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‘Tis the season for pumpkin ales and harvest wheat brews! Grab your beer-lovin’ buds or a loved one and join Classic Harbor Line for this cozy autumnal beer & hors d’oeuvres pairing cruise.

As the yacht heads out into the crisp, fall New York harbor, sit back and and relax in the comfy, cozy & chic glassed-in observatory.

Each week, their special guest will be  a  local craft brewery or a known beer afficianado.   2009 Fall season features Coney Island Craft Brews and Kelso of Brooklyn to name a few.

Learn about how their special flavors are created and what foods pair appropriately with each. All brews will be paired with specially-designed hors d’oeuvres prepared by Classic Harbor Line’s on-board gourmet-trained chef. This cruise is sure to arouse your taste buds and to get you into the fall holiday spirit!

On this 2-hour Autumnal Beer Pairing Cruise, you will take in picturesque views from the, heated and enclosed back-deck observatory of this 1920’s style motor yacht.

Highlights along the way include:

* Batter Park, South Street Seaport and the Financial District
* Governor’s Island, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
* Parts of Brooklyn and Queens and the complete New York City skyline
* The Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges of the East River

So hop aboard the Manhattan for this Seasonal Beer Pairing cruise around the most famous island in the world!

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Classic Harbor Line LLC

Built in 1994 in the Scarano Boat Building of Albany, New York, the Schooner Adirondack is an 80-foot wooden replica of a classic turn-of-the-century pilot schooner. Heading south from Chelsea Piers and down the Hudson River to Battery Park, the Schooner Adirondack passes by Ellis Island and sails out to the Statue of Liberty. Wind and time permitting, she will head toward Governor’s Island, breeze by the Financial District and the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River. The 1920s-style motor yacht “Manhattan,” also built by Scarano Boat Building, is brand new to the New York City harbor as of spring 2006. This 80-foot, wood-trimmed, Gilded Era commuter yacht runs full circumnavigations of Manhattan, dinner cruises and sunset cruises, and is available for private charter.

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Growing up clubbing in the UK in the late 80’s / 90’s, I attended a few illegal bashes in abandoned aircraft carriers and woodland areas (I’m getting ring tingles as I write this) where we saw the start of acid house and the birth of Drum ‘n’ Bass.   I have a feelin I am going to be a kid in a candy shop again.

Featuring at this years Electric Zoo are some big name DJ’s like Armin Van Buuren, Roger Sanchez, Benny Benassi, Danny Tenaglia, Tiga, ATB and loads more.  Tickets are $70 for general admission on either day, and $140 for VIP access either day.  You can visit the official site here http://www.electriczoofestival.com

I will be heading on down and grabbing some live footage, which you will see come up in the sidebar of this site, at the top (you see it now, if you are reading this at http://ThisbarSucks.com).  To get Tweets on when I am streaming live, you can follow me at Twitter.com/ThisBarSucks (all social media is on the top right of this site)

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Experience New York like you never have before by leaving the noise of city street life behind. Sit back and enjoy the luxurious 360-degree view of the island from the open decks of this gorgeous, 80-foot Twenties-style yacht.

Highlights on this 1.5 hour cruise include:

• Battery Park, South Street Seaport and the Financial District
• Governor’s Island, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
• Parts of Brooklyn, Queens and the New York City skyline
• The Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges of the East River

The Manhattan offers elegance and comfort, wrapped in turn-of-the-century tradition. She is equipped with teak decks and mahogany trim.

The spectacular glassed-in observatory on the back deck is equipped with cushioned seating around conversation-friendly tables. It’s heated in the winter and air-conditioned in the summer, and provides stunning, panoramic views, all within climate-controlled comfort.

A Complimentary beer, wine, Champagne soda or water is offered.  Mixed drinks are available for purchase (cash only).

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Classic Harbor Line LLC

Built in 1994 in the Scarano Boat Building of Albany, New York, the Schooner Adirondack is an 80-foot wooden replica of a classic turn-of-the-century pilot schooner. Heading south from Chelsea Piers and down the Hudson River to Battery Park, the Schooner Adirondack passes by Ellis Island and sails out to the Statue of Liberty. Wind and time permitting, she will head toward Governor’s Island, breeze by the Financial District and the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River. The 1920s-style motor yacht “Manhattan,” also built by Scarano Boat Building, is brand new to the New York City harbor as of spring 2006. This 80-foot, wood-trimmed, Gilded Era commuter yacht runs full circumnavigations of Manhattan, dinner cruises and sunset cruises, and is available for private charter.

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Website: http://www.asliceofbrooklyn.com/pizza/information.html

Hop aboard NYC’s only guided bus tour that departs from Manhattan and leads you to Brooklyn’s favorite food, neighborhoods, landmarks and famous movie locations.

Stops include Grimaldi’s under the Brooklyn Bridge for their award-winning Neapolitan style pizza as well as L&B Spumoni Gardens in Bensonhurst for their award winning Sicilian style pizza. In between, you’ll learn about and visit DUMBO, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Red Hook, Bath Beach, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach and even walk along the famous boardwalk in Coney Island. You’ll also visit famous movie locations including Saturday Night fever, Goodfellas, Scent of a Woman, Annie Hall and more.

A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour was started by Tony Muia, a proud native Brooklynite who, for over 30 years, has been eating the phenomenal pizza that his tours now highlight.

After hearing complaints of not being able to find good pizza in Manhattan, Tony took a group of 10 friends on a guided tour of the best pizzerias in Brooklyn–while also highlighting the landmarks, movie locations and points of interest that have made Brooklyn world-known.

Word spread, and by the time Tony planned his next pizza tour, over 20 people wanted to join…thus was born A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour.

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Tony is a licensed New York City tour guide.

A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tour

A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours was started by Tony Muia, a proud native Brooklynite who, for over 25 years, has been showing people around his beloved hometown. After hearing complaints of not being able to find good pizza in Manhattan, Tony started A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour highlighting the incredible pizzerias, landmarks, movie locations and points of interest that have made Brooklyn world-known. Two years later, he started A Christmas Lights Tour of Brooklyn showcasing famous the Christmas decorations of the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, made famous in the PBS documentary “Dyker Lights”, as well as a stop at Mona Lisa Pastry Shop. Now he’s launching his Brooklyn Neighborhood Tour highlighting other unique neighborhoods, landmarks and famous movie locations and a stop at World Famous Junior’s for cheesecake and an egg cream. Tony is a licensed New York City tour guide.

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Cruise New York Harbor as author Felicia Sherbert and/or other guest wine experts will introduce you to a pleasing variety of wines from the refined wine cellars of Frederick Wildman & Bros, the oldest wine importer in America. Pair your wines with snacks and cheeses while taking in stunning views of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan Skyline.

Located at North Cove Marina (New York City, NY)

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Website: http://www.shearwatersailing.com/wild-nights-wine-and-cheese-…

This two-hour event is casual and fun. Cruise New York Harbor as published author Felicia Sherbert and/or other guest wine experts will introduce you to a pleasing variety of wines from the refined wine cellars of Frederick Wildman & Bros. – The oldest wine importer in America.  Wines are paired in eclectic fashion with snacks and cheeses. Enjoy at the same time stunning views of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and the Manhattan Skyline. Perfect for every wine or sailing enthusiast!

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The fun starts at 9pm Friday, and goes on until 4am Saturday. The beer garden will be open and the grill will be going. Happy Birthday Louis and the gang.  If you know someone that may be interested, please forward them this post, or simply use the social media buttons below to blast it out.  Cheers.

You can follow Canal Bar on Twitter http://twitter.com/canaldiving
Visit their website http://www.canalbar.com/cbHome.html

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When:  Friday, August 14, 2009.  7-10pm

Where:  Crooked Tail Café 272 3rd Avenue (between Union and President) Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 852-1414.

There will be an after party taking place at Canal Bar next door, right after the event.  Friday nights feature $4 Svedka Cocktails.  Canal Bar also has outdoor seating a pool table and free popcorn.

Exhibition continues through September.

Artists and animators Philip J. Lockerby and Zartosht Soltani have worked on various animated projects together over the past four years, but the work they take the most pride in is their sketchbook and napkin drawings from the dimly lit bars they frequent after work. “For this show we’re focusing on the bartenders,” Lockerby explains. “But generally we’ll draw whomever is at the bar.  Maybe we’ll get a free drink or two out of this as well.” The subjects featured tend bar at a selection of Carroll Gardens and Park Slope haunts, including Sample, Zombie Hut, Boat, The Bell House, Canal Bar, Great Lakes, The Gate, and many more. Usually, Lockerby and Soltani will ink a portrait and then gift it to their subject. “When we give a bar napkin portrait away, most times we’ve made that person’s evening,” Lockerby says. “We’re just trying to spread the love around, doing what we love to do the most, which is to draw.”

About the Artists: After a decade animating for television and film, most notably the Academy Award-nominated Triplettes of Belleville, Philip J. Lockerby is currently directing an animated sequence for an upcoming documentary on the Manic Street Preachers.  He is also working on a personal short film.  See his work at: www.drawingonnapkins.blogspot.com.

In 1999 Zartosht Soltani graduated from the Fine Arts at Azad University of Arts at Tehran. One year later he moved to New York, where he is now working as a freelance art director and illustrator for the animation studio, FlickerLab, creating cartoons, television commercials, and broadcast design. He has exhibited paintings in Tehran, and will be a part of the upcoming Too Art for TV show in September.

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Some Wiki Info about Newcastle Brown Ale

Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of beer was originally brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries, which became Scottish & Newcastle in 1960. S&N UK is now a division of Heineken International.

In August 2005, Scottish and Newcastle closed the Tyne Brewery, the last consignment of Brown Ale having been brewed in April of that year. Production was moved across the river to the former Federation Brewery in Gateshead, UK.

Newcastle Brown Ale had originally been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the EU. Since Scottish and Newcastle moved production outside of the city its PGI has been removed.

In Newcastle, the beer is often called ‘Dog’ (or simply ‘Broon’). The ‘Dog’ name comes from the euphemism “I’m going to walk the dog” – meaning “I’m going to the pub” – and was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign. It is often referred to as Newcy Brown by those not from Newcastle, though never by those actually from the city itself.

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For those of you who enjoy great beer, below is a list of reasons you should try a Unibroue beer.

• A more refined taste
• Rich flavor
• Thicker foam that protects the beer
• Excellent source of vitamin B
• Almost unlimited shelf life (flavor evolves to a port wine after ten years)
• Ecological (no chemicals)

If the reasons listed aren’t enough for you to crack open a bottle or two or three, then how about RSVP’ing to NYCPromo@TheOnion.com with the subject being “Draft Barn” for a chance to win a lap dance* from one of the Russian Bar Tenders of your choice and a meal for two.

*Prize is currently only offered to women aged between 21 and 35, who are currently employed as a model and have $20k in cash to donate to a charity of the bars decision.

Please don’t forget to pass this invite on to your friends.  You can also join us at Twitter.com/ThisBarSucks, for upcoming events and a few crazy comments.    If you are on Facebook, then join my newly created group here.

Draft Barn - June 18th @ 7pm

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It’s all about the Benjamins on Franklin street! Chris Smith is continuing the takeover of all the bars in Brooklyn with a show of affordable art at TBD in Greenpoint. Everything is priced around $100 or less! He’s created a new set of vibrant race car themed graphics and he’ll be showing letterpress prints, photos and paintings. Including signshadows, roadsign girls, vintage race cars and more!

There’ll be extended happy hour prices and drink specials after that. Check out the art, then enjoy tbd’s new massive outdoor beer garden.

The show will be up for the month of June, and we’ll be selling the work right off the wall so be sure to stop by often! If you can’t make it to the opening be sure to come by for Northside Festival on June 11th!

June 4 – July 2, 2009
Opening June 4th, 7pm

TBD Bar
224 Franklin st
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
tbdbrooklyn.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=87190853469

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