It’s Thursday, March 14th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Victory takes over the taps at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) starting at 7pm. They’ll pour a huge lineup that includes Uncle Teddy’s English Bitter, the Swing Session Saison, Ranch IPA, and tons more!
  
  
• The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) is a battle of Purim vs. St. Patrick’s Day, as they tap the He’Brew Funky Jewbelation and Sly Fox Dunkel Lager today at 5pm!
  
  
• Join Anderson Valley for a free tasting tonight at Malt & Mold (221 East Broadway, at Clinton St., Lower East Side) from 5-8pm. Enjoy some Hop Ottin’ IPA, Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, and more, plus sample some free cheese, too!
  
  
• Head to HopsScotch (286 Washington St., at Pearl St., Jersey City) for an Allagash Tap Takeover tonight at 6pm. They’ll have the Curieux, Four, Grand Cru, and other great Belgian-style brews on tap all night long!
  
  
• Stinky Bklyn (261 Smith St., at Baltic St., Cobble Hill) hosts a tasting with Sly Fox tonight from 5-7pm, with a beer and cheese pairing that features their Seamus Irish Red. Plus, they’ll offer 20% off all growler fills!
  
  
• Up in Westchester tonight? Don’t miss the Segal Hops/Peekskill Brewery Night at Growlers Beer Bistro (25 Main St., at Lake Ave., Tuckahoe). Starting at 7pm, meet John Segal of Segal Ranch hop-growing fame and Jeff O'Neill of Peekskill to try some great rare beers and get a “hop-torial!”

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Two new beer offerings from local breweries hit tap lines this month, one from a long-time local brewer named after a borough, and one from a relative newcomer named after a borough. Meet the Brooklyn Silver Anniversary Lager and the Bronx Belgian Pale Ale.

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It’s Wednesday, March 13th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• It’s Night of the Imperials at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village). Starting at 3pm, they’ll put up a handful of super-rare, super-strong beers, including a 2006 vintage Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, 2010 North Coast Old Stock, and 2009 Goose Island Imperial Brown. Get there early before they kick!
  
  
• The East Coast vs. West Coast Punk Rock Brew Tour heads to Staten Island to rock out at 120 Bay Cafe (120 Bay St., at Slosson Terr., St. George, Staten Island) tonight at 6pm! Representing the East Coast will be Smuttynose, Bronx Brewery, Victory, and Sixpoint. From the West Coast: Lagunitas, Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, and Ballast Point. These breweries will battle it out on the taps, all served with a soundtrack of punk and hardcore.
  
  
• Empire Brewing visits Top Hops Beer Shop (94 Orchard St., at Broome St., Lower East Side) tonight at 6pm. They’ll pour the IPA, White Aphro, and Amber Ale for all beer lovers to enjoy!
  
  
• Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Long Ireland and Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village), team up for the bar’s weekly $10 Bourbon and Beer Tasting Series. Tonight from 7-10pm, $10 gets beers in a 3-beer tasting flight, 2 full pours, a taste of whisky, and an order of tater tots!
  
  
• City Swiggers (320 E. 86th St., at 2nd Ave., Upper East Side) hosts a cider tasting tonight with Crispin and Fox Barrel. Try some free samples of four different ciders from these two cideries, including the Crispin Artisanal Reserve Honey Crisp and Fox Barrel Pear Naked.

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Imagine walking into a beer bar with someone who’s not a huge fan of beer. The bar serves beer and only beer, so your guest doesn’t have many options. Finally, after looking at the menu a little befuddled, he says to the bartender, “do you have something like a wheat beer… something light?”

Only at a place like Tørst (615 Manhattan Ave., at Nassau Ave., Greenpoint) would the bartender’s response be, “sure, we have the Hill Farmstead Florence.” Yes, even the bar’s basic offerings are beers that are fawned over by the beer community. In creating a bar with a menu that celebrates all things beers, offers one-of-a-kind beers, and still manages to be accessible, Tørst is a beer geek’s paradise.

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It’s Tuesday, March 12th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• The East Coast vs. West Coast Punk Rock Brew Tour, kicks off tonight at 6pm at Alewife (5-14 51st Ave., at 5th St., Long Island City)! Representing the East Coast will be Smuttynose, Bronx Brewery, Victory, and Sixpoint. From the West Coast: Lagunitas, Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, and Ballast Point. These breweries will battle it out on the taps, all served with a soundtrack of punk and hardcore.
  
  
• The Owl Farm (297 9th St., at 5th Ave., Park Slope) hosts Gypsy Brewers Night tonight starting at 6pm. Enjoy beers from brewers without a brewery, like the Beer Here Hopfix, Evil Twin Bikini Beer, Pretty Things St. Botolph’s Town, Stillwater Folklore, and more, all for nice prices from 6-10pm!
  
  
• The Pony Bar UES (1444 First Ave. at 75th St., Upper East Side) hosts Harpoon tonight at 6pm. Get a taste of Boston with their Leviathan Czernobog, El Triunfo Coffee Porter, a 2011 vintage Leviathan Barleywine, and many more on tap!
  
  
• Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A) hosts Left Hand tonight at 6:30pm. They’ll have the Chainsaw, Fade to Black 4, Wake Up Dead black ale, and Week Sauce Porter on tap with discounts till close!
  
  
• This week’s Tuesday Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) celebrates beers from Italy! $20 gets you six tastings of brews from brewers like Del Ducato, L'Olimaia, Birra Del Borgo, and more! Things get underway at 7:30pm.
  
  
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) hosts Raven Imports tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting. Join Raven’s Ian Murray as he guides you through a tasting of the Jever, Gaffel Kölsch, Dentergems Witbier, and Dentergems Herfstbier.

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The early bird catches the worm, they say. But how about the beer? It’s pretty well-known that Spring Lounge (48 Spring St., at Mulberry St., Little Italy) is one of the only bars in town where you can drink a craft beer at 8am. But their early opening gets taken to a whole new level tomorrow morning with their Kegs and Eggs event featuring beers from Avery and Oskar Blues.

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