It’s Tuesday, January 24th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• New beer spot One Mile House (10 Delancey St., at Bowery, Lower East Side) hosts a tap takeover from Brewery Ommegang tonight starting at 7pm. Enjoy the new Seduction, the Abbey Ale, the seasonal ale Adoration, Three Philosophers, and more, plus free giveaways and samples!
• The 2012 New York City release of Founders Imperial Stout takes place tonight at The Double Windsor (210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace). Starting at 8pm, they’ll pour the big boozy stout, plus other imperial ales, like Founders Double Trouble, Harpoon Triticus Imperial Wheat, and Nøgne Ø Imperial Brown Ale… and all for just five bucks!
• This week’s Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) Tuesday tasting hosts Flying Dog, pouring brews like the new Kujo Imperial Coffee Stout, Raging Bitch Belgian IPA, and a 2007 vintage Horn Dog barleywine. The free tasting gets underway at 7pm.
• The weekly Ten Buck Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) features beers from Shelton Brothers importers! You’ll get six tastings of some imported brews for $10, including Mahr’s Ungespundent, De Struise Grand Reserva, and Mikkeller Beer Hop Breakfast. The tasting gets underway tonight at 7:30pm.
• All night long, it’s California Beer Night at Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown), with beers from Ballast Point, Lagunitas, Firestone Walker, Sierra Nevada, and many more breweries from the Left Coast all on tap. 

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It might actually snow this weekend for the first time since October! We suppose this is a good time to get into the Winter Beer spirit, finally… and it’s a good time to mention our beer tasting, The Joy of Winter Beers, next Thursday night at 92YTribeca. Meanwhile, check out these beer events over the weekend… and enjoy the snow!

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It’s Thursday, January 19th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:

• Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox comes to Breukelen Bier Merchants (182 Grand St., at Driggs Ave., Williamsburg) tonight from 7-9pm, pouring Odyssee Double IPA, Dunkel Lager, Ichor Quad, and more… plus free samples!
• Bronx Ale House (216 W. 238th St., at Broadway, Kingsbridge) hosts Breckenridge Brewery tonight at 7pm, pouring Christmas Ale, Vanilla Porter, Avalanche amber ale, and more… plus they’ll have free giveaways!
  
• Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope) breaks out the Belgian kegs tonight starting at 7pm, as they tap more than six different brews from that little European kingdom of beer, including Duvel Green, Chimay Cinq Cents, Alvinne Kerasus, and more.
• Barcade Jersey City (163 Newark Ave., at Erie St., Jersey City) hosts their Winter Beer Night starting at 4pm and running all night. Enjoy an impressive list of seasonal beers like Epic Brainless on Cherries, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, and the Sixpoint Mad Scientists #7 Cranberry Porter.
• Also in Jersey, it’s Dark Beer Night at the Copper Mine Pub (323 Ridge Rd., at Crystal St., North Arlington, NJ). Starting at 3pm, they’ll pour beers like Sixpoint Gorilla Warfare, Southern Tier Choklat, and New Jersey Beer Company Garden State Stout, plus many more rich and hearty brews.
• Jonas Bronck’s pours $5 pints of their Pelham Bay IPA tonight at The Blue Room (1140 2nd Ave., at 60th St., Upper East Side) from 6-9pm.
• Who said barbeque and Belgian beer don’t belong together? Southern Hospitality Hell’s Kitchen (645 9th Ave., at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen) hosts a sampling of Ommegang Rare Vos and Duvel Single tonight from 6-9pm.

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The battle between the Giants and the 49ers this Sunday won’t just be waged on the football field. It’ll also be waged in two breweries on opposite sides of the country. Brooklyn Brewery and San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing have placed a friendly bet on the NFC Championship game, and it comes with more than just bragging rights.

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We’ve written lately about beer prices getting out of hand at bars in New York City. With the growing popularity of craft beer in the city, it’s no surprise that some businesspeople might try to take advantage of the boom by driving up prices.

How do we combat this?

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