The Beer Friends

Tuesday, May 22 – French Beer Night @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:

I suppose one could say that Europe is famous for beer.  I mean, after all, if you think about it they were the original craft beer when regular beer was some kind of puddle fruit wine.  However, there is one country in Europe that is often forgotten by craft beerists – France.  If you guessed Spain or Italy then, really?  They probably deserve to be forgotten.  No, it’s France.  Now don’t get me wrong, they have some pretty wildly famous brews, just nothing on the scale of Germany, Belgium or England here in the good ol’ USA (were they pissed after the whole “freedom fry” incident?).  Well, now you can fix this problem in your life by attending tonight’s Tuesday Nice Tasting over at Bierkraft.  They, for free (as long as you can get a seat), are going to walk you through the brews that put Paris on the map. Get there early, because it fills up quick. (more…)

Hey now!  Is it Tuesday already.  I reckon so.  Here’s some beer events for ya!

Tuesday, May 8 – Sierra Nevada Night @ The One Mile House, Manhattan:

Remember when Sierra Nevada was the only West Coast game in town?  They would throw events and thousands, millions even, of people would turn out just to see what those crazy Pacific Highway dudes were brewing.  Now, they come back around a little bit less often, but it’s okay.  We still love them.  They’ll be taking over some taps tonight at the One Mile House on Delancey.  Expect some fancy and semi-rare brews to be pouring.  Here’s the draft list: (more…)

Tuesday, May 1 – Allagash Brewery Night @ Bar Great Harry, Brooklyn:

Have you been looking for an excuse to go to Brooklyn?  Well you shouldn’t have been, it’s awesome and you should visit all the time.  But I suppose if you need special motivation then tonight’s Allagash tap takeover at Bar Great Harry (that’s BGH for you true fans) should be plenty.  They’ll be serving up a draft list of impressive proportions that feature a wide range of Allagash brews – mostly Belgian influenced, but with true American heart. (more…)

Tuesday, April 24 – Allagash Tasting @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:

Allagash Brewery from Portland, Maine will be bringing their lineup of Belgian inspired brews to Rattle n’ Hum tonight.  Expect some rare and awesome brews (our personal favorite is Allagash Black) as they’ll be pouring from 15 taps.

Rattle n’ Hum is located at 14 East 33rd Street between Madison and 5th Avenues, Midtown, Manhattan. (more…)