“Jason Barber, a farmer from Dorset, England, has spent three years creating the world’s first milk vodka. Now, his Black Cow label is the poison of choice for celebrities like Elizabeth Hurley and James Bond star Daniel Craig.” – Oddity Central
But does it make a good White Russian?
“Created as a collaboration between MIT Sensible Lab, Pentagram and SuperUber, Makr Shakr is a robotic bar, capable of preparing approximately one googol (equal to 10 power 100) crowd-sourced drink combinations.” – Creative Applications
“Now you can use your own honey, or store-bought honey, to make mead, a unique low-alcohol honey wine and one the world’s oldest fermented beverages.” – Williams-Sonoma
Where we post Reggae-inflected songs/sets we dig:
1_Check It Out
2_Having a Party….Lee Scratch Perry
3_Gotta Make A Living (Crunchy Slug Rmx)….Nubian Crackers
4_Billie Jean Riddim (Reggae Stylee)….Irie Ites
5_Limb By Limb (Hip-Hop Rmx)….Cutty Ranks
6_History Town (Instrumental)….Max Tannone
7_Bogus Buddy….Western Roots
8_The Sting….Louie Rankin
9_See It Ya….Special Ed
10_Casualties
“And when you drink don’t drive!” – Lee Scratch Perry.
It’s quite a coincidence that our old frankenstill resides a few blocks from the Rockaway surf beach, and our new brew house sits in the shadow of the MoMA PS1 building. Who would have guessed that these two locales would have such a strong connection? But here PS1 surprises us again …
“Rockaway Beach, a Queens neighborhood hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in October, is still rough around the edges. Five months later, houses near the water look abandoned, and the boardwalk is still in shambles. But weary residents received some great news on Friday, when they arrived at MoMa PS1′s VW Dome 2 next to the beach to see what was promoted as “a special performance”: Patti Smith was the star of the show.” – Huffington Post
Great news for brew lovers local to Queens/Brooklyn! Our growler station will now be open for extended hours during the warmer months. During these hours please feel free to stop by and refill your growler, chat, sample new brews or just say ‘Hi’ to Flint (our new station manager).
If you’re lucky you might catch Ethan or Marcus and get a peek at the shiny innards of our brew house.
NEW HOURS:
FRIDAY 3-8
SATURDAY 11-4
SUNDAY 11-4
While catching up on our New Yorker reading, we came across a brilliant article by Kelefa Sanneh on scotch distilleries in Islay (pronounced “Eye-lah”). Read the full article here.
