We like to do some ridiculous things for good beer. This weekend, we’re travelling out to Papillion, Nebraska to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Nebraska Brewing Company. They’ve made some pretty amazing beers, and we here in New York were blessed to be one of the first cities outside of the Midwest where they sent their beers. If you’re not one to hop on a 6am flight out of LaGuardia to visit a brewery for a day, track down some of their beer this weekend if you can, and raise a glass to their first five years!

We’ll be updating you on our travels - which include a few other Midwestern breweries - on Twitter. Meanwhile, back here in New York, there’s quite a few beer events going on this weekend. Here’s the rundown.

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There’s a handy new resource hitting the App Store on iTunes this week that will definitely come in handy for craft beer lovers in New York. The app, aptly titled Craft Beer New York, is a location-based guide to local bars, breweries, and beer shops in the city. It offers photos, descriptions, and ratings for well over a hundred venues where you can find craft beer, and it’s curated by local beer writer Josh Bernstein.

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It’s Thursday, November 15th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• It’s a salute to New York beer at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) tonight starting at 7pm. They’ll feature beers from across the region, like Kelso Winter Lager, Greenport Harbor Ale, Rockaway ESB, Captain Lawrence Captain’s Reserve, and many more! They’ll also be raising money for the Red Hook Initiative to support a neighborhood hit hard by Sandy.
  
  
• It’s Left Hand Night at Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) starting at 7pm. Get your hands on draft pours of Chainsaw Double ESB, Fade to Black, Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout, and more!
  
  
• Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) hosts Lagunitas tonight at 7pm. Enjoy one of our personal favorites, the Daytime IPA, along with Brown Shugga, Lil Sumpin’ Wild, Maximus, and more!
  
  
• Founders visits Mother’s (347 Graham Ave., at Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg) tonight starting at 7pm, pouring some tasty Michigan beers like the Dirty Bastard, Harvest Ale, Breakfast Stout, Centennial IPA, and more!
  
  
• Malt & Mold (221 East Broadway, at Clinton St., Lower East Side) hosts a free Sierra Nevada tasting tonight from 5-8pm, pouring the Ovila Dubbel and Northern Hemisphere Harvest Ale on tap, others by the bottle, plus serving up some tasty cheese!
  
  
• The Thursday Tap at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) this week is Evil Twin Mini Growler, an 11% imperial stout from a Danish brewer who lives in Brooklyn and brews in South Carolina. Wrap your head around that! They’ll tap the beer at 5:05pm sharp.
  
  
• Get a double dose of San Francisco tonight at Rosamunde Sausage Grill (285 Bedford Ave., at S. 1st St., Williamsburg) as they host a lineup of beers from Speakeasy from 7-11pm.
  
  
• Sample some beer from Brewery Ommegang tonight from 5-8pm at Whole Foods Bowery Beer Room (95 E. Houston St., at Chrystie St., Lower East Side). They’ll be pouring the new Duvel Rustica and the 2011 Aphrodite on tap.

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After Sandy, Barrier Brewing in Oceanside suffered significant flooding, and lost equipment and beer, as seen in this photo they posted to Facebook

We told you a couple weeks ago about the destruction that Sandy brought upon Oceanside, Long Island’s Barrier Brewing. The brewers are estimating that they suffered over $100,000 in damage from the storm. That’s a tough pill to swallow, considering they just invested half a million dollars into a new facility earlier this year. A lot of people have been asking how they can support this small brewery in their time of need, and there are two events lined up in the coming weeks to help them out.

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

• It’s Belgian Beer for Hurricane Relief tonight at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village). Starting at 5:30pm, enjoy $6 bottles of Kwak and Tripel Karmeliet, with a portion of each purchase going to benefit their friends in the Rockaways who were victims of Sandy.
  
  
• Meanwhile, Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) holds a “Recovery Night” tonight, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of Hudson County. There’s a suggested $10 donation, and a portion of beer sales for the night will go to help New Jersey recover from Sandy.
  
  
• It’s Allagash Night at Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., Greenwich Village)! The festivities start at 3pm, as they host the brewery’s Rob Tod and tap into some great brews like Hugh Malone, Smoke & Beards, Curieux, and many more!
  
  
• The Bronx comes to the Bowery! One Mile House (10 Delancey St., at Bowery, Lower East Side) hosts Bronx Brewery tonight at 7pm. Sample some of their brews, including their flagship Pale Ale.
  
  
• The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay) hosts Flying Dog tonight at 6pm, with beers like the Single Hop Nelson Sauvin, The Fear, Gonzo Imperial Porter and more on tap. There’s a total of ten draft lines pouring that sweet nectar from Maryland, plus free food at 6:00 sharp!
  

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So far, Stone Brewing Co.has released two versions of its fresh double IPA and shipped them to select markets where they were scooped up in a heartbeat. The most recent, Enjoy By 11.09.12, was shipped to New Jersey, but New York missed out on the fresh hoppy deliciousness. But the next in their series, Enjoy By 12.21.12, is headed to bars and stores in New York City!

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