(JAN 31, 2012)–A bi-coastal bet was made between two of the nation’s leading craft brewers before the NFL NFC Championship game, and now it’s time to pay up.

John Dannerbeck, president of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, and Steve Hindy, president of Brooklyn Brewery in New York, agreed to pour beer from the winning brewery and outfit their own brewery’s tour staff in jerseys from the opposing team for a week should their team lose in the battle between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants for the NFC title.

The Giants were the winners in a tightly contested overtime game, so Anchor brewing staff will wear Giants jerseys and pour samples of Brooklyn’s Sorachi Ace beer during tours of its San Francisco brewery Monday, January 30 through Friday, February 3.

“The Niners played a great game but the Giants came out on top, so we’ll stand by our word,” said Dannerbeck. ”We’ll be pouring beer from Brooklyn Brewery and wearing the Giants’ colors this week, but don’t worry, our Niners will be back next year and we’ll be hoping for a chance to even the score.”

“We hope our friends in San Francisco enjoy the Brooklyn Sorachi Ace. Let’s hope for a rematch in 2013,” said Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy.

Public tastings of Brooklyn Beer will not be available during this time, as Anchor tours are available by advance reservation only. Unfortunately, all tours are full this week, but you may call the brewery directly at 415.863.8350 to inquire about any cancellations.

Want to get a look at Anchor Brewing staff wearing the “Big Blue” colors? Connect with the breweries online:

Anchor Brewing
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/anchorbrewing
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/anchorbrewing

The Brooklyn Brewery
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrooklynbrewery
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brooklynbrewery

Wine, food, seminars, and a ton of enthusiastic millenials being enthusiastic about wine is what Wine Riot is all about. Tomorrow Second Glass’ Wine Riot will take over Brooklyn, New York’s Skylight One Hanson for three sessions where novice and experiences winos alike will have the opportunity to learn about and enjoy wine like never has been done before in an environment where learning and having fun is emphasized through 20 minute wine crash course seminars, a mobile app designed specifically for the event, photoboots, live DJs and so much more.

If you are in New York, we hope to see you there.

WHO: Second Glass, Mutineer Magazine, and wine lovers.

WHAT: Wine Riot New York

WHERE: Skylight One Hanson
Former Williamsburgh Savings Bank, Brooklyn, NY

WHEN:
Opening Night: Friday, Sept. 23, 7-11 PM
Riot One: Saturday, Sept. 24, 1-5 PM
Riot Two: Saturday, Sept. 24, 7-11 PM

WHY: To party and learn about and explore wine.

COST: $60 per ticket for opening night, $50 per session. Get your tickets here.

To learn more about Wine Riot and our sponsorship, read more here.

Best-in-class winners photo below: from left, Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet, Icewine

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Wednesday, March 30, 2011 – A total of 3,298 wines from 788 wineries, 19 countries, 6 Canadian provinces, and all 50 states entered to compete for awards in the 11th Annual Finger Lakes International Wine Competition (FLIWC) – the most wines entered to-date in the history of this competition.

“The Finger Lakes International Wine Competition is the largest wine competition in the world supporting a single charity,” said event founder, Peter Parts. “This year, we reached a milestone in entries. If you put all the wine that was sent in for this competition end-to-end, it would extend more than 2 and a half miles. This is the best turnout we have received to-date and what’s more is all proceeds benefit Camp Good Days & Special Times — more support to people who need it most.”

Sixty renowned national and international judges from 15 countries participated in the two-day competition March 26 and 27, which took place in Rochester, N.Y., about 45 minutes from the heart of Upstate New York’s Finger Lakes wine region. David G. Male, of Buffalo, N.Y., certified international judge, served as the competition chairman. Ron Dougherty of Rochester, N.Y., was the Assistant Competition Chairman.

The judges awarded 76 Double Gold, 261 Gold, 1,028 Silver and 1,326 Bronze medals. Special award categories include: the John Rose Award for the best in class Riesling and the Crystal Grape Award for the best in class Icewine. Awards are also given for the highest-scoring Double Gold Chardonnay and for the highest-scoring Double Gold Cabernet Sauvignon.

The highest honors were awarded to:

JOHN ROSE AWARD: Zugibe 2009 Finger Lakes Late Harvest Riesling
CRYSTAL GRAPE AWARD: Vignoble Riviére du Chêne, 2009 Monde Vidal
BEST CABERNET: J. Lohr 2007 Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon
BEST CHARDONNAY: Santa Barbara Winery 2008 Chardonnay

A complete list of the 2011 medal winners is listed on www.fliwc.com.

The event culminates with the Annual Camp Good Days Wine Auction & Dinner on Saturday, May 7, at the Rochester Plaza, Rochester, N.Y. The largest medal winning wine dinner and wine auction in Rochester’s history features 250 Double Gold, Gold and Silver Medal winners of the competition from around the world. In addition, 60 live auction lots and more than 200 silent auction lots include FLIWC medal winning wines, plus rare wines from private collections, and other fabulous items.

The beneficiary of the event, Camp Good Days and Special Times, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children and families all over the world, whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life-threatening challenges. Located in the heart of New York State’s Finger Lakes wine country, the Camp offers residential programs, year-round activities, and events for adults and children.

“Out of 33 major commercial wine competitions in North America, this is the second-largest,” said Parts. “But, the best part is, from the money we raised last year over 350 kids were able to go to Camp Good Days & Special Times free of charge.”

I think very little needs to be said about this. It’s pretty clear that this video was made in hopes that it would go viral. It’s been viewed almost 370,000 times so as of yet, it seems they haven’t gotten the attention they may have imagined. However, it is slightly entertaining to watch this lady freak out, all in the name of Vital Energy energy drink. I haven’t tried or even heard of Vital Energy, I’ll have to speak with resident Mutineer Energyologist Jeff Dorenbush to get the skinny on the caffeine fueled beverage.

You probably have noticed by now that we have a lot of new faces regularly posting on the Mutineer blog. We recently recruited [read: brainwashed] some young, fresh and talented fine beverage revolutionaries to “Join The Mutiny.” And instead of letting these wild kids hide behind their tiny avatars, we decided to put them in the spotlight.

Meet Stevie Caldarola, Mutineer’s NYC craft beer scene maven and author of Mutineer’s “Craft Beer Calendar: Notable Craft Beer Events” weekly blog column. Stevie also authors the blog “Basically Read” and is the President and Founder of the “Ladies of Craft Beer”. Continue Reading »

On Monday, August 16, 2010, Brooklyn Brewery blew a hole in the sky.

Ok, so maybe they didn’t really blow a hole in the sky, but there certainly was a lot of rain before the Detonation Ale release party at the Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse.  So much so, in fact, that park workers had to reroute attendees down another path due to a flooding lake blocking the path.

Flooding that, most certainly, would not keep us away from this explosive event. Continue Reading »

It’s a weekday night in New York City, and what’s a girl to do?  Well, go to a craft beer bar event, of course! Last Wednesday, July 28th, that’s exactly what *this* girl did. Continue Reading »

“Our poor little beaked brethren think they are vacationing in the sunny Gulf but they are really flying straight into a disaster zone.” – Pete Cotter, president of Blue Point Brewing. “While others are focused on cleaning up the beaches and water, our efforts are purely for the birds.”

Long Island’s only microbrewery, Blue Point Brewing Company, has announced the development of a speciality batch beer created specifically to help raise money for birds hurt by oil spills — both now and in the future. The beer is being called ‘Toxic Sludge’ and it is a Black IPA (India Pale Ale) — also referred to as the “American-style Indian Black Ale”, one of the newest beer style categories being recognized by the Brewers Association this year. Continue Reading »