Coupon - Hearland Brewery good until March 31, 2011

There is still time to claim your coupon for a free order of wings with the purchase of 1 pint of beer at Heartland Brewery.

Use the link below.
http://www.heartlandbrewery.com/wings.html

Heartland Brewery brews their own selection of Craft Beers with seasonal additions through out the year. My personal favorites are the Red Rooster Ale and the Full Moon Barley Wine. The current Beer offerings are Indian River Light, Corn husker lager, Harvest Wheat, Red Rooster Ale, Indiana Pale Ale, Farmer Jon's Oatmeal Stout, Bavarian Black Lager, Grateful Red Lager, Mother's Milk Maiblock, Old Red Nose Ale, Smiling Pumpkin Ale, Stumpkin, Summertime Apricot Ale, Full Moon Barley Wine, Not tonight Honey Porter, Empire Premium Beer, The Beer Goddess. Not sure where to start you can order the "Voyage of Beer," this is six 5 oz. beer samples of your choice for only 12.95.


The menu can be found on their website.
http://www.heartlandbrewery.com/

Event - Cocktail Jam @ Astor Center March 28, 2011

On Monday March 28, 2011 from 6:00-9:30pm the Astor Center will host the 3rd Annual United States Bartenders Guild "Cocktail Jam."

This is a great Food Network Style competition. Twelve of the best United States Bartenders Guild members will try to create the most delicious cocktail ever.

The celebrity judges for the night are New York's:
Giuseppe Gonzalez from Dutch Kills and Painkiller
Thomas Waugh from Death & Co.
Phil Ward from Mayahuel
Stephanie Moreno from Brooklynwino

The winner gets a $2000 scholarship to the esteemed cocktail conference, Tales of the Cocktail.

50% of all ticket proceeds benefit Action Against Hunger (Tsunami Relief) and the USBGNY, and afford you samples of the nights cocktails.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased using the link below.
http://www.astorcenternyc.com/class-cocktail-jam.ac

Beer Event - Altantic City Beer Festival April 1 & 2

"THE TOP TEN REASONS TO GO TO THE ATLANTIC CITY BEER FESTIVAL"

10. The Atlantic City April Fools Run on April 3
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125465964190142
9. Kozac the Magician @ the Tropicana
http://www.tropicana.net/Atlantic-City-entertainment/comedy_stop.htm
8. The Price is Right Game Show hosted by Joey Fatone @ Ballys
http://www.ballysac.com/EventsDetail.do?locationCode=BAC&detailName=price-is-right-live-stage-show-detail&eventTitle=The%20Price%20Is%20Right%20Live
7. Buddy Guy @ House of Blues in the Showboat Casino on April 2
http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=67746
6. To win big in slots or poker!
5. The Atlantic City Beach
4. The Atlantic City Boardwalk Rodeo is the same weekend
http://acboardwalkrodeo.com/
3. AC Brewers Brunch @ W.L. Goodfellows on April 3
http://www.wlgoodfellows.com/brewers-brunch.html
2. To see the band "Go Go Gadjet" on April 2
http://drinkingisasport.blogspot.com/2011/03/beer-event-atlantic-city-beer-festival_13.html
1. Unlimited Beer with the purchase of your ticket
http://www.celebrationofthesuds.com/default.asp

Beer Event - Atlantic City Beer Festival April 1&2

The Atlantic City Beer Festival being held on April 1 & 2 has just released more detailed information of the entertainment and seminars offered.

Session 1: 7pm to 11pm

7:00 The Founders (Opening Crowd March)
7:15 Lifespeed (Music Stage)
7:30 Mark Haynie "History of NJ Beers" (Demo Stage)
8:30 Rocky Fino cooking with beer demo (demo stage)
9:15 The Founders (Music Stage)
9:30 Gary Monterosso "Artisan Beers" (Demo Stage)
9:45 Lifespeed (Music Stage)
10:00 Sam Morgante cooking with beer demo (demo stage)

Session 2: 12pm to 4pm

12:00 The Founders (Opening Crowd March)
12:15 GoGo Gadget (Music Stage)
12:30 Mark Haynie "History of NJ Beers" (Demo Stage)
1:30 Rocky Fino cooking with beer demo (demo stage)
2:15 The Founders (Music Stage)
2:30 Gary Monterosso "Artisan Beers" (Demo Stage)
2:45 GoGo Gadjet (Music Stage)
3:00 Sam Morgante cooking with beer demo (demo stage)

Session 3: 6pm to 10pm

6:00 The Founders (Opening Crowd March)
6:15 Burnt Sienna (Music Stage)
6:30 Mark Haynie "History of NJ Beers" (Demo Stage)
7:30 Rocky Fino cooking with beer demo (Demo stage)
8:15 The Founders (Music Stage)
8:30 Gary Monterosso "Artisan Beers" (Demo Stage)
8:45 Burnt Sienna (Music Stage)
9:00 Sam Morgante cooking with beer demo (demo stage)

More information can be found on the festival website below.
http://www.celebrationofthesuds.com/default.asp

Beer Event -Atlantic City Beer Festival April 1 & 2

Friday April 1st and Saturday April 2nd marks the 6th Annual Atlantic City Beer Festival. There are three sessions of this festival.
Friday April 1st Session #1 at 7pm to 11pm
Saturday April 2nd Session #2 from 12pm to 4pm
Saturday April 2nd Session #3 from 6pm to 10pm
Tickets are $45 in advance or $50 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Atlantic-City-Convention-Center-tickets-Atlantic-City/venue/16397
The highlight of the festival is over 75 breweries from around the world showcasing a variety of craft beers. I look forward to trying beers from some local NJ and NY breweries. Local breweries that will be in attendance are Itica brewery, Flying Fish brewery, Brewery Ommegang, River Horse Brewery, Tun Tavern, Shmaltz Brewing Co. (makers of Coney Island lager), Cricket Hill Brewery, Brooklyn Brewery, South Hampton Brewery, and the NJ Beer Co.
More information can be found on their website below.
http://www.celebrationofthesuds.com/default.asp

Wine Event - Merchants NY Cigar Bar March 24, 2011

Sorry boys, this is a women's only event.

On March 24, 2011 from 6pm -8pm Merchants NY Cigar Bar will be hosting a Cigar & Wine tasting event. Cigars will be provided by Miami Cigar Company, and wines from Lieb Cellars. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Lieb Cellars is a local vineyard from Mattituck, NY (North Fork). If you can't make it to this event, their tasting room is open on long island year round and provides samples of the complete line of Lieb wines. More information can be found on their website.
http://www.liebcellars.com/our-winery.htm


"NYC's Bravest Calendar Men" will be on hand to sign calendars. This event will benefit the Thomas R. Elasser fund, which assists the families of deceased FDNY firefighters.

click the link below to purchase tickets. They are $100/person and all proceeds go to benefit the Thomas R. Elasser fund.
www.cityofthebrave.com/Merchants

Term - SLAINTE

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner so it's time to learn a drinking term "Slainte."
Sláinte is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland and Scotland. Literally translating as "health."
Common Variations are:

1- It can for be expanded to sláinte mhaith "good health" in Irish

2- The basic Scottish Gaelic equivalent is slàinte mhath (same meaning) to which the normal response is do dheagh shlàinte "your good health".

3- Another Scottish variation is air do shlàinte "on your health!" with the response slàinte agad-sa "health at yourself!"

4- Another Scottish vatiation is slàinte mhòr "great health" which is also used as a Jacobite toast with the alternative meaning of "health to Marion", Marion (Gaelic Mòr) being a Jacobite code name for Prince Charles Edward Stuart.

5- The Manx Gaelic form is slaynt vie. Alternatively, corp slaynt "healthy body" is also used in Manx.

Sound familiar?? In modern Romance languages, the word descended from salus (such as salud in Spanish, saúde in Portuguese or santé in French) are used as a toast.

From Wikipedia