It’s Tuesday, June 4th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• As we mentioned earlier today, Randolph Beer (343 Broome St., at Bowery, Little Italy) holds a fundraiser tonight for their sous chef Stephen Canon, who was assaulted last month and is still in the hospital. Starting at 7:30pm, the entire evening’s proceeds go directly to help Canon. They’ll also be raffling off gift cards and other beer-related goodies.
  
  
• Get familiar with two new releases from 508 Gastrobrewery (508 Greenwich St., at Spring St., SoHo) tonight at 6pm. Try the Grano Americano American Wheat Ale brewed in collaboration with Brooklyn Homebrew, with $1 from every full price pint donated to ART Start who runs art workshops for at-risk youth throughout New York City. They’ll also tap From Here to Eternity, a blonde ale brewed with Shelton Brothers Importers’ Jim Barnes, and brewer Chris Cuzme’s new Steel Dreamin’ IPA. The beers are $5 till 10pm, plus enjoy live music from brewer Chris’ jazz quartet from 8-10pm!
  
  
• It’s Belgian Beer Night at One Mile House (10 Delancey St., at Bowery, Lower East Side) tonight at 6pm. Try a long lineup of great Belgian beers on tap, like the Cuvee Des Jacobin Rouge, De Struise Black Albert, Rodenbach Grand Cru, and tons of others, plus even more by the bottle.
  
  
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) features Smuttynose tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting. Enjoy some free tastes of these beers straight outta New Hampshire with our pal and yours, Mr. Pat Fondiller.
  
  
• This week’s Tuesday Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) features Summer Funks! $20 gets you funky beers like the Professor Fritz Briem Gruit, Birra Del Borgo Re Ale, La Choulette Ambree, and more. Things get underway at 7:30pm.
  
  
• It’s The Colorado Brewery Showdown tonight starting at 4pm at Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown). They’ll pour beers from Oskar Blues like Gubna and Old Chub, and Left Hand, like the Good Juju and Weak Sauce Porter.

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Some troubling news from Randolph Beer (343 Broome St., at Bowery, Little Italy) this week came to us courtesy of Bowery Boogie, who reports that their sous chef, Stephen Canon, was mugged and assaulted last month, then left with severe injuries under the Williamsburg Bridge. More than three weeks later, he’s still in the hospital, facing daunting medical bills for his recovery, and the bar is asking for your help.

The bar is holding a fundraiser tonight starting at 7:30pm. All proceeds - yes, 100% - will go directly to support his recovery. They’ll also be raffling off a slew of items, like beer, gift certificates, and more.

If you can’t make it tonight, they’ve set up a Fundly Page for you to donate.

We wish Stephen a speedy recovery.

It’s Monday, June 3rd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• 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 Cigar City Humidor Peach IPA, a rarity in the city now that the Florida brewery has pulled out of the market here.
  
  
• Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) hosts a vegetarian beer dinner featuring small breweries and Canadian chef Marc Giroux tonight at 7pm, with a five-course dinner paired with five different beers from the likes of Radiant Pig, Bridge & Tunnel, and Newburgh. A few tickets are still available online for $45, or call 212-982-3006 to reserve.
  
  
• Terroir Park Slope (284 5th Ave., at 1st St., Park Slope) kicks off a series of beer classes tonight with Beer 101, curated by Terroir’s beverage expert David Flaherty. Tonight’s class is full, but the series continues with classes on Belgian and German beers this month.

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Now that we’ve gotten a taste of summer with the hot, humid weekend, we come back to news that Bronx Brewery will release their own little taste of summer next Monday, June 10th. It’s the Bronx Summer Pale Ale, and you’ll get a chance to celebrate its release in an iconic summertime drinking spot next week.

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It’s Tuesday, May 28th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Enjoy the new collaboration between Long Island’s Spider Bite and 508 Gastrobrewery (508 Greenwich St., at Spring St., SoHo) debuts tonight at 5:30pm. Try the Gastrobite Black Wheat Saison, and enjoy live music from brewer Chris Cuzme’s jazz quartet from 8-10pm!
  
  
• Sixpoint brewmaster Jan Matysiak visits Bier International (2099 Frederick Douglass Blvd., at 113th St., Harlem) as they pour two beers from the brewery - the famous Bengali Tiger and their summer jam Apollo tonight from 6-9pm.
  
  
• This week’s Tuesday Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) features beers from Jimmy’s private reserves! $20 gets you beers like the Element ES Oak, Maine Mean Old Tom, Ommegang Gnomegang, and more. Things get underway at 7:30pm.
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) features Doc’s Ciders tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting. Enjoy some free tastes of a variety of local ciders fresh from Warwick, New York.
  
  
• It’s Cider Night starting at 4pm at Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown). They’ll pour the Aspall Cider, Farnum Hill Dooryard, Original Sin Cherry Cider, and more!
  
  
• It’s also Cider Night at Radegast Hall (113 N. 3rd St., at Berry St., Williamsburg) as they feature ciders in their Tuesday Tasting tonight at 7:30pm. They’ll be pouring the Aspall Demi-Sec, Farnum Hill Extra Dry and more, along with live music!

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It’s Thursday, May 23rd. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• It’s a crosstown Sixpoint party tonight at both The Pony Bar HK (637 10th Ave. at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen) and The Pony Bar UES (1444 First Ave. at 75th St., Upper East Side). Starting at 6pm, enjoy 22 brews at each bar, including rarities like Gorilla Warfare and Ataraxia on the West Side, and Juicy Killer Crisp and Rebel Lion on the East Side.
  
  
• Barcade (388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) welcomes Stone Brewing today starting at 4pm. They’ll pour a whole slew of these brews from California, including Vertical Epic 10.10.10, Espresso Imperial Russian Stout, and the rare Mixtape Vol. 4, a blend of several Stone beers.
  
  
• It’s a Brooklyn CANibalization at Bushwick Tradesman (222 Bushwick Ave., at Meserole St., Williamsburg). Starting tonight at 7pm, celebrate Brooklyn’s lineup of canned beers - the Summer Ale, East India Pale Ale, and Lager - and enter to win a trip to a beer festival in Toronto (yeah, really). This has been rescheduled for next Thursday, May 30th.
  
  
• Allagash takes over the taps at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) tonight at 7pm. They’ll have the Yakuza, Odyssey, Bourbon Black, and plenty more from the Portland, Maine brewer.
  
  
• Speaking of Maine, Coopers Craft & Kitchen (87 2nd Ave., at 5th St., East Village) hosts Atlantic Brewing tonight at 6pm. They’ll be pouring the Coal Porter, Island Ginger, and the brand-new Big Wicked IPA in its first New York City appearance.
  
  
• Have a taste of Queens with Singlecut Beersmiths at New York Beer Company (321 W. 44th St., at 8th Ave., Midtown West) tonight starting at 5pm. Enjoy the 19-33 Queens Lagrrr, Billy 18 Watt IPA, Jan Olympic White Lagrrr. Plus it’s a Rock-N-Roll Party, so they’ll be spinning Classic Rock hits all night long.
  
  
• ABC Beer Co. (96 Avenue C, at 6th St., East Village) hosts four beers from Brooklyn’s KelSo tonight at 6pm. Stop by to enjoy the Nut Brown Lager, Carrollgaarden Wit, Brett IPA, and  Recessionator.
  
  
• The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) is the Nøgne Ø Tiger Tripel, a 9.0% ABV traditional Belgian-style Abbey ale.

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