Posts Tagged ‘Manhattan’
September 26, 2011
Every year, like clockwork, right around this time a question comes up: What does one do the week after NYC Craft Beer Week? It’s a tough question. Craft Beer Week was incredible, as always, with the Beer Friends hitting up at least one event every day. What do we do now that there isn’t quite the dozen or so beer events to choose from every day? Well, we’re going to help you answer that question. There is life after NYC Craft Beer Week. Here it is:
Tuesday, September 27 – Fermented Craft Beer Crawl @ The East Village, Manhattan:
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Tags:Ballast Point, Bierkraft, Brooklyn, Canned Beer, Craft Cans, Fermented Craft Beer Crawl, Gruyere grilled cheese, Manhattan, New York City Craft Beer, Nita Nita, Oktoberfest, Queens, The Bohemian Beer Hall & Beer Garden, Urban Oyster
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September 6, 2011
This has been a busy summer for the Beer Friends. We’ve been through an earthquake, two regional brewery tours (Southern California, Boston/Massachusetts), three of us relocated within the boroughs and finally, to top it all off, a hurricane-the first to hit New York in like 300 years (give or take a few decades). And none of it could stop us. This tumultuous summer has come to a close, we’ll miss the sun and relaxation – but we’re already gearing up for the fantastic craft beer season that autumn brings us. Let’s start off the fall correctly.
Tuesday, September 6 – Tuesday Night Tastings: Farmhouse Ales @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn:
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Tags:Baby Tree, Bierkraft, Blossom du Jour, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Farmhouse Ales, Farmhouse Saison, GRAB Specialty Foods, I love New York Beer Weekend, Jack D'Or, Manhattan, Mugs Ale House, New York City, Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, Pumpkin, Robust Porter, Smuttynose, St. Boltoph's, Star Island Single, The Bronx, The Bronx Ale House, The Bronx Brewery Pale Ale, The Half Pint, Tuesday Night Tastings, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
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August 2, 2011
We are officially approaching the dog days of August, but it seems like we’ve been there for a couple of weeks already. The rest of the world characterizes the “dog days” as those times in August where the days stretch on for endless hours and are filled with heat and humidity that requires 24/7 air conditioning. Well, after experiencing 2+ weeks of these oppressively hot/humid days and it only now has become the month of August, we are a bit tired of the weather. We’re going to need some help getting through whatever August has to throw at us. And we have the solution: Craft beer.
Actually there’s more than that in this week’s post. In fact, if you keep reading there is a surprise that will make you very, very hoppy, uh, I mean, happy that you did.
Tuesday, August 2nd – Smuttynose Tap Takeover @ Rattle n’ Hum, Manhattan:
No Smutty, No Beer. Know Smutty, Know Beer. They don’t need to say a word more, it’s literally as simple as that. New Hampshire’s premier brewery will be hitting up Rattle n’ Hum and owning their tap’s this Tuesday night. They have an (more…)
Tags:2010 Baltic Porter, 2010 S’Muttonator Doppelbock, 2010 Wheat Wine, 2011 Barleywine, 2011 Hommunculus, 2011 Imperial Stout, 2011 SSB#13 Noonan, American IPA, “Finestkind” IPA, Barrier Ruthless Rye, Beer Events, Beer Friends Final Four, Big A IPA, Brooklyn, Cafe D'Alsace, Captain Lawrence Brewery, Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA, Craft Beer, Craft Beer Events, Dunegrass, European IPA, Evil Twin Cat Piss, Freshchester Pale Ale, Ginger Man Ale, Hop Wars, International IPA Day, International IPA Day Event, IPA Class, IPA Day, IPA Day Hop Wars, Jimmy's No. 43, Kaptain’s Kolsch, Liquid Gold, Manhattan, Meantime IPA, Mikkeller Willamette Single Hop, New York City, Nogne-O IPA, Oil City & Medula, Old Brown Dog, rattle N hum, Robust Porter, Shoal’s Pale Ale, Smuttynose Big A, Smuttynose Brewery, Smuttynose Tap Takeover, St. Vincents Dubbel, Star Island Single, Stone Ruination, The Double Windsor, the Iron Monkey, Thornbridge Jaipur, Traditional IPA Class, Two Brothers Hop Juice, Undarum, Xtra Gold
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July 27, 2011
Hello all you Beer Friends out there! We’d like to apologize for releasing the craft brew events a bit late this week. We promise it’s not because we drank too much craft brew. Actually we’ve been so caught up with our different regional brewery tours – the South, Southern California (Day one, two, three and Stone) and Boston/Cape Cod – that we were late for the boat this week. Although, I suppose that’s from drinking too much craft brew during our brewery tours.
Anywho’s – we got a great (half) week of events for ya! Enjoy! (more…)
Tags:Autobahn IPA, Barrier Dunegrass Double IPA, Beer Camp California Common, Beer Camp Double IPA, Beer Camp Juniper Black Ale, Beer Camp Weizenbock, Bengali Tiger Cans, Bierkraft, Boston Brewery Tour, Bowery Beer Room, Brevity Wit, Brooklyn, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve IPA, Captain Lawrence Captain's Reserve IPA Cask, Craft Beer, Gemini IPA, growlers, IPA Night, Ithaca Brewing Company, Kelso of Brooklyn, Manhattan, Micro-Keg, New York City, New York City Craft Beer Events, Ovila Saison, Righteous Ale, sierra nevada, Sierra Nevada Beer Camp, Signal, sixpoint, Southampton Brewery, Southern California (mini) Brewery Tour, Summerfest, Sweet Action, The Belgian Room, The Crisp, The Double Windsor, The Hop Devil Grill, The Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room, Torpedo IPA
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July 11, 2011
It is the unofficial half way point of Good Beer Month 2011!
Unofficial because I mostly just made it up… But forget all that. It’s time to talk about good beer, and here are some great events you should keep your eye on this week.
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Tags:Barcade New Jersey, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, Brooklyn Black Ops, Brooklyn Blast, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn Monster, Brooklyn The Concoction, Coney Island Craft Lagers, curry, David Copperfields, Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Hellbound, Epic Brewing Company, GRAB Specialty Foods, He'brew Chosen Beer, Kelso Carroll Garden Wit, Kelso Nut Brown, Kelso of Brooklyn, Kelso Pilsner, Manhattan, Maya Kaimal Curries, Mikkeller, Mikkeller Single Hop Events, New Jersey, New York City Craft Beer Events, Nolita Mart and Espresso Bar, rattle N hum, Schmaltz Brewing Company
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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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May 2, 2011
May. What a month. Spring flowers, worker’s rights, Mexican Fives and Memorial Day. May is like a non-stop party. What kind of beer should we drink to start this party? Ithaca Flower Power for the flowers? The Peoples Lager from China for May Day? Negro Modelo for Cinco de Mayo? A Southhampton Double White for Memorial Day? You know, cause we’re all double excited to finally be able to wear white now.
Tuesday, May 3 – Pretty Things “Once Upon A Time” Launch Party @ The Rye House, Manhattan:
Ever wonder what beer tasted like in 1855? The country was just about to be divided by civil
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Tags:Anderson Valley, Ballast Point, Big A IPA, Brooklyn, California Dreaming, Craft Beer, Firestone Walker, GRAB Specialty Foods, Green Flash, Greenport Harbor, Jimmy's No. 43, Lagunitas, Manhattan, New York City, Once Upon A Time, Oysters, Pretty Things, Ron Pattinson, Rye House, Sculpin IPA, sierra nevada, Smuttynose, Stone, The Bruery, The Double Windsor, Torpedo IPA
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February 14, 2011
Valentines Day is a time to express your love for the most wonderful, important and meaningful thing in your life – craft beer! And instead of buying it chocolates or roses you can show your affection by heartily consuming it at the following craft beer events – enjoy!
Monday, February 14 – Magic Hat Beer Tasting @ Broadway Dive Bar, Manhattan:
What says Valentines Day most to you? A) Chocolates B) Overpriced Greeting Card Holiday C) Roses D) Magic Hat Beer. In the unlikely chance that you answered D, then you’ve made it to the right place. The Dive Bar on Broadway in Morningside Heights is having a Magic Hat beer tasting event Monday night for all you lovers…and haters…out there. Stop on by for some of the best brews that Magic Hat has to offer. Stick around for the good music and good atmosphere. And the love.
Broadway Dive is located at 2662 Broadway at 101st Street, Morningside Hieghts, Manhattan.
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Tags:Beer, Bierkraft, Blue Point, Brandywine River, Broadway Dive Bar, Brooklyn, Craft Beer, Friends, Geary's Autumn, Geary's Brewery, Geary's Hampshire Ale, Geary's Hampshire Ale Cask Infused Whiskey, Geary's Pale Ale, Geary's Porter, Geary's Winter, GRAB Specialty Foods, Harvest Pils, Headwater Pale Ale, Idle Hands Bar, Left Hand, Magic Hat, Manhattan, Moonglow, New York City Craft Beer Events, NYC Craft Beer Events, Park Slope, Pursuit Pale Ale, rattle N hum, Saison de Buff, St. Victorious, Storm King Stout, The Beer Friends, The Stag's Head, Valentine's Day, Victory Brewery, Yakima Glory
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February 8, 2011
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.
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Tags:Abbey Ale, Allagash, Ballast Point, Beer Chili, Belgian Style, Blind Tiger Ale House, Boulder Brewery, Bouncing Souls, Brewery Ommegang, Brooklyn, Chocolate Indulgence, Chris Paul, Cold Hop, Cooperstown, dark, Dropkick Murphy's, East Coast, Hennepin, Hop Stoopid, Imperial IPA, IPA, Killer Penguin, Lagunitas, Manhattan, Mission Dolores, Mojo IPA, Never Summer Ale, New Jersey, New York City Craft Beer Events, NJ Transit, NOFX, PBA Bowling, Phil Leinhart, Planet Porter, Prima PIls, Punk Rock, Rancid, Rare Vos, rattle N hum, Sculpin IPA, sierra nevada, Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Smuttynose, Smuttynose IPA, Sweaty Betty Blonde, The Stirling Hotel, Three Philosophers, Upstate New York, Victory, West Coast, Wild Card, Witte
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January 10, 2011
The New Years Eve hangover is finished and Craft Beer is back in full force this week in New York City. Let’s see what kind of trouble we can get into and where we can go to get into it…
Monday, January 10 – Shmaltz Brewery Event @ The Good Beer Store, Manhattan: Shmaltz Brewery is the mastermind behind the brews from Coney Island and Hebrew. Jeremy Cowan will be heading to the Good Beer Store in the East Village to sign copies of his book and feed you select offerings of his delicious brews. The Good Beer Store is new to the New York City craft beer scene and it is a great place to grab a pint/flight, fill your growler or find your favorite craft bottles. They also serve craft beer type foods – sausages, cheeses and other deliciousness. It gets a Beer Friends stamp of approval.
The Good Beer Store is located at 422 E 9th Street between Avenue A and 1st Avenue.
Wednesday, January 12 – Troeg’s Brewery Event @ The Stag’s Head, Manhattan: Troegs is a fantastic brewery straight out of PA and they are heading straight to the Stag’s Head Wednesday evening to provide you with sustenance. Expect the best they have to offer- think Troegenator, Hopback Amber, Nugget Nectar and Flying Mouflan. And think about going there. Actually, don’t just think about it – Do it.
The Stag’s Head is located at 252 E 51st Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Thursday, January 13 – Sierra Nevada Draft Takeover @ Bierkraft, Brooklyn: I believe at least one (or more) Beer Friend has been quoted as saying that Bierkraft is the best place in NYC to get your growler filled. Now we won’t give it that official title (although it is pretty damn awesome) but it’s gotta be close. Sierra Nevada will be taking over the taps with some regular and rare brews, including Hoptimum. Declicious.
Bierkraft is located at 191 5th Avenue between Berkeley and Union Streets, Brooklyn.
Saturday, January 15 – Ballast Point and Two Brothers Tasting Event @ GRAB Specialty Foods, Brooklyn: Head on over to GRAB Specialty Foods in Park Slope for the newest installment of their Saturday tasting events. Two Brothers will be bringing Cane & Ebel, Northwind Imperial Stout, and Domaine Dupage while Ballast Point will be pouring their Sculpin IPA and Calico Amber Ale.
GRAB Specialty Foods is located at 438 7th Avenue between 14th and 15th Streets, Brooklyn.
Tags:American Craft Beer, Ballast Point, Bierkraft, Brooklyn, Calico Amber Ale, Cane & Ebel, Coney Island, Domaine Dupage, Flying Mouflan, GRAB Specialty Foods, He'Brew, Hopback Amber, Hoptimum, Jeremy Cowan, Manhattan, New York City Craft Beer, Northwind Imperial Stout, Nugget Nectar, NYC Craft Beer, Sculpin IPA, Shmaltz Brewery, sierra nevada, The Good Beer Store, The Stag's Head, Troegenator, Troegs, Two Brothers
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