Prom Mom (time to dance)

Good Morning Friends,

We hope you’ve been well. Things here at the Diamond are lovely. It’s always 72 degrees and sunny. I got a haircut on Saturday. Here’s some other news:

PROM, THURSDAY NIGHT

The ladies from Word Bookstore have put together another great singles mixer here at the Diamond. Come make a love connection at the prom this Thursday from 8-10pm. $5 sangria and $4 select drafts. Our normal “third Thursdays” karaoke will be pushed back to next week, (6/24).

BEER

We’ve got Rodenbach Grand Cru on tap right now. It’s a lovely Flemish sour red ale with sharp acidity balanced by notes of earth, cherry, and honey. On cask, we’ve been running Sly Fox Chester County Bitter for quite some time. It is one of the best session beers going and if you’ve never had the chance, try it. The cask line will switch to an experimental batch of Brooklyn Pennant Pale ale soon. It’s very similar to the regular Pennant with a tad higher hopping level to make it more drinkable in the warm weather. Tried it at the brewery yesterday…very nice. If you are of the wine persuasion, try the Masserie Pisari Salento Rosso. It’s a brooding Italian red served cool. The Laurerlie Rose from Bergerac is dry and simple, a great bottle to share in the backyard!

CHEW N’ BREW III

Our 3rd annual Chew N’ Brew is in September so we are calling all amateur brewers and chefs to email Dave to sign up for the big competition. The rest of you regular civilians are in for a major treat. The city’s best homemade beers will be paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres for your sampling pleasure. Tickets are limited and will go on sale in August.

BUSHWICK INLET FUNDRAISER RECAP

As mentioned in a previous email, Diamond customers raised over $800 to be used to landscape the sidewalk area along the Bushwick Inlet. The more attention drawn to this section of W’burg/G’point the better the support for a future park here. The bad news is that the money will not be used this spring/summer for new plantings. Currently, there is no water source to maintain the area but,hopefully, by this fall, that issue will be resolved with the city. In the mean time, the dollars are sitting in a bank account waiting to be put to this specific use. Sorry for the delay…we’ll keep you posted on the progress.