WEB SITE BIDS TO CASH IN ON A BEER MARKET
WEB SITE BIDS TO CASH IN ON A BEER MARKET By JEREMY OLSHAN
May 5, 2008 -- A new Web site is tapping into the city's unquenchable thirst for suds.
Since Beermenus.com launched last month - aiming to catalog all the brews sold on tap or by the bottle in New York - its census of suds has added 186 bars and 1,280 varieties to its database of fermented barley and hops.
Since Beermenus.com launched last month - aiming to catalog all the brews sold on tap or by the bottle in New York - its census of suds has added 186 bars and 1,280 varieties to its database of fermented barley and hops.
The brainchild of two Brooklyn brothers, the site maps out every bar in Manhattan that sells a particular beer, providing its price, as well as the complete offerings of a particular watering hole.
For instance, the Peculiar Pub on Bleecker Street has 22 beers on tap and 299 bottled brews - everything from a pint of Delirium Tremens for $7.25 to Bud Light for $4.35.
"We recognize that there are a lot of people who like craft beer, but it takes a great deal of effort to find it," said Will Stephens, 23, who created Beermenus.com with his brother, Eric, 26.
The database will be assembled with the help of individual bars, as well as submissions by drinkers around the city.
For instance, the Peculiar Pub on Bleecker Street has 22 beers on tap and 299 bottled brews - everything from a pint of Delirium Tremens for $7.25 to Bud Light for $4.35.
"We recognize that there are a lot of people who like craft beer, but it takes a great deal of effort to find it," said Will Stephens, 23, who created Beermenus.com with his brother, Eric, 26.
The database will be assembled with the help of individual bars, as well as submissions by drinkers around the city.
For now, the Stephens have focused on Manhattan, but expect to add other boroughs in the coming months. "We've been flooded with requests to bring this site to other cities around the world, but we definitely want to perfect it in New York first," Will said.
He added that the brothers have enjoyed plenty of free drinks as they peddle the idea to bars around town. "We've definitely gotten used to that," he said.
He added that the brothers have enjoyed plenty of free drinks as they peddle the idea to bars around town. "We've definitely gotten used to that," he said.
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