Month: July 2007

New York pub crawls: Because your regular drinking dens are like following the spin-dry cycle

Smart Drinking in NYC

Gridskipper has put together a list of bars around New York that are connected to many prominent writers. Nice to see some of my favorites on there with Minetta Tavern, Chumley’s, and White Horse Tavern. Check out also their Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl.

Brewmakers spill beer to protest Senate Bill

A group of Wisconsin brewers blasted open barrels of beer on the docks of the Milwaukee River on Tuesday in the Brew City’s version of the Boston Tea Party. Their sticky statement was in protest of a little-publicized state Senate bill that they said would create complications for startup breweries. The big brew-ha is over …

Billyburg es en Fuego!

This was by far one of the funnest (and cheapest) crawls we’ve done. I’m happy that many came out but as expected most didn’t make the trip until after 6 pm. All the same, the hardcore’s are there and will stay with it till the end. I’ve found some of my new favorite spots in …