The Beer Friends

This has been quite a whacky winter.  So whacky it seems like spring already.  Now, as I’m currently knocking on wood, I’m also thinking about the release of spring-styled brews that’s already underway.  Yes, you can definitely still grab darker, warmer and spicier winter brews to help you fend off the (almost) cold weather, but the change of season is at hand – in beer style and maybe in the weather as well.

Tuesday, January 31 – Tuesday Night Tasting: Porters @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn: (more…)

Tuesday, January 24 – Tuesday Night Tasting with Flying Dog Brewery @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:

The Belgian inspired, Gonzo styled brewery Flying Dog will be featured this Tuesday in the newest installment of Bierkraft’s Tuesday Night Tasting series.  Brand manager Molly McDevitt will walk you through a tentative lineup that is pretty impressive.  Check it out:

Doggie Style Pale Al
Raging Bitch Belgian IPA
Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout
Gonzo Imperial Porter
Horn Dog Barley Wine 2007

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Happy Holidays from all of us here at the Beer Friends.  We hope you had a great weekend, celebrating with family, eating great food and drinking great craft beer.  We’re sorry if now that the holiday weekend is over you have to go back to work, however if you have a nice, week-long vacation then you’re in for some excellent craft beer event hunting.  Here are a few favorites…

Tuesday, December 27 – Tuesday Night Tastings: Leftovers Edition @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:

One of the best and worst parts of the holidays – leftovers.  Great for the first day, terrible after having eaten them for lunch and dinner 3 days in a row.  Bierkraft has solved this problem – invite everyone over for a big leftovers party where you give away all the best stuff you consumed on your holiday.  Their cellar manager Matt Barclay has raided Bierkraft’s stockpile of great brew they didn’t sell during the holidays and is serving it up Tuesday.  I wouldn’t miss a chance for a peek in Bierkraft’s cellar if I were you… (more…)

Tuesday, December 20 – Tuesday Night Tasting with Oskar Blues @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:

Colorado and Brooklyn were meant to be together.  Great beer in a borough that loves great beer.  Perfect equation.  Bierkraft is hosting Oskar Blues and all their beer glory this Tuesday.  Yvon Pasquarello will be bringing an array of canned brew, drafts and a special kegs of HGH – a strong ale brewed with homegrown hops from the Hops and Heifers farm owned by Oskar Blues.  Arrive at Bierkraft early to make sure you get a seat at this awesome beer event.

Bierkraft is located at 191 5th Avenue between Berkeley and Union Streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Tuesday, December 20 – Christmas Festival 2011 @ The Burp Castle, Manhattan:

The Burp Castle is a rarity on the NYC Craft Beer event scene.  However, a bar that usually stays quiet (in more ways than one) is throwing a special event for the holiday season this year: Christmas Fest 2011.  They’ll be pouring three hard to find and extra delicious winter brews: (more…)

Tuesday, December 13 – Tuesday Night Tasting with Greenport Harbor @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:

What do you do when one of Long Islands best new brewery visits one of Brooklyn’s greatest beer bars?  Go there and drink (responsibly) as much as you can.  They’ll be bringing their finest brews and one of Bierkraft’s own craft brew experts will be on hand to walk you though the unique flavors.  Check out the list:

-Chinook’red (Newest offering from their Project Hoppiness Series)
-English IPA
-Black Duck Porter
-Anti-Freeze
-2010 Triton on cask (dry-hopped with Citra hops)

Bierkraft is located at 191 5th Avenue between Berkeley and Union Streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Tuesday, December 13 – Naughty and Nice Night @ Sunswick 35/35, Queens: (more…)

Tuesday, December 6 – Lagunitas Night @ The Pony Bar, Manhattan:

Petaluma, California must be a very happy town.  I have no clue what it looks like, or who lives there, but I know they must be happy. They have Lagunitas.  Tomorrow at the Pony Bar a little bit of Petaluma, California will be hitting New York.  Lagunitas, brewers of delicious regular brews and standout big beers and will be sure to take over as many taps as humanly possible at the Pony (around 20) with many of them being those 8 oz. big uns’.

There will also be several representatives from the brewery on hand. They will school you on everything Lagunitas, and will tell you about everything Petaluma, but still won’t be that California beach blond you’ve been searching for.

The Pony Bar is located at 637 10th Avenue on the northwest corner of 45th Street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan.

Wednesday, December 7 – A Very Vinyl Christmas @ The Double Windsor, Brooklyn:

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Happy Thanksgiving Week to all you Beer Frienders out there!  There are some excellent craft beer happenings this week to help you celebrate America’s favorite holiday.

Monday, November 21 – Pretty Things Pint Night and Vinyl Club @ The Double Windsor, Brooklyn:

The Double Windsor will be pouring pints of Jack D’or from 8 – Midnight and the perk?  You get to keep the Pretty Things pint glass.  Sounds like a pretty sweet thing. They’ll also be slinging 5 song sets on the turntables.  For your Monday night dancing pleasure.

The Double Windsor is located at 210 Prospect Park West on the Northwest corner of 16th Street, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn.

Tuesday, November 22 – $10 Tuesday Night Tastings @ Jimmy’s No. 43, Manhattan:

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