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

• Get Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale three ways tonight at 4th Avenue Pub (76 4th Ave., at Bergen St., Boerum Hill). Starting at 6pm, they’ll be pouring the Dale’s Pale Ale on draft and from a cask, and they’ll pour a keg of the hopped-up, boozy evil cousin of Dale’s, Deviant Dale’s.
• Head to One Stop Beer Shop (134 Kingsland Ave., at Beadel St., Greenpoint) for Smuttynose Night tonight from 6-8pm! Have some of the Old Brown Dog, Finestkind IPA, or more at a nice price!
• Two Brothers visits Taproom 307 (307 3rd Ave., at 24th St., Murray Hill) tonight starting at 6pm, pouring some delicious Illinois beer like Domaine DuPage, Northwind Imperial Stout, Long Haul Session Ale, and more!
• Laughing Dog pays a visit to Idle Hands Bar (25 Avenue B, at 2nd St., East Village) for their weekly $10 Bourbon and Beer Tasting Series. From 7-10pm, $10 gets you 2 full beers from the Idaho brewer, plus a 3-beer tasting flight, a taste of whisky, and an order of tater tots!

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Two breweries from New Jersey started distribution to New York State this month, with their eyes set on our city’s craft beer bars. Meet New Jersey’s newest exports: Atlantic Highland’s Carton Brewing and Fairfield’s Cricket Hill Brewing Company.

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Sometimes, you just need a good beer shop - no frills, no fancy technology - just damn good beer by the bottle or growler. Beer Street (413 Graham Ave., at Withers St., Williamsburg) fits this bill. Tucked away on a commercial strip three blocks from the L Train, this great neighborhood joint that just opened yesterday offers up growler fills, many, many beers by the bottle, and a handful of extremely hard-to-find beers that they’ve got an inside track on.

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

• It’s National Buzzard Day, and for the folks at Spring Lounge (48 Spring St., at Mulberry St., Little Italy) that means lots of IPAs on draft all night long. Among the beers you’ll find are the Elysian Idiot Sauvin, Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye, Meantime IPA, and He’Brew Hop Manna. Naturally, there will be food to keep your taste buds in check - they’ll serve roast chicken at 6pm. And yes, Buzzard Day is a real thing.
• This week’s Ten Buck Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) celebrates Red and Amber Ales and Lagers! $10 gets you six tastings of beers like Allagash Confluence, Hanssens Oude Gueuze, and The Bruery Saison Rue. The tasting gets underway at 7:30pm.
• Firestone Walkerhosts this week’s Tuesday Tasting at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope). Starting at 7pm, get guided through a free tasting of some delicious West Coast beers!
• Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A) hosts Flying Dog tonight from 6:30-9pm. They’ll have discounts on their beers on tap, including the Barrel-Aged Gonzo Porter, Raging Bitch Belgian IPA, and just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Lucky SOB Irish Red!
• Tonight at 7pm, Radegast Hall & Biergarten (113 N. 3rd St., at Berry St., Williamsburg) hosts a rare German beer tasting, including Professor Fritz Briem Grodziskie, Einbecker Winterbock, and the Lenten beer from Schlenkerla, Fastenbier. The tasting is $25, and you’ll also get to partake in some live music from Koran Agan Presents Avalon Jazz Band.

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Governor Cuomo last week expressed his support for the creation of a Farm Brewery License in New York to support the revival of the hop and grain-growing industries in the state.

Through a press release, he proposed legislation to open the doors for a new level of brewing license for brewers that utilize New York-sourced ingredients. Of course, this isn’t exactly groundbreaking, considering the fact that nearly identical legislation sponsored by Sen. David Valesky (D-Oneida) has passed one committee vote this year and has been circulating through Albany in previous years, too.

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

• Get schooled in beer with Beer School at Taproom 307 (307 3rd Ave., at 24th St., Murray Hill). All March long, Beer Sommelier Hayley Jensen hosts an educational tasting each Monday at 6 and 8pm. For $50, experience an educational tasting, and get some beer goodies to take home when it’s over! This week’s topic is German and Czech beers. Call Taproom 307 at (212) 725-4766 to reserve a spot.
• Kelso of Brooklyn hosts sampling at Beer Table Pantry (Grand Central Terminal, Graybar Passage, Midtown) today from 4-7pm. Stop in on your way home for a taste of the Nut Brown Lager and Cabernet-Aged IPA, then fill your growler with ‘em, too!
• One Stop Beer Shop (134 Kingsland Ave., at Beadel St., Greenpoint) hosts Lagunitas tonight from 8-10pm. Grab a pint of a Northern California brew, and get discounts on growlers, too!

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