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

Wine Vs. Beer

Time Out NY has a few interesting articles about the expanding battle of alcohol imbibers between wine and beer. There’s a few good reads on new beer or wine bars, where to pick up some great bottles around the NYC area and how a few of the top choices stacked up to food pairings. I …

How best to enjoy Guinness?

With THE holiday coming up, there’s been a few articles floating around about how best to enjoy a pint of Guinness and some myths have been perpetrated as well. I always watch the barkeep pour my Guinness – which glass do they use, is the tap in good condition, do they let it settle before …

The Immediate Effect of Alcohol

Alcohol is absorbed into your bloodstream very quickly. The absorption rate depends on the amount and type of food in your stomach. For example, high carbohydrate and high fat foods lessen the absorption rates. A carbonated alcoholic drink, like champagne, will be absorbed faster. The effects of alcohol may appear within 10 minutes and peak …

Going for the event record

On February 9, Halifax attempted to break the Guinness record for world’s biggest pub crawl currently set by Maryborough, Queensland, Australia on June 11, 2006. The Halifax crawl claimed 3200 people breaking the Aussie crawl by over a 1000! We were there in spirit but didn’t cross the boarder for this one. The Coast has …

February Pub Crawl?

Not sure if it’s the cold that has gotten to us, the lower turn out in the winter months, or just that we need to check ourselves into rehab for a day too, but the momentum has slowed for a Feb. crawl. The 24th of Feb would be our choice for the day, however, most …

UES Championship Football Crawl Update

Jan. 28th 2007: Looks like the Gators have it, and the Colts and Bears are in Superbowl XLI this year. To fill out that sports bar scene, what better row than the UES bar scene. This round of spots includes some unpretentious taverns, Irish pubs, sports bars, local hang outs, great food joints and even …

Sake it to me Baby!

Most get introduced to sake via “bombs” or just as a compliment to sushi at your favorite Japaneses fish spot. Sake, is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice, is some what elegant and romantic, and is a great flexible wine option served up warm or cold. One of my classic favorites is Decibel in …

Wine-ing in the City

There are many wine bars in New York so what criteria do you use to pick a better one over the other – wine selection, food, decor, talent, social environment, attentiveness of the staff/bartenders? I think if you’ve lived here you may already know about Ino (west village), In Vino (west village), Uva (upper east …

UES Championship Football Crawl – Jan. 27th

It’s the season of football championships. Bowl games through the first week of January and the BCS Championships on Jan 8th with the Florida Gators vs. the Ohio Buckeyes. Later this month, we’ll have the NFL National Championships and the final game of the season, the Superbowl. This season we’re asking our attendees to come …

Only the serious are ugly

Well we’re a little disappointed with the support and results of the ugly crawl. Those who supported the ugly sweater were those who stayed through the entire crawl (even hitting bars others skipped – boo!). Our winner this year is Russell! I think Dress Barn needs their sweater back dude! Job well done. We started …