After hurricanes and presidential elections we are finally back here at the Beer Friends with some excellent celebratory/wound licking events for you.
Wednesday, November 7 – Fullers Beer Night @ One Stop Beer Shop, Brooklyn:
Depending on your horse you’re either loving America this morning or severely disappointed with it. OR you’re just sick of the circus-like charade of it all. How about some of the best foreign new from the rest world to forget American politics for a minute? We think yes.
Fullers is renowned as one of the finest beer brewers in the world making everything from the darkest stouts to the hoppiest IPA’s on to the most golden of ales. They’ll be pouring a wide range of draughts and a strong selection of bottles over at One Stop Beer Shop tonight for you to enjoy.
So head on over to enjoy some nowhere-near-American-partisan brew and forget about attack ads, electoral colleges and primary colored states for a night.
The One Stop Beer Shop is located at 134 Kingsland Avenue between Beadle and Lombardy Streets in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Wednesday, November 7 – Borubon Barrel Boner Night @ Double Windsor, Brooklyn:
Tuesday, August 7 – Founders Brewery Night @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Last year Founders took the city by storm, this year they are an established leader in the craft beer world. Just cause they’re easier to find these days doesn’t mean that we don’t still seek them out in all corners of the world and Rattle n’ Hum is making it easy as pie to find them tonight. Stop in for a Founders extravaganza. Here’s the list:
Founders Cenntenial
Founders Porter
Founders 111pa
Founders CBS
Founders KBS
Founders Breakfast Stout
Founders Cerise
Rattle n’ Hum is located at 14 East 33rd Street between Madison and 5th Avenues in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan.
Wednesday, August 8 – Allagash Brewing Night @ The Stag’s Head, Manhattan:
What a kick-off weekend! The Beer Friends enjoyed quite a bit of craft beer this weekend in honor of the 2011 New York City Craft Beer Week. Rattle n’ Hum threw a great Barrier and Greenport bash Friday night, the Smuttynose pouring at Mudville on Saturday was fantastic (especially that Homunculus) and we’re still not sure which is better – the Concoction or the Penicillin that we tasted on Sunday.
Because there is so much to do this week and weekend, we’re going to be breaking up the Beer Friends event listings for the week. Today we’re throwing at you the events happening from Monday to Thursday. You can then check back on Thursday for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday events – a.k.a. The Grand Finale of NYC Craft Beer Week. We’re hitting the streets, bars and breweries this week with a feverish devotion and we sure hope to see all you NYC Beer Friends out there with us!
Monday, September 19
Got a case of the Monday’s after such a fantastic craft beer fueled weekend? We understand. We also know how to help.
I woke up this morning with great expectations. The sun was shining, a warm summer breeze blowing through the air, the smell of blossoming plants and then I opened my eyes. Rain. Thunder. Fog. And it was cold. And it will be happening all week long. Then I looked at the list of craft beer events happening this week. The clouds parted, the sun came back out and the annoying spitting from the dense fog that engulfed the city transformed into a soft mist reminiscent of the Irish countryside. Yea, craft beer has that affect on me.
Tuesday, May 17 – Empire Brewing Company Night @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Imagine you were taking a boat trip down the Erie Canal (10 points if you know where the Erie Canal is) rafting through the port towns of Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo and you wanted a beer. The obvious choice is Empire Brewing Company. Started in Syracuse and at
Hello Beer Friends Nation! Nothing says love more than ignoring that girlfriend/boyfriend and going online to TheBeerFriends.com to vote on some beers! This week we (again) travel all over for a variety of styles! Beer! Democracy!
February 14th – Sapporo Reserve Remember the last time you went to that half off sushi joint, sake bombs and a Sapporo chaser? Don’t be mistaken… this ain’t the same beer – this one has Reserve on the Label…
The Beer Friends are curious…What was your craft brew of choice for the Big Game? Yes that’s right, the biggest sporting event of the year. And no we’re not talking about the Superbowl. We’re talking about Chris Paul’s 3rd Annual PBA Celebrity Invitational. That’s right, the biggest sports superstars (Chris Paul, Reggie Bush), recording artists (Nelly, Lil’ Wayne) and PBA atheletes (PBA = Professional Bowling Association = You wouldn’t recognize their names if I told you). Seriously though – What’d you drink for it? I think a good Smokey Stout really brings out the bowling ball black flavor. Although, going with a Belgian White Ale, maybe from Allagash, really brings out the 7-10 split. Either way, we enjoyed the big game and hope you did too. Let’s see what we have this week to celebrate your own bowling victory’s – finally breaking 100-points.
Tuesday, February 8th – Boulder Brewery Night @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Boulder Brewery was one of the Beer Friends favorite stops on our Colorado Brewery Tour and this Tuesday they’ll be stopping in our town, at Rattle n’ Hum, with their best selection of craft brews. The list of brews is still hidden to the public but we can only imagine that it will include our favorites Mojo IPA, Sweaty Betty Blonde, Planet Porter and Cold Hop and we can only HOPE that they will bring some Killer Penguin and Never Summer Ale. We also hope they pull the same move they did when we visited the brewery – 4 oz. tasting pours of all 15 of their brews that pour regularly for $13. Let’s quickly do the math in our head on this one… 4 oz. X 15 = 60 oz. That’s roughly 4.5 brews. Will this happen in NYC on Tuesday? Beer Gods, we hope so.
Rattle n’ Hum is located at 14 E 33rd Street between Madison and 5th Avenues.
The beer of the day comes from Portland, Maine – home of Allagash Brewing Co. Allagash specializes in Belgian beer styles so you know Phil was excited. Ironically, the Beer Friends just sampled Allagash Four – check out the video here.
In our constant attempt to impress you, yes you… the ladies… Beer Friends branch out this we and try Allagash Brewing Companies Four. This is a intense Belgian beer, 4 hops, 4 malts, and fermented 4 times! All those led to a pretty big beer ranking 10 on the ABV scale! Beer! Portland, Maine! Belgian!
Aaaaaand we’re back! The Beer Friends NYC Beer Events calendar updates took a bit of hiatus recently if you hadn’t noticed. I’d apologize, but it was for a good reason. A Colorado Brewery Tour is a good reason right? I think so. You’ll be hearing all about the Colorado trip and the 15 breweries we visited while there all in good time. For now let’s talk about what’s happening with craft beer this week in this little town.
Wednesday, August 25 – Sierra Nevada Extravaganza, Blind Tiger Ale House, Manhattan: It’s that time of year again! Sierra Nevada will be taking over the taps at the Blind Tiger Ale House for their yearly extravaganza. Last years event was phenomenal with all of Sierra Nevada’s fantastic regulars and more than a handful of rarely released and specialty brews. This is a brewery event you won’t want to miss at a beer bar that always puts on a great time.
Wednesday, August 25 – Blue Point Night, Standings, Manhattan: East Village Craft Brew hotspot Standings will be featuring four lines of Long Island’s favorite brewery: Blue Point Brewing Co., out of Patchogue, New York. They haven’t released the names of the brews that will be pouring but we imagine it’ll be somewhere along the lines of the Toasted Lager, Blueberry, Hoptical and maybe something mysterious. Or the Summer Ale.
Thursday, August 26 – Allagash Night, Barcade, Brooklyn: It has been faaar too long since the Beer Friends have made it out to this Brooklyn brewhouse/arcade. It has been one of our favorite bars for beer events and Pac-man and an Allagash event seems like a perfect reason to head back. So come on out to Barcade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and join us in sharing some of Allagash’s traditional and experimental Belgian-Style Brews. I’m looking forward to grabbing an Allagash Black and maybe a Curieux.
Woah! Another craft brew filled week during Good Beer Month here in New York City…and this month is jam packed with events! Let’s check a few out.
Tues, July 20 – Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan: Our favorite Empire State Building beer bar will be featuring Southern Tier Tuesday night. I am a big fan of the imperal ales from this brewery, I am specifically looking forward to the Oak Aged Unearthy and the Farmers Tan Imperial Pale Lager.
Then I’ll move to Phin & Matts Extraordinary Ale for something a little lighter…
Tues, July 20 – Jimmy’s No. 43, Manhattan: Every Tuesday this East Village basement cavern of craft brew holds $10 beer tastings with brewing experts. This Tuesday will feature American made German style beer led by Sean from Victory Brewery. Sean and the guys at Victory are just coming off a successful event over at Blind Tiger last Wednesday night. Apparently they just decided to keep it rolling. We’re okay with that.
