Many sommeliers enjoy unwinding with a beer after a full workday spent talking about wine with clients, matching wines to dishes, tasting wine, drinking wine….wine, wine, wine. Can you tell us your favorite beer these days, and what you like about it? Don’t feel that it needs to be a high-falutin’ beer either; if your favorite place serves cold Schlitz on tap and that’s what you gravitate toward, then say so. And don’t hesitate to provide some very brief background info on your selection or a short tasting note.
Daniel Johnnes, Wine Director, Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group (New York City). Nothing fancy from me: I like to support my neighborhood, Brooklyn, and a nice cold Brooklyn Brewery Pennant Ale hits the spot. As for draft, the best I’ve had all year is, believe it or not, a drawn pint of Pilsner Urquell at Milan Czech restaurant in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The owner has a method by which he draws the beer and lets the head settle down a minimum of three times or until it can hold a toothpick upright on the surface for at least three seconds. READ MORE »
