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

Beer better than water after exercise?

According to this Fox News story, a study found that beer after exercise helps a person quench thier thirst and replenish carbs/calories from the work out. Rest of story is also here: Having a beer after exercise could do you more good than drinking water, a new study suggests. Beer can help someone who has …

SOHO/Lil’ Italy Crawl – Nov. 2007

It’s been a long summer without, but I’m sure all you GPC’ers have managed to find exciting things to pass the time till we started up our monthly crawls again. We’ve put together a mix of local joints, historical haunts, beer hauses, high end cocktail bars, celebrity hangouts, beer gardens, burger joints that server beer …

20 Great Movie Drinkers

Since I’ve just started this, I wanted put a little flavor into the blog. MAXIM Magazine has put together their list of the 20 greatest Movie Drinkers. Here’s the list and I’ve highlighted my favorites with quotes at the bottom. 20. Paul Giamatti as Miles Raymond in Sideways 19. Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy in …

2 Beer Festivals weekend of Oct. 26, 2007

You have your choice; one is in NYC and the other Boston. One focuses on Belgian Brews and the other there’s now restriction to flavor, malt or style. Both claim over 100 brews to sample and are both around the same cost. Brewtopia: the Great World Beer Festival (GWBF)! on Oct 26th and 27th. In …

Cask Night at Deks, Rocky Point (Long Island) NY

If you’re out this way, I recommend checking out this brew event: From The Beer Hall (blog) Put this on your calendar! Firkin Friday at Deks in Rocky Point will feature a firkin of cask conditioned Oatmeal Stout from Blue Point Brewing Company. The cask will be tapped at 9 p.m. on Friday, September 28, …

Oktoberfest 07!

Ahh that time again! No trip planned this time but feel free to let us know how it goes for you all! Sept. 22nd through Oct. 10th Not certain how this is so news worthy, but apparently this chick was “banned” from attending this years Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Apparently, the locals felt that her …

Coney Island comes to Manhattan via Manitoba Bar

Manitoba Bar just sent me this notice of their Freaks come to Manhattan gig… check it: Coney Island Comes To Manhattan: Step right up and witness the delectable alchemy of 8 malts, 6 hops & Czech pilsner yeast. Discover the thrill of old world brewing conjoined with beguiling New World flavor. Manitoba’s Bar, the premiere …

Bears get drunk off “Beer Festival”-goer

Bears eat man at beer festival BELGRADE, Serbia (Reuters) — A 23-year old Serb was found dead and half-eaten in the bear cage of Belgrade Zoo at the weekend during the annual beer festival. The man was found naked, with his clothes lying intact inside the cage. Two adult bears, Masha and Misha, had dragged …

For Beer Tastes, on Beer Budgets (NYTimes)

Great article in the NY Times today By SETH KUGEL – Read away you beer snobs! VISITING the big city can leave you parched, especially in summer. It’s easy to develop a more-than-one-beer thirst as you gamely tramp from museum to museum, from landmark to landmark. But hunting cheap beer on the New York City …

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.