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March 6, 2012
Hey now! It’s Tuesday. Let’s drink some craft beer!
Tuesday, March 6 – Founders Night @ The Pony Bar, Manhattan:
Some would call Founders arriving on the East Coast one of the best things to happen to New York City ever. Perhaps we should have a public holiday to celebrate? Until then (more…)
Tags:Bar Great Harry, Bierkraft, Breakfast Stout, Brooklyn Craft Beer, Craft Beer Events, Deviant Dales IPA, Evil Twin, Founders Brewery, Hops and Heifers, Manhattan Craft Beer, Mikkeller, NYC Craft Beer, Oskar Blues, Rocky Mountain Oysters, Stone Brewery, The New York Beer Company, The Pony Bar, The Rye House
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March 1, 2012
It takes a community to build a house but only one man to live blog a fantastic beer event. Or does it? The guys at the Gate have kept six kegs in the deepest dankest part of their basement and tonight this one Beer Friend is drinking his share.
Here’s the lineup, each one keg aged four years:
J.W. Lees Manchester Star
Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock
Hitachi no Nest Celebration Ale
Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch
Abbaye Des Rocs Grand Cru
Allagash Curieux
Graham’s First – Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale
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Tags:Aged Beer, Allagash 2008 Curieux, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Hitachino Nest Celebration 2008, Keg Aged, leap year beer, Live Blog, Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Scotch Ale, The Gate
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February 28, 2012
This year is special – you’re getting some extra time. To do what with you ask? Drink more craft beer of course! What kind of craft beer should you drink and where should you drink it? Let’s see…
Tuesday, February 28 – Dogfish Head Night @ The Pony Bar, Manhattan:
The over-the-top odd-duck of the beer world is bringing their best brews to one of NYC’s best brew bars. Enter Dogfish Head at the Pony Bar. We’re talking 20 draft lines and 2 casks. Possibly even some fancy rare stuff. Although, almost anything Dogfish Head makes tastes fancy and rare. Chris Valente, of Dogfish, will be on hand to get you through the night, but you should probably set something up beforehand to help get you home. This is going to be a big one.
The Pony Bar is located at 637 10th Avenue on the Northwest corner of 45th street, Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan.
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Tags:2008 vingtage, Bierkraft, chris valente, Dogfish Head, english beer, february 29, Flying Dog, http://nyccraftbeerfest.com/, leap day, leap year, leap year beer, NYC american craft beer festival, Sunswick 35/35, The Gate, the lexington armory, The Pony Bar
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February 20, 2012
Tuesday, February 21 – Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve Night @ Mission Dolores, Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Brewery’s main line of beers sticks mostly to old world, traditional styles. Easily drinkable beer with nothing over-the-top. Something you can always count on being delicious to almost any group of people. Their Brewmasters Reserve collection? Out of control. In the best way. They will be bringing the whole entourage of brewmaster brews as well as some surprises.
2009 Monster Ale
AMA Bionda
2007 Black Chocolate Stout
Radius
Concoction
Mary’s Maple Porter
Sorachi Ace
Winter Ale
Blast
After reading that I am actually a bit afraid to find out what the “special surprises” are going to be. (more…)
Tags:2007 Black Chocolate Stout, 2009 Monster Ale, 2011 Triton, Abita, AMA Bionda, Andygator, Anniversary #2 Strong Ryeland, Anti-Freeze, Bierkraft, Black Duck Porter, Blast, Bock, Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve, Canard Noir, Chinook’red Harbor Ale, Concoction, Fat Tuesday, Greenport Harbor, Hammer & Sickle Imperial Stout, Jockamo IPA, Mardi Gras, Mary’s Maple Porter, Mission Dolores, New Select Barleywine, One Mile House, Other Side IPA, Purple Haze, Radius, Restoration, S.O.S., Sorachi Ace, Spring Turning Saison, Standings, Supeh Freekeh, Wheesh’d Scottish Ale, Winter Ale
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January 30, 2012
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…)
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January 23, 2012
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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January 17, 2012
Aaaaaaand we’re back! After a short hiatus, the Beer Friends are back bringing you the best craft beer events that the bars of the world’s finest city have to offer – and we have some excellent beer adventures coming up this week.
Check em’ out:
Tuesday, January 17 – Dogfish Head Week @ Downtown Bar and Grill, Brooklyn:
Downtown Brooklyn’s premier bar, boasting by far the largest bottle list of any place in the 5 borough’s, will be hosting Dogfish Head this entire week, starting today. They will feature 12 lines of your favorite Dogfish Head brews as well as some new releases on draft. And for those of you who think 60 minutes is too short a time and 90 is too long, they’ll have the 75 Minute IPA on cask.
The Downtown Bar and Grill is located at 160 Court Street between Amity and Pacific Streets, Downtown, Brooklyn.
Wednesday, January 18 – Founders Breakfast of Champions @ Fourth Avenue Pub, Brooklyn:
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Tags:Alvinne, Avery, barleywines, Beer Snobs, Belgian Keg Night, Bierkraft, Breakfast Stout, Brooklyn Craft Beer, Brouwerij Lane, Bruery, Canadian Breakfast Stout, CBS, Chimay, Dogfish Head, Downtown BAr and Grill, Duvel, Firestone Walker, Founders, Fourth Avenue Pub, Gaverhopke, KBS, Kentucky Breakfast Stout, New York City Craft Beer, Pretty Things, Rodenbach, Saison Dupont, Terrapin
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December 26, 2011
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…)
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December 19, 2011
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…)
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December 12, 2011
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…)
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