There are dozens of beer events throughout New York Craft Beer Week, so each day, we make our picks on the best events. For a full list of every event, check out the Events section of the New York Craft Beer Week website.

BREWERS CHOICE
Location:City Winery (155 Varick St., Vandam St., Soho)
Time: 6pm
Cost: $75, tickets available online until 3pm, also available at the door
Quite possibly our favorite event of New York Craft Beer Week, this walk-around tasting pairs over a dozen different breweries with small plates produced by New York City chefs and food producers. On top of the food and beer, Brooklyn Brewery’s Garrett Oliver will be the keynote speaker this year. It’s an event that’s not to be missed.

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The wait is over. The first day of fall is this Friday, and Sixpoint Craft Ales’ fall seasonal - Autumnation - is finally here! It’s been pouring at Union Pool (484 Union Ave., at Skillman Ave., Williamsburg) since Monday as part of a special event, but it’ll be available in 16-ounce cans on store shelves starting today.

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There are dozens of beer events throughout New York Craft Beer Week, so each day, we make our picks on the best events. For a full list of every event, check out the Events section of the New York Craft Beer Week website.

BARRIER BEER NIGHT
Location: The Pony Bar (637 10th Ave. at 45th St., Hell’s Kitchen)
Time: 6pm
Cost: Free
The biggest bar event in the short history of Oceanside’s Barrier Brewing is tonight at The Pony. A whopping 22 beers will be available - 20 taps and 2 casks. Barrier won Best Brewery in New York at this year’s TAP New York Festival, and with good reason. Meet the brewers, knock back a few of their beers, and feel proud to be a New Yorker.

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There are dozens of beer events throughout New York Craft Beer Week, so each day, we make our picks on the best events. For a full list of every event, check out the Events section of the New York Craft Beer Week website.

BROOKLYN BREWERY PRESENTS THE COMPANION
Location: Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A)
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Cost: Free
Tonight, you can be among the first to taste the new Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster’s Reserve Series beer, The Companion! It’s a wheat wine with a mild fruitiness and a hefty 9.1% ABV. Good Beer will be pouring it along with Blast IPA, Post Road Pumpkin, and more Brooklyn beers, with discounts on ‘em, too!

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Last night at Brooklyn Brewery, a rowdy bunch of beer drinkers and literati celebrated the release of both The Companion and The Companion.

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There are dozens of beer events throughout New York Craft Beer Week, so each day, we make our picks on the best events. For a full list of every event, check out the Events section of the New York Craft Beer Week website.

Tonight, you can have your pick of beer dinners! There’s a ton of them, so if you’re not in the mood for dinner, scroll down to the bottom for some of tonight’s events that don’t require a knife and fork.

ZAGAT PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE BREWMASTER’S DEGUSTATION
Location: Resto (111 E. 29th Street, at Park Ave., Kips Bay)
Time: 7-10:30pm
Cost: $85, call (212) 685-5585 for reservations
In the pantheon of beer dinners during beer week, this one takes the cake. Enjoy four courses expertly paired with two beers each, including brews from Brooklyn, Dogfish Head, and Captain Lawrence.

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