'Get Real NY' -- the Ultimate Craft Beer & Food Experience -- Returns to NYC on March 19-20th 2011

All-You-Can-Eat-&-Drink Festival Brings Together the Best of Craft & Cask Ales &; NYC's Best Bites

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2011 -- Get Real NY announced today that it is bringing back its Craft Beer &; Food Festival to the Altman Building in NYC's Flatiron District on Saturday, March 19, 2011 and Sunday, March 20, 2011 for two more days of free-flowing suds and nonstop local eats. The all-you-care-to-taste extravaganza is being held across four sessions: The Saturday "March Madness" Sessions on the 19th from 12-3 P.M. and 5-8 P.M. and the "Sunday Funday" Sessions on the 20th from 12-3 P.M. and 5-8 P.M. There will also be a VIP session each day from 4-8 P.M. featuring several extremely rare and limited quantity beers, special foods and tasting panels.

Each $65 general admission ticket comes with a souvenir glass and offers guests unlimited tasting of some of the best and rarest craft beers around, with an emphasis again this year on cask-conditioned ales. General admission tickets also include unlimited food sampling, admission to brewery discussion panels and live music entertainment.

For those looking to maximize their craft beer and food indulgence, $80 VIP tickets will be available and will include everything above in addition to one-hour early access to the festival, admission to a special VIP tasting room featuring several uber-rare and hard-to-find beers and access to brewery tasting panels and discussions

"We're very excited to be bringing Get Real NY back to NYC. I think all those in attendance would agree that last year's inaugural events in September were a blast and a great addition to NY Craft Beer Week. This year we've added more of everything that guests enjoyed last year….plus a few surprises like beer cocktails, a special VIP Tasting Lounge and more," says Patrick Donagher, Get Real Founder and Co-Owner of NYC's Rattle N Hum.

Attendees should expect this year's event to be bigger and better, with even more food and craft beer options. Get Real NY has partnered with local website Wined & Dined to expand the festival's food offerings to include beer-friendly bites from the city's best restaurants and food trucks.

"Imagine walking into your favorite beer bar, being handed a glass and getting unlimited and unfettered access to all the taps for 3 full hours. That's Get Real NY, only we have 80+ beers to choose from and unlimited food samplings from 20+ NYC restaurants and food trucks. It really doesn't get any better than this," says Andy Freedman of Wined & Dined.

Tickets are extremely limited and both sessions will SELL OUT. General Admission tickets are $65 and must be purchased in advance. VIP tickets are $80 and also must be purchased in advance. Beginning Friday, January 28, 2011, General Admission tickets will be offered for $55 for a limited time and only through BeerMenus.com. After this initial offer period expires, there will be no further price reductions through online coupon sites and all General Admission tickets will be $65 until sold out.

Designated Driver admission is also available for $25 and includes admission to the event only. This is a 21+ only event. For more information on purchasing tickets for the Get Real NY Craft Beer & Food Festival, please visit www.GetRealNY.com. Members of the local media and bloggers may arrange for credentials by contacting Andy Freedman at 917-892-9328. Companies interested in exhibiting or sponsoring, please call Patrick Donagher at 917-238-2449. Breweries interested in participating, please call Patrick Donagher at 917-238-2449

About Get Real NY

Get Real NY is a NYC-based festival production company focusing on the celebration of the best craft beer and local, artisanal food available. In addition to the Get Real NY Craft Beer & Food Experience, Get Real NY has plans for a Belgian Beer Festival and an All-American Beer Festival later this year.

Contact:

Patrick Donagher
917-238-2449
Patrick@GetRealNY.com

Andy Freedman
917-892-9328
Andy@WinedandDined.com

SOURCE: Get Real NY
http://www.GetRealNY.com

Brewery Ommegang 2011 Beer Release Schedule

BREWERY OMMEGANG NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 21, 2011
Use through: open Contact: Larry Bennett (larry@ommegang.com) 607-544-1802
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2011 OMMEGANG LIMITED EDITION BEER RELEASE SCHEDULE

(Cooperstown, New York) For 2011 we offer this Limited Edition release schedule to keep everyone well-informed well. Let us know what you think, and remember to take frequent breaks from the demanding job of journalism to enjoy a fine beer.

Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence, 7% ABV, Belgian-Style Stout 1/6 bbl draft and 750 ML bottle. January-March 2011

Brewed with roasted, caramel and chocolate malts, and enhanced with authentic Belgian chocolate, Indulgence lives up to its name. It’s dark, malty, roasty, with clear notes of chocolate, yet finishes dry. Indulgence makes a fine after-dinner or dessert beer when paired with tart desserts. The newly released 2011 beer is refined to sublime levels of chocolaty, malty, and decadent indulgence.

Gnomegang, 9.4% ABV, Belgian-style Strong Blonde Ale 1/6 bbl draft and 750 ML bottle. April-June 2011

Fermented with Chouffe yeast in primary fermentation. Filled with highly apparent clove aroma and flavor, followed by light caramel flavors with non-cloying candy sweetness. Fruit and citrus typically associated with Chouffe beers shines through. Oats and wheat in the mash help balance the body of the beer. The use of Chouffe yeast in primary fermentation is a house first for Ommegang, in an experiment to explore different yeast strains for their flavor and aroma potentials. Bottle conditioned with Ommegang yeast.

Q3 Tart beer, ABV tbd, Belgian-style ale 1/6 bbl draft and 750 ML bottle.

July-September 2011

This beer is still being created. It will probably have a simple blonde base, be fermented to 7-8% abv, and employ raspberry and pear. Brett and/or lactobacillus will make an appearance. The idea is a flavorful, aromatic, drinkable, moderately strong, fruit-enhanced ale. One that’s decidedly tart and/or funky and not at all sweet. The nine months in the works have been a joy.

Ommegang Adoration, 10% ABV, Belgian-style Strong Winter Ale 1/6 bbl draft and 750 ML bottle.

October-November 2011

Adoration continues the glorious Belgian tradition of highly-spiced, high-alcohol special winter ales. Deep mahogany-red in color, brewed with a luxurious mixture of Belgian specialty malts and spices. Spiced with coriander, cardamom, mace, grains of paradise, and sweet orange peel; blessed with deep maltiness and substantial warming. A fine sipping beer, it will also stand up to dense, dark, sweet desserts. Enjoy it fireside, at winter celebrations, or to elevate any occasion. Adoration is suitable for cellaring for many years.

SPECIAL NOTE:
Released as a 2010 Limited Edition, BPA was highly successful and is hereby promoted to be our sixth year-round brew.

Ommegang BPA, 6.2% ABV, Belgian-Style Pale Ale 1/6 & 1/2 bbl, 12-oz 4-pk, 750 ML bottle. Rolls out nationally in 2011.

Ommegang BPA is pale. It’s ale. And it’s Belgian-style. We’ve combined the delicious aromas and flavors of Belgian-style ale with more hops than we’ve ever put in a beer. A well-balanced, ample, hop character defines the ale. It offers citrus and tropical fruit aromatics and flavors, full body and lush white pillowy head. BPA employs Ommegang’s Belgian yeast, five malts, two hops, and lots of patience to brew. Finishing touches include dry-hopping with Cascade hops. Pairs with lighter fare, salads and seafood, yet has the character and body to hold up to spicy foods, pizzas, burgers. Also a superb session-style draft beer. Delightfully easy to drink, yet always interesting and engaging. Legendary Ommegang character, quality and balance -- in a totally new Belgian-style Pale Ale.

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Brewery Ommegang opened in 1997 to craft-brew fine Belgian-style ales. The brewery creates six ales year-round as well as a range of limited edition ales. The beers have won a national following by connoisseurs of fine beer and are distributed in over 44 states. Ommegang production and sales continue to grow and the company is in the process of significant physical expansion to meet demand. The brewery is located on a 136-acre farmstead in Cooperstown, New York and offers free daily tours and tastings, as well as a well-stocked brewery store and seasonal events. Ommegang is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. For more information contact info@ommegang.com, call 1-800-544-1809, or visit www.ommegang.com.
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