June 2011
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Jun 7th
May 2011
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American Craft Beer Week
Finishing the week strong with a road trip from Orlando to NYC! Planned stops in Savannah, GA; Raleigh, NC; and D.C. Looking forward to delicious local brew and hope everyone gets a chance to relax and enjoy some of their local offerings. Cheers!!
May 20th
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April 2011
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Joe Pug back in NYC →
One of our favorite folk singer/songwriters is coming back to NYC on Friday, April 15th at the Rock Shop in Brooklyn and Saturday, April 16th at the Mercury Lounge.  Check out the title link for 4 free song downloads from his website.  If you like what you hear, I highly recommend you see him live.  Cheers!
Apr 11th
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February 2011
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WatchWatch
Check out the latest Beer Nation episode featuring Jim Koch of the Boston Beer Company!!
Feb 4th
January 2011
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Jan 28th
December 2010
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Dec 31st
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Chappo on Pitchfork →
Check out what Pitchfork has to say about Chappo and download an MP3 of “Come Home” for FREE yo!  You many recognize it from the new iTouch commercials.  Booya Chappo!!
Dec 11th
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November 2010
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Beer Nation's Farm-to-Table & Greenport Harbor... →
Take 7 minutes and check out the latest from Beer Nation.  Cheers!
Nov 30th
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Nov 12th
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October 2010
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Oct 21st
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September 2010
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Sep 28th
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Sep 27th
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Sep 22nd
August 2010
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Aug 22nd
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July 2010
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Jul 25th
Jul 16th
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Ars Nova 54/10 Music Marathon
We are excited to be working with our friends at Ars Nova again this Tuesday.  We will be providing the talented musicians performing in their 54/10 Music Marathon with 2nd Floor Brewing’s Apricot Wheat.  Come out and enjoy music from Jay Brannon, Johnny Gallagher, and others.  $10 a night or $50 for the whole marathon.  Cheers!
Jul 11th
June 2010
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Legend of the Craft Beer Bandit
Hey guys, if you haven’t done so already, check out Beer Nation’s runner-up at the 2010 Short Pour Film Festival.  It will be shown at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival and features clips of both Maggie and I!  It was a lot of fun to shoot and turned out great.  Congrats to the guys at Beer Nation!! You can also view Episode 3, Part 2 where Seth and Mike head out to NJ to take a...
Jun 18th
May 2010
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Start the weekend right - Showgasm 5/21 @ 8 pm
We are happy to be working with Ars Nova again and providing the very talented Showgasm artists with brew-ha.  On tap will be a pale ale, dry-hopped with Citra hops.  Citra is a new variety (2008) with a big citrus aroma and most notably used by Sierra Nevada to dry-hop their Torpedo Extra IPA.   Although the artists have sole claim to this brew, I highly recommend starting your Friday night...
May 18th
Homebrewing & The Craft Beer Revolution
The craft beer revolution has its deepest and most vital roots in homebrewing.  From Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada in the 80’s to Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head in the 90’s to Shane Welch of Sixpoint in the previous decade, these very successful brewers began as homebrewers before taking the bold leap to the craft scene.  Knowledge of the brewing basics spurned experimentation with different styles...
May 8th
April 2010
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Apr 30th
ListenCome Home - Plastique Universe EP by Chappo Here...
Apr 30th
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Planting with Spent Grain
The largest byproduct of brewing is of course the sweet malty wort which the yeast later fiend upon during fermentation and convert into our much beloved brew.  Second to the wort is the malt from which we have extracted most of the wort’s flavor, color, and body, commonly referred to as spent grain.  Living in an apartment without a yard, a majority of the spent grain ends up in a garbage...
Apr 21st
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Apr 15th
March 2010
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Beer Nation - Episode 3, Part 1 (Barcade) →
Check out the new episode of Beer Nation!  Your hosts, Seth and Mike, visit Barcade our favorite bar/arcade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to discuss the craft beer revolution with owner, Paul Kermizian.  Check back soon for Part 2 which takes place at Climax Brewing Company in Roselle Park, NJ.  Enjoy!
Mar 23rd
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ListenChappo and the Sci-Fi Bandits have recently...
Mar 10th
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Showgasm
2nd Floor Brewing is excited to be working with Ars Nova, a not-for-profit theatre dedicated to the development of new and emerging artists in NYC.  Many of these talented performers are showcased monthly at Showgasm, a free and super fun evening of entertainment.  We have partnered with Ars Nova to support the great work they do by providing the artists of Showgasm with a keg of our tasty...
Mar 8th