Brooklyn Local 1 is Good for You!!!

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In search of "the best-tasting, healthiest brews available" Men's Health named Brooklyn Brewery's Local 1 beer the best Bottle Conditioned beer. The article states that "Recent research has revealed bioactive compounds in beer that battle cancer, boost your metabolism, and more". The article claims that the beer's benefits come from the yeast that is added during the bottling process. The yeast is believed to help the digestive and nervous systems as well as blood-sugar levels. In addition to Local 1, several other New York beers were mentioned. Southern Tier's Unearthly IPA, He' Brew's Origin Pomegranate Ale, Southampton's Grand Cru and Ommegang's Hennepin were all mentioned as healthier beers.

Ommegang Hennipin is Chicago Tribune's Beer of the Month!

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Ommeganag's Hennepin has recently been selected as the Chicago Tribune's Beer of the Month for April. The award comes as no surprise to The Foaming Head as we have been big fans of the Cooperstown Brewery for quite awhile. Congrats Ommegang and keep up the good work!

Top 50 Craft Breweries

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On Monday, The Brewers Association released the Top 50 Craft Breweies based on 2007 sales. New York had a strong showing with three of the top 50. Matt Brewing Company (Saranac) checked in at #6, Brooklyn Brewery was 19th, and Blue Point Brewing Company was #50.

Brooklyn Lager Wins Washington Post's Beer Madness Tournament

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In a battle of two New York brews, Brooklyn Lager kncoked out Saranac Pale Ale to take the Washington Post's Beer Madness title. The tournament included 32 beers in a March Madness bracket style contest. The post had toyed with the idea of including 64 beers in the bracket but stuck with 32 to avoid the comunists "being poured into a cab." In order to be qualify for the contest the beers had to be of moderate alcohol content, which meant no imperial stouts, IPAs, malt liquors or barleywines. The beers also had to be relatively easy to buy in their area. The 32 beers represented 19 different states and were randomly seeded by drawing the beer names from a mug, which lead to several "upsets". The were five tasters which included a beer columist, a waitress from Brickseller which the Post called "Washington's Premier Beer Destination", and three casual beer drinkers. The tasters were handed two unmarked cups and each voted for a winner to move onto the next round. While this does not prove anything other then the fact that these five beer drinkers liked Brooklyn Lager the best, it is a nice victory for New York State beers and coupled with Flower Power's impressive run to the Final Four, it looks like New York beer is going strong!