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Bars & Restaurants

A Jersey Take On Williamsburg’s Bar Scene

by Tom MacGowan
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Recently a friend and I made a trip across the Hudson, through Manhattan, to Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  For over a decade, Williamsburg has been a hot bed for hipsters, artist, musicians, professionals, and people just looking to have a good old time.  It’s also becoming well known for it’s eateries and eclectic beer bars. Being from [...]

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On the Road: A Dogfish Head Detour

by Jesse York
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Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head is such a presence in the craft beer community that even if you’ve never met him, you probably feel like you know him. At least that’s the way I felt after reading his books, numerous magazine bios on him and seeing him featured in web videos, documentaries and TV shows. [...]

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Last Beer Days of Summer: Two "Must See" Bars

by Celena Cipriaso
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So, folks, it’s that sad time of year, when the hot days of summer are winding down.  This is the time to get out, enjoy the blue sky, and toast the heat wave away with a beer. If you’re a New Yorker or coming for a visit, here are a couple of bars to enjoy [...]

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Beer and Fine Dining @ Blue Hill at Stone Barns

by Jesse York
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I love that so many restaurants in NYC have cultivated great craft beer lists and that so many great craft beer bars have developed innovative food menus. Once upon a time, beer loving gourmands had to enjoy great beer at a craft beer bar with a plate of nachos and had to make do with [...]

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The Makings of a Great Beer Bar: Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop

by Celena Cipriaso
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Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop is not the typical beer bar.  It may even be argued that its beer menu is too short to fall under such a category, but I believe that my regular neighborhood beer-drinking haunt deserves to be ranked in New York City’s top beer drinking establishments. Here’s why: 1.) Sycamore has managed [...]

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Eataly: NYC, Rooftop Brewpub, Dogfish Head, & Mario Batali. Is this Heaven?

by Tom MacGowan
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Good news for New Yorkers and any beer drinker willing to road trip. The brewers from Dogfish Head and Russian River are teaming up with Mario Batali (through his B&B Hospitality Group with Joe Bastianich) and the two Italian breweries, Birrificio Le Baladin and Birra del Borgo to create an unbelievably revolutionary Brewpub in the coolest [...]

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Beers And Bites: Daniel Boulud’s DBGB

by Cassidy Catanzaro
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Chef-restaurateur Daniel Boulud has done it again. While his world renowned restaurant Daniel is still one of the most coveted reservations in town with a who’s who of celebrity clientele, his latest offering to Manhattan’s lower east side is proving to be yet another feather in Boulud’s decorated cap. DBGB Kitchen and Bar located at [...]

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Pizza and Beer: Dock Street Brewery

by Eugene Catanzaro
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What’s better than pizza and beer? I was fortunate enough to go to the Dock Street Brewery at 701 S. 50th Street in West Philly on my birthday where I had some fresh craft beer and brick oven pizza.

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The Pour House: A Better Beer Bar

by Andrew Henderson
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The sign outside The Pour House in Westmont, NJ says it all, “A Better Beer Bar.” The Pour House is just one of many local restaurants catching onto a national trend and growing demand for craft brew houses [...]

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