Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Top pic: Bronx Brewery Creative Direct Jose Ruiz and Danny Cortes
This past Saturday evening, the Bronx Brewery celebrated a collab release with artist Danny Cortes at its East Village outpost, 64 Second Ave., between Third Street and Fourth Street.
Cortes is a Mexican-style lager brewed with Texas blue corn. (Hop heads can find a complete description of the beer here.) The release is part of the Brewery's Y-Series.
The can includes an image of one of his iconic hyper-realistic miniatures — the NYC ice merchandiser.
The Bronx Brewery also has a new display of Cortes' miniatures (we've featured them here and here and here) ...
"The East Village has been a significant part of my life and artistic journey," the NYC native told us. "The East Village feels like a second home to me. I've been coming here since I was 9 years old with my cousin and friends from my block, crossing the Williamsburg Bridge to visit places like the Boys Club and Pitt and Houston [Hamilton Fish Park]. The East Village has resonated with my art from the beginning."
On Saturday night, Cortes was joined by Neyda, his life partner, and many friends...
The Bronx Brewery East Village is incredibly disrespectful to its neighbors. Every weekend their music is so loud that it can be heard in the surrounding apartments. This event was no exception. I'm very disappointed that they haven't tried to be better neighbors to the people that were here long before they were. But that's gentrification for you I guess.
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ReplyDeleteI *love* miniatures and will definitely go check this out. Interested in trying the blue corn beer too. 9:14 AM, we have a bar or two very near our own apt. so I won’t holler on my way in or out, promise. No woohooing!
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