CRAFT BEER LINKS

Domestic craft beer breweries:

• Nomad Brewing Company
  This exciting new brewery's beers are coming very soon...
• See this page for all other breweries.
  

Beer resources & online beer communities / discussion groups:

• ALEX HALL'S CASK ALE PAGES
  The sister site to gotham-imbiber.com - includes the American cask ale directory.
  
• UK Brewing Supplies
  PA-based supplier of cask equipment (please quote The Gotham Imbiber on contact).
  
• BeerAdvocate.com (home page)
  Beer reviews, bar reviews, beer forums, beer calendar.
  Very highly recommended!
  
• BeerAdvocate.com (Mid Atlantic forum)
  BeerAdvocate's local forum.
  
• The Malted Barley Appreciation Society of New York City
  NYC's beer aficionados have a monthly event at Mugs Ale House...
  
• Beer Activist
  Chris O'Brien is a beer ecologist and author. This man should be president...
  
• Cask-USA
  All things cask-conditioned in the USA and Canada.
  
• Brookston Beer Bulletin
  (Blog) From Californian beer writer Jay Brooks. Good for news, plus thousands of links.
  
• New York State Brewers Association
  'Craft Brewed in New York'.
  
• Garden State Craft Brewers Guild
  New Jersey's best breweries.
  
• Professor Beer
  Award-winning brewer George de Piro offers professional tastings, etc.
  
• Lew Bryson
  The well-known PA-based author of New York Breweries.
  
• Liquid Diet Online
  By Jack Curtin
  
• The Burgundian Babble Belt
  Lively worldwide forum for lovers of Belgian beer styles.
  
• Belgian Beer
  Another good forum for Belgian beer styles, more on topic.
  
• The Brewers Association
  Representing America's craft brewers, and also The American Homebrewing Association.
  
• Beer Pages
  Roger Protz and Tom Cannavan's informative site (mainly UK).
  
• Slow Food USA
  The antidote to the plague of mass-produced products. Mainly food but encompassing beer & wine.
  
• A Pint of Knowledge
  Informative articles from Keith Olsen.
  
• Beer Me
  General beer resource.
  
• Bella Online
  An informative beer news column aimed at female imbibers.
  
• BeerPal.com
  Read and write beer reviews here, similar to BeerAdvocate.
  
• RateBeer.com
  Ditto.
  
• New York City Beer Guide (not the one on this site)
  The original NYC beer bar guide (some pages are out of date though).
  
• Get MADD
  Drinking and driving is bad. Veiled neo-prohibitionism is on the DUI bandwagon.
  
• Breweries on the Web
  Self explanatory.
  
• Vittles Vamp
  (Blog) Mainly food but with a good outlook on craft beer in NYC.
  
• The Beer Yard, Pennsylvania
  PA-based distributor with an informative site.
  
• MurphGuide
  A good NYC bar resource.
  
• Michael Jackson's Rare Beer Club
  From The Beer Hunter himself.
  
• Beer Pages' Forum (UK)
  Part of the Beer Pages site.
  

Beer & food pairing:

• NYC Degustation Advisory Team/a>
  Monthly beer and food pairings at Jimmy's No.43.
  
• Garrett Oliver
  Brooklyn brewmaster and beer & food author.
  

'Brewspapers':

• Ale Street News
  The largest circulation beer publication in the U.S.A.
  
• All About Beer
  Subscription-based resource.
  
• Beer Advocate
  Coming soon - 'The art of beer and food'.
  
• Beers of the World
  Published in the UK but with a global outlook on craft beer.
  
• Brewing News
  Brewing News has several regional papers countrywide.
• Celebrator Beer News.
  West coast based national brewspaper.
  

Podcasts:

• Craft Beer Radio
  "The show for craft beer and the craft brewing industry."
  
• Slow Brew
  Long Island based.
  
• Basic Brewing Radio
  Homebrewing podcasts.
  
• Craft Brewer Radio
  "Beer based babblings."
  
• The Good Beer Show
  Based in Indiana.
  
• Big Foamy Head
  "It's the beer talking."
  

Major US beer festivals:

• NERAX
  The annual New England Real Ale Exhibition.
  
• Brewtopia.
  New York City's Brewtopia Festival, 20-21 October 2006.
  
• Beer on the Pier.
  NYC & Chicago.
  

• Legends Ltd.
  Importers of unique and eclectic ales from England and Scotland.
  
• Shelton Brothers
  The legendary Shelton Brothers, who import many great beers from Europe.
  
• B.United International
  Another importer dedicated to bringing in great European beers.
  
• Vanburg & DeWulf
  The Belgian beer experts have been importing since 1982.
  
• Phoenix Imports
  Bringing us Thomas Hardy's Ale and other goodies.
  
• Merchant du Vin
  Rochefort, Samuel Smith's, Orval, Ayinger, and others.
  
• D & V International
  St. Bernardus and other great Belgian beers.
  
• Wetten
  Craft beer brands from Belgium and Austria.
  
• Distinguished Brands International
  Erdinger, Veltins, Czechvar, Andechs, O'Hara's, Fullers.
  

NYC craft beer bars and brewpubs:

Manhattan

• The Blind Tiger
  
• 'd.b.a.'
  
• Heartland Brewery
  
• Chelsea Brewery
  
• David Copperfield's
  
• The Ginger Man
  
• Hop Devil Grill
  
• The Collins Bar
  
• House of Brews
  

  Brooklyn
  

• The Brazen Head
  
• Spuyten Duyvil
  
• Mugs Ale House
  
• Barcade
  
• The Levee
  
• The Mark Bar
  
• The Lighthouse Tavern
  
• The Lock Inn
  

Beer and travel:

• BeerAdvocate.com (Beerfly Guide)
  Compiled by the recommendations of thousands of BA members worldwide.
  
• Beer Philadelphia
  Craft beer in the city of brotherly love.
  
• Beer in Airports (part of BeerMe)
  A useful resource when flying.
  
• Homepage of Filip Geerts
  A good Belgian beer resource.
  
• European Beer Guide
  In-depth information for finding craft beer in many European countries.
  
• White Beer Travels
  John White's informative Belgian beer site.
  

Other useful links:

• Hop Stop
  Very detailed local transportation directions.
  

Homebrewing:

• Beer Tools
  Recipes, calculators, lots of useful stuff.
  
• Seven Bridges Cooperative
  Brew organic!
  
• The American Homebrewers Association
  The AHA is part of the Brewers Association.
  
• B.J.C.P. - style guidelines
  The definitive guide to beer styles.
  
• The New York City Homebrewers Guild
  The NYCHG meet at Burp Castle on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7.30pm.
• The Malted Barley Appreciation Society of New York City
  The MBAS covers both commercial & home brewing.
  
• Hudson Valley Homebrewers Guild
  Homebrewing in the area north of NYC.
  
• Maltose Express
  CT homebrew shop.
  
• Holly Pond Brewery
  All-grain homebrew recipes.
  
• Homebrew Obsession
  Recipes, tips, etc.
  
• Homebrew & Beer
  A general homebrewing resource.
  

© Alex Hall. Last updated 6 November 2007.
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