NYC. Back in September, we fortunate NY'ers took a stroll over to Vol de Nuit on W.4th St. in the Village. If you haven't been, it's a destination pub for Belgian beers. The bartenders actually know what they're talking about. Sitting there, discussing recent events at the U.S. Open, we struck up a conversation with a guy at the bar, when he noticed we were drinking Palm, a new arrival to the U.S. from Belgium. He said his brother was one of the U.S. distributors of the beer and he wanted to know what we thought. Well, we'll tell you. It's a brilliant light ale. Beautiful rich, light amber color. Modest head. Tending toward sweetness, but just enough bitterness on the back to make lager drinkers happy. And, guess what? It's now making its appearance in bottles around the City. Just saw it today. Look for it.