5 Napkin Burger Rocks. And so does this fantastic beer. Lucky for us, it's on the menu. Woo hoo!
Video episode #183, for 5 Napkin: Southampton Abbot 12!
Great Bartenders: Ben Benson's.
Come to Ben Benson's if you're in midtown. All the whiskeys, bourbons, and/or Brooklyn Lagers you can drink. Plus the bartenders are impeccable :)
Contest: FREE TICKETS to Cook Out NYC, Governor's Island!
Greetings Happy Hour Nation! We've got a great offer for you. Our friends at Cook Out NYC, on Sunday July 10th at Governor's Island, have offered us 2 sets of FREE TICKETS!
2 groups of 2 will go to Cook Out NYC and get all the food and beer that they can possibly consume... FOR FREE. Here's all you have to do:
Message us, either on the Facebook Feed, the Twitter feed, here at the Website, or at info@thehappyhourguys.com, and send us your favorite 'Happy Hour Guys' picture - the theme is you being a Happy Hour Guy in your own domain. You're on a quest to bring the best in bars, craft beverages, and humor to all. Show us your inventiveness as you Laugh, Learn, Drink! For example:
Mark and I will then review and choose 2 winners. Each winner will receive 2 tickets to Cook Out NYC on Sunday July 10. Unlimited food and beer! (What could be better?)
Cheers!
Video episode #182: Rest in Peace, Ray Deter
Ray Deter, Owner of D.B.A. bars in Brooklyn, NYC, and New Orleans, craft beer advocate and all-around great guy, passed away after a tragic bicycle accident here in NYC. He will be greatly missed. Here's a re-post of an interview we did with him last year. Rest in Peace, Ray. Cheers.
Video episode #181, for 5 Napkin: Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select.
Jimmy and Mark delve deep (and we mean deep) into this very popular, very pair-able bourbon. Cheers!
Look what's coming': The Queens Kickshaw!
Who are the people in your neighborhood? In your neighborhood? Artsy Guy here. While the big brosephs left me behind in NYC while they went off to play in the Flower Power land of Ithaca, I'm using my time to wander my own hood. So there.
Queens Kickshaw is a somewhat new establishment that has heralded their arrival with the art of fine coffee (specialty beans and loving brewing techniques) and the comfort of a wide variety of grilled cheeses (inspired by the neighborhood). All of the above is truly amazing and highly recommended, but what makes this HHG-adjacent fellow post the praise is their recent addition of a carefully selected craft beer selection.
The bottles span the globe with heavy representation from the Belgians and Germans and a few hits from those rogue Danes, Mikkeller and Evil Twin. The good ol' crafty US of A is represented by Weyerbacher, Left Hand, North Coast, etc. Woo hoo!
The four draft taps (springing from an antique fire extinguisher) rotate regularly. On this visit, they offered Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA, 4 Browkot Netebuk Saison, Ovila Abbey Dubbel, and - the reason for this particular visit and one of the best beers to ever hit my tongue - Hill Farmstead Galaxy Double IPA. I understand the Kickshaw received one of only a few kegs in the recent shipment of this stuff from those brilliant Vermontonians. Pretty brilliant for a relative newcomer on the scene! And it was oh SO good! I'm gonna take a nap and dream of Australian mutant hop fields now.
Okay, I'm back. Keep an eye on Queens Kickshaw. They're doing it up right in this borough. Drop in to groove on the vibe, partake in the amazing nosh, and imbibe on the beautiful beverages (in addition to the fab coffee and beer selection, there are craft sodas - ask for a shrub?? - and a spiffy wine list). The tunes are always kickin' and heavy on the indie-esque. There's free wi-fi, and they're open late now.
Queens Kickshaw rocks. Find it on Broadway near Steinway in Astoria, Queens (across the street from the Queens Library if you're also jonesing for some book learnin'.) That's what's HOPpenin' y'all!
DISCOUNT: $20 off the Get Real Belgian Fest, July 8-9!
Hey Happy Hour Nation! If you're in NYC on July 8-9, (and now you have a GREAT reason to come) we are offering a SPECIAL DEAL to our web fans - the Get Real Belgian Fest in NYC is going to be off the hook, and you can use the discount code "happyhour" at checkout and you'll get $20 off the regular ticket price! Now that's a Happy Hour Deal. Just one more way to thank our fans, which are the greatest in the universe!