Video #305, At GABF 2014 - BEERicon.

*** OUR 300TH VIDEO EPISODE!!***

It's been 4 years since Jimmy and Mark dropped in to the Mother of all Beer Festivals in Denver; and goodness, how things have changed. Old friends meet new ones at, is it the Super Bowl of Craft Beer? Nope... it's BEERicon.

Featuring:

5 Rabbit Cerveceria (Chicago), Breckenridge Brewing (Denver) New Holland Brewing (Holland, MI) The BeerVangelist, Atwater Brewing (Detroit), handlebar mustaches, Whos (from CraftBeerVille?), Wayne and Garth, WomenEnjoyingBeer.com, BeerDrinkersSociety.com, Julia Herz (the Brewer's Association), Carhartt, Magnolia Brewing (San Francisco), the Big Blue Bear, and a bunch of people wearing... well click play and just see it. 

Cheers!

Video #304: Snowpocalypse? Appleton Rum, here we come.

The Winter of 2015 has pulled no punches so far; so what's one way to beat the East Coast weather? Our first episode featuring the Caribbean, of course - The Happy Hour Gang makes it to JAMAICA'S Nassau Valley, home of 10,000+ acres of sugar cane... and the Appleton Rum Distillery, where they've been farming cane and making sugar since the 1650s, and making rum since the 1740s - before the United States was a country! Click play for a peek at the oldest commercial rum ever to be bottled worldwide, and a fantastic, sun-splashed, very memorable tour. Ya, mon! Cheers!

Video #303: NYC Beer Week 2015

Those of you in reach of NYC are in for it. And by "it" we mean a crazy amount of amazing stuff!  NYC Beer Week 2015 runs from Friday, February 20, through Sunday, March 1.  That's ten days of beery excitement in the greatest city in the world (and one of the fastest growing craft communities as well)! Check out this promotional video we contributed to the celebration:

Here are direct links to tickets for prime events:
• Opening Bash: Saturday February 21, 1-5pm.
• Brewers Choice: Tuesday February 24, 6-10pm.
• Closing Beer & Brass Brunch: Sunday March 1, Noon-4pm.

The festivities kick off on Friday, February 20, with Opening Tap, a plethora of special and rare beers tapped at participating venues across the city. And there will be events throughout the five boroughs over all ten days: special pourings, tap takeovers, beer brunches, food pairings, and much much more. Check out the website for additional events, and be sure to check in with your NYC local hangouts and favorite NYC breweries for what they will be offering.  It'll be a great ten days.  Celebrate NYC and craft beer!

Video #302, at Woody Creek Distilling; from Field to Face.

The Stobrawa is a type of potato that until recently had never been grown anywhere in the North or South America. 

Woody Creek Distillers has changed that.

Also, they're making an astonishing lineup of Craft Spirits, from their Signature 'old world style' Vodka, to Rye, Bourbon, Gin, White Whiskey and their soon-to-be released Colorado Scotch Style Whiskey, to their stunning, palate-surprising Reserve Vodka, Stobrawa. Press play to meet the team, have a look inside the still house, and also have a seat behind the bar in their gorgeous tasting room. Enjoy!

Video #301: Looking back on 2014! (For FunZies.)

The whole Happy Hour Guy crew gets involved in our yearly tradition of looking back over our favorite stops of the previous year. And as we're on the threshold of our 300th episode (which will drop in 2015) this one, which is OUR SEVENTH (!!) is pretty special.  

Press play for a look at where we've alighted in 2014, with special guest appearances by rock star brewers, the Amish, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Cheers, Happy New Year, and here's to a great 2015!

Video #300: Hudson Valley Happy - Newburgh Brewing.

The Team makes the very quick trip from NYC up the Hudson River to the heart of the Hudson Valley Craft Beer renaissance and the Newburgh Brewing Company. Things have changed in a big way for Craft Beer lovers in the Hudson Valley region in the past few years. And Newburgh makes their case for a position as leader of that pack, with a beer list that is varied nearly beyond belief (and more coming every month), a special beer that can only be found at the brewery and one other special location; and also the fact that in all that variety, they do not make one very VERY popular style of beer. Join Mark and Squigs as they spend an afternoon with Paul, Sam, and Chris. Enjoy!

Video #299: Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor - Community.

Arts & Crafts Beer Parlor (26 W. 8th Street, Greenwich Village, NYC) is a special place for many reasons: The rotating beer list, the draft system, their commitment to the 'Arts & Crafts' movement - but at the end of the day, as with all bars, the Community they form is the core of why people become fans of this place and come back over and over again. Here's a sample of the community you might find when you step through the door. Cheers!