It has been a crazy fun 3 years
I can’t believe it has been 3 years – 1095 days – 26280 hours since I made the first post on Simply Beer. On September 28th 2008, I launched Simply Beer with one idea,...
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Iron Brewer Batch 2 Round 2 Final Tasting
After a great 1st round of Batch 2, I was really looking forward to another round of Homebrews! On July 1st, 8 of us enjoyed the beers below! Scroll down to listen to an...
Brewday at Krogh’s brewpub
Last year I was lucky enough to win the New Jersey State Fair Homebrewing Competition with my Sorachi Patersbier. Part of the prize was to have my beer brewed by Krogh’s Brewpub, a local...
Amanti Vino & Ruthies BBQ Beer Dinner Featuring Merchant du Vin
If you are in the Montclair NJ area, check out this beer dinner sponsored by Local Wine & Beer store, Amanti Vino. Amanti Vino has brought in importer Merchant du Vin, responsible for bring...
Simply Beer Presents: Captain Lawrence / Passionné Beer Dinner
If you are in the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania area on Tuesday April 27th, you don’t want to miss this. Scott Vaccaro, Owner of Captain Lawrence Brewery and I have selected 5 amazing...
Beer Blogger Brewoff, the Results are in!
After 2 months, we finally had our Beer Blogger Brewoff tasting. It was amazing the quality and variety of beer made from such a simple 5.5% abv stout. I applaud Aaron, Derek, Erik, Joseph...
Fred Dexheimer vs Garrett Oliver – Cru Vs Brew – A Fundraiser for Haiti
We are excited to announce Cru Vs Brew – a Wine and Beer Competition Dinner featuring Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery’s Brewmaster), Fred Dexheimer (Master Sommelier) and Chef Ariane Duarte (CulinAriane and Top Chef). All...
Beer and Spirit Tasting at d.b.a. Williamsburg Brooklyn
The thought had never crossed my mind, pairing beer with spirits. I’ve had beer aged in all sorts of different types of oak barrels, whiskey, bourbon, scotch, port, and sherry. Never did I think...
Photo Tour of Brooklyn Brewery
One of my beer highlights this year was tour of Brooklyn Brewery Garrett Oliver gave Simply Beer in early Dec. We met Garrett around 11 am on a cold New York morning in Williamsburg...
Interview with Brooklyn Brewery’s Brewmaster, Garrett Oliver
Last week I had the opportunity to interview Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery. For those of you who don’t know or haven’t had the pleasure to hear him talk, he is very charismatic...
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