It’s Monday, March 11th. 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 Hill Farmstead Everett Porter!
  
  
• Beer Authority (300 W. 40th St., at 8th Ave., Hell’s Kitchen) kicks off St. Patrick’s Day Week with a Long Ireland tap takeover tonight at 5pm. Enjoy some great beers and meet the brewer from this Riverhead-based brewery!
  
  
• Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) hosts a Italian Vegetarian Craft Beer Dinner tonight at 7pm. The five-course dinner includes items like Cavolo Nero e Fagioli and Gnocchi alla Romana paired with Italian Craft Beers from Birra del Borgo and Del Ducato, and more! The prix-fixe dinner is $45 and you can purchase tickets through Brown Paper Tickets.
  

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It’s worth noting one of the most significant beer events this weekend in New York isn’t an event, per se. It’s the opening of Tørst (615 Manhattan Ave., at Nassau Ave., Greenpoint), the new bar from Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø of Evil Twin Brewing, Jon Langley (formerly of DBGB), and former Momofuku chef Daniel Burns. The bar opened its doors officially this afternoon, but we got to check out a sneak preview earlier this week, and we can safely say it will blow beer geeks’ minds.

The beer lineup (21 taps in all, each with unique controls for temperature and carbonation) features nearly a dozen different beers from Evil Twin, plus a selection of rare imports and unique American craft beers. The bar is polished (and looks more like its pre-opening rendering than any other bar we’ve visited) and has a clean, Scandinavian kind of look to it. Quite simply, this place is going to make a big splash on the beer scene here, not just for its uniqueness, but for its appeal to beer tourists from around the world.

Look for a full write-up soon, once the madness dies down a little bit, but if you’re going this weekend, expect a crowd. And if it’s too much to handle, head to one of these beer events…

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It’s Thursday, March 6th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• The Victory Swing Session Saison makes its launch across all three Barcades from New York to Philly tonight. Head to Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) or Barcade (388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) to try this easy-drinking saison starting at 4pm. Plus, enjoy some other Victory beers, too!
  
  
• Buddha Beer Bar (4497 Broadway, at 192nd St., Washington Heights)
  hosts Founders Brewing tonight from 7-10pm. Get some great beer from Michigan, and pick up some free schwag!
  
  
• The Gate (321 5th Ave., at 3rd St., Park Slope) hosts “Oskar Blues Balls ‘N Brews” tonight at 7pm. It’s part meatball cookoff, part tap takeover. Enjoy meatballs and brews like the Chaka collaboration with Sun King, a 2008 Ten Fidy, and oSKAr the G'Rouch Smoked IPA.
  
  
• Get some hearty brews at at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) starting at 7pm, as they host Stout Night. they’ll pour beers like the 21st Amendment Marooned on Hog Island, Great Divide Espresso Oak-Aged Yeti, and Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, among others.
  
  
• The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) is the Port Jeff Cold North Wind, an American-style barleywine from the North Shore of Long Island. Get there at 5pm to try it!
  
  
• Join Mission Brewery for a free tasting tonight at Malt & Mold (221 East Broadway, at Clinton St., Lower East Side) from 5-8pm. Enjoy some of their great California beer and sample some free cheese, too!

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It’s Wednesday, March 6th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• The Double Windsor (210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace) celebrates the release of the new Victory Swing Session Saison tonight starting at 6pm. In addition, they’ll have options on tap like Mad King Weiss, Rye Expression, Hop Wallop, and more from the Downingtown, PA-based brewer.
  
  
• City Swiggers (320 E. 86th St., at 2nd Ave., Upper East Side) hosts Shmaltz and their He'brew line of beers tonight from 5-8pm. Try the Hop Manna IPA and Messiah Nut Brown Ale on tap, and celebrate this year’s bottle release of the big, boozy Funky Jewbelation.
  
  
• The breweries of the East Coast-West Coast Punk Rock Brew Tour, along with 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!
  
  
• Enjoy some local brews from Singlecut Beersmiths until 10pm tonight at Sycamore (1118 Cortelyou Rd., at Westminster Rd., Ditmas Park). They’ll be offering an $8 four-beer flight from the Astoria-based brewery, so you can dabble in a few different ones for one nice price!

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One of our favorite recurring beer events of the year, the East Coast vs. West Coast Punk Rock Brew Tour, kicks off this week. Each year, a number of “tour dates” hit popular beer bars with a lineup of beers from both coasts. This year, representing the East Coast will be Smuttynose, Bronx Brewery, Victory, and Sixpoint. From the West Coast: Lagunitas, Oskar Blues, Sierra Nevada, and Ballast Point. At eight stops around the five boroughs, these breweries will battle it out on the taps, served with a soundtrack of punk and hardcore. And it all kicks off this Friday with the pre-party at Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) and next Tuesday with the official kickoff at Alewife (5-14 51st Ave., at 5th St., Long Island City).

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It’s Tuesday, March 5th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) hosts Chelsea Brewing Company tonight at 7pm for their free Tuesday Tasting. Join owner Pat and brewer Tom as they pour you the New York State of Mind Wet Hopped Pale Ale, Sunset Red Ale, the new Bourbon Barrel Aged Black on Black Stout, and more!
  
  
• This week’s Tuesday Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) celebrates beers from Jimmy’s Cellar! $20 gets you six tastings of brews like Professor Fritz Briem Gruit, Birra Del Borgo ReAle, Maine Beer Company Mean Old Tom, and more! Things get underway at 7:30pm.
  
  
• Astoria Bier & Cheese (34-14 Broadway, at 35th St., Astoria)
  hosts a beer and cheese pairing with Lagunitas tonight at 7pm. Enjoy some cheese and some great brews from Petaluma, California!
  
  
• Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) hosts Troegs today starting at 4pm. They’ll have a lineup of beers from the Pennsylvania-based brewery on tap all night long, including the famous Nugget Nectar!

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