Tag: Brooklyn

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

Pickle and Beer Tasting in Brooklyn

Rick Field from Rick’s Picks will be at Beer Table in Brooklyn to share and talk about his pickle. They’ll be pairing beers alongside the vinegary treats as Rick tells the tales of his business. Tickets are $35.00 on Monday, November 16th, 7:00-8:30pm. Check out Beer Table for other up coming events and beer pairings. …

Oktoberfest is here and alive in New York

What is it? Oktoberfest was established in 1810, with the marriage of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his bride, Princess Theresia. The event was particularly unusual because the king invited the public to attend his wedding. The marriage has been celebrated every year in Bavaria ever since and today it is celebrated all over …

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 …

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 …

Billyburg Crawl

I’m working with a more interactive map. The below is the route map (subject to change). We’ll be starting early at the Brooklyn Brewery for a tour and some lager. Tours of the Brewery are every hour on the hour. So get there on time at 12:45 PM SHARP!, or you’ll be on the 2 …

Crooklyn Crawl

I never realized how much brooklynites loved their board games. At least 5 of the bars we went to had board games to share with the patrons and we ended up making up our own at the Zombie hut – a drinking version of Dirty Minds. The first spot was not a pub crawl spot …

MTA throws GPCers for a loop – literally

Just a heads up guys… The MTA just changed routes and the F Train is not running through to Bergan St. Best option from Manhattan is to take either the C, A, or F to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street stop and transfer to the G down to Smith St-Bergan Street. A last minute changes is we’re taking …

The Fall Crawl – Brooklyn – October 21st, 2006

That’s right GPCers! Our first crawl in Brooklyn – BOCOCA to be more neighborhoodie (Boerum Hill/Cobble Hill/Carroll Gardens). This is a crawl we’ve wanted to roll out for awhile and we hope to get the last of the good summer weather this weekend for this Smith St. run. There’s only 8 bars on this tour …