Way back in the Spring, we mentioned a new craft beer bar from the folks behind Lord Hobo in Cambridge, Mass., and Alewife in Baltimore that was in the works for Long Island City: Alewife Queens (5-14 51st Ave., at 5th St., Long Island City). It takes a while to get a place up and running, but progress is being made. They’ve gutted the place, designed the bar, gotten the appropriate paperwork, and whipped up a snappy logo (above).

They’re saying it’ll be another six weeks until they open (plan your trip to LIC for late September), but they can’t open without staff. So, they’ve posted job listings on Craigslist for a competent head chef and bar manager. If you think you have what it takes, have the requisite experience, and you’re passionate about beer, shoot them your resume. 

We thought it was pretty cool to catch some local brewers on TV yesterday. On this weekend’s The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo, which airs locally here on Channel 4, Maria spoke with Shane Welch of Sixpoint Craft Ales. Not only that, but there’s also a cameo from Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery, extolling the virtues of craft beer and food at last week’s Good Beer at BAM event.

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Here are the beer-related goings-on after work in and around New York tonight:

• Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave., at Franklin St., Greenpoint) offers up their Sour Summer Sampler tonight till 10pm, with Banhoff Berliner Weisse, Allagash Vrienden, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga, and Goose Island Dominique all on tap tonight and through the weekend. A full sampler flight is available for just $20.
• It’s the monthly IPA Night at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope), with tons of IPAs on tap starting at 7pm. Among them, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Barrier Dunegrass Double IPA, and a cask of Captain Lawrence Captain’s Reserve. Plus, it’s not an IPA, but they’ll have the hard-to-find Humulus Lager from The Bruery.
• Mission Dolores (249 4th Ave., at Carroll St., Park Slope) hosts a new Massachusetts brewery with New York roots tonight from 6-10pm: Wandering Star. The brewery’s staff have New York roots, including Chris Post, former president of the NYC Homebrewers’ Guild, Chris Cuzme, current president of the NYC Homebrewers’ Guild, and Alex Hall of Gotham Imbiber. Mission Dolores will have six of their beers on tap, and the staff will be on-hand to chat beer.
• Over in New Jersey, The Iron Monkey (97 Greene St., at York St., Jersey City, NJ) hosts Blue Point tonight at 6pm, serving 9 beers, including their Hoptical Illusion, Toxic Sludge, RastafaRye, and a firkin of No Apologies Double IPA.
• Also in Jersey, Allagash is at Copper Mine Pub (323 Ridge Rd., at Crystal St., North Arlington, NJ) all night tonight, with eight beers from Maine freshly tapped, including Dubbel, Four, Black, and Curieux.

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Prospect Heights beer geeks can take comfort in knowing that they’ve always got a good beer spot in The Vanderbilt (570 Vanderbilt Ave., at Bergen St., Prospect Heights). Two beer events there next week let their craft beer chops shine.

First, on Tuesday at 7:30pm, Kelso of Brooklyn and The Vanderbilt team up for a four-course, four-beer summer clambake. The clambake also features a salad, barbeque pork, and dessert, along with perfectly-paired local beers. Kelso will be rolling out two bourbon-barrel aged beers as well: their Imperial IPA and Recessionator. The whole kit and kaboodle is just $50

Then, on Friday, August 5th at 11pm, The Barman’s Fund and Brooklyn Brewery team up for a late-night event. The Barman’s Fund is a group of New York City who pledge to donate their tips from their first shift each month to charity. What does this have to do with beer? Well, the bartenders at The Vanderbilt will be pouring free pints of donated Brooklyn Brewery beer. So, that’s more money to use to tip your bartenders for a good cause! This month’s charity is the Brooklyn Free Clinic.

The full menu for the beer dinner, and how to get your reservation, are after the jump:

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Here are the beer-related goings-on after work in and around New York tonight:

• Pretty Things holds their Summer Social at The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay) tonight at 6pm. Enjoy their American Darling lager, perfect for the hot weather, along with other goodies and old-timey music.
• Sample four beers from the Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Series at The Double Windsor (210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace) at a camp-themed tonight starting at 7pm. What else screams camping but beer, burgers from Pat LaFrieda, hot dogs, and S'mores cupcakes from Robicelli’s?
• David Copperfield’s (1394 York Ave., at 74th St., Upper East Side) has their Beer & Oyster Festival tonight beginning at 7pm, with fresh oysters on the half shell or grilled, plus some brews on tap that pair perfectly with our seafaring friends, including North Coast Old Rasputin and Founders Imperial Stout.
• Hop Devil Grill (129 St. Marks Pl., at Ave. A, East Village) dedicates taps to New York State beers tonight starting at 6pm. Try brews from Kelso of Brooklyn, Ithaca Beer Company, Captain Lawrence, and more.

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For those who missed out on tickets to the sold-out Good Beer at BAM tonight, there are still plenty of other great beer-related goings-on after work in and around New York:

• Celebrate summer at Spring Lounge (48 Spring St., at Mulberry St., Little Italy) tonight at 6pm as they hold Summerfest. They’ll be pouring nine thirst-quenching summertime craft beers, like Great Divide Rumble IPA, Anderson Valley Summer Solstice, and Greenport Harbor Summer Ale. Plus, they’ll have free Fish & Chips from Eight Mile Creek.
• San Francisco’s Anchor Brewing takes the taps at Good Beer (422 E. 9th St., btw. 1st Ave. and Ave. A) tonight from 6:30-9pm. They’ll have discounts all night on Anchor’s pints, flights and growlers.
• Barrier Brewing is the subject of tonight’s Tuesday Night Tasting at Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope). Try the Mollycoddle Mild, Lights Out Stout, Gosilla Gose, and more for free, starting at 7pm.
• Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) breaks out the good stuff again tonight as The Dude Beer Series continues. They’ll pull some stuff out of the cellar starting at 3pm, including Sixpoint Mad Scientist Series #1 Wheat Wine, Nebraska Chardonnay Barrel-aged Hop God, Thomas Hooker Liberator ’09, and a whole lot more.
• The Ten Buck Tasting at Jimmy’s No. 43 (43 E. 7th St., at 2nd Ave., East Village) will feature small New York State breweries tonight at 7:30pm. Try beers from Southern Tier, Sixpoint, Greenport Harbor, and more, all for just ten clams.

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