Showing posts with label Champions League. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Champions League. Show all posts

10.23.2012

YOU WANT CRAFT BEER? WE GOT CRAFT BEER....


Over the course of the past few years, we've been quietly building up a reputation as a bar that features a nice selection of beers.  That is due to the fact that we love beer.  Not just the run of the mill stuff from the major brands, mind you, but quality crafts beers from well known and respected breweries from around the country and around the world.

We do a lot of research on our own and also take suggestions from our knowledgeable beer reps as well as our patrons, who are our most important judges of beer.  Each month we'll feature a craft beer at a discounted price as our "Beer of the Month", to give customers a chance to try out a particular beer they may not have heard of or tried before.  And on Tuesday nights, we host a "Craft Brew Night", where you can sample a select number of craft beers for only $3/pint!  This is a favorite for beer snobs and newbies alike, as some of these beers can easily cost up to $8/pint during regular hours.

The point of all this is simple:  To broaden the horizons of beer drinkers in the neighborhood and in NYC and to let you know that you can enjoy good quality beers at reasonable prices.  Let's face it: anyone can drink swill.  But if you have a chance to have a quality craft beer at the price of that swill you're used to drinking, why not take advantage of it?


Nuff Said.


TONIGHT'S CRAFT BREW TUESDAY LINEUP ($3/pint)

Harpoon UFO White (Belgian White)
House of Shandy's Curious Traveler (Shandy)
Left Hand Stranger (American Pale Ale)
Long Trail Harvest Ale (American Brown Ale)
Magic Hat #9 (American Pale Ale)
Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale (Pumpkin Ale)


The selections change weekly and the special runs all night long, so make sure to stop in and try out a craft beer (or two)!


Now if you'll excuse me, it's time for some CHAMPIONS LEAGUE football (or soccer for the uneducated)!  And don't forget about PUB TRIVIA tomorrow night (8pm)!


Cheers!


9.15.2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

DAMN THAT WAS QUICK...

As I sit here awake, under the weather and watching the NY Islanders rookies play the Vancouver Canucks at 3am, I can't help but to notice that we're halfway through September already. Where did the time go? I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Next thing you know, it'll be Columbus Day Weekend, then Halloween, then Thanksgiving. I always seem to forget how quickly the fall season flies.

The past weekend was a pretty good one as far as the bar goes. With a plethora of college and pro football games taking center stage, the place stayed pretty busy throughout the weekend. Even the Sunday night game had a pretty decent crowd. The place usually clears out after the afternoon games, so to see groups of patrons hanging out well after midnight on a Sunday was nice to see.

I woke up on Monday feeling under the weather, as I knew would happen since I felt it coming on Sunday afternoon. In any case, by the time I finished running my errands, I had to go to bed; I felt that crappy. It pretty much wiped me out the whole day. The only reason why I'm awake watching the lowly Islanders at 3am is because I've slept half the day away, thanks to the meds. Ugh.

Today is a new day and aside from the usual DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS that comes with Tuesday nights, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE starts its group play today. We'll be carrying a couple of matches (MANCHESTER UNITED vs BESIKTAS and AC MILAN vs OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE). Matches start at 2:45pm and we'll carry them live, along with $4 Carlsberg bottles during all Champions League matches. Hopefully I'll feel better and can get on with the day-to-day stuff. Everyone knows how cranky I can get when I'm under the weather...

I'm just sayin'.


AND FINALLY...

R.I.P. PATRICK SWAYZE

It looks like the Grim Reaper has reared his ugly head yet again and Hollywood seems to be his favorite target of late. We all knew about his well-publicized fight with pancreatic cancer yet it's still sad to see him go. Forever known for his roles in classic films like "GHOST" and "DIRTY DANCING", I've always liked him in another cult classic, the zen-master bouncer extraordinaire, James Dalton in "ROADHOUSE"....



Truly a class act; He will certainly be missed.

Nuff Said

8.18.2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

HELTER SWELTER...

We're currently in the middle of a heatwave that has New York City baking under brutal temperatures averaging in the low 90's and a ton of humidity. If you are a follower of this blog, you'll know that this is the worst kind of weather for yours truly simply because it's gross and unbearable to deal with. So instead of being out and about, enjoying all that this wonderful city has to offer, I find myself taking shelter in the bar under our AC; Feeling much like Superman after being hit with kryptonite. It's disgusting. And unfortunately folks, there's no end in sight to this disgusting weather as we're supposed to deal with this for most of the week. Ugh.

One thing I'm excited about is the start of the European soccer season. The English Premier League kicked off over the weekend and as a fan of ASTON VILLA, I have high hopes of them making a challenge for the top four slots and a berth in the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Speaking of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, the nine-month tournament of European Club Champions kick off today with some great matchups, led by ARSENAL vs CELTIC (2:30pm). Definitely looking forward to that. Of course, we'll carry all of the matchups throughout the season!

Last night, pre-season football was the topic of the bar as the NY Giants faced off against the Carolina Panthers. While I am not a big fan of pre-season football (it's pointless to me), it did turn out to be a good game, with the Giants pulling out a last-second victory, 24-17.

However, what was more interesting was the number of Miami Dolphins fans that turned up to Third and Long to see their team play the Jacksonville Jaguars. We're the home base of the Miami Dolphins Fan Club for NYC so of course they would show up expecting to see their team on TV. Problem was, their game was blacked out here in NYC. So imagine the number of irate Dolphins fans who were shut out of seeing their team. Unfortunately, it was out of our control as DIRECT TV 's NFL package does not include pre-season games. Sorry!

DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS takes over Third and Long tonight with $1 mugs of Bud/Bud Light from 4pm to close. Swing by after work and get out of the heat!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT to our own FIRE MARSHALL ED and FRENCHY who are celebrating birthdays today and tomorrow respectively!


Stay cool!


Nuff Said

9.30.2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

LADIES WIN! LADIES WIN!

It appears that the ladies of NYC will get preferential treatment after all. ROY DEN HOLLANDER filed a lawsuit claiming that "ladies nights" at bars, restaurants and clubs discriminated against men.

A judge in Manhattan's Federal Court disagreed, saying that clubs and bars can price their products any way they wish because they're not acting as representatives of the state. You can read the full article HERE.

Sorry Charlie.

SPEAKING of ladies, I'm looking forward to seeing one in particular today. One of our bartenders, the adorable AMY SMART is a diehard Cincinnati Bengals fan (which is sacrilegious) while yours truly is a fan of the Cleveland Browns (known by you lot as "America's Team"). So when we realized that our respective teams would be playing each other, naturally a wager was in order. So after much contemplation (mostly on my part), we came up with this bet:

If Cincinnati won, I would have to 1) Paint my face the colors of the team (orange/black stripes); 2) Wear a Bengals jersey.. all of this while bartending.

If Cleveland won, SHE would have to 1) Paint her face wearing the beautiful colors of the team (orange/brown, with Brady Quinn's number painted) and bartend a full afternoon with such makeup; 2) bake me some cookies with the Browns logo on it.

I also threw in a pedicure, but for some strange reason, she balked on it. Can't figure out why.

So after the smoke cleared on what turned out to be a rather dull game, the final score was:

CLEVELAND 20
CINCINNATI 12


Wonder what that means? Heh...heh...heh....


Soccer enthusiasts take note: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE play resumes today and we'll carry live the matches featuring VILLAREAL vs CELTIC FC and MANCHESTER UNITED vs AALBORG FC (2:45pm), and REAL MADRID vs FC ZENIT ST. PETERSBURG (5pm, tape delay). So if you find yourselves with a free day due to the Jewish holidays, feel free to join us!


DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS ($1.00 Bud/Bud Light mugs) continues tonight!


DON'T FORGET TRIVIA NIGHT on Wednesday! This week's theme: "Every Four Years"......



Nuff Said