Epic Road Trip Brew Tour Honeymoon 2012 - Brooklyn Brunch

 After the crazy night of bar hopping and karaoke singing, there was only one place in Brooklyn that I wanted to get brunch: Life Cafe 983 in Bushwick!

 M ordered Eggs Blackstone with chipotle hollandaise sauce and they were so good he raved about them to all of the friends and family we saw along the rest of the trip.

 Jrrrrrr got some mac and cheese on for his brunch.

 I had the Huevos Merida with a side of guac. Kelly had the Huevos Rancheros, which looked pretty similar and we didn't snap a picture of it. We left Life Cafe stuffed, happy, and ready to hit the road!

Street art murals on the steel shutters on a Sunday morning. Scenes like this make me miss Brooklyn.

Epic Road Trip Brew Tour Honeymoon 2012 - Brooklyn Bar Hopping

 After hanging out at the Brooklyn Brewery we grabbed some sushi for dinner then headed over to Barcade.

 M and his friend Jrrrrrr played some games while I chatted at the bar with my friend Kelly.

 Kelly and I couldn't get over this little Bichon that was sitting at the bar like a perfect gentleman!

 After Barcade, Jrrrrrr took us to a tiny bar in Little Italy for some karaoke. M made a new friend along the way...

 This bar was Little Italy through and through.

And the karaoke was AMAZING! Everyone was so into it!

 Trying to coax M into singing a song.

 Kelly said "Let's take a sexy picture!" So while I did my best Blue Steel, she was all grins.

Yep, even I got in on the karaoke action. Walk Like An Egyptian style.

Epic Road Trip Brew Tour Honeymoon 2012 - Brooklyn Brewery

 What better thing to do on a cold, cloudy Saturday afternoon than take the Brooklyn Brewery tour!

 $20 gets you 5 chips, each good for one beer.

 The brewery cat, guarded by Arnold.

 Brooklyn Brewery Trivia: Did you know the Brooklyn Brewery logo was designed by Milton Glaser, the designer of the iconic I Love NY logo? He designed the logo in exchange for some shares of the company and free beer for life!

 A collection of antique bottles at the brewery.

The line at the brewery bar was so long that M cashed in his two beer chips at once.

Have you ever been on any brewery tours? Did you have fun?

Epic Road Trip Brew Tour Honeymoon 2012 - The Beginning

We left upstate New York on a cold, gloomy day and headed south. First stop: visit our awesome friends in Brooklyn!

When we arrived in Brooklyn, we were warmly greeted by our friend Kelly's turtle Jager!

a quick trip to nyc

 Last Thursday and Friday, I and six of my fellow co-workers were sent on a trip from our serene Upstate New York office to go work a few days in the pirate ship Brooklyn office.

 The Brooklyn office is in DUMBO, so we took a walk to the Ferry Terminal on our lunch break to take in some sights.

 The Brooklyn Bridge will probably always be my favorite bridge.

 We spent one night in a cute little hotel in the Lower East Side, this was the view out my hotel room window. Nothing more NYC than a water tower and street art.

 Looking directly out my hotel room window, I saw this beautiful building across the street.

And I had my official staff photo taken in the company photo booth. Can you guess where I've been working for the past month? :)

brooklyn love pt 2

 When I was living in Brooklyn, this waterfront was pretty much an industrial wasteland. Now it's a beautiful park with new condo buildings. Crazy how much a place can change in less than 5 years.

Beautiful Metropolitan Ave sunset.

brooklyn love pt 1

Recently, M's band played a show in Brooklyn. It had been at least two years since I had been back to visit my former home of Williamsburg Brooklyn. I loved walking around and exploring the street art. Seeing such inspiring art every day on the street is definitely the number one thing I miss about living in Brooklyn.