It’s Monday, July 15th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Over The Eight (594 Union Ave., at Richardson St., Williamsburg) hosts Flying Dog tonight at 7pm. Enjoy $4 specials from the Maryland-based brewery plus 40-cent wings all night long! They’ll even have a special pin of Snake Dog for your enjoyment.
  
  
• Beer Table Pantry (Grand Central Terminal, Graybar Passage, Midtown) hosts a free guided tasting of beer from Brooklyn tonight from 5-7pm. Stop in on your way to the train and join the brewery’s Brian Duprey for a tasting of beers like their Sorachi Ace.
  
  
• Reschduled from Saturday, Malt & Mold (221 East Broadway, at Clinton St., Lower East Side) hosts a Victory tasting tonight from 5-8pm. Come sample some brews like the Ranch Double IPA, Braumeister Pils, and Golden Monkey and try some cheese pairings while you’re at it.
  
  
• It’s VSK (Very Special Keg) Monday at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village). At 5pm, they’ll tap a rare or unique keg of the bar’s choosing. This week, it’s the Evil Twin Justin Blabaer Blueberry Berliner Weisse. It’s just as crazy as you’d think it is.
  

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It’s Monday, but with a long, hot week ahead, you’re probably already starting to dream about the weekend. And if you haven’t already made plans for this Saturday, July 20th to head to the NYC Craft Beer Festival - Summer Jazz at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St., at 3rd Ave., East Village), it’s time to buy tickets now, before they’re all gone for good!

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Here’s a friendly reminder: have you gotten your Get Real Craft Beer Passport yet? The folks at Get Real, along with the New York State Brewers Assocation, are celebrating Good Beer Month with a $30 passport that entitles you to a free pint of beer at 39 different bars in all five boroughs between July 1st and Labor Day, September 2nd. That’s, like, 77 cents a glass if you make it to all 39. These bars all proudly pour New York State beer as well, so you can keep it local with brews from spots like Shmaltz, Barrier, Brooklyn, Empire, and more.

Bars from The Queens Kickshaw (40-17 Broadway, at 41st St., Astoria) to Killmeyer’s (4254 Arthur Kill Rd., at Sharrotts Rd., Charleston, Staten Island) to Bronx Ale House (216 W. 238th St., at Broadway, Kingsbridge) accept the passport, which can be purchased now and picked up at any of five different locations in the city.

Best of all, proceeds from the passport will benefit The Mayor’s Fund for Hurricane Sandy Relief, and Heritage Radio Network.

Spend your weekend perusing those bars, or check out this weekend’s beer events:

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It’s Thursday, July 11th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

It’s already been a busy year for new beer in New York, with the rapid growth of Singlecut Beersmiths, the opening of Big Alice Brewing, and the debut of Manhattan-based Radiant Pig. Now, there are two more new local offerings set to debut in the next two weeks: Dyckman Beer Co. and Grimm Artisanal Ales.

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