It’s here! New York City Beer Week kicks off today. Each day through March 3rd, we’ll be highlighting the top beer events throughout the city, from beer dinners to tap takeovers. Choose wisely, and please drink responsibly!
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Just in time for NYC Beer Week, two new beers are hitting tap lines around the city. One is a locally-based brand, the third from the Bronx in two years, and one comes from Illinois and offers up a canned Double IPA. Meet City Island Beer Company and Wild Onion Brewing.
Brooklyn-based brewer Sixpoint issued a cease-and-desist order to Denver, Colorado-based Renegade Brewing over its flagship beer, a rye IPA called Ryeteous.
What better way to get in the spirit of NYC Beer Week 2013 (kicking off tomorrow) than with a craft beer roundtable made up of some of the foremost thinkers, proprietors and doers within the New York City craft beer scene?
The participants were gracious enough to share their thoughts on a wide range of topics pertaining to what’s going on in the NYC craft beer scene this very moment. If you don’t already do so, you should be frequenting their establishments and reading their work.
- Josh Bernstein, Freelance Beer Writer and a leading authority on the U.S. craft beer movement, @JoshMBernstein
- David Cichowicz, Owner, Good Beer, @GoodBeerNYC
- Patrick Donagher, Owner/Manager, Alewife, @PatricksBeer, @AleWifeNYC
- Henry Joseph, General Manager, Pony Bar, @ThePonyBarUES, @ThePonyBar
- Ted Kenny, Owner, Top Hops, @TopHops
- Zach Mack, ABC Beer Co., @ABCBeerCo
- Samuel Merritt, founder of Civilization of Beer; @CivofBeer
- Brandon Moore, American Beer Distributors
- Chris O'Leary, Editor, Brew York @Brew_York
The roundtable was developed and moderated by Larry Koestler, a fellow beer geek and longtime friend of ours. You can follow Larry on Twitter @Larry_Koestler, read what he has to say about beer at his website, friend him on Untappd, circle him on Google+ and connect with him on Instagram.
Now, without further ado, here’s what these folks have to say about the beer scene in New York, the beer industry as a whole, and the future of beer…
It’s Thursday, February 21st. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
- It’s NYC Beer Week Eve! Get an early start at Barcade (388 Union Ave., at Ainslie St., Williamsburg) today starting at 4pm and running until the kegs kick! They’ll be breaking out the good stuff for this event, including a 2011 Allagash Odyssey, 2010 Brooklyn Dark Matter, 2009 Dogfish Head Immort Ale, and a beer from Speakeasy made especially for NYC Beer Week, the Black and White Cookie Ale.
- Sixpoint celebrates their eighth anniversary with a tap takeover at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) starting at 7pm. They’ll pour well-known perennial offerings (Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger), special draft-only releases (like their Mad Scientist series), and the new release 3Beans!
- The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) is the Local Option Dampf Loc, an all-barley steam beer weighing in at a sessionable 5.3% ABV. Get there at 5pm to try it!
- Join Speakeasy for a free tasting tonight at Malt & Mold (221 East Broadway, at Clinton St., Lower East Side) from 5-8pm. Sample beers like the Prohibition Ale, the Witness, and the Black and White Cookie Ale, plus enjoy some free cheese samples, too!
- Stinky Bklyn (261 Smith St., at Baltic St., Cobble Hill) hosts a tasting with KelSo tonight from 4-6pm, with a beer and cheese pairing that features their new Rauchbier. Plus, they’ll offer 10% off all growler fills!
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New York City Beer Week starts tomorrow! We’ve told you a lot about the big “featured events” of NYC Beer Week, like the Opening Night Event (now sold out) and Brewer’s Choice, but that’s just scratching the surface. And with over 300 different events listed in the guide for Beer Week, your head might spin (and not just from the beer). From tastings to beer dinners to tap takeovers, there’s something for everyone in the event listings. We’ve pulled out the 20 we’re most looking forward to - two from each and every day of beer week!
