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Hey it’s Friday and 2014 is definitely on. You’re ready to play this weekend and you want to keep things fun. Well good, because we’re all about it and we’ve got all kinds of ideas. From the nation’s coolest beer festivals to movies, music, and cutting-edge TV, we’ve got your back big-time. Plus we’ve a serious Weekend Beer Pick that you’ll want to get your hands on.
So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks…
New York State of Mind (Syracuse, NY) – The 18th annual Central New York Brewfest returns this Saturday (Feb 8th) and we can’t think of a better alternative to shoveling snow. This one-day, two-session event will once again be taking place at the Exhibit Center in the New York State Fairgrounds and exhibit #1 will include an amazing amount of beer provided by some of the best regional, national, and international breweries on the planet. For more info on this brilliant beerganza, check out: Central New York Brewfest
On the Big Screen – George Clooney’s newest directorial effort opens this weekend and the cast alone might be reason to go. The Monuments Men stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and ACB fav, Cate Blanchett in a film about a mismatched World War II platoon who lead an effort to rescue some of the world’s art treasures from the war’s destruction. Early buzz on this film has been positive and some have referred to it as this year’s Argo.
Winterize Yourself (Traverse City, MI) – This Saturday is your opportunity to celebrate Michigan’s small-batch beers and big-time music at the Traverse City Winter Microbrew &Music Festival, and you do not want to miss it. Why, you ask? Because this year’s two-session festival is featuring more than 150 beers from the region’s best breweries. That’s why. And don’t forget the music. Tomorrow’s (Feb 8th) Microbrew & Music Festival will features more than 75 musicians and performers and they will all probably be drinking too -so things could get crazy. For even more info on this wintertime funfest, check out:Microbrew & Music Festival
TV Time – We’ve been binging on Netflix’s excellent American political drama House of Cards–and if you’ve not as yet sampled this dark, dark series – you need to soon. It’s been out there a while–the entire first season debuted almost a year ago. But with season two scheduled to drop on Valentine’s Day, it’s time to get caught up. Set in present-day Washington, DC, House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a Democratic House Majority Whip who, after getting passed over for appointment to Secretary of State, decides to exact his revenge on those who betrayed him. The series also stars the excellent Robin Wright as his wife, and Kate Mara as an ambitious (and smokin’ hot) reporter who aligns herself with Underwood to get ahead.
Our Awesome Weekend Beer Pick
Ninkasi Brewing recently released their award-winning Bohemian Pilsner under a new name and we can’t wait to get our hands on some.Released as part of their Prismatic Lager Series, Ninkasi’s Bohemian Pilsner has been renamed Pravda (the Czech word for truth) but it remains the same medium-bodied golden lager classic that took a Gold at last year’s GABF.
