May 2012
34 posts
Your Beery Weekend: The 5 Boro PicNYC & Beer Here
There aren’t many beer events going on this weekend, on account of it being the first weekend when everyone heads out of town (heck, we’re headed out of town, too, to attend Hill Farmstead Brewery’s Second Anniversary Celebration in Vermont. But if you are staying in town, might we suggest the 5 Boro PicNYC on Governor’s Island or the Beer Here! event at the New-York...
Newburgh Brewing Company hits NYC bars this...
Staying in town this holiday weekend? Then you’re lucky, because you can be among the first city folk to get a taste of a newly-opened Hudson Valley brewery. Newburgh Brewing Company opened just last month, and Friday morning, they’ll be dropping off their first kegs at bars around New York City.[[MORE]]
The brewery’s initial focus is on sessionable beers - all four of their first...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, May 24th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Three Heads Brewing’s inaugural tour of New York City heads to Brooklyn tonight! Meet the beer and the men behind it starting at 4pm at Barcade Brooklyn (388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) and at 6pm at Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave., at Franklin St.,...
First Look at Alphabet City Beer Co.
We’re exhausted by the sheer number of beer spots that have opened in New York this year. But last week was yet another week with an opening. This one’s in the East Village, and will bring welcome relief to those who don’t want to trek over three avenues to buy good beer. Alphabet City Beer Co. (96 Avenue C, at 6th St., East Village) is now open. Does the East Village need...
Beer list, food vendors confirmed for Brooklyn...
We’re less than a month away from the Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival. The craft beer festival will be held outdoors on the East River waterfront at North 11th Street in Williamsburg in two sessions on Saturday, June 16th. Now that the date is getting closer, the festival organizers have announced the beer list and food vendors that’ll be at the event.[[MORE]]
Just like their...
Meet the newest import to NYC, Three Heads Brewing
Meet the newest brewery to hit bars within the five boroughs, Three Heads Brewing. Since they’re in-state, these Rochester-based brewers didn’t need to jump through any big regulatory hoops to get their beer here, but they had to wait until they could brew enough beer to serve us properly. They’re already in Massachusetts and Illinois, but as of this week, they’re finally...
NY Senate Majority Leader proposes brewery tax...
New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau Co.) proposed a package of tax credits and tax cuts to spur growth in several industries across the state last week. Within the bill, called the 2012 New Jobs-NY job creation act, is another attempt to give much-needed relief to New York’s small breweries, who were just hit with a surprise new tax burden after a court ruling last...
Happy Hour: Do it for the Guild
It’s Tuesday, May 22nd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
We can’t go a minute without reminding you what you’re missing if you’re not at the New York City Brewers Guild launch party tonight from 7-10pm at Brooklyn Brewery (79 N. 11th St., at Wythe Ave., Williamsburg). It features rare beers from ten local brewers, plus...
Captain Lawrence announces first beers off pilot...
The brewhouse arrives at Captain Lawrence’s new location in Elmsford last fall (via Captain Lawrence on Facebook)
When Captain Lawrence unveiled their new brewery in Elmsford earlier this year, there was one small detail of the facility that did not go unnoticed by beer geeks: their smaller, 7-barrel pilot brewing system, where brewmaster Scott Vaccaro would brew small test batches and...
Happy Hour: Colorado State of Mind
It’s Monday, May 21st. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
It’s the Colorado Shootout tonight at Valhalla (815 9th Ave., at 54th St., Hell’s Kitchen). Starting at 7pm, breweries from Colorado duke it out for Rocky Mountain beer supremacy. They’ll pour beers from Breckenridge, Oskar Blues, Left Hand, and Great Divide all night...
Your Beery Weekend: May 18-20
This weekend, thousands of people will flock to Prospect Park for music, food, and - yes - beer. The Great Googa Mooga may have given away its free tickets months ago, but this Saturday and Sunday will determine if all the hype is worth it. Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver curated the beer list for their beer tasting pavillion, which will include brews from local breweries like Carton...
Beer list announced for NYC Brewers Guild launch...
We’ve already told you about the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild, and about their upcoming launch party at Brooklyn Brewery next Tuesday night, May 22nd. That party will bring together the ten brewing companies that are a part of the guild and feature rare beers from each brewery, along with food from 508 Gastrobrewery and Birreria.
Now, the list of those beers has been...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, May 17th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
First and most importantly, there’s our little event tonight at 6:30pm at 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St., at Canal St., Tribeca), called Summer Suds: A Craft Beer Tasting. We’ll be pouring light-bodied, easy-drinking summer beers from Peak Organic, Captain Lawrence, and more....
Happy Hour: Free the Scrapple!
It’s Wednesday, May 16th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
It’s “Battle of the Points” tonight at The Belfry (222 E. 14th St., at 3rd Ave., East Village). Starting at 7pm, Sixpoint, Blue Point, and Ballast Point square off for supremacy among breweries with the word “point” in their names (yes, there...
Bronx Brewery teams up to grow hops in the Bronx
Hops like these in Washington State will take a back seat to local hops in a late-year release by Bronx Brewery.
The Bronx Brewery announced today a partnership with Bronx Green-Up and the Cornell Cooperative Extension to grow hops for their beer at community gardens in the Bronx. 125 Cascade hop plants were planted this spring as the brewery teamed up with the Botanical Garden’s community...
Happy Hour: Oysteriffic
It’s Tuesday, May 15th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., West Village) kicks off their two-day Pacific Northwest Beer & Oyster Fest. Starting today and noon and running until close tomorrw, they’ll serve up oysters from the waters of the great Northwest, and pour beers...
First Look at Pony Bar Upper East Side
Photo by Jordan F. on Foursquare
The long-awaited Upper East Side spinoff of The Pony Bar swings its doors open to the public today at 3pm. We were lucky enough to check out the place last night, and we can safely say that if you like the Hell’s Kitchen location, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that very little has changed in its second incarnation at The Pony Bar UES...
Happy Hour: Have a Flashback
It’s Monday, May 14th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Empire kicks off a two-night event at Upstate (95 1st Ave., at 6th St., East Village) tonight. From 5pm-Midnight, enjoy any of five Empire beers on tap, like White Aphro, Liv & Let Rye, or Empire State Pale Ale, plus six oysters for just $12! And tomorrow, all Empire pints...
Review to win two invites to the Google Places...
photo courtesy of Annie Wong
Few things in the world are better than craft beer. And if you throw in hot dogs and skee-ball, you might have the greatest combination known to mankind.
We here at Brew York, New York like to bring people together over great beer and good times.
That’s why we’re teaming up with Full Circle Bar and Google Places to put together a special version of their...
Let the Heady Topper madness begin in New York
The long wait is over. We mentioned last month that Vermont brewery The Alchemist was planning to ship their much-praised Heady Topper double IPA to New York City, and we’ve confirmed that the shipment of tallboy cans has arrived to Union Beer’s warehouse.[[MORE]]
Two huge warnings about this beer: first, it’s obsessed about by beer geeks, so people are going to be going out...
Your Beery Weekend: May 11-13
We just spent last night in Philadelphia and shared a couple beers with the owner of the famed Monk’s Cafe, Tom Peters. He told us he brewed a special beer exclusively for Philly Beer Week at Brouwerij de Molen in The Netherlands that’s been aging in whiskey barrels since last October. So now is as good a time as any to remind you that Philly Beer Week is coming up in June. We may...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, May 10th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
KelSo visits Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) tonight for an educational beer event with Urban Oyster. It’s an off-flavor tasting. Learn what makes good beer taste good and what happens when beer goes horribly wrong! The class starts at...
New York City Brewers Guild launches with party at...
As we mentioned a couple weeks back, the New York City Brewers Guild has officially launched, bringing together professional brewers across the city to support and build the industry here. Even better, they’re even taking over the reins of the next New York Craft Beer Week. But best of all, they’re kicking things off with a big party at Brooklyn Brewery on May 22nd![[MORE]]
The ten...
Happy Hour: Clues and Brews!
It’s Wednesday, May 9th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Brew York, New York (hey, that’s us!) presents our Clues & Brews Trivia Night tonight at 7:30pm at Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg). Answer trivia questions (some are even about beer) and win beer while you enjoy some fine craft...
First Look at Proletariat
It seems like a lot of the beer bars that have opened this year have felt generic and stifling: the same list of craft beers, the same pub food, the same lack of uniqueness that some of the more long-standing beer bars in New York have had. Thankfully, Proletariat (102 St. Marks Pl., at 1st Ave., East Village) manages to pull off something that’s completely different and a little bit...
Happy Hour: Go Rogue
It’s Tuesday, May 8th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) hosts Rogue today starting at 4pm, with over 20 beers on tap including Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale, Double Dead Guy Ale, Morimoto Imperial Pilsner, and lots more from the Newport, Oregon brewery.
The weekly Ten Buck...
UES Pony Bar to open next Tuesday, May 15th
Because our audience is constantly asking for an update, we’re happy to tell you that the wait is almost over. The second location of The Pony Bar, The Pony Bar UES (1444 First Ave. at 75th St., Upper East Side) will officially swing its doors open on Tuesday, May 15th.[[MORE]]
As we mentioned here earlier this year, this spot will have all of the things you’ve come to expect from...
Craft Brewers Conference nets some big New York...
Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy addresses the Craft Brewers Conference in his keynote speech on Thursday (Photo © 2012 Jason E. Kaplan)
This year’s Craft Brewers Conference just wrapped up in San Diego over the weekend, but not before two important beer news stories from New York brewers and a couple of World Beer Cup medals made their way back East.[[MORE]]
HINDY SELLING SHARES...
Schumer, state lawmakers push for tax relief for...
New York Senator Chuck Schumer celebrates the Giants’ win in the Super Bowl in February with fellow Senators and beer from Brooklyn Brewery and Blue Point. (via senatorschumer on Flickr)
We know that Sen. Chuck Schumer is a fan of the craft beer industry. After all, he made a Super Bowl bet with other U.S. Senators that involved some pretty great local beer. And more importantly, he...
Your Beery Weekend: May 4-6
Ugh. Another “drinking holiday” falling on a Saturday this year? Tomorrow is Cinco De Mayo, and we recommend you adopt similar rules to the ones we suggested for St. Patrick’s Day. Another amateur hour with crappy beer. If you insist on drinking Mexican beer tomorrow, you might like to go for something a bit more on the crafty side, like Cucapa. In which case… by all...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, May 3rd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York tonight:
A cool event tonight at Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) tonight, as they serve up a very special $10 tasting with the Bronx Brewery. Ten bucks gets you a pour of the Bronx Pale Ale, a pour of Woodford Reserve, a pour of the Barrel-Aged Bronx Ale Pale aged in Woodford...
Happy Hour: Sippin' on Sumpin'
It’s Wednesday, May 2nd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York tonight:
It’s “Cinco de Dos” at The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay), as they host Rogue and a bunch of brews from Oregon starting at 6pm. Enjoy the Old Crustacean, Brutal IPA, Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale, and a whole lot more on tap. Plus,...
Happy Hour: Mayday! Mayday!
It’s Tuesday, May 1st. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Bar Great Harry (280 Smith St., at Sackett St., Carroll Gardens) hosts Allagash tonight, with a star-studded selection from the Maine-based purveyor of Belgian-style brews. Among the beers on tap: the 2011 Victoria and Confluence, the new Saison Mihm, Four, and much more!...
Will the new tax on in-state brewers lead to price...
The fallout from last week’s news about increases in fees and excise taxes for New York breweries continues. Gothamist, the Wall Street Journal, Metro, and others have brought light to the change by the State Liquor Authority, which removed the waiver on label registration fees and beer excise taxes for small brewers, slapping a tax of $8.06 per barrel for beers brewed in New York state that...
April 2012
44 posts
Happy Hour: Quack, Quack
It’s Monday, April 30th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) closes out April Sours Weekend with a duck dinner tonight at 7pm, featuring a family-style meal from Hudson Valley Duck Farm and beers from Jolly Pumpkin, Cantillon, Allagash, and more. Tickets are $45 and spots are still...
Your Beery Weekend: April 27-29
Jimmy’s No. 43 is the place to get your Sour on this weekend.
Your friendly editor is going out of town this weekend, sampling the many great beers that Seattle, Washington has to offer. But that doesn’t mean we won’t still give you a rundown of the beer events happening here in New York City this weekend! What to do? Well, it’s April Sours Weekend at Jimmy’s No. 43...
Local breweries launch New York City Brewers Guild
A couple months back, we visited San Francisco for their annual San Francisco Beer Week, put on by the San Francisco Brewers Guild. The guild was comprised of brewers from San Francisco proper who featured some of their best beers in one big slate of beer events, including an opening night gala that featured the best beer from nearly every brewer in the Bay Area. Then we wondered, “why...
Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival to be held June...
If you enjoyed the NYC American Craft Beer Festival back in March, then chances are you’re going to enjoy an event coming up this June from the same organizers: the Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival. The festival of great craft beer will be held outdoors on the East River waterfront at North 11th Street in Williamsburg in two sessions on Saturday, June 16th.[[MORE]]
The structure will be...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, April 26th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
It’s the First Anniversary of Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) tonight. Festivities get underway at 4pm with chili dogs and a very special beer list, including Founders Curmudgeon’s Better Half, Kane Heirloom Farmhouse Ale, Yards Olde...
Paulaner to open first US Beer Hall on The Bowery
German brewer Paulaner will open its first beer hall in the U.S. later this year, and it will be located on The Bowery. The brewery already runs 17 Paulaner Brauhaus locations in other countries, but this will be the first in the Western Hemisphere. The 4,000 square foot beer hall will include German cuisine, communal seating, an outdoor space, and a working brewpub - which would be the third to...
Happy Hour: A Beeritual Experience
It’s Wednesday, April 25th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Anderson Valley pays a visit to Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) for their weekly $10 Bourbon and Beer Tasting Series. Enjoy beers like the Mexican Lager and the Imperial IPA! From 7-10pm, $10 gets you 2 full beers, a 3-beer tasting flight, a taste of...
Beer Spot of the Week: Killmeyer's
Each week, we’ll feature a craft beer bar or store in New York - some that are well-known, and some that fly under the radar - in a feature we’re calling the “Beer Spot of the Week.”
In the corner of Staten Island barely a mile from Outerbridge Crossing sits an authentic German beer bar that has a long, storied history. It’s a long trip even from the Verrazano Bridge, but people on the...
Rule changes to cost New York breweries millions
A ruling last month in a lawsuit that an out-of-state beer importer brought against the New York State Liquor Authority has ended a major tax and fee exemption for small brewers in the state, which will cost them millions of dollars in previously-waived costs.
The lawsuit was filed by Massachusetts-based Shelton Brothers in the wake of the SLA’s rejection of a handful of Ridgeway beer...
Happy Hour: Wreck your Palate
It’s Tuesday, April 24th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A) hosts California’s Green Flash tonight starting at 6:30pm. They’ll be pouring the Palate Wrecker, West Coast IPA, Imperial IPA, and more super-hoppy West Coast goodness at discounted prices!
The weekly Ten Buck Tasting...
First Look at Beer Boutique
In a year full of openings of flashy, oversized beer venues in New York, sometimes you just want to feel at home in some place a bit more cozy. Thankfully, there’s a much more modest spot has opened in Williamsburg - Beer Boutique (497 Union Ave., at Meeker Ave., Williamsburg). Tucked away in a shop that’s barely 200 square feet, this beer shop still packs a punch in terms of...
Happy Hour: From the other end of Long Island
It’s Monday, April 23rd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Southampton takes over the taps tonight at Alewife Queens (5-14 51st Ave., at 5th St., Long Island City) starting at 6pm. Enjoy beers like the Burton IPA, Secret Ale, Double White, and many more! Plus, try a food pairing with a small plate, like Littleneck Clams paired with the...
Beer Here exhibition debuts in May at NY...
As we’ve discussed on this site before, there’s a long tradition of beer brewing in New York City. From the Dutch settlers who established the city’s first brewery to the booming breweries in Brooklyn of the 20th Century, beer has always been a part of this city’s history. And starting in May, The New-York Historical Society Museum will feature a new exhibit that details...
Your Beery Weekend: April 20-22
We’ve got a great deal for you: go to one of our favorite beer stores this weekend - Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) - and they’ll give you 10% off bottles and beer merchandise you buy… just because you’re cool and we love you! Okay, fine, it’s because they’re celebrating their first anniversary all weekend long, with...
Happy Hour: Thirsty Thursday
It’s Thursday, April 19th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
It’s the sixth day of the Brooklyn Beer Summit, and Victory Brewing Co. visits The Gate (321 5th Ave., at 3rd St., Park Slope). Starting at 7pm, enjoy a spectacular lineup of beers from Downingtown, PA, including Helles Fire, Ranch IPA, and a 2006 vintage Storm King...
Something's brewing up in Newburgh
The Hudson Valley city of Newburgh isn’t known for much these days. Unfortunately, it’s probably best known for falling on rough times lately, with a high crime rate, a tumultuous local government, and an under-utilized waterfront. But with the official opening of a new brewery in the city this week, it may soon become known for something much better: beer.[[MORE]]
Newburgh Brewing...