Here we go. SAVOR is here and kicks off tonight at 7:30 at Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building (125 W. 18th St., at 6th Ave., Chelsea). There’s lots of food and drink to be had at the event, held tonight and tomorrow night, and there are still some tickets available if you’ve procrastinated for two months since they went on sale.
Thankfully, though, even if you’re not going to SAVOR, there is tons to do this weekend. After all, lots of beer geeks are in town, and the bars and visiting brewers want to show off their best.
Good news for beer-loving commuters who pass through Grand Central: Beer Table Pantry(Grand Central Terminal, Graybar Passage, Midtown) is now offering a new size of growler: pint size.
The “Pints to Go” are available starting now, for $3, which includes the jar, lid, and a koozie. Then, you can fill it with 16 ounces of your choice of any of their draft beers for $4 to $7 and enjoy it on the train ride home.
Sure beats a giant can of Coors Light from the vendor on the tracks.
Beer Table Pantry is located directly across from Track 13 in the passage just off Lexington and 43rd.
It’s Thursday, June 13th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Head to The Double Windsor(210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace) as they host Founders and co-founder Mike Stevens tonight starting at 7pm. They’ll be pouring the Kentucky Breakfast Stout, All Day IPA, Double Trouble, and more, including the NYC premiere of the Rübæus, their summer Raspberry Ale.
Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) hosts Left Hand tonight. They’ll have a free tasting of five beers hosted by Left Hand VP of Operations Chris Lennert at 7pm, and an all-night draft event with beers like Great JuJu (an Imperial Good JuJu), Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout, Week Sauce Porter, and more.
Join Full Sail for a tap takeover at Barcade(388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) tonight starting at 4pm. Irene Firmat, founder and CEO, and Jamie Emmerson, brewmaster, will be in attendance as they pour the Black Gold Imperial Stout, Extra Special Barney ESB, Phil’s Existential Alt, and a 2002 vintage (!) Old Boardhead Barleywine.
ABC Beer Co.(96 Avenue C, at 6th St., East Village) hosts Washington’s Elysian tonight from 5-7pm. Have some brews from the Pacific Northwest brewery and meet their legendary founder, Dick Cantwell.
The Pony Bar HK(637 10th Ave. at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen) hosts Sierra Nevada with 20 taps and two casks tonight at 6pm. Choose from rarities like the Beer Camp Sleight of Hand, Shamrockin Rye, Narwhal, and lots more, plus a special guest from Chico.
Meanwhile across town, The Pony Bar UES (1444 First Ave. at 75th St., Upper East Side) hosts Abita starting at 6pm, with 13 taps including the Imperial Louisiana Oyster Stout, Restoration Pale Ale, and 25th Anniversary Vanilla Double Dog.
The Ginger Man(11 E. 36th St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) taps a slew of California beers tonight, with selections from Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada, Firestone Walker, The Bruery, and Ballast Point all night long.
Beer Authority(300 W. 40th St., at 8th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen) hosts Harpoon for their SAVOR kickoff today at 6pm. Enjoy ten different Harpoon beers on tap and meet brewer Al Marzi.
On Tap at Whole Foods Columbus Circle(10 Columbus Circle, at 59th St., Upper West Side) hosts Maine’s Atlantic Brewing today from 5-8pm, pouring the Real Ale, Coal Porter, New Guy IPA and more. Yes, a bar in a grocery store… how about that!
Rattle-N-Hum(14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) continues their lineup of SAVOR events with Ballast Point today at 4pm, pouring the Habanero Sculpin IPA, Victory at Sea Imperial Porter, and more.
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This week, New York’s beer scene is in the national spotlight. There’s a huge influx of people from beer industry and beer geeks in general coming to New York this week for SAVOR, and we’d like to be among the first to welcome them.
Now, there are a lot of preconceived notions about New York’s beer scene. Mainly, there’s the suggestion that we don’t have one. Some people will say we’re not a beer town; we’re a wine and cocktail town. That’s simply not true. Yes, we were slow to get our beer scene to pick up steam, but many of the new openings over the past two years here have been beer bars. We’re on track to double the number of breweries in the five boroughs again this year (we did it last year, too).
Sure, there’s a lot of money here, and in the moneyed or touristy neighborhoods, you’ll find a lot of wine and cocktail being served. But get out of Midtown and go to Williamsburg, Park Slope, the East Village, or even the Upper West Side and you’ll find a heck of a lot more beer than wine being served. New York is a wildly diverse city, and to say in one fell swoop that we’re “not a beer town” inaccurately suggests that you can place one label on a city of eight million people and hundreds of different neighborhoods. The beer scene in New York is alive and well, even if it’s not right under your nose when you step out of a hotel in Times Square.
Trust us, we have a lot to offer. So, if you’re new to New York or don’t come here often, here’s a guide to our beers, SAVOR Week, and our beer scene.
With little fanfare, a few glitches, and a lot of riding (over 550,000 miles so far, to be precise), Citi Bike launched in Manhattan and Brooklyn to the general public last week. The bike share program gives riders 30 minutes (or 45 if you sign up for a $95 annual membership) to travel between any two of the hundreds of stations in the system. Because bikes and beer seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly, we see a big advantage to Citi Bike: you can ride to a bar, have a few beers, and not have to worry about having to ride home on the bike you rode there.
Another advantage: it “shrinks” the city. A bar that was once a 10-minute walk from the subway is now a 4-minute Citi Bike ride away. There are a few hidden gems out there that are a bit of a walk from public transit. So we’ve come up with a list of a few beer bars worth checking out that are a little off the subway’s beaten path, but are just steps away from a Citi Bike station.
It’s Wednesday, June 12th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
Bronx Brewery celebrates the release of their Summer Pale Ale tonight from 5-9pm at The Boat Basin Cafe(W. 79th St., at Henry Hudson Dr., Upper West Side). You can meet the brewery crew and taste the beer for the first time, along with cans of the flagship Bronx Pale Ale.
Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) features a rare free Wednesday Night tasting with Ballast Point tonight at 7pm. Enjoy some free tastes of five beers with your host, Ballast Point CEO Jack White.
Later on, Ballast Point takes over the taps at The Double Windsor(210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace) tonight at 8pm. They’ll pour a big lineup of brews from the San Diego outfit, including Habanero Sculpin, the Calico Amber on nitro, Thai Chili Wahoo Wheat, and more, plus a visit from Jack White!
Brouwerij Lane(78 Greenpoint Ave., at Franklin St., Greenpoint) hosts Flying Dog’s Jim Caruso tonight as they takeover the taps from 6-10pm, pouring the Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout, Big Black Wit, Sorachi Ace Single Hop Imperial IPA, and more.
Blind Tiger Ale House(281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village) hosts Maine Beer Co. today starting at 3pm. All day and night long, they’ll have the Lunch IPA, Mean Old Tom, Pilot 1 Pale Ale, Pilot 2 Saison, and more on tap, plus bottles of the rich and malty King Titus.
Coopers Craft & Kitchen(87 2nd Ave., at 5th St., East Village) hosts a lineup of Allagash beers tonight starting at 6pm, including the Victor, Bourbon Black, James Bean, and more.
SAVOR The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay)with rare beers from Dogfish Head, Abita, Ommegang, and Sierra Nevada starting at 5pm today. They’ll also feature pairings on their menu and offer up free samples at 6pm.
Ithaca battles it out with three different breweries at George Keeley(485 Amsterdam Ave., at 83rd St., Upper West Side) tonight at 6pm. They’ll have four beers from Ithaca paired up with similar styles from Avery, Captain Lawrence, Empire, and 21st Amendment.
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