Saturday, August 29, 2009

Shmaltz Freaktoberfest

http://freaktoberfest.blogspot.com/

This is NOT an Oktoberfest...

This is FREAKTOBERFEST!!

2nd Annual Boutique Beer & Music Festival

* Spectacular Craft Beer * Bands * Burlesque * Live Freaks and Beer Geeks *

New York, NY - August 26, 2009 Shmaltz Brewing Company, Bierkraft, Southpaw, Piquena, and BeertenderBrooklyn present the 2nd Annual FREAKTOBERFEST Boutique Beer & Music Festival happening on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Public Assembly (70 N 6th Street, Williamsburg, NY). The event will take place from 2 pm - 9 pm. General admission is $20 (5 tasting tickets, access to live performances), and VIP tickets are $75 (unlimited tastings + access to VIP loft featuring rare and vintage beers).

A special session dubbed Geektoberfest will be held from 2 pm - 4 pm, which will include brewery owners pouring specialty beers and conducting educational tastings. Shmaltz Brewing will release a one of a kind beer called Geektoberfest exclusively at this event. Additional tasting tickets can be purchased onsite. For more detailed information and to purchase event tickets, please visit: www.freaktoberfest.com.

The 2nd Annual FREAKTOBERFEST will be MC'd by Donny Vomit, the Human Blockhead and current MC of the Coney Island Sideshow. Featured live performances by Corn Mo and 357 Lover. Participating breweries include Shmaltz Brewing (HE'BREW Beer and Coney Island Craft Lagers(TM)), Lagunitas, Stone, Sixpoint, Bear Republic, Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, Speakeasy, Captain Lawrence, River Horse, Victory, Ithaca, Arcadia, Sly Fox, Harpoon, Smuttynose and many others soon to be announced.

The upcoming 2nd Annual FREAKTOBERFEST marks the national launch of Coney Island Freaktoberfest(TM). Boiled and toiled in our stainless cauldrons with 6 malts, 6 hops, and 6.66% alc, Shmaltz's bewitching Fall attraction serves up a tasty treat for Octoberfest through Halloween. 22 oz. bottles and a very limited supply of kegs will appear at specialty shops and select bars throughout NYC and nationwide starting now.

To view a list of all Freaktoberfest events happening across the country, and see what Shmaltz has cooking for NY Beer Week (Sept 12-18) including special events at Spuyten Duyvil, Barcade, Blind Tiger, Dive Bars, Rattle N Hum and other venues, please visit www.shmaltzbrewing.com.

About Shmaltz Brewing Company
Established in San Francisco in 1996 with the first batch of 100 cases of HE'BREW Beer bottled, labeled, and delivered by hand, Shmaltz Brewing Company has sold over 5 million bottles of beer to date. Along with their acclaimed line of HE'BREW Beers, Shmaltz introduced its new line of sideshow-inspired Coney Island Craft Lagers(TM) with six featured attractions including Coney Island Lager(TM), Albino Python(TM), Sword Swallower(TM), Human Blockhead(TM), Mermaid Pilsner(TM), and Freaktoberfest(TM). Proceeds help Coney Island USA, a 501(c)(3) Arts Non-Profit fulfill its mission to defend the honor of lost forms of American popular culture in Brooklyn's historic Coney Island neighborhood.

Shmaltz offerings are available in over 25 states through over 30 wholesalers at more than 1500 retail specialty shops across the U.S. including Beverages & More, Whole Foods, Total Wine, select Krogers, and Cost Plus.

Shmaltz Brewing beers have appeared in such distinguished media outlets as The New York Times, CNN Headline News, The Onion, Beer Advocate Magazine, Celebrator Beer News, Ale Street News, The Today Show, Bravo, NPR's "Weekend Edition," New York Magazine, Newsweek, Elle, SELF, Men's Health, BUST, Playboy, Associated Press, Reuters, MSNBC, San Francisco Magazine, The Jerusalem Report, New York Jewish Week, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Forbes.com and Entrepreneur.com.
For more information, please visit www.shmaltzbrewing.com

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Monday, August 24, 2009

New York Craft Beer Roundup

-The Supermarket News reports that Wegman's has doubled their beer selection.

The Foaming Head: "Wegman's is the best supermarket chain in New York and a big reason is their extensive selection of craft beer."

-The Albany Times Union has a great story on how the hops were gathered for Brown's Brewing's Harvest IPA. The article also talks about New York's history as a hop growing state.
The Foaming Head: "A lot of farmers took advantage of the hop shortage of the last couple of years and started to grow the coveted flower. Hopefully New York can once again become known for it's hops. I am really looking forward to tasting Brown's new beer."

-The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle has a brief article on what beer has meant to people over the years.

The Foaming Head: "Bryan and Adam are right on the money when talking about Ommegang's Hennepin."

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Flour City Brewer's Fest


Kevin Burns, Owner/Editor of TheFoamingHead will be at the Flour City Brewers' Fest on August 15th. The festival starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m., but those who were lucky enough to buy the sold out V.I.P. tickets will be able to enter at 3 p.m. A small number of tickets are still available and can be purchased at the
Burns is excited about attending the festival and thinks the 4 hour drive from Albany is well worth it. "The list of attending breweries is impressive. I am really excited to get up there and taste some of the Western and Northern New York breweries that do not usually attend events downstate. There also some great craft breweries from other states such as Goose Island and Anchor Steam."

List of Breweries Attending

Victory Brewing
Brooklyn Brewery
Anchor Steam
Brewery Ommegang
Lake Placid
Boulder Brewing Company
Flying Bison Brewery
Guinness
Custom Brewcrafters
Ellicottville Brewing Company
Magic Hat Brewery
Great Lakes Brewering Co.
Saranac
Genesee Brewing Company
Dundee Beer
High Falls Brewing
Harpoon Brewery
Long Trail Brewing Company
Tap and Mallet
Southern Tier Brewing
Woodchuck Cider
Otter Creek Brewing
Rooster Fish Brewing
King Arthur's Steakhouse & Brewery
Ithaca Brewing Company
Mendocino Brewery
Spaten-Franziskaner
Widmer Brothers Brewery
Kona Brewing Company
Goose Island
Unibroue
Weihenstephan
Green King Brewery
Shipyard Brewing
Empire Brewing Co.