This piece was written on 4/25/2013. On 4/27 we visited Beer Table on their last night, where a patron made an impromptu toast to the owners and I drank a beer called Gypsy Tears.

On April 27th, 2013, Beer Table in Park Slope will serve its last beer after five years. The small bar and restaurant was well-known for its incredible beer selection; in addition to a few drafts and casks, the bottled beer menu contained hundreds of options from brewers all over the world, with bottles that cost anywhere from $8 to a select few over $100. This was not the kind of place to chug pitchers of beer; Beer Table was a place to actually drink beer, and to discover new ones. The sign on the door says they need a bigger space – and a bigger kitchen. Justin Philips, one of the owners, says that serving food was always his first priority.

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We all know Village Voice throws some great events (Choice Eats, Choice Streets), so I was pretty excited to attend my first Village Voice Brooklyn Pour. Held at One Hanson (the bank tower where Brooklyn Flea happens during the winter time), every nook and crack of the place were filled with breweries and beers. Breweries like Sixpoint, Brooklyn Brewery, Asahi Beer, Sly Fox Beer and many I haven’t heard of like…. Harlem Brewing Company and Innis & Gunn.

Check out some photos from that day and a list of beers I love to try again….
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Last weekend a bunch of us checked out Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook. Since their website said they open at 4pm, I thought it be best if we hang out in Red Hook earlier so we can just pop over once it was 4pm. So Matt, Phae and I met up at Brooklyn Ice House for drinks. We also ordered some food since we heard how long a typical wait it would be for a table at Brooklyn Crab.

So this is how we do it at Brooklyn Ice House. Beers, pulled pork sandwiches (2 for $5..can’t go wrong), fritos pie, sweet potato fries and onion rings. It’s always a great time at the Ice House. Long list of beers, pretty tasty foods, board games, and backyard.

- Brooklyn Ice House 318 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn

This past weekend I attended the Beer For Beasts event at the Bell House here in Brooklyn. Beer For Beasts is a benefit event, proceeds going to the New York Humane Society. Even better, the event was sponsored by Sixpoint Brewery, and therefore there were dozens of specialty brews available to sample. Beers with whimsical names like Lady Boy Stout and Pinky In The Brain (a full list of the beers I sampled can be found at the end of this post). There were also several food trucks parked outside giving out food with which to soak up all of the alcohol.

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I have been wanting to try Resto’s whole animal dinner but it’s a bit difficult to find enough people willing to do that with you. So far the only time I’ve had food from Resto is when they set up shop at Mad Sq Eats and I usually end up getting their pig face Cubano.

Then I found out that they were opening a beer and meat shop, next door, called The Cannibal, I knew I wanted to go. But I didn’t reeeeeeeaally get to go until my sister came to NYC for work.

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I have never liked preserved eggs (century eggs), it’s kind of nasty looking but my family loves it. So I was a little hesitant of trying a spicy deep fried preserved eggs dish at Machi. Machi is located in the city of Arcadia in Los Angeles. Machi sells pitchers of beer so most of the foods on the menu are meant to be eaten while drinking.

Since the preserved eggs were deep fried, I gave it a try and OH WOW they were fantastic. Salty and crunchy with a sort of creamy center. I ate a lot of slices.

A dish that I ordered, fried pork livers, most of my friends didn’t want to eat it. But just like how it was for me with the fried preserved eggs, once they had a slice they couldn’t stop eating them. So when nasty foods are deep fried, they instantly turn into something amazing!

We also shared a big pot of soup with clear noodles, lettuce and thin slices of pork belly. It was such a great way to cleanse all the fried foods and the beer.

- Machi 1220 S Baldwin, Arcadia Los Angeles

Our good friends at Steve’s Ice Cream are hosting a “Pint Mash Up” over at 61 Local this coming Saturday (8/13) and all of you are invited. Check out below for the details. Howard and I both had a taste of the Brooklyn Blackout and it was awesome. And I’m way curious about the Beer Pretzel Caramel since I’m big fan of Sixpoint and Liddabit Sweets.