By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Brooklyn Main Engine Start is the first beer out of the gate of Brooklyn's spanking new brewhouse, and it's a cool lesser-known Belgian style: the Abbey "singel," which is the lightest of the Trappist styles. Traditionally drunk at lunchtime (but then, so am I), singels are a simpler, lower-alcohol alternative to the better-known and more wallop-packing dubbels and tripels. This particular one is only 6% ABV, which is apple juice for most of today's DIPA and quad lovers. Main Engine Start pours a surprisingly clear (according to the brewery it's unfiltered) toasted straw gold color…
Posts Written OnApril 29, 2011
NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research: The Final Auction Lots
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor We're working to sort though all of the last-minute preparations, but our event tomorrow afternoon — to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Stony Brook University — is going to be a great time for our attendees. Tickets are still available, but today I wanted to post our final auction lots for our silent auction: Channing Daughters Winery: Case of Mosaico Clovis Point: 6-pack of 2007 Reds Heron Hill Winery: Red Wine Gift Basket Hunt Country Vineyards: Mixed Case of Riesling Jamesport Vineyards: Wine Four-Pack Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars: 4-Pack of…