Happy Hour: Madly in love with beer

Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s Tuesday, February 14th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

Big and old: Vintage Barleywines are the subject of this week’s free Tuesday Tasting at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) tonight at 7pm. You’ll get to sample several different vintage brews, including a 2007 Smuttynose Barleywine and 2008 vintages of Uinta Barleywine and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot.
The Pony Bar (637 10th Ave. at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen) hosts Brewery Ommegang tonight starting at 6pm. It’s an All-American Belgian-Style celebration, with Valentine’s Day-appropriate beers like Adoration, Aphrodite, Seduction, and plenty more!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with One Stop Beer Shop (134 Kingsland Ave., at Beadel St., Greenpoint), as they host Peak Organic from 7-9pm. Stop by to enjoy a free tasting and share this special evening with people who all have one love in common: Beer!
Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A) hosts California’s Ballast Point tonight from 6:30-9:30. They’ll be pouring Abandon Ship Smoked Lager, Sculpin IPA, Barrel-Aged Three Sheets Barleywine, and more on tap!
Perfect for Valentine’s Day, the weekly Ten Buck Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) features beers that can be paired with chocolate! You’ll get six tastings of brew for $10, including The Bruery Saison de Lente, Dieu du Ciel! Rosee d’ Hibiscus, Ommegang Three Philosophers, and others. It’s BYOC: bring your own chocolate!

Follow us on Twitter for ongoing updates, like us on Facebook to spread the word, and check us out on Foursquare for great lists of beer bars, stores, and breweries!

February 14, 2012

3 notes /