It’s hot. Like, unbearably hot. Like, so hot that you almost want to drink a beer with blue mountains on the label (okay, fine, let’s not get crazy). The good news is that this weekend’s big beer event, NYC Craft Beer Festival - Summer Jazz at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St., at 3rd Ave., East Village), is entirely indoors in air-conditioned comfort. And to help you cool off even more, there will be over 150 different beers being poured, including the Lager from forthcoming brewer Queens Brewery, which we’ll tell you more about next week.

Here’s our full rundown of beer events this weekend. Stay cool!

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It’s Thursday, July 18th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Celebrate the debut of Grimm Artisanal Ales tonight at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village). The first beer from the Brooklyn-based nomad brewer is From the Hip, a Belgian-style Blonde Ale brewed with rose hips. It’ll be on tap starting at 5pm.
  
  
• It’s Stone Night at Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) starting at 7pm. Enjoy the Oak Smoked Old Guardian barleywine, Levitation Ale, and the new Stone/Wil Wheaton/Drew Curtis collaboration, Farking Wheaton w00t Stout.
  
  
• 5 Napkin Burger Astoria (35-01 36th St., at 35th Ave., Astoria) hosts a KelSo Pint Night tonight at 6pm! Grab a $5 pint of the Nut Brown Lager or Carrollgaarden Wit and you’ll get to take home a sweet free pint glass!
  
  
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) celebrates this weekend’s Belgian Independence Day with a celebration of Belgian and Belgian-style beers tonight at 7pm. On tap, they’ll have beers like Gueuze Tilquin, Liefmans Goudenband, Ommegang Fleur de Houblon, and Stillwater Stateside Saison.
  
  
• Sunswick 35/35 (35-02 35th St., at 35th Ave., Astoria) celebrates the Belgians, too, with the Duvel Single, Houblon Chouffe, Ommegang 2013 Belgian Independence Day Double White, and more on tap starting at 7pm.
  
  
• Nolita Mart (156 Mott St., at Broome St., Little Italy) hosts a free tasting of beers from Brooklyn Brewery and cheeses from Artisanal Premium Cheese tonight from 6-8pm.
  
  
• It’s Night of the Bastards tonight at 5pm at Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City), as they pour beers from Founders (makers of Dirty Bastard and Backwoods Bastard) and Stone (makers of Arrogant Bastard and Double Bastard). Also on tap: the new Stone/Wil Wheaton/Drew Curtis collaboration, Farking Wheaton w00t Stout.

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The bar is complete a forthcoming Upper East Side beer joint The Jeffrey (photo via Twitter)

You might not believe it, especially with the opening of Tørst (615 Manhattan Ave., at Nassau Ave., Greenpoint) back in March, but it’s been a bit of a quiet year for beer bar openings in New York. A lot of the new spots this year have opened in neighborhoods previously unserved by craft beer bars and haven’t gotten quite the attention that a place opening in Manhattan would.

The good news is, that’s bound to change by the end of the year. Here’s some places to keep an eye on that should all be open by year’s end - if not sooner.

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It’s Wednesday, July 17th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• The series of Good Beer Month events at The Greene Space (44 Charlton St., at Varick St., SoHo) continues tonight with The Homebrewer Battle. John LaPolla of homebrew shop Bitter & Esters, beer educator Sam Merritt, and homebrewer-turned-pro Chris Cuzme of 508 Gastrobrewery join Jimmy Carbone for a discussion of the “dos and don’ts" of homebrewing and how to taste beer. Beer and snacks will be provided along with live music from The Bailen Brothers. Tickets are $25.
  
  
• Mission Dolores (249 4th Ave., at Carroll St., Park Slope) features the “Pioneers of American Craft Beer” in an event tonight at 7pm. Enjoy beers from Anchor Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Sam Adams, and Brooklyn Brewery - the brewers the lit the way for craft beer locally and nationally. Pours will be $4 from 7-10pm.
  
  
• Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) hosts their second annual Beastie Boys Beer Pairing tonight at 7pm and 8:30pm. A $15 ticket gets you six craft beers from Brooklyn (think KelSo, Sixpoint, Brooklyn, and more) paired with tunes from the album Licensed to Ill. Proceeds from the event benefit the Food Bank for New York City.
  
  
• Brooklyn Brewery pours beers like their Greenmarket Wheat as the Union Square Greenmarket hosts their first-ever Nightmarket from 4-8pm to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the farmers’ market. In addition to the bar, they’ll have food from many local restaurants as well, in the Union Square Pavilion.
  
  
• The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay) hosts a Bear Republic tasting tonight at 6pm. Sample theRacer 5000, Pete Brown Tribute Ale, Crazy Ivan, Cher Ami, and more, and enjoy free snacks, too!
  
  
• Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room (95 E. Houston St., at Chrystie St., Lower East Side) hosts a free tasting of brews from Flying Dog today from 4-8pm. Enjoy some free samples of brews from Maryland, and buy some bottles or a growler to take home!
  
  
• Dyckman Beer Co. makes another appearance tonight at 7pm at Apt. 78 (4477 Broadway, at 192nd St., Washington Heights) with ?uestlove spinning as part of the lounge’s popular Summer Series, which Dyckman Beer is sponsoring. Their Dyckman Brew is free from 7-8pm!
  
  
• Mudville 9 (126 Chambers St., at W. Broadway, Tribeca) celebrates Belgian Independence Day with a free tasting tonight from 7-9pm. Try brews from Brasserie D’Achouffe, Ommegang, Duvel, and more.
  
  
• Downtown Bar & Grill (160 Court St., at Dean St., Cobble Hill) hosts Evil Twin tonight starting at 5pm. Join Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø and his beers, like the Nomader Wit, Ashtray Heart, Justin Blabaer, and more.

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It’s Tuesday, July 16th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Tonight’s the All-Star Game, and you can watch it at Standings (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village), where they’ll have baseball-themed beers and free pizza starting at 8pm.
  
  
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) features three up-and-coming Spanish breweries tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting. Sagra, Gisberga, and L’Anjub are all imported by Iberian Beer United, and they’ll be served in a guided tasting… get there early for a seat!
  
  
• Draught 55 (245 E. 55th St., at 2nd Ave., Midtown East) hosts Founders for a flight night tonight starting at 5pm. Enjoy $10 flights of 4 beers like the All Day IPA, Devil Dancer, and Rubaeus.
  
  
• Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) hosts Weyerbacher starting at 4pm. Enjoy the Blithering Idiot, White Sun Wit, a cask of the Verboten, and lots more on tap all night long.

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IPA Day is back for another year on August 1st. Across the country, beer drinkers will be hoisting a glass of an IPA to celebrate a style almost ubiquitous at American craft beer bars and stores. The IPA is the most popular craft beer style in the U.S., based both on consumption and the number of entries annually into the IPA categories at the Great American Beer Festival. And we love a good IPA, and we’ll be celebrating on August 1st with the hashtag #IPADay.

But sometimes we worry that our obsession with the IPA has gone too far. 

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