Posts Written OnFebruary 17, 2012

A New New York Cork Report is Coming

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor This site has had more-or-less the same format and design for much of its almost 8-year life. I've always felt that content is much more important than design. I still feel that way. I'm a writer, after all. But that doesn't mean design is unimportant. And so — the New York Cork Report will be undergoing a major facelift in coming weeks, including a brand new design and a move to an entirely new platform. This move is long overdue and will help us present our content in a much better way and hopefully grow…

The “Beers of the Year Finalists” That Didn’t Win… That We Loved

By Julia Burke, Beer Editor The best and worst aspect of our “Beers of the Year” program is the difficulty of choosing a favorite; while we agreed on Krysztoff, and Mark Tichenor has plenty more to tell you about that particular Baltic porter (look for his post next week), several beers caught the crew’s attention in a big way. I highly encourage NYCR readers to try all of the finalists if they haven’t already. The first time I had Ithaca Beer Company’s Brute I found it truly staggering. I had just begun exploring sour beers and this one was a…