Back by popular demand, “Dine Downtown” will be happening again this month of October in Red Bank, NJ.  Twenty Seven restaurants in Red Bank will be offering special Pre Fixe menus that include an appetizer, main course, and dessert ranging from $15-$30 every Tuesday and Wednesday of the month.

Red Bank RiverCenter is presenting Dine Downtown along with the New Jersey Restaurant Association to promote local restaurants and to stimulate the economy.  The first event started 5 years ago and has been a hit ever since it started.

For more details and a list of restaurants visit: http://www.redbankrivercenter.org/dinedowntown/index.cfm

Inquiring minds are dieing to know what you people out there like to order when you’re out at a bar.  Take the poll here and let everybody know.

http://poll.fm/2acaz

Come to The Headliner on Saturday October 2nd from 1-5pm to celebrate Oktoberfest. Among many of the featured beer available for tasting will include: Spaten, Jever, Schlenkerla Marzen, Einbecker Pilsner, Sam Adams Oktoberfest, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, River Horse Hipp-O-Lantern, Weyerbacher Autumnfest, Sam Adams Lager, Flying Fish Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest, East Coast Brewing Company. Also included will be traditional German food including bratwurst, knockwurst, potato pancakes, while being accompanied by German music. For event details and ticket information go to http://www.jerseyshoreoktoberfest.com/ .  Act quickly, because early tickets are cheaper.

Have you ever wondered why when you look at some of our bar listings, that some of the places will call themselves a Bar & Grill and some will call themselves a Bar & Grille?  In fact, the correct spelling in this instance is “grill”.  Where “grill” means a grill that you cook on, or a barbecue, a “grille” refers to the grille that you’d find on the front of a car.   Both words originated from the French word from Latin craticula, meaning small grill, but the different spelling eventually developed for different meanings.   Much like “they’re” and “their” and “there”, it is a common mistake in the English language.   So the next time you see an establishment that says “Bar & Grille” on the sign, think back on this article and chuckle just a little bit….but not too loudly, you might get kicked out.

After wine and tea, beer is the most commonly drunk beverage in the world. Produced from grains, wheat and sometimes even rice or corn, beer is a beverage that appeals to many types and tastes in a wide range flavors.

Many beer drinkers take great pride in developing their own palette and choice of beers, and just like wine drinkers have their favorite regions, brands or styles. The explosion of micro-breweries in North American and the broadened availability of items such as wheat beer, stout, ale and pilsner have broadened Americans” knowledge and appreciation for beer that is not mainstream.

The modern, educated beer drinkers will argue that beer shall be enjoyed from a beer mug and not directly from the bottle, which is often otherwise in the case in American culture. The American Beer Mug, which is a classic dating back to the Wild West, is broadly considered to bring out the beer”s qualities and taking it to its full capacity. Generally, a thick beer mug will also keep the temperature of the beer down – which is an important attribute since American beer-drinkers traditionally prefer their beers cold.

So just what does the beer mug add to the beer?

According to John Haglaund, a research scientist with the Carolina Institute of Food & Beverage, the beer flavor experience is a combination of oxidation (beer”s interaction with the environment it is in), the exposure to light (or lack thereof) and temperature.

The beer was developed to be enjoyed cold and hence a mug and material that is able to keep a temperature is the most ideal.

The beer is often poured directly from a dark bottle that protects it from destructive sun rays and light rays, or directly from the tap – as a result there is no need for a mug with colored glass, other than for fun.

The oxidation process begins immediately when a beer is poured into the beer mug which is why it is important to enjoy a beer within 30 minutes of pouring to appreciate the flavor that was intended at point of brewing and bottling.

The design of the sturdy, thick-glassed beer mug was not just accidental, but was optimized to maintain all the qualities from brewing and bottling. Elaborate tests conducted by Mr. Haglaund showed a more rapid decline of the beer”s flavor when poured into a regular glass. The test further concluded that the thick bottom allowed the carbon dioxide that causes the bubbles in the beer to prevail by up 20% longer than in a traditional glass. According to the test, a thinner, regular glass will eliminate carbon dioxide by its more rapid loss of temperature.

So when you are enjoying a beer, ale, pilsner or stout – go for a high quality Beer Mug – it will make your beer taste better and last longer

DiscountMugs.com is a large distribution company based in Miami, Florida. They are web-based and factory-direct which allows them to keep prices lower than the rest of the competition. They also have a huge selection of glassware from champagne flutes and wine glasses to shot glasses and beer mugs.

Take heed all you beer lovers. It is now a proven fact that beer — yes, BEER — can provide the same health benefits as wine. No matter what type of ale you prefer, studies show that drinking beer in moderation (up to 2 drinks a day for us guys) can and will reduce your chances of strokes, as well as heart and vascular disease.

It’s called the French Paradox — the link between the low rate of heart disease among the French and their fat-laden diet was a daily dosage of red wine. Well, there’s no denying the results of that study. But what the public doesn’t know is that the health value of beer has been known, documented and applied for centuries. But there are folks out there who don’t want you to know about it (I wonder why).

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