"beer has dispelled the illness which was in me"

So last week, there was a great reunion of both parts of c and c in New York. Landing on monday, I naturally made Crystal go with me 3 hours later to the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg. We took their tour, which is $8 per person, and is very worth it, as you get to taste almost all the beers that they have on tap, some of which never leave the brewery. Crystal's favorite was their summer seasonal, the "Summer Ale". It was really light, and would be perfect for a hot day, as it was that day, and pretty much the whole time in New York. My favorite was their current "Brewmaster's Reserve", "The Concoction". The brewmaster'sreserve is a beer that Brooklyn Brewery produces that is only available for a short time, on tap, only at the brewery. This particular one was very potently gingery, and there is almost no way you could drink more than one bottle as it was so flavorful. Almost too flavorful, but it was really good to me. I think our tour guide said he hated it. Oh well, more for me!

Then we went on the tour, where what we saw was what is pretty much your standard craft brewery. They weren't bottling that day, so there was none of the cool whizzing equipment that you see at a brewery that was up and running. After the tour, you can go back to the bar, and with "tokens" that you buy from them, you can purchase beers and hang out for an hour before they let the regular joes in again.