Hey everyone!  In May, Daniel Boulud is opening a chic culinary version of a beer hall in the Bowery. It seems like the Bowery is turning into the Park Ave. of lower east side. He is calling it the “Good Beer Kitchen and Bar ” and it is planned to be a brasserie-style beer hall that will offer an extensive selection of beers, including more than 20 from the tap and will be pairing the brews with a beer-friendly menu of sausages, sauerkrauts and charcuterie.
Boulud’s favorite all-time beer is Stella Atrois because of its versatility. It’s light, but still delivers loads of flavor.  He is also adding his fave craft beer, ”St. Rieul Grand Cru, the formidable Belgian-style triple made by Brasserie Saint-Rieul.  Its golden-orange color have a flavor of toasty grains, orange peel and honey and a surprisingly pleasant, slightly sour finish.

One of Boulud’s food/beer pairing will be Käse Kreiner [a cheese-filled smoked bratwurst] with a light, delicately hoppy Fohrenburger Tradition 1881, an Austrian beer I first tried in Vienna: Dogfish Head’s Raisin D’Etre. He claims its rich, malty sweetness catches the sausage from the other direction, bringing its salty, fatty deliciousness into focus.
The beer hall will be located at 299 Bowery (between Houston and 1rst St.)

A must try on our way to Rivington.

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