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A good brewery is no longer hard to find in New York City, if you're willing to leave Manhattan. Within the last decade, dozens of small and not-so-small breweries have popped up within city limits. Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx are rife with spots to drink the day away under the guise of your "craft beer hobby" or "beer tourism." In fact, there are so many breweries to choose from in NYC that it can be a little bit overwhelming deciding which ones to hit, and in what order, especially if you're in town for a limited time.

GuidesAlison GrassoJanuary 25, 2018beer, beer say, brooklyn, south brooklyn, brewery crawl, breweries, nyc, drink localComment

Beer Of The Year! 2017!

It's the first annual Beer Of The Year post! In which I share with you my favorite beer from 2017. It doesn't have to be a new beer, just the one I liked the best, which is to say, I ordered and drank it many times over. Which I don't usually do.

And now that you're on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what lucky brew is the recipient of the distinguished award I, a nobody, have just made up, without further ado, I present...

ReviewsAlison GrassoJanuary 19, 2018beer, craft beer, brooklyn, new york, beer life, beer say, brewery, nycComment

Catching Up on 2017

I was just reviewing my recap of 2016, and upon reaching the last sentence was somewhat redeemed. While 2017 was really quite marred by non-stop presidential buffoonery - which ranged from simply embarrassing to large-scale life-threatening - on a personal level, I got quite a bit done. I completed two fairly large freelance projects, almost entirely on my own. I took on several smaller, but fulfilling, side gigs.

Video, StoriesAlison GrassoJanuary 16, 2018video, photo, new year, 2018, 2017, goals, resolutions, east hampton, drone, aerial video, aerial photo, ice, cold, winter, long island, new yorkComment

A Beer Lover's Gift Guide!

Christmas shopping is the worst. It's stressful and time-consuming, and the world wide web is completely overloaded with absolute trash, making finding the perfect gift a real goddamn challenge.

So I did you all a favor and waded through quite a lot of garbage to bring forth this Beer Lover's Gift Guide! Click on any of the items below to be re-directed to a place where you can buy it for your very lucky loved one (or in the case of an office Secret Santa, mortal enemy.)

GuidesAlison GrassoNovember 30, 2017beer, craft beer, gift guide, holidays, shopping, christmas, beer sayComment

A Farm Brewery Haven In The Hudson Valley

I stumbled upon Plan Bee Farm Brewery with a google search. We were looking for a good day-hike in the Hudson Valley region, and seeing as a cold, fresh beer is probably the best way to end a long day on the trail, the location for our trek would have to be near a brewery (naturally). I don't remember what hike we ended up doing, if we even did one at all, but I found Plan Bee in Poughkeepsie with that search, and reached out via the general email on their website, asking if I could come and do a video about them. A cold call, basically. Co-owner/co-founder Emily Watson responded quickly, quicker than many of my friends respond to my emails, to be honest, and we got a date on the calendar to go shoot.

Photos, Stories, VideoAlison GrassoAugust 31, 2017beer, beer say, new york, new york state, hudson valley, poughkeepsie, local adventure, craft beer, videoComment

What Even Happened in 2016

My failure to keep this blog frequently updated is largely due to two issues: 1) I'm quite busy, balancing a full-time job, freelance work, a somewhat needy little dog, and a personal life of some sort, and 2) I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I hate putting forth effort on something if I don't think I can finish it or it won't be up to my entirely self-imposed standards. The first issue I can do little about, but maybe I can give myself a bit of a break on issue two.

StoriesAlison GrassoJanuary 13, 20172017, 2016, WOB, travel, world of beer, stories, recap, europe, drink it intern, new yearComment