Local
Edible East End: "Suds and Sand"
Friday/27/August 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Nice piece in Edible East End, where two friends set out to sample some of Long Island's beers "direct from the source"
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Ask a beer geek where to go for great American brews and he or she will tell you Oregon, Colorado or maybe California. Long Island, often considered the refuge of beach bums and celebrity homeowners, probably wouldn’t make the top of anyone’s list. Historically, it’s enticed more wine enthusiasts than hop-minded vacationers. But in recent years, a growing number of small producers outside of the five boroughs are changing New York’s craftbrewing landscape and turning the area into a worthy beer destination. Now, at last, the East End has ales to travel for.
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Nice piece in Edible East End, where two friends set out to sample some of Long Island's beers "direct from the source"
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Ask a beer geek where to go for great American brews and he or she will tell you Oregon, Colorado or maybe California. Long Island, often considered the refuge of beach bums and celebrity homeowners, probably wouldn’t make the top of anyone’s list. Historically, it’s enticed more wine enthusiasts than hop-minded vacationers. But in recent years, a growing number of small producers outside of the five boroughs are changing New York’s craftbrewing landscape and turning the area into a worthy beer destination. Now, at last, the East End has ales to travel for.
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The Beer Babe:
"What it really means to go local"
Thursday/14/January 2010
Interesting piece by Carla, "The Beer Babe" on supporting your local beer scene, where ever you happen to be:
I made up a short list of my own as far as my own beer drinking was concerned, and one stuck out to me – “support local beer.” In the days of this economy, where each little business is hanging on the hopes of their customers, it seems more important than ever to me to take a step back and look back into our own neighborhoods. Let’s face it – national craft beer distibution is a wonderful thing, and there are some fabulous beers from “away” that I enjoy very often. But I started to wonder if this national distribution was keeping me from truly enjoying the local flavors around me.
Read more here...
Everyone has a laundry list of resolutions, I’m sure. Lose weight, finish the novel, donate more to charity…
I made up a short list of my own as far as my own beer drinking was concerned, and one stuck out to me – “support local beer.” In the days of this economy, where each little business is hanging on the hopes of their customers, it seems more important than ever to me to take a step back and look back into our own neighborhoods. Let’s face it – national craft beer distibution is a wonderful thing, and there are some fabulous beers from “away” that I enjoy very often. But I started to wonder if this national distribution was keeping me from truly enjoying the local flavors around me.
Read more here...
NPR: "Recession-Proof Food Trends For 2010"
Thursday/07/January 2010
NPR:
"Doughnuts are the new cupcakes and beer is the new wine...
The focus on local, sustainable and simple will continue - just more so."
More at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122190248
"Doughnuts are the new cupcakes and beer is the new wine...
The focus on local, sustainable and simple will continue - just more so."
More at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122190248