AaronS

still saves time and money.

thanks guys. the alchemist heady topper ale - 8% abv. the guy at the bodega was upset that I didn't want to buy this from him because I had already picked it up at the grocery store, and what's interesting about that to me is that this hasn't lost any of it's luster as it gets easier and easier for me to buy. I still have no idea what hops are in this, it's still dank with barely any citrus, it's still insanely easy to drink, there's that weird peanut butter jelly belly note that a lot of early other half beers had, and so on. really hope I get to the brewery sooner rather than later and have something other than this and focal banger blah blah blah....

bookfinder searches a lot of them at once.

evil twin brewing new york city emperor marlon quadruple india pale ale hops: double dry hopped with citra, mosaic, cashmere - 12% abv, brewed in ridgewood. this is exactly the kind of beer evil twin used to make before they had their own brewery - a huge, exaggerated versions of american beer that almost worked. I haven't really kept up with their stuff - for instance this is the first of the quadruple ipas they've made in this series that I've had - but my general impression is that things got a lot worse after the initial brewer left for root and branch. this has a decent version of the hop profile you'd expect from these three hops - a little bit of melon on top of the usual tropical stuff and a fair amount of apparent alcohol. meh.

really sad to see that confirmed. the places that the shows they book are now are mostly worse than vitus and harder to get to.

I don’t like any of the sunset park options you mention but it’s been a while I guess.

I like both those places.

that's the place on 116th st? I'll go tomorrow.

jester king citrus froot direct farmhouse india pale ale with fresh squeezed orange juice - 6.6% abv. jester king is an austin, texas area brewery that makes some of the best yeast driven beer I've had. I especially like their farmhouse ales - there've all had a great version of the classic belgian farmhouse yeast profile that's a little drier than usual. this beer pairs that with some initial malt sweetness, orange juice, and a mild amount of new american hops which are followed by a slightly bretty version of the dry farmhouse yeast I like so much. that yeast note is the dominant flavor here, but everything is well done and so on. recommended.

where have you had better al pastor?

I guess I should have said if you like the new one try the original. you can also stop by enrique olivera's esse taco on the way there, where I'd stick to the steak and mushroom (and order flour tortillas).

they're both taco places that don't serve seafood or cheese and use the same corn tortillas and salsas? I like the al pastor, nopales, and campechano tacos in greenpoint more than any of the four things I had at the EV one. both places are worth going to but I think you can have a better, more varied meal at the one in greenpoint.

congrats!

I like the greenpoint one a lot more than the ev one.

aurora beef

luger burger really not what it was even a year ago.

can parties of three do the set menu?

the park slope harlem shake has always been a decent shake shack clone. I'll see if it's different.

I agree that it’s mostly smash burgers. the only one you mention that I’ve tried is hamburger america, which I didn’t like very much, it was clearly worse than the stuff he was selling at farrel’s so maybe it’s better now. the park slope location of seventh street burger is pretty good. it’s worth trying if they have a location convenient to you.

found out about the other one this week

I finally had a beer at farrel’s last summer.

it was very crowded yesterday

dunno

I'm told my cousin is a character in one of his novels.

I think at its best it’s very good and I’m always happy to eat there but there’s better stuff here. there’s a lot of variable and the best stuff he does (supreme, white pie) requires being there at specific times. also sneak is right, that’s greenwood heights not south slope.