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New York City’s Free Independent Beer Magazine
The Gotham
IMBIBER
Issue 6 March Issue 6 March –– April 2004 April 2004
Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photo: Alex Hall
In This Issue: City Beer Happenings 5
Beer Calendar 6
Hophead Hops Over The Atlantic! 8
Beerman & Firkin 9
House Beers – Good or Evil? 10
Fun Anagrams 11
FAB Fest 12
Write a Caption 14
News Extra 15
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Mission: The aim of The Gotham Imbiber is to promote awareness of microbrewed beers and where to obtain them in and around New York City, especially cask-conditioned ales which are sadly only available in a handful of outlets citywide. The Gotham Imbiber magazine originated as a sister publication to the U.K. beer magazine ‘The
Independent Imbiber’. Be aware that English spellings may crop up within these pages!
This is a magazine, unlike others, where lovers of microbrewed beers can submit articles for publication. Intending writers please note that this magazine is about commercially-available beers, the microbreweries that produce them, and even the people who drink them. It is not intended to promote home-brewing (sorry!), as that would be 'preaching to the converted' as such - and would reduce the space available for microbrewery-related material. Disclaimer: Although accuracy is checked as far as possible, no responsibility can be taken by The Gotham Imbiber for false, misleading, or inaccurate information. This magazine is entirely independent, and is not associated in any way with any organisation, brewery, or bar. All opinions expressed are those of the individual contributor concerned, and not those of The Gotham Imbiber. Any resemblance between real life characters and those appearing in fictional stories or cartoons in this magazine are purely coincidental. Deadline for issue 7 is Monday 19th April 2004 for publication in May. Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Felice Wechsler, Murray and Florence Reiser and everyone who keeps this magazine going by taking out advertisements.
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City Beer Happenings
The Gotham Imbiber keeps you informed of the current scene New bars, also bars now serving quality beers that were previously not known to:
Counter Vegetarian Restaurant & Wine Bar 105 First Avenue (between East 6th and East 7th Streets), New York NY 10003. Phone: 1 212 982 5870.
This is a modern, clean, friendly wine bar and restaurant which opened last year; all beers here are microbrews and quality imports that are brewed with organic ingredients. There is no meat or fish on the food menu.
The lone tap on the bar dispenses Otter Creek Wolaver’s IPA, while the delectable bottle list consists of Brauerei Pinkus Mueller Organic Ur Pils and Hefe-Weizen from Münster, Germany; Foret from Brasserie Dupont, Belgium; Dogfish Head Raison d’Etre from Delaware; Sam Smith’s Organic Ale and Lager from England; St. Peter’s English Ale; Lakefront Organic ESB from Wisconsin, and a rotating offering from California’s Butte Creeke.
The wine selection is exceptional too, and I hear their burgers are made from scratch on the premises – but I won’t go into those aspects as this is a beer publication.
Counter is the perfect antidote to rubbishy fast food outlets and tasteless, mass-produced, mass-advertised beers; these people certainly know the way forward. _______________________________________
Times Square Brewery 210 West 42nd Street (near Broadway and 7th Avenue), New York, NY 10036. Phone: 1 212 398 1234.
This brewpub reopened in its new location on Valentine’s Day; five of their beers are available on tap. Multi-levelled
and spacious, it is conveniently next to the Times Square subway stop.
The brewer is Tim Yarrington, formerly of the highly-acclaimed Long Valley Brewpub in New Jersey; I recommend his Robust Porter when visiting Times Square.
Established beer bars:
The Waterfront Ale House (136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn) commenced selling cask-conditioned ale in late January. Southampton Oyster Stout, and beers from England’s well-repected Adnams Brewery have featured so far. _______________________________________
The popularity of cask-conditioned ale continues to spread in the city. Bar Matchless (557 Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn), The Lighthouse Tavern, (243 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn), Brewsky’s (47 East 7th Street, Manhattan), and The Waterfront Ale House (540 Second Avenue, Manhattan) all hope to be equipped with beer engines for dispensing cask ale very soon. Also, The Henry Street Ale House (62 Henry Street, Brooklyn) is another good bar where cask beer hopefully may appear.
MICROBREWS = DIVERSITY AND QUALITY. GLOBAL BRANDS = LACK OF CHOICE AND
STANDARD CORPORATE BLANDNESS!
Beer Calendar
Recommended beer events to put in your diary…
LOCAL EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY:
Wednesday 3th March 2004, 6.00pm: Dogfish Head Promo. The Blind Tiger, 518 Hudson Street, Manhattan. The New York City launch of ‘Aprihop’ and the city debut of ‘Randall the Enamel Animal’ organoleptic hop transducer module which will be unleashed on a keg of 90-Minute IPA…
Thursday 4th – Sunday 7th March 2004: Third Manhattan Real Ale Festival. David Copperfield’s, 1394 York Avenue, Manhattan (at East 74th Street). Here is the provisional beer list. From England: Dark Star Hophead and Espresso Stout, Freeminer Tormentor, Adnams Broadside. Domestic: North Coast Acme Pale Ale, Cisco Moors Porter, High Point Ramstein Maibock, Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale, Southampton Imperial Baltic Porter, Stone Ruination IPA, and Victory Old Horizontal. Also unconfirmed brews from Rogue and McNeil’s. Further details: 1 212 517 2733 or see http://www.davidcopperfields.com
Saturday 6th March 2004, 2.00pm: Split Thy Brooklyn Skull. Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Featuring the following rare barleywines, trippelbocks, and imperial stouts: Kulmbacher Eisbock (9.2%), Gale's Prize Old Ale 1998 (9%), J.W. Lees Harvest Ale 2002 (11.5%), N'Ice Chouffe 2003 (10%), Brooklyn Monster Ale 2001 (11.8%), Heavyweight Cold Salty 2003 (11+%), Dogfish Head Midas Touch 2003 (9%), Dogfish Head Immort Ale 2003 (11%), De Dolle Dulle Teve (Mad Bitch) 2003 (10%), De Dolle Still Nacht 2003 (10%), Greenpoint Full Moon Barleywine 2003 (10%), McKenzie Brewhouse Iced Super Wit 2003 (?%), Middle Ages Druid Fluid 2003 (9.5%), North Coast Old Rasputin 2003 (8.9%), North Coast Old Stock Ale 2003 (11.4%), Ramstein Winter Wheat Eisbock 2003 (11.5%), Sierra Bigfoot 2001 (9.6%), Smuttynose Barleywine 2003 (10%), Southampton Old Herb Barleywine 2002 (11%), Victory St. Victorious Doppelbock 2003 (8.5%) , Wagner Valley Sled Dog Tripel Bock 2003 (10%). Details: http://hbd.org/mbas/calendar.html
Wednesday 10th March 2004, 7.30pm: Malted Barley Appreciation Society of NYC. Monthly meeting, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Guest speaker will be George de Piro from C.H.Evans’ Albany Pump Station who will have a selection of his beers to sample. Details: http://hbd.org/mbas/
Tuesday 16th March 2004, 7.30pm: N.Y.C.H.G. Monthly meeting, Brewsky’s, 41 East 7th Street, Manhattan. Guest speakers will be David Yarrington and Kevin Love of Smuttynose Brewing Company, who will have a selection of beers to sample. http://www.homebrewersguild.org
Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th April 2004, Noon – late evening (daily): Third ‘Cask Head’ Real Ale Festival. The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. Your editor is helping with the beer order, so plenty of rare, delicious brews are promised. The range should include Ommegang Three Philosophers, Greenpoint Honey Porter, Stoudt’s Fat Dog Stout, and new/rare beers from Dark Star, Heavyweight, North Coast, Wagner Valley, and Blue Point among others. See: http://www.brazenheadbrooklyn.com or ring 1 718 488 0430.
Wednesday 14th April 2004, 7.30pm: Malted Barley Appreciation Society of NYC. Monthly meeting, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Details: http://hbd.org/mbas/ nearer the time.
Tuesday 20th April 2004, 7.30pm: N.Y.C.H.G. Monthly meeting, Brewsky’s, 41 East 7th Street, Manhattan. Guest speaker will be Greg Zaccardi of High Point Brewing Company, who will have a selection of his beers to sample. http://www.homebrewersguild.org
EVERY TUESDAY, 7.00pm: Bierkraft, 191 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn (at Union Street). Weekly beer tasting and cheese pairing, sometimes featuring a guest speaker from the trade. Details: 1 718 230 7600; http://www.bierkraft.com.
EVENTS OUTSIDE NYC:
Friday 26th – Sunday 28th March 2004: Beer Advocate’s 2004 Philadelphia Rally. Friday night will see a Philadelphia pub crawl; visits to Victory Brewery, McKenzie’s Brewpub, and the Sly Fox Brewpub are planned for the Saturday. Now expanded into a whole weekend! Details: http://www.beeradvocate.com/events/calendar.php?show=2079
Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th April 2004: Tap New York at Hunter Mountain. Over 75 beers and gourmet foods. Details: http://www.tapnewyork.com or phone 1 800 486 8376.
Wednesday 28th – Saturday 1st May 2004: New England Real Ale Exhibition (‘NERAX’), George Dilboy Post, Davis Square, Somerville, MA. Featuring a large number of delicious cask-conditioned beers from the U.S. and the U.K. Details: http://www.nerax.org or email [email protected].
Friday 28th – Sunday 30th May 2004: ‘Glastonwick 2004’, Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England. Your editor’s annual U.K. cask ale and music festival, now in its 9th year. About 55 casks from British microbreweries, mainly rare and obscure. Farmhouse ciders and perries too. Probably the only beer festival in the world where the beer tent is on an airport taxi-way! 75 minutes on the train from London Victoria Station to Shoreham-by-Sea station. Full details: http://www.cask–ale.co.uk/beerfestival.html
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Hophead Hops Over The Atlantic!
Alex Hall announces the imminent arrival of Dark Star casks. Beer from Britain's award-winning Dark Star Brewery has finally made it over to these shores, albeit in very limited quantities. Importer Dan Shelton has shipped over two firkins each of four different cask-conditioned beers as an introduction to the NYC market.
Hophead is a very flavoursome, 3.8% ABV pale straw-coloured 'quaffing' bitter with a noticeable hop bite; this beer has won many awards at British beer festivals from its hoppy aroma and clean-tasting, crisp Cascade hop bitterness.
Espresso Stout is a rich, dark beer with plenty of roast malt character; specially blended and ground coffee beans are added to the copper to produce a unique flavour. At 4.2% ABV, it isn't strong on alcohol but is certainly strong on taste.
American Pale Ale is a 4.7% ABV seasonal brew which is similar to (but not as strong as) an I.P.A. as it has an intense hop character through liberal dry-hopping with the wonderfully bittering Chinook variety. This beer is very new, having only been brewed for the first time this year – so, with only two firkins in the country, it is surely a candidate for the rarest commercially-available beer ever.
Last but not least, Dark Star is the classic beer that the brewery derives its name from. A 5.0% dark ale, Dark Star is well-balanced with hints of rich malt flavour from the use of Cara malt; this is the recipe that won CAMRA's Supreme Champion Beer of Britain award in the 1980s when Dark Star was in its original incarnation at London's Pitfield Brewery.
Brewer Rob Jones took the name and recipe with him when he left Pitfield, and subsequently formed the Dark Star Brewing Company in the tiny cellar of Brighton's Evening Star pub in the mid '90s. Brewing capacity was very limited –
seven firkins was all that each brew would create. Expansion later came in the form of a redundant dairy building on a farm in the village of Ansty, about ten miles inland from The Evening Star. Brewing capacity immediately jumped about 600% in the new, gleaming brewery; the small plant in the pub cellar
was made redundant and was ultimately purchased by a brewpub in the village of Melvich in the Scottish Highlands.
Dark Star Brewery's beers can be found at The Evening Star, which remains as the celebrated 'Brewery Tap', and as 'guest' ales around the U.K. – and now for the first time in selected New York City bars. Look out for their beers in The Brazen Head, Waterfront Ale House, David Copperfield's, Spuyten Duyvil, and other enterprising bars that serve cask.
One thing I haven't mentioned is that one thing often leads to another in good beer circles - there probably would have been no such magazine as The Gotham Imbiber if it wasn't for the Dark Star Brewery. Your editor used to work as cellarman at The Evening Star, which involved keeping Dark Star's beers in perfect condition for the pub's customers. One day there, I was fortunate enough to meet an attractive American lady with a love of good quality beer who was touring around Britain. Little did I realise then that the lady in question would later become my wife and that I would ultimately move over to the Big Apple. Now the very same microbrews that I used to work with have followed in my footsteps. It's a small world...
Imported by The Shelton Brothers, P.O. Box 486, Belchertown, MA 01007. Phone: 1 413 253 0500 Fax: 1 413 253 0600 Email: [email protected]
Beerman and Firkin
By Felice Wechsler
House Beers - Good or Evil?
by Alex Hall At risk of annoying those who rename common (or otherwise) brews to insinuate they have something specially brewed for them, I examine here the different situations and question whether bars having 'house beer' brands is good or not for promoting the cause of quality beer over cheap mass-produced swill. I define the term 'house beer' as a brand of beer permanently or seasonally on tap or handpump which is considered to be exclusively available at one specific venue or chain of venues.
There are three distinct categories which these beers fall under, although it is often hard to tell which category correctly sums up the ale concerned.
Category 1: Legitimate as a brand of its own, exclusive to one bar or chain of bars. The bars where such beers can be found are sometimes referred to as brewpubs even though the beers are physically brewed off-premises. The recipes will have been worked out between the management of the establishments concerned and the brewery which supplies the beers, and the two factions will normally have a close business relationship with each other. Nothing wrong here. Note: if the brewer 'tweaks' kegs or casks by the addition of extra ingredients such as dry hops or priming sugar (where it would not normally be done), I consider that to be legitimate for making something unique. However, I prefer the formulas of beers created in that manner to be made common knowledge at the point of dispense so we know exactly what we are drinking.
Category 2: Not legitimate as a brand of its own, and not exclusive - but this is unbeknown to the bar's management. This can occur where a bar or chain contacts a brewery asking for an exclusive house beer brand, and the brewery says yes. Then, all the brewer does is slap a new label on a keg of a standard brew and pass it off as something unique. Fortunately, this is uncommon as most brewers have good scruples, but it does happen from time to
time. 'Tweaked' beers don't come under this category as they have become marginally different from the base beer (see above, category 1).
Category 3: Not legitimate as a brand of its own, and not exclusive - deceptively created by the bar's management to intentially pass off a common, generally cheap-to-buy beer as something it is not. The brewery will often be unaware of their product being rebadged. This is an appallingly bad practice, especially when the imbibing public think they're ordering some exclusive microbrew and end up with a pint of common macro ricewater. There is no respect here for the products that are dressed up, or the drinking public that is hoodwinked.
Whenever I find a bar with house beers (that does not have brewing plant on the premises), I make a point of asking of their origin. I recommend that readers of The Gotham Imbiber do the same as it is so hit and miss whether you'll get a quality, microbrewed pint or not.
NYC bars known to have house beers (mentioning where these are confirmed as unique) are listed here – read between the lines for potential authenticity where it is not stated, especially where global brewing corporations are said to be the supplier:
• Chumley's, 86 Bedford Street, Manhattan. The several house beers are from Chelsea Brewery and Widmer Brothers. At least one seasonal beer is confirmed as unique.
• Greenwich Brewing Company, 418 6th Avenue, Manhattan. Several house beers from Chelsea Brewery are to be found in this former brewpub which misleadingly retains its old name.
• Heartland Brewery (4 locations in Manhattan). Totally legitimate as unique brands, the beers are brewed under contract to Heartland's recipes at Greenpoint Beerworks in Brooklyn. Three of the
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Fun Anagrams
All these are anagrams of microbrewed beers which are or have been available locally. Answers are on page 15. 1. CLINKER BREASTS FLOP? 2. ZERO HAVE BIG HAZY WIT? 3. DRUNK TRY BOY'S LOOT? 4. DOWNLOADING TALE, RUBBISH PLOT? 5. PRIVACY POLL TO WHO? 6. WARREN WIN HER TAPROOM? 7. GRUESOME MUTANTS TRY HOPS, LOT? 8. PROSTITUTE HEN ERROR? 9. MERMAIDS DODGE US, CALL? 10. LOCUSTS OPEN DOG GROWLER? Dog Growler? Huh???
FAB Fest Microbrews take over Miami Beach!
by Alex Hall Foods, Arts, Beverages. That's what the 'FAB' in Fab Fest, formerly The World of Beer Festival, means now that this Floridian extravaganza now encompasses food and talent from various countries equally as much as beer.
Held at the beginning of February on Miami Beach, the sandy venue was blessed with perfect weather hovering around the upper 70s. The various marquees showcased many brewers, beer marketers, and advocates for quality beer such as Ale Street News. Adding the food stalls and the artists means you get one great festival. The southern end featured a full-size stage and professional PA system, this accounted for much of the ‘art’ factor. The $25 entrance fee generously included all beer samples, which came in eccentric J.P. Chenet tasting glasses with curved stems which rendered the bowl of the glass off balance.
Casks
For me (and probably the majority of festival-goers), the highlight was the tent housing the traditional British pub; here an astounding array of no less that 37 different cask-conditioned microbrews could be found - many from breweries never previously seen over here. Of those 37, all but three were in excellent condition. All casks were from the South-West of England, as it was arranged by that region's chapter of The Society of Independent Brewers. Don Burgess and Peter Thomas of Freeminer Brewery and Tim Webster of Barum Brewery were on hand there throughout the weekend;
there was also a separate stall where Freeminer's bottled beers could be sampled.
Other highlights included the Bagel Beer stand; California-based Lotsolox Brewery uses a number of real bagels in each mash which impart their flavours into the beer – a very novel idea! Look for 'Blueberry Ale', 'Plain Pilsner', 'Whole Wheat Hefeweizen', 'Poppy Seed Pale Ale, 'Pumpernickel Porter', 'Chocolate Chip Stout', and 'Everything IPA' in New York City later this year as they are currently trying to set up a distribution system here. Lotsolox Brewery is also generous and animal-friendly - a portion of their income is donated to animal rescue organisations. Check out their website at www.bagelbeer.com for more information.
Unanimous
Saturday lunchtime, prior to opening to the public, was the official cask ale blind tasting panel. I was honoured to be asked to participate on the panel - as was Felice, my wife; Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and Ale Street News editor/partner Tony Forder, were among others doing the tasting. We pitched the 37 cask ales against each other in small groups, the most favoured beer out of each group being put through to the second round. We whittled them down to the top nine, and then discussed and compared each one's merit. The first choice was virtually unanimous: a 3.8% hoppy, clean-tasting bitter called 'Mystery Tor' from the fairly new Glastonbury Ales
Brewery, based in the Somerset village better known for its annual music festival. A close second was 'Peat Porter' brewed by The Moor Beer Company, this was a delicious 4.5% dark ale with plenty of flavour. Third was Barum 'Barnstablasta', a 6.6% old ale from Barnstaple, Devon.
Cheese
Sunday lunchtime saw Garrett Oliver's beer and cheese pairing event; a good crowd of eager people partook in this mouth-watering experience. The cheeses were supplied by Australian cheese expert David Doepel of Abel Gower Enterprises, and all originated from the land down under. Garrett's pairings were as follows.
Jindi 'Triple Cream' and Barum Brewery's 'Original';
Ashgrove 'Wasabi' and Freeminer Brewery's 'Trafalgar IPA'; Ashgrove 'Cloth Matured Cheddar' and Glastonbury Ales' 'Mystery Tor'; Tarago River 'Jensen's Red' and Barum Brewery's 'Firing Squad'; Tarago River 'Shadows of Blue' and Moor Beer Co.'s 'Peat Porter'; Tarago River 'Blue Orchid' and Barum Brewery's 'Barnstablasta'. See http://www.sinfullyaustralian.com for more information on these cheeses.
The good news for New Yorkers is that the organiser of this wonderful event, Melissa Frantz and Associates, is interested in holding a similar festival in the NYC Metropolitan area around October. Watch this space... Photos: Alex Hall
Write a Caption
After a short break, the infamous caption feature is back! This month’s ‘victim’ is the well-known canine imbiber Ludwig, ward of Salty Dog cartoonist Bill Coleman (who is pictured proffering the pint to the enthusiastic canine). Ludwig is depicted here licking his lips at the prospect of a pint of a tasty microbrewed beer. Our own feline rival, Maudling, was not impressed at my choice of photo and is currently sharpening her claws on a six pack of Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (and probably drinking them too when my back is turned; those claws are remarkably like bottle openers).
Behave yourself Maudling, or I’ll put some O’Doul’s in your dish (Disclaimer: I wouldn’t be that cruel to a quality beer loving cat!)…
Anyway, please send your best wit to us – no vulgarities please; such quotes may give me a brief laugh but will certainly get tossed into ‘trash’ and not end up in print. The winner wins a branded glass from Bierkraft (Park Slope, Brooklyn). The winner is responsible for collecting their prize. Email and ‘snail mail’ addresses can be found on page 2. Cheers…
Website of the Month Don’t know what ‘scooping’ is? Check out this British site to a fascinating
and opinionated insight on one aspect of beer enthusiasm: http://www.scoopergen.co.uk/
DRINK THE WORK OF SKILLED LOCAL CRAFTSPEOPLE… NOT THE MASS-
MARKETED, MASS-PRODUCED PRODUCTS OF EVER-MERGING GLOBAL CORPORATIONS!
News Extra On Monday 23rd February, a merry party of 18 beer lovers visited Greenpoint Beerworks. Head Brewer Kelly Taylor was an excellent host, and talked about the brewing process and the beers he brews. The visit was organised by The Gotham Imbiber jointly for members and guests of The Malted Barley Apprecition Society, The New York City Homebrewers’ Guild, and Beer Advocate (www.beeradvocate.com)
Photos: Alex Hall
Anagram answers (from page 11): 1.Black Forest ‘Pilsner’, 2.Heavyweight ‘Bizzaro’, 3.Brooklyn ‘Dry Stout’, 4.Blue Point ‘Old Howling Bastard’, 5.Victory ‘Hop Wallop’, 6.Harpoon ‘Winter Warmer’, 7.Smuttynose ‘Portsmouth Lager’, 8. Southern Tier ‘Porter’, 9.Middle Ages ‘Old Marcus’, 10.Cooperstown ‘Old Slugger’.
The Brazen Head and The Gotham Imbiber present…
The 3rd
CASK HEAD CASK ALE FESTIVAL Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th April 2004
at
The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue,
Brooklyn (at Court Street, 5 minutes walk from Borough Hall)
Tel. 1 718 488 0430 “I ain’t warm Email: [email protected] and I ain’t flat”
Featuring ten rare and delicious microbrews, all cask-conditioned!
Beers available while stocks last, first come first served.
Over 21s only, please bring ID to avoid disappointment.
No entry fee!
Planned beers include: Ommegang Three Philosophers (first time in cask), Wagner Valley Sugar House Maple Porter, Greenpoint Honey Porter (first time in cask), North Coast Acme California Pale Ale, Stoudt’s Fat Dog Stout, Blue Point Organic Gold & Double Blonde, plus beers from Victory, Dark Star, and Heavyweight - and possibly another rarity.
To get to the Brazen Head…
Subway: F, G to Bergen Street, or 2, 3, 4, 5*, M*, R to Borough Hall – Court Street, or A, C to Jay Street – Borough Hall (* Friday only).
Bus: B61 & B63 stop outside, B65 & B75 stop one block away.
Please drink responsibly, and never drink and drive
