Posts Tagged ‘Barcade’
November 27, 2012
For some reason the beer gods have decided to grace this week with an extensively excellent selection of beer events to check out. We picked the best six and are throwing them your way. Try to make them all? Sounds crazy, but you’re not a light hearted craft beer fan, you take this seriously. So do we. Afraid of the magnitude of it all? Us too.
Good thing beer helps with courage.
One more thing, read this one all the way through. We saved the best for last.
Wednesday, November 28 – Brooklyn Brewery Tap Attack with Garret Oliver @ Dive Bar NYC, Manhattan:
Remember the good ol’ days when you could just bump into Garret Oliver at a beer event as he poured you a cask aged Brooklyn Blast while you discussed the ins and outs of craft brewing in America? Well, we do. Brooklyn in recent times has reached super-stardom in the craft beer community, expanding their brewery and upstate brewing capacities in order to meet the demands of expanding to other cities, states, countries…and planets? (the Mars rover totally digs Mary’s Maple Porter) We’re proud of Brooklyn but we still have fond memories of those face to face times. If you do to, then you happen to be in luck. This Wednesday head on up to Dive Bar NYC and meet with Garret Oliver and the Brooklyn Brand Manager Brian Duprey as they serve up an impressive selection of that delicious Brooklyn brew we’re still in love with.
Blanche de Brooklyn
2009 Black Chocolate Stout
2009 Monster Ale
Mary’s Maple Porter
Brooklyn Radius
Brooklyn Blast
Sorachi Ace
There Will Be Black
Brooklyn Lager
Ama
Brooklyn Winter Ale
Black Chocolate Stout
The Companion
The River
Dive Bar NYC is located at 732 Amsterdam Avenue at 96th Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
Wednesday, November 28 – Avery Brewing Co. Night @ Sunswick 35-35, Queens:
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Tags:added value fundraiser, ama, Avery Brewing Company, Barcade, barrier brewing saazsquash, Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Blast, Brooklyn Brewery, brooklyn lager, Brooklyn Radius, brooklyn winter ale, Canadian Breakfast Stout, captain lawrence golden delicious, carton imperial pumkin cream ale, curmudgeon's better half, Dirty Bastard, Dive Bar NYC, duganA DIPA, ellie's brown ale, Founders, Frangelic Mountain Brown, Garret Oliver, India Pale Ale, Mary’s Maple Porter, merry monks tripel, Mike Stevens, monster ale, old jubilation ale, Sixpoint Gorilla Warfare, Sorachi Ace, southern tier pumking, Standings, stoudt's pumpkinfest lager, sunswick 35-35, the companion, The Double Windsor, The Gate, the kaiser imperial marzen, the river, there will be black, Weyerbacher
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July 4, 2011
We definitely have a reason to celebrate this weekend. Actually, two reasons.
First, we celebrate the great country we live in. A country, that sense its beginning has encouraged ingenuity and creativity among its citizens. It’s that common instinct that inspires that brewers of the craft beer that we love to do what they do. It’s why the craft beer industry has continued to be successful and grow by leaps and bounds every year. Craft Beer is as natural to America as fireworks and cookouts on the 4th of July.
We also get to celebrate craft beer itself. As deemed by the brewers and craft beer bar owners behind The Good Beer Seal, July is Good Beer Month. Now here at the Beer Friends believe every month should be Good Beer Month. But we’re pretty okay with picking one out and giving it a name. So tomorrow, while your cooking out and watching the fireworks, raise your glass of your favorite brew in a toast to craft beer and to America, the country that not only allows craft beer to exist, but inspires it’s incredible and delicious diversity.
Enjoy the events:
Tuesday, July 5 – The Big Le-Brewski Event: Part 2 @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
Sit down. If you’re sitting – get closer to the ground. I’m about to unload every craft beer lovers dream on you. Imagine (more…)
Tags:Barcade, Barcade New Jersey, Beer Friends Final Four, Bierkraft Brooklyn, Brewmasters Reserve, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Brewery, Captain Lawrence, Craft Beer, Draft Beer Trailer, GRAB Specialty Foods, Grove Street PATH Plaza, Kelso of Brooklyn, Manhattan, New Jersey, New York City, New York City Craft Beer Events, rattle N hum, Scott Vacarro, Standings, The Big Le-Brewski Part 2, The Concoction, The Penicillin, Yards Brewery
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June 13, 2011
I had a feeling. And not just the usual feelings, but the awesome feelings. The sort of feelings that let you know this is going to be a big week. A HUGE week. Seriously though, the closest example I would give for the events happening this week would be a planetary alignment with the center of the galaxy. It wasn’t organized by anything beyond cosmic happenstance but despite it’s coincidental nature, it’s pretty damn awesome. Well, this week you can thank The Beer Friends for taking the random alignment of super-awesome craft beer events and organizing them into a coherent list of what you should drink and where you should drink it. Let’s see what we’ve got…
Tuesday, June 14 – The Good Beer Seal 2011 Awards Party @ Barcade, Brooklyn:
Ever had the urge to share your opinion regarding all things craft beer in the New York City metro area? But didn’t feel like being as verbose as creating a blog on the internet? Now here at The Beer Friends we don’t really know about such things. However, we do know about a more concise method of expressing your expert craft beer opinions. And it’s happening this week.
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Tags:Abita, Barcade, Barnacle Brown Ale, Barrier Brewery, bear republic, Belgian Beer Festival, Blues Brothers, Bulkhead Red, Cigar City, Cycle Saison, Founders, Gemini, Good Beer Seal, Green Room Pale Ale, Harbinger Saison, Harpoon, Mare Undarum, Mudville 9, Mugs Alehouse, New York City Craft Beer, Oil City IPA, Oskar Blues, Purple Haze, RipRap, Riverhorse, Save-Our-Shores, Sixpoint Craft Ales, speakeasy, Standings, Stone, Sunswick 35/35, Tap Room 307, TapRoom 307, The Double Windsor, Triple Sweet Action, Turbodog, Two Brothers
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March 21, 2011
March Madness is fast upon us and we have some craft beer to keep you company while watching all the games. If you happen to feel empty and wanting the minute-to-minute thrills of bracket competition in between rounds then you should check in to The Beer Friends to vote on our own March Madness Tournament – Beer Style. Whichever event we see you out at this week we expect to see you buried face first into your personal-internet-device as you continuously update TheBeerFriends.com to see who is leading the nations most important beer competition. Vote early and vote often to help us decide what is the best beer in the country.
Tuesday, March 22 – East Coast versus West Coast IPA Challenge @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
The Beer Friends have often discussed how American Craft Breweries often prove their worth by brewing a great IPA. It stands as a benchmark that solidifies you as a notable member of the American craft beer community. Well, then what better way to judge an East Coast v West Coast competition then going head to head with IPA’s. Expect a wide selection of hoppy brew from your favorite east coast and west coast breweries including cask offerings, barrel aged and rare releases that only the craft beer gurus at Rattle n’ Hum can get their hands on. East Coast verse West Coast? Let’s let the hops decide!
Rattle n’ Hum is located at 14 E 33rd Street between Madison and 5th Avenues, Midtown, Manhattan.
Take the 6 train to 33rd. Walk West.
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Tags:Arcadia, Atwater Block, Avery Brewery, Barcade, bear republic, Beer Friends Final Four, Bierkraft, Black Magic Stout, Cask Ale, Cream Ale, Deep Purple, Demon Series, Dictator Series, Dive Bar, East Coast verse West Coast, Empire Brewery, Erie, ESPA, Founders, Goose Island, Holy Trinity Series, Hope Rod Rye, hops, IPA, Jolly Pumpkin, Kuhnhenn, Leinenkugel, March Madness, Midwest Beer, Nebraska, Point, Racer #5, rattle N hum, Schlafly, The Pony Bar, Two Brothers
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February 24, 2011
Return of the Live blog! It must be a awesome event to bring the Beer Friends out of the hibernation holes… Sixpoint at Barcade!
Brad’s 1st – Oyster Stout on Nitro Pour – this is a smooth pour, granted I can’t tell whether or not it’s the brew or the nitro pour effect. This is exactly what a Oyster Stout from Sixpoint would taste like – a high quality Oyster Stout – the perfect example of the style.
Phil’s 1st – Black Coffee IPA – a very good dark IPA that Sixpoint has brewed with his Beer Friend’s hometown coffee house Stumptown Roasters. Very smooth, very bitter – just like a good cup of coffee. The coffee definitely over powers the hops, they’re in the somewhere, hiding around the end of the taste, but it doesn’t take away from how good it is. A keeper in my book.
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Tags:Barcade, Belgian Rye, Bengali Tiger, Berserker Boch, Black Coffee IPA, Brooklyn, ESB, Missionary IPA, Oyster Stout, Signal Ale, sixpoint, time out for porter, williamsburg
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February 24, 2011
Hello Beer Friends Nation!
Who’s up for a field trip? I can only assume everyone is raising their hands so I won’t count individuals – so grab that Metrocard, take a train to 14th Street and wait with all the hipsters to head to Williamsburg! Barcade is having a massive Sixpoint Brewery night and the list looks impressive. First to find the Beer Friends gets a beer on us!
Check out our review of Bengali Tiger and other Sixpoint Brewery live blogs from Barcade, Rattle N Hum, The Stag’s Head, Blind Tiger and when Sixpoint was featured as the Brewery of the Week.
Even to veterans of sixpoint events like us, this event doesn’t look like it will disappoint. Look at some of the beers on the list:
Black Coffee IPA? As an IPA and coffee lover, this one tops my list. They will also have the Mad Scientist #1 and #2. #1 being a Spelt Wine and being delicious, I encourage you all to try this one. #2 being a “Beserker Bock” brewed with Stumptown coffee. (coffee may be a theme for this beer friend tonight)
Sixpoint also excells at tweaking their already delicious beers to create some special concoctions.
Diesel dry hopped on Cask? I think this one speaks for itself.
Saison Apollo? Their Apollo wheat with Saison yeast – should be a interesting awesome night. See you there!
Tags:Barcade, Beserker Bock, Black Coffee IPA, Diesel Stout, Mad Scientist Series, Saison Apollo, sixpoint, williamsburg
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August 24, 2010
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.
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Tags:Allagash, Barcade, Beer Bars, Black, Blind Tiger Ale House, Blue Point, Blue Point Brewing Company, Blueberry Ale, Craft Beer, Curieux, Hoptical Illusion, New York City, New York City Craft Beer, Pac-man, sierra nevada, Standings, summer ale, Toasted Lager
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April 23, 2010
There has been a glass in my apartment since I moved in with a wh
ale on one side and “Greenport Harbor Brewing Co” on the other. This glass taunts me. It tells me there is a craft brewery out on the north fork of Long Island, but it knows my laziness won’t allow me to take the day trip. It knows my desire for craft beer is only trumped by my desire to stay in bed. However, finally, like everything else in my life; Greenport Harbor Brewing has finally come to me. They brought six beers (5 taps, 1 cask) to Barcade in Brooklyn to finally give me the chance to try this brewery that I think about every time I do the dishes.
The question is whether it will be good enough to break me of my xenophobic ways and warrant a day trip, or if I will continue to be skeptical and wait for things to come to me…
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Tags:Barcade, Greenport Harbor Brewing Co
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March 4, 2010
Here it is! The hangover edition of the liveblog from Barcade last night.
It was a great event all around. The brews were great and we had a chance to chat with Brewmaster Garrett Oliver. He was gracious enough to answer all our questions even the dumb ones! He even brought Ben Hudson from the brewery over so we could accost him for a few minutes as well. We really enjoyed ourselves and if you didn’t get a chance to get out last night then get yourself down to the brewery and try some of these pours. You can thank The Beer Friends later…
Update: check out the pictures from the event including our shot with the one and only Garrett Oliver, Brewmaster Extraordinaire!!!
The Beer Friends meet Brewmaster Garrett Oliver.
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Tags:Barcade, Barleywine, Brooklyn Backbreaker, Brooklyn Blast, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Dark Matter, Brooklyn Monster, Brooklyn Sarachi, IPA, Makers Mark, Saison
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February 25, 2010
What a great night in Brooklyn last night for The Beer Friends. We got there early and took advantage of all the rare pours. All 3 Gorilla Warfare pours were awesome. This Beer Friend’s favorite was the Coffee Hopped Cask pour, but I wouldn’t kick any of the three out of bed. Also, an incredible treat for us was the Hops of Love. I was amazed that one brewery could have two IPA’s (more…)
Tags:Ale, Amber, Barcade, Beer, beer friends, Belgian, Bengali, Brewery, Gorilla, hops, IPA, Live Blog, porter, sixpoint, Warfare
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