When uptown, this is a necessary stop

A trip uptown to Rough Draft (featuring a self-portrait by a cask engine)

On the day I start my series of NYC beer bar profiles, I get recognized by a reader at another NYC beer bar. Anyway, here’s where you can find my new 40 Bars in 40 Days series:

40 Bars in 40 Days | Brew York and Beyond | Chris O'Leary | Substack

This summer, Brew York stays local and profiles forty of New York City's finest beer-drinking establishments. One profile posted every weekday for eight weeks. Click to read Brew York and Beyond, by C...

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Plan Bee in Poughkeepsie has a Gofundme going to help them recover from damage from a July 4th storm.

Donate to Help Restore Plan Bee Farm Brewery After Storm, organized by Emily Watson

On July 4th, a devastating storm swept through Plan Bee Farm Brewery, leav… Emily Watson needs your support for Help Restore Plan Bee Farm Brewery After Storm

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There are fewer words I’d rather hear than “here, have a free @allagashbrewing.bsky.social White.”

Bad News: Barcade Brooklyn is closing. Good News: They’re not closing for another 32 months, so don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Ten years ago today, my friend and I did a crawl to visit seven breweries in Connecticut in a day. Six of them no longer exist.

Don’t know who needs to know this, but if you’re looking for a good beer in Cherry Grove, Island Breeze has a stellar lineup of Sand City beers right now. Didn’t think I’d be having a Smoothie Sour on Fire Island this week.

Literally mentioned him in my newsletter last Thursday. RIP to a beer legend.

Alan Sprints, 1959-2026 — Beervana

The iconoclastic and widely beloved Alan Sprints of Hair of the Dog brewing died last night at 66. It is a huge loss not just for the industry, but for so many whose lives he touched. We’ll miss him s...

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THIS! Whether it’s a bar or a brewery, the sheer number of times a business owner has told me “we’re just waiting for our gas connection” is absurd. This should be fixable.

Subscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio)@kleinman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Idea for Zohran Mamdani: make it easier to get gas/electricity turned on at a new business ny.eater.com/news/412748/...

Some personal news: I was laid off from my non-beer-related job this month. I have some extra time on my hands. I apologize in advance for the added content.

Beer recommendations in Bogota?

Love that VBF is still a thing despite Vermont’s regulatory efforts to make it as un-fun as possible for decades.

Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Company@blackflannel.com · 3w ago

The Vermont Brewer's Festival 2026 starts in less than an hour and we're ready to show off some unique and tasty crafts from the Black Flannel crew. Come down to the Burlington waterfront, say hi and tell us which of our 4 beer and 4 cocktail offerings you like the most. Cheers to VBF 2026!

I think I’m going to do something patently absurd and visit a brewery solely based on being served an ad on Instagram.

Snallygaster brewery list is out, 50 newbies out of 166 breweries, 34 locals, over 450 beers!

Providence’s oldest brewpub is closing and it’s breaking my heart.

WPRI 12@wpri12.bsky.social · 3w ago

Union Station Brewery announced that its last day open will be Sunday, July 19. More: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/union-station-brewery-to-close-for-good/

Went to Tree House’s Farm Brewery in Connecticut and was the only one there. A truly magical experience.

Lovely day to hang out at Tilted Barn Brewery. They’ve come a long way from the literal titled barn with a dirt floor where they filled growlers 13 years ago.

Rhode Island’s newest brewery is the state’s second double-hermit-crab brewery. Discipline Brewing Co is now open in the space that previously housed Smug Brewing and The Bucket Brewery in Pawtucket.

Nope, not clicking on your idiotic link, New York Post. So fucking desperate to make anything part of their fucking culture war narrative.

At 8% ABV, I would not advise this.

pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”@pixelatedboat.bsky.social · last mo.

Around the world right now, England fans are drinking a pint of full English breakfast to celebrate

A new newsletter brings me to Grimm Tavern (opens today!) and a transit-accessible brewery in New Jersey

Haze Bro Intervention

Grimm Tavern opens and NYC breweries make Fourth of July plans

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Happy anniversary to Grimm! 8 years of brewing great beer, slightly fewer years making great apizza!

It’s astonishing that after visiting 4,000 breweries, I can still hop on a commuter train at Penn Station and walk to two breweries I’ve never been to before.

Tell me this is anything other than a lazy hit-job and non-story written to take advantage of people’s ignorance of how beer importation and distribution works.

Brooklyn Craft Beers Take Tel Aviv Tour

How Evil Twin and Grimm Ales Ended Up In Israel

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This week in the newsletter, a report from a lager festival and a visit to a lager brewery.

Beer By The Tank

A visit to a lager festival and a lager specialist

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Friends, I have grand plans for September. Tell me where in the world I should go and what beer festivals I should attend.

A lovely afternoon drinking lagers in the Mohawk Valley.

Globetrotting beer-enjoyer Chris O'Leary (@brewyork.beer) recently visited his 4,000th brewery. Some people might say that is simply too many breweries to visit. Chris is not one of those people.

Hop on the Bus

NYC’s Pride beers and a responsible beer fest

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I actually didn’t look at the lineup for tomorrow’s beer fest until just now and HOT DAMN it’s just a list of bangers.

Places To Visit — Wayward Lane Brewing

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