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It’s been busy on the city’s beer scene as the new year has gotten underway. But we’ve got a wrap-up of the latest bits and bites from the New York beer scene in this summary. Among them, new brews from Ohio, Wisconsin, and Virginia hit the market, a new book to guide your New York beer travels, an overseas beer shipment from Sixpoint, and a better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Happy drinking!
With Beer Week winding down, it’s time to start thinking about where you’ll be drinking in the months ahead. There are openings coming up this spring, and we’ve got a rundown of what new beer bars and shops are under construction right now. Keep an eye on these new places opening soon.
We’re pretty wiped out today after a weekend chock full of great beer events for the first weekend of NYC Beer Week. But here’s some of the highlights from our very beer-y weekend.
New York City Beer Week isn’t just about beer events. There are a handful of beers you’ll find exclusively on tap around the city during Beer Week. Here’s a rundown of a few of them.
A year after the new level of licensing for breweries that source ingredients from New York was introduced, the number of farm breweries in state has reached 28 - double the number the state reported just four months ago.
The list of licensed farm breweries includes three in New York City, all of which started operation since the beginning of this year. Finback in Queens, Other Half in Brooklyn, and Gun Hill in The Bronx are all now licensed farm breweries. In addition, Long Island’s Barrier and Greenport Harbor also received the license in the last four months, which grants more privileges than the microbrewery licenses they held before.
Last week it was Bell’s. This week, it’s Two Roads. Stratford, Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing officially rolls out in the five boroughs today. Brewmaster Phil Markowski is no stranger to brewing beer for New York City beer drinkers; he was the longtime brewer at Southampton before starting this venture in 2012. They’ll launch with events across the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
