You always complain about how crowded Blind Tiger is, but you’ll keep going back again and again, and it will be just as crowded as the time before.

You’ve only been to Heartland Brewery when family or friends are visiting from out of town.

Going to an open-bar event at Brooklyn Brewery ruined visits to the tasting room for you, because it’s so much better when you don’t need tokens.

You’ve spent a ridiculous amount of money on a glass of beer at a bar, only because you didn’t bother to ask how much it was when you ordered it.

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Highlights of tonight’s beer events in our Event Calendar:

> 3:00pm: Allagash Brewing Night at Blind Tiger Ale House (West Village)
> 4:00pm: Dick Cantwell (of Elysian) Book Signing & Lecture at Bitter & Esters (Prospect Heights)
> 5:00pm: Thursday Free Beer Tasting with Barrier Brewing at Malt and Mold (Lower East Side)
> 5:00pm: Victory Tasting at Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room (Lower East Side)
> 5:00pm: Coast to Coast Toast 3 at various locations across the city
> 6:00pm: Speakeasy Brewing Night at Oliver’s (Astoria)
> 6:00pm: Peak Organic Bar Hop Project at Alewife (Long Island City)
> 6:00pm: Midnight Sun Night at Brouwerij Lane (Greenpoint)
> 7:00pm: Petrus Tasting at Dive Bar (Upper West Side)
> 7:00pm: 2nd Anniversary/Barrier Tap Takeover Party at Alobar (Long Island City) - Ticketed Event
> 7:00pm: Kuhnhenn Night at Tørst (Greenpoint)
> 7:00pm: The Bruery Draft Event at Bierkraft (Park Slope)
> 7:00pm: KelSo Tap Takeover with Village Voice at The Gate (Park Slope)
> 7:30pm: Our Monthly Brews & Clues Trivia Night at Breukelen Bier Merchants (Williamsburg)

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Highlights of tonight’s beer events in our Event Calendar:

> 5:00pm: “Great Good Places” Opening at Fort Defiance (Red Hook)
> 5:30pm: Speakeasy visits Lock Yard (Bay Ridge)
> 6:00pm: Green Flash on tap at The Pony Bar (Hell’s Kitchen)
> 6:00pm: Avery Brewing Co. Tap Takeover at The Stag’s Head (Midtown East)
> 6:00pm: Otter Creek visits The Pony Bar (Upper East Side)
> 7:00pm: French Beer Night with Shelton Brothers at The Double Windsor (Windsor Terrace)
> 7:00pm: Pie Night. Because… PIE! at Mission Dolores (Park Slope)
> 7:00pm: The Craft Experience at Center 548 (Chelsea) - Sales Ended
> 7:00pm: Book Signing and Beer Dinner with John Holl at Jimmy’s No. 43 (East Village) - Sold Out

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On Thursday, December 5th, the New York City Brewers Guild will host their fundraiser at Brooklyn Brewery (79 N. 11th St., at Wythe Ave., Williamsburg) in preparation for next year’s NYC Beer Week, which will be held February 21st to March 2nd. The December event will allow attendees access to unlimited tastings of nearly two dozen rare brews from the Guild’s members. The event is also a fundraiser for City Harvest. and those who bring a non-perishable food item will get a special Beer Week surprise!

The beer list has been finalized, and it includes quite a few standouts and rarities.

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Highlights of tonight’s beer events in our new Calendar:

> 4:00pm: Green Flash Brewery Event at Rattle-N-Hum (Midtown)
> 6:00pm: Great Divide Tap Takeover at The Pony Bar (Hell’s Kitchen)
> 6:30pm: Founders Tap Takeover at Good Beer (East Village)
> 7:30pm: $20 Tuesday Tasting: More of Belgium’s Best Beers at Jimmy’s No. 43 (East Village)
> 11:00pm: Join Smuttynose for a The Taste of Great Brewers afterparty at Blind Tiger (West Village)

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Vanberg & DeWulf, the Cooperstown-based importers of Belgian beers like Hop Ruiter, Saison Dupont, and Castelain, holds their third annual national celebration of Belgian beer called the Coast to Coast Toast 3. Last year, the New York venues were delayed a bit due to Hurricane Sandy, but this year, it’s right on time!

So, this Thursday night starting a little after 5pm, at dozens of locations across the city, they’ll be celebrating the Coast to Coast Toast for the third time.  It’s a good way to get your hands on some great Belgian (and what they call “honorary Belgian”) beer this Tuesday, even at some bars better known for their American beer selection.

It’s a long list, but from The Bronx to Staten Island, there’s probably a bar in your neighborhood pouring some great Belgian beer on Tuesday night. Here’s the full list by borough:

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