Enlightening the unenlightened about what real beer is all about, bar by bar, cask by cask. This page is a fizzy, watery, adjunct-laden, mass-produced cat pee free zone!
Male
40 years old
BROOKLYN, New York
United States
Craft beer, especially cask-conditioned. I am apparently an 'Uber-beer-geek'!
Heritage transport (no steam engines please though!). For that, I am just an ordinary geek. (Or 'Ned' in some circles).
Not much time for any other hobbies, except an occasional dabble into family history. So there, you have me profiled.
Music
Punk/Rock/Folk: Eastfield, Blyth Power, New Model Army, The Alarm, The Damned, Goldblade.
Mellow: All About Eve, Carla Werner, Kid Loco, Quinn, 10000 Maniacs.
Indie pop: The Tansads, Cuckooland, Shelley's Children.
Radical: Attila the Stockbroker, David Rovics, Robb Johnson, among many others.
There are lots of other favourites I could add, mostly punky and folky independent stuff - but as you noticed, I like many different styles (just like my beer choices).
Television
Your television is a Weapon of Mass Distraction!
Books
Beer Demystifier New York City - download it from my website!
Heroes
Everyone who has donated a few $$$ for downloading Beer Demystifier New York City.
This page exists to complement my two official beer resource websites (see bottom of 'About Me' for links). It's less formal than those, so expect more about me and what I do rather than mainly reference material.
BEER DEMYSTIFIER - NEW YORK CITY - 2008-2009 is online HERE. BEER DEMYSTIFIER - NEW YORK CITY - 2008-2009 is online HERE. +++SECOND EDITION OUT NOW!!!+++
Age: 40
Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA - in NYC since 1999.
Native city: Brighton, England.
Employment: Eastern US rep for UK Brewing Supplies. If you're after any cask equipment or cask knowledge, please get in contact! From late 2008: Part of the team starting Nomad Brewing Company.
Previous employment: Cellarman at The Evening Star, Brighton, England (brewpub, later brewery tap; home of The Dark Star Brewing Company), 1992-1999.
Other: Founder and editor (co-editor from issue 6) of The Independent Imbiber, 1993-2003.
Founder, editor, and publisher of The Gotham Imbiber, 2003-2006. The Gotham Imbiber has been a full beer resource website, rather than a magazine, since then.
Regular cask ale columnist, Ale Street News, 2004-date.
Co-founder, co-ordinator, and cellarman for the Glastonwick Beer, Music, Poetry, and More Beer Festival (2009's will be at Coombes, near Brighton, England, first weekend of June), 1996-date. Glastonwick was, for a time, the largest independently-organised cask ale festival in the UK (excluding CAMRA and pub events).
Co-founder, co-organiser, 'Cask Head' Tri-Annual Cask Ale Festival, The Brazen Head, Brooklyn, New York, 2003-date.
Co-founder, co-organiser, Bi-Annual Manhattan Cask Ale Festival at Chelsea Brewing Company, Pier 59, New York City, 2008-date.
President of The Malted Barley Appreciation Society of New York City, 2006.
Current member of The British Guild of Beer Writers.
Part of the small team opening Nomad Brewing Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
LINKS TO MY BEER RESOURCE WEBSITES:
Cheers!
Forthcoming beer events that I am co-organising are listed below...
1st-3rd May 2009 18th Cask Head Cask Ale Festival, The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. About 30 casks, no entry fee. See www.gotham-imbiber.com.
5th-7th June 2009 Glastonwick '09, Coombes, near Brighton, United Kingdom. 65 rare British cask ales, 15 'real' farmouse ciders and perries, 22 quality musical acts from around the world. Prices are as rock-bottom as we can get away with. Book early or be disappointed. 35 miles from London Gatwick Airport. See www.cask-ale.co.uk nearer the time, or now for 2008's festival.
11th-13th September 2009 Save the date, details soon...
Hi Alex. Looking forward to the Barley Wine and Stout fest in NYC 8th March. If you can, check out the Nightingales at Club Midway on 6th. We'll be there too. See you soon. Marg and Id.
aye, thanks for checking me out. if you ever want a something carved into large piece of oak ( or have beers that need to be drank ) hit me up, it's what i do for some reason, haha. spread the word!!!, and rock.
