Posts Written OnSeptember 30, 2011

By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Conversations about pumpkin ale can be testy. Some can’t get enough of the style and will try every pumpkin ale on the market; some think it’s an overly spiced or sickly-sweet abomination among fall seasonals. Whatever the direction of the debate, the mention of one beer’s name is enough to silence critics and humble wannabes. “But what about PumKing?” somebody says, and the controversy is over. Southern Tier Brewing Company PumKing has single-pintedly done what precious few beers can: it has taken on a style — one that’s at best a niche market and at…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor  The next in our series of New York Cork Report Artisan Dinners will take place once again at Luce & Hawkins on Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m. We're calling it "The Wurst Beer Dinner" and we'll be joined by the folks from Greenport Harbor Brewing, one of the the East End's top breweries. They'll be pouring five of their beers — including an extremely limited-production cask ale — along side a killer four-course, Oktoberfest-inspired menu put together by Chef Keith Luce: First Course: Monkfish Liver Dumpling Soup Second Course: Duck and Sweetbread wurst Brussels…