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[WATCH] Amazing Inwood Man Snuck Into Vietnam During the War to Bring Beer to His Friends

2025-12-20T12:00:00-05:00

Pabst Blue Ribbon recently created this video retelling the amazing story of how Inwood's John "Chickie" Donohue snuck a few cases of PBR into Vietnam during the war in 1968 to bring beer to his buddies.

At a time when the Vietnam War was at its height, one man, John "Chickie" Donohue, snuck back into the war zone to find his 3 closest friends and buy them a beer. Crazy or caring, Chickie gave his friends more than beer, he gave them hope. Hope that helped each one safely return home when the war was over. Now, 47 years later, the group is reunited to relive the greatest beer run ever.

Incredible.

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[VIDEO] The Story Behind Kings County Distillery, New York City's First Since Prohibition Era

2024-12-27T12:00:00-05:00

Kings County Distillery only started making whisky in 2009, but it is the oldest operating distillery in New York City, the first to reemerge in the City since the Prohibition era.

In this video from NY City Lens, learn all about how Kings County Distillery opened straight from its co-founder, Colin Spoelman.

“Prohibition never ended in my hometown,” said Spoelman, a New York transplant who grew up in one of Kentucky’s 38 dry counties. Not surprising then that when he moved to Brooklyn in his 20’s, he took up illegally home brewing distilled spirits. Having moved to New York to find a career, he turned his hobby into a business in 2009, securing an official license to start producing whiskey in New York City. “April 15, 2010 is when we started producing whiskey in New York City for the first time since Prohibition,” Spoelman said.

Check out the accompanying article for more.

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[WATCH] The Story Behind Kings County Distillery, New York City's First Since Prohibition Era

2023-08-13T12:00:00-04:00

Kings County Distillery only started making whisky in 2009, but it is the oldest operating distillery in New York City, the first to reemerge in the City since the Prohibition era.

In this video from NY City Lens, learn all about how Kings County Distillery opened straight from its co-founder, Colin Spoelman.

“Prohibition never ended in my hometown,” said Spoelman, a New York transplant who grew up in one of Kentucky’s 38 dry counties. Not surprising then that when he moved to Brooklyn in his 20’s, he took up illegally home brewing distilled spirits. Having moved to New York to find a career, he turned his hobby into a business in 2009, securing an official license to start producing whiskey in New York City. “April 15, 2010 is when we started producing whiskey in New York City for the first time since Prohibition,” Spoelman said.

Check out the accompanying article for more.

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[VIDEO] Amazing Inwood Man Snuck Into Vietnam During the War to Bring Beer to His Friends

2023-07-08T12:00:00-04:00

At a time when the Vietnam War was at its height, one man, John "Chickie" Donohue, snuck back into the war zone to find his 3 closest friends and buy them a beer. Crazy or caring, Chickie gave his friends more than beer, he gave them hope. Hope that helped each one safely return home when the war was over. Now, 47 years later, the group is reunited to relive the greatest beer run ever.

Incredible.

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[VIDEO] How Rum Is Made At New York City's First Distillery Since Prohibition

2022-12-03T12:00:00-05:00

The Noble Experiment in Brooklyn, NY is NYC's first rum-only distillery since before prohibition. We got a peak inside to see how they make the signature rum, Owney's. Founder Bridget Firtle named the rum after a famed NY rum runner.

Check out Owney's Rum to learn more about the spirit.

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[WATCH] How Rum Is Made At New York City's First Distillery Since Prohibition

2022-11-29T12:00:00-05:00

The Noble Experiment in Brooklyn, NY is NYC's first rum-only distillery since before prohibition. We got a peak inside to see how they make the signature rum, Owney's. Founder Bridget Firtle named the rum after a famed NY rum runner.

Check out Owney's Rum to learn more about the spirit.

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[VIDEO] Making Moonshine at New York's Oldest Whiskey Distillery

2021-06-29T16:00:00-04:00

Kings County Distillery located in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard in NYC isn't just the oldest in the city, it is the best distillery IMHO in the world, making amazing whisky and even moonshine, in a unique setting unlike any other. Small batch and hand crafted, using heritage techniques like open fermentation and Scottish copper pot belly stills, they make award winning spirits that will intoxicate you with their rich history.

From humble grass root beginnings making illegal moonshine in their Brooklyn apartment, to a thriving distillery that's literally the beautiful history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kings County is definitely not to be missed and well worth the visit. You can not only tour their historical building where they make their elixirs, but drink in their stunning bar in a converted 19th century guard post, or even take a class from the head distillers themselves, to learn how to make your own magic in a bottle.

Check out Kings County Distillery to learn more.

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[VIDEO] Making Moonshine at New York City's Oldest Whiskey Distillery

2021-04-05T16:00:00-04:00

Kings County Distillery located in the old Brooklyn Navy Yard in NYC isn't just the oldest in the city, it is the best distillery IMHO in the world, making amazing whisky and even moonshine, in a unique setting unlike any other. Small batch and hand crafted, using heritage techniques like open fermentation and Scottish copper pot belly stills, they make award winning spirits that will intoxicate you with their rich history.

From humble grass root beginnings making illegal moonshine in their Brooklyn apartment, to a thriving distillery that's literally the beautiful history of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Kings County is definitely not to be missed and well worth the visit. You can not only tour their historical building where they make their elixirs, but drink in their stunning bar in a converted 19th century guard post, or even take a class from the head distillers themselves, to learn how to make your own magic in a bottle.

Check out Kings County Distillery to learn more.

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[WATCH] These New Yorkers Make Ancient Roman Vermouth from a 2000 Year Old Cookbook

2020-12-02T12:00:00-05:00

Maybe you ate a bit too much over Thanksgiving, so here is how we made Ancient Roman Vermouth, from a 2000 year old recipe recorded by Apicius in De Re Coquinaria, guaranteed to solve any over eating woes.

This is the story about how one night my best friend Peter and I decided to make this ancient after dinner drink to impress our Spanish friend Matias, who loves a good Vermouth. To do it right we had the recipe translated from the original Latin to English, then spoke with sommeliers and anthropologists to find out what type of wine and herbs they might have been using that we could use today. Finally the only thing left was to put it all together and hopefully not go blind in the process.

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[WATCH] Selling Illegal Street Cocktails in New York City

2020-08-25T12:00:00-04:00

He coaches high school basketball and works in video production —and also sells spiked juice illegally all over New York City in an effort to build a brand empire. In this episode of SIDE HUSTLES, meet Amseshem as he struggles to keep selling drinks during COVID and hold onto his multimillion-dollar brand goals.

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