Author John Fortunato

May 14, 2012

Neatly reminiscent of a proper English pub, pine-timbered Country Inn-styled sports bar, Mews Tavern is rightly claimed Southern Rhode Island’s best and most popular watering hole. Hosting an astounding 69 micr... Read More...

Beer Trails: Dog, Fox, & Duck Face Off Against Vintage Port District

April 27, 2012

Along with my wife, Karen, I once more ventured out on a brewpub tour. This time, we took in a few newly discovered and previously uncovered Maryland-Virginia-D.C. establishments. Taking 78 West through Pen... Read More...

Beer Trails: Twisted Elm Validates Mr. Rogers’ New Neighborhood

April 13, 2012

As America’s craft beer revolution continues to move onward and upward at an increasingly fast pace, many fine neighborhood gastropubs have been popping up all over the Garden State. Being one of the latest... Read More...

Beer Trails: Rummaging Jersey Pre-March Madness

April 2, 2012

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A few days before Kentucky and Syracuse lead a field of limber hopefuls into the NCAA basketball tournament, I perused Central Jersey’s northernmost shoreline in search of newfangled brews from three trusted br... Read More...

Beer Trails: 508 Gastro Raises NYC’s Beer Profile

March 19, 2012

There’ve finally been some steps taken to make Manhattan not only the cultural capitol of the world, but perhaps someday, the hottest brewing municipality on the planet. Granite City has dragged behind the ... Read More...

Beer Trails: Northern Connecticut’s Willimantic Brewery and Tullycross Tavern Prove Worthy

February 13, 2012

Willimantic Brewery Connecticut may not get the same respect its New England neighbors receive, but there’s a few wonderful Constitution State breweries competing favorably against the best public houses d... Read More...

Cotton Mather: Kontiki

January 18, 2012

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I first got introduced to Austin-based band Cotton Mather when 1994’s superb debut, Cotton Is King, hit the streets. Genuine hook-filled opener “Lost My Motto” sounded like ‘80s pop kingpins Squeeze, riding... Read More...

Beer Trails: Manhattan’s 404 Hosts Triumphant Beer Bar Fest NYC

January 10, 2012

Hundreds of beer geeks joined ranks Saturday, Dec. 10, for the first Beer Bar Fest. Hosted by prospering New York City Homebrewers Guild bellwethers Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett at a hot new venue, this merry two... Read More...

Beer Trails: Nine-Day Thanksgiving Feast

December 14, 2011