http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/dining/new-york-botanical-garden-beer-event.html 2016-09-12 18:07:19 A Taste of How Beer Is Made Blues, Brews and Botany at the Botanical Garden in the Bronx celebrates the plants used to make cider and beer. === Beer begins with plants, including grains and hops. To reinforce that connection, the New York Botanical Garden will have displays and demonstrations this weekend to explain the botany behind the brewing process. There will be tastings of beers and ciders, and, to liven things up, blues and bluegrass music: