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2015 Year in Review
What a fun year for beer 2015 was. So many cool events happened, it makes my head spin. Bitter & Esters is proud to have organized and/or participated in so...
2015 Year in Review
What a fun year for beer 2015 was. So many cool events happened, it makes my head spin. Bitter & Esters is proud to have organized and/or participated in so...

Consider the Apple
Cider season is upon us, and while I’m normally a staunch partisan when it comes to beer as the one true drink of the people* I’ve taken the opportunity to dip...
Consider the Apple
Cider season is upon us, and while I’m normally a staunch partisan when it comes to beer as the one true drink of the people* I’ve taken the opportunity to dip...

You Make Your Community
Recently there have been some high profile business closures in the Brooklyn beer scene. Most notably Bierkraft closing a few weeks back and the recent announcement by Brooklyn Homebrew that...
You Make Your Community
Recently there have been some high profile business closures in the Brooklyn beer scene. Most notably Bierkraft closing a few weeks back and the recent announcement by Brooklyn Homebrew that...

The Mad Fermentationist at Bitter & Esters
If you have ever read the blog The Mad Fermentationist (and I know you have) you know how knowledgeable and concise Michael Tonsmeire is. He is open and honest and...
The Mad Fermentationist at Bitter & Esters
If you have ever read the blog The Mad Fermentationist (and I know you have) you know how knowledgeable and concise Michael Tonsmeire is. He is open and honest and...

Ryes of the Brewminaries at Rockaway Brewing Co...
This past Wednesday Bitter & Esters had the good fortune to brew five barrels of Rye Pale Ale with the fine folks at Rockaway Brewing Company along with the members...
Ryes of the Brewminaries at Rockaway Brewing Co...
This past Wednesday Bitter & Esters had the good fortune to brew five barrels of Rye Pale Ale with the fine folks at Rockaway Brewing Company along with the members...
Re-pitching Yeast
You’ve fermented your beer, it’s tasting great, and now it is time to bottle or keg. At the bottom of your fermenter is a whole lot of goop called trub...
Re-pitching Yeast
You’ve fermented your beer, it’s tasting great, and now it is time to bottle or keg. At the bottom of your fermenter is a whole lot of goop called trub...