
Summer is coming! Haven't you heard? And what better compliment to warm weather than summer beers! Great brews such as the Brooklyn Weisse have started hitting shelves, and it's time to imbibe. One more off-centered summer beer is that of Dogfish Head Festina Peche When I first tried this beer waaay back in 2007, I thought it was awful, terribly carbonated, sour and soda-like. I would have given it an F. And I loved Dogfish even then. But after two years of further beerducation, I've learned that it's actually the style, Berliner Weissebier, and a pretty darn good representation of it.
Here's a video of owner/brewmaster of Dogfish, Sam Calagione explaining Festina Peche (which I actually thought was pronounced "Paysh" until you hear how Sam pronounces it in the video).
