New York, LIC and Beer

Bluepoint RastafaRye Ale

Hey Guys and welcome to my first blog post since moving to the Big Apple. Although I've never been a huge fan of the 'art' of blogging, (professionally trained journalist and all) I figured I'd give it a try and see where it leads.

So first up, WHAT'S UP NEW YORK? 

Had to be done really didn't it? That's right the KMC now lives in the center of everything (apparently) and so far its been pretty damn cool. In my first week I've already been to one hell of a wedding, congrats Max and Sabrina Blondman, welcome to the married club. I've also checked out happy hour at Common Ground at 13th and Avenue A and went out to the in-laws for Rosh Hashanah (sp?). All in all a pretty busy first week but I've gotta say that the highlight is probably still the view, check it out;

OK so this is at night and I suck at photography but I'll post better ones when I find my camera

BTW the original idea for starting this blog was to review and rate all the new beers I discovered and advertise the ones I'm making myself. You heard me, I'm taking on Bud, Coors and Miller and I bet they're shaking in their boots. I'll go into more depth as to my micro brewery plans in the coming weeks but for now rest assured that I have drank enough beer to make some top stuff myself. For now I'm gonna highlight one cheeky little beer i discovered this week, Bluepoint RastafaRye Ale;

I found this at the local Foodcellar & Co. and with me loving all things Rasta felt I had to give it a go. I'll be honest I wasn't expecting much as most novelty beers back home taste like they've already been drank once before but I was reassured by the fact that its 7.5% Abv, normally a good start! It's got a deep rich flavor yet is still refreshing which makes it go really well with spicy meat. Although strong it's not overpowering for a seasoned ale drinker however it may be a little intense for lager swillers. Its more in the range of American ales which in my experience seem to be a little lighter than the classic Yorkshire amber ales of a land I call Dobson, however this is definitely one i recommend you try, especially if you like your jerked meats.

Bluepoint RastaRye Ale - 7.8/10

That's all from me for now and i hoped you enjoyed what you read, if you did leave a comment, let me know and visit again for whatever i decide to post next.

Catch you later.

K