{"id":371,"date":"2011-08-23T06:44:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2011-08-23T08:13:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-23T12:13:37","slug":"beer-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"Beer Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Beer Table<\/a> is another one of those place that I walked by a million times before finally stopping in. \u00c2\u00a0Though in fairness, the streets are packed with more amazing look\u00c2\u00a0restaurants\u00c2\u00a0than I can hope to take on. \u00c2\u00a0In the mile or so walk from my apartment to the gym there must be well over 50\u00c2\u00a0restaurants. \u00c2\u00a0But I’m not complaining. \u00c2\u00a0There are far worse things in the world than finding a hidden gem just down the street after living in a place for almost a year. \u00c2\u00a0Have I mention lately that I love Brooklyn?<\/p>\n

In July, the final hours of the dark days that were studying for the bar, I stopped in for a little dinner and a beer break. \u00c2\u00a0Recently, I stopped back for a second visit. \u00c2\u00a0All in all, I love the beer menu, the food is good, but might cost more than I’m comfortable spending.<\/p>\n

Let me start by talking about the beer. \u00c2\u00a0To say that Beer Table has a good beer selection is an understatement. \u00c2\u00a0The draft list <\/a>is 6 beers long and rotates on a regular basis. \u00c2\u00a0The bottled beer list, at 25 beers long, presents a wide range of styles. \u00c2\u00a0Both the drafts and bottles are beers you’re unlikely to find at a normal bar. \u00c2\u00a0It’s a place that will make a beer love feel like the proverbial kid in a candy store.<\/p>\n

One of the perks of Beer Table is that you can either get a full glass of beer (not always a pint, some of the higher octane brews come in properly reduced glasses) or a smaller taster glass (maybe about 2 or 3 shoots worth). \u00c2\u00a0The small glass is great way to try a few new beers and still be able to savor the third as much as the first, with the added benefit of being able to make it work the next day without a headache.<\/p>\n

Both times I’ve made a visit the servers seemed excited to tell me about \u00c2\u00a0their beers and help me find something\u00c2\u00a0delicious.<\/p>\n

On my last trip I sampled the\u00c2\u00a0Rogue John Juniper Ale. \u00c2\u00a0As the name suggests, it has some strong Juniper elements. \u00c2\u00a0(Juniper is a berry that gives gin it’s characteristic flavor.) \u00c2\u00a0I was\u00c2\u00a0informed\u00c2\u00a0by the server that the beer is actually aged in barrels formerly used for gin. \u00c2\u00a0And the taste? \u00c2\u00a0Imagine a light and delicate gin (think Hendrick’s Gin<\/a>) becoming effervescent, gaining some beer color, and not without a flavor\u00c2\u00a0reminiscent\u00c2\u00a0of beer. \u00c2\u00a0It’s light and refreshing. \u00c2\u00a0I wish had a few of these when the mercury was pushing its way past 100\u00c2\u00a0degrees.<\/p>\n

I also tried a small glass of\u00c2\u00a0Barrier Spelunker a\u00c2\u00a0Saison with all kinds of crazy coffee and malty flavors in the mix. \u00c2\u00a0This beer convinced me that Saison’s are my current under-explored corner of beer and that I should focus these over the next few months.<\/p>\n

The food is good. \u00c2\u00a0Actually it’s really good. \u00c2\u00a0The menu is small, but seems to change\u00c2\u00a0regularly. \u00c2\u00a0One wall of the bar is lined with jars of\u00c2\u00a0dehydrated\u00c2\u00a0vegetables. \u00c2\u00a0On my last visit, dehydrated tomatoes were\u00c2\u00a0prominent in both the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153BLT\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (dehydrated tomato, mustard-glazed bacon, pickled bok choy) and the spicy pork and beef meatloaf (with Tickle Sauce, potatoes, kale, and red onion). \u00c2\u00a0The BLT was small, two little\u00c2\u00a0sandwiches with two tomatoes slices holding the pork, each about 2 or 4 bites, but packed a solid punch of flavor (with the\u00c2\u00a0dehydrated tomatoes lending a concentrated, almost savory addition).<\/p>\n

And looking at the prices objectively, they are reasonable. \u00c2\u00a0But I’m tempted by so many things on the menu: an entr\u00c3\u00a9e, a “snack”, some spicy\u00c2\u00a0pickled\u00c2\u00a0vegetables (they don’t pull punches on the spicy), and of course some great cheese. \u00c2\u00a0I just need a little self restraint on my inevitable next visit and I’ll be fine.<\/p>\n

Beer Table<\/strong>
\n 427B 7th Ave.\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>
\n Brooklyn, NY 11215<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beer Table is another one of those place that I walked by a million times before finally stopping in. \u00c2\u00a0Though in fairness, the streets are packed with more amazing look\u00c2\u00a0restaurants\u00c2\u00a0than I can hope to take on. \u00c2\u00a0In the mile or so walk from my apartment to the gym there must be well over 50\u00c2\u00a0restaurants. \u00c2\u00a0But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dining-out","tag-beer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eatcooklive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}