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• Women make better beer tasters than men???

  by beerfoodie September 11, 2009
  Has anyone else seen a story about Australia's Bluetongue Brewery, and their plan to hire more women because "women make better beer tasters than men?" I would love to find some concrete scientific studies to back this up, or at the very least, would love some help tracing the origin of the id...
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• Fantasy Football Draft Night and Beer

  by beerfoodie September 4, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. Fantasy football is one of my favorite sports.  The fun~ of watching football, cheering great plays, and lamenting over fumbles is exponenti...

• A Visit to the Blue Point Brewing Company

  by beerfoodie September 4, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. The tasting room at the Blue Point Brewery is like a bustling neighborhood bar, one with Blue Point's selection of beers on tap.  Their...

• Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.

  by beerfoodie August 22, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. The Greenport Harbor Brewing Company recently opened its doors in downtown Greenport.  Located on Carpenter Street (behind the Chase Bank,) ...

• Beat the heat with a salad and Watermelon Wheat

  by beerfoodie August 22, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. Watermelon is a perplexing addition to wheat beer, but California's 21st Amendment Brewery makes it work surprisingly well.  21st Amend...

• Six Point Tasting at the Blind Tiger

  by beerfoodie August 9, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. The Blind Tiger Ale House gets beer pairings right.  Sometimes spectacularly so.  A varied selection of great beer, paired with thought...

• Food Pairings for the Beer Summit

  by beerfoodie August 1, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. A Beer Summit is a great idea.  Cooling tempers and finding common ground over a few cold ones?  It's brilliant.  (As a New Y...

• Ithaca Beer Tasting at Bar Great Harry

  by beerfoodie August 1, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there. Ithaca Brewing Company Beer Tasting Bar Great Harry 280 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY Tuesday, July 28 If you get a chance to go to a beer ta...

• Pairing Beer With Greek Food

  by beerfoodie July 25, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there.  Keep a few bottles of Brooklyn Summer Ale on hand year round, to pair with Greek food.  It pairs beautifully with anything from grille...

• Delicious Beer Cocktails Paired With Fantastic Food at Mayahuel

  by beerfoodie July 25, 2009
  Excerpt from my Examiner.com blog,  NY Beer Pairing Examiner.    Read full text of this entry, and a complete list of other entries there.  Almost hidden in the middle of the block on East 6th Street, Mayahuel has taken Mexican and Latinoamerican flavors to an innovative, wonder...