The Elite 8 has been determined, and it’s time for the quarterfinals of BARch Madness! The votes have been counted from the third round, and now it’s time to decide who goes on to the Final Four

After the third round, only one #1 seed remains: Torst, who must face Good Beer to punch their ticket to the Final Four. The bars that upset #1 seeds in the second round, Bondurants and Covenhoven, both move on to the Elite 8, facing Valhalla and #15 seed Pacific Standard, a true Cinderella story after defeating last year’s champion and their own neighbor 4th Avenue Pub. Meanwhile, Proletariat and One Mile House will battle it out for the last spot – both formidable opponents.

Who wins this time? You decide now! Brackets and voting are below.

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The beloved, hyped Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout makes its annual arrival in New York City this week. The Imperial Stout, which includes generous amounts of coffee and chocolate, is cave-aged in bourbon barrels for a year, and weighs in at a cellaring-friendly 11.2% ABV. This year, the rollout will include a week’s worth of release events all over the city.

The kickoff starts tomorrow with a handful of events, including a big Founders tap takeover at One Mile House (10 Delancey St., at Bowery, Lower East Side) with both KBS and its distant cousin, Canadian Breakfast Stout on tap, along with a whole bunch of other goodies and rarities from the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based brewery. That event gets underway at 5pm.

But that’s not all! Here’s a rundown of bars that will be releasing KBS on tap in special events during the month of April.

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Chicago-based Finch’s Beer Company is celebrating its arrival in New York today with a slew of events all week long at bars across the city.

The brewery launched in 2011 in Chicago, the brainchild of Ben Finch, a graphic designer, who enlisted a college friend, Richard Grant, to help launch the brand. A year later, they began selling beer in their eye-catching 16-ounce cans, and began spreading to markets around the Eastern US shortly thereafter. They’re currently in the process of constructing a new 50,000 square foot riverfront brewery in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, with plans to open by late next year.

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Time for round 3 of BARch Madness! The votes have been counted from the first round, and now it’s time to decide who goes on to the Elite Eight.

The upsets were plentiful in the second round. Two #1 seeds were upset: The Ginger Man and Rattle N Hum were ousted by Covenhoven and Bondurants, and #2 seeds Blind Tiger lost to Valhalla. There’s lots of other intriguing matchups, including The Pony Bar vs. Proletariat, Beer Culture vs. One Mile House, and a fascinating matchup between #11 seed and defending BARch Madness champion 4th Avenue Pub and its neighbor just three doors down, #15 seed Pacific Standard.

Who wins this time? You decide now! Brackets for the other three regions, and voting, are below.

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Photo courtesy Jimmy’s No. 43

The fire that resulted from the explosion on 2nd Avenue in the East Village came perilously close to the building that houses three popular craft beer bars, but it did not spread to the building. 43 East 7th Street, the building where Jimmy’s No. 43, Standings, and Burp Castle call home, was directly next door to the three buildings that collapsed in the disaster yesterday, which left dozens hurt and two others still missing. While all three bars remain closed, they hope to be able to assess any damage and reopen shortly.

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Brooklyn Brewery has been upping the game on beer dinners, thanks in part to a more creative culinary program spearheaded by their house chef, Andrew Gerson, and the man who literally wrote the book on beer and food, brewmaster Garrett Oliver. Their latest beer dinner series will take diners back in time to different eras in New York. The series kicks off April 16th at Humboldt & Jackson (434 Humboldt St., at Jackson St., Williamsburg).

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