Category: Beer

Fielder’s Choice

April 1, 2013 | Beer | Comments Off

Springtime in New York, 21st century style: the ever-uncertain waffling of clouds and heat, raindrops and sunspots. It’s not at all unlike the drama-filled introductory innings of baseball season, which starts today!

As your favorite teams begin their baby-steps towards the World Series (or if you’re from Seattle, maybe not) it’s worth considering one of life’s constant variables: warm weather means cold beer, and plenty of it. With this in mind we’d like to steer your attention towards Founders All Day IPA Session Ale (whew!) – a lighter, lower-alcohol IPA that’ll keep you steadily refreshed without going ker-splat. Play ball!

Beer Updates Fall 2012

September 12, 2012 | Beer, Grocery, Uncategorized | Comments Off

With fall creeping up visions of pumpkin ale and Oktoberfest lagers dancing in our heads we couldn’t wait to get in some fall seasonals.  Though 81 degrees may not be considered “sweater weather”, there is no reason we can’t delve into possibly the best season for beer snobs early.  We are very excited to have Southern Tier Pumking back in the case, this Imperial Pumpkin Ale is well loved by many a beer connoisseur and has been described by some as “liquid pumpkin pie”.  For those with milder tastes we also have Brooklyn Post Road Pumpkin and Captain Lawrence Pumpkin Ale, from two of New York’s most revered breweries.  If pumpkin isn’t your thing we also have a brand new seasonal offering from Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY.   Scythe and Sickle is a Belgian-style Amber Ale brewed with rye and oat flakes in celebration of the harvest season.

Fall would be the same without a handful of Oktoberfest beers.  In the case now we are carrying Penn Brewery’s Oktoberfest Bier a Bavarian style brew, it is often named as one of the best examples of the style in craft brewing.  Another celebrated version of this traditional style is Left Hand Brewing’s Oktoberfest, a slightly sweeter take on a Marzen lager but full bodied with a nice blend of biscuity malts and spicy hops.

Make sure to get them while you can, these brews are seasonal and in high demand, they don’t last long.

 

Brooklyn Brine and Dogfish Heads Hop-Pickle

June 20, 2012 | Beer, Food, Grocery | Comments Off

Our friends over at Brooklyn Brine have been collaborating with craft beer’s mad scientist Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head.  What they came up with was the Hop-Pickle, pickle slices brined with Dogfish’s 60min IPA and oil extracted from the leaves of Cascade hop flowers.  Beyond being the perfect marriage of two of the greatest things ever, these pickles also pack quite a spicy wallop.  Grab a jar and pair them with a few bottles of Dogfish’s 90min IPA.

Two Brothers Brewing Tasting and Cheese Pairing

April 25, 2012 | Beer, Cheese, Events, Food, Uncategorized | Comments Off

This Thursday April 26 from 5:30pm-7:30pm we are please to welcome Two Brothers Brewing to Provisions for a tasting and cheese pairing.  Two Brothers was found in 1996 in Warrenville, Illinois by the Ebel brothers who were passionate about brewing classic European beers in the craft brewing spirit.  The cheesemongers will also be choosing a few cheese to pair with Two Brothers’ fantastic beers.  Drop in for a taste.

Left Hand Brewing and W&T Oyster Tasting

April 4, 2012 | Beer, Events, Fish/Seafood, Food | Comments Off

This Friday April 6th from 5:30pm-7:30pm we are happy to welcome Left Hand Brewing to Provisions for a tasting of their Milk Stout Nitro.  Left Hand Milk Stout has been a staff favorite for a long time and now it is available in “nitro bottles”,  creating a beautfiul cascading pour as well as a light and creamy body, follow this link to see how it works.  To class things up even more a rep from our oyster supplier, W&T Seafood, will be here to pair oysters with the beer.  Stouts and oysters have long tradition of being paired together, the roasted grain flavors in stout contrast well with the sweet and salty oysters.  Our oyster supply is limited so we will be limiting customers to 1 of each type of oyster until we run out.  

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