Dogfish to Help DeCicco's Open New Bar

Date: Thursday, April 14th  

Time: 6-8 pm

Location: 50 Independent Way

Brewster, NY, 10509
Phone: (845) 278-0836

Join Elizabeth Lyons from Dogfish as DeCicco's in Brewster Opens New Bar.  DeCicco's will have five different Dogfish beers on tap as well as 10 bottles for purchase.  Customers will receive a Dogfish glass with each purchase while supplies last.  Draft lines will include Red & White, Olde School, 90 Minute IPA on the Randall, My Antonia and bottles will include Namaste, Bitches Brew, Theobroma, Squall, Palo Santo Maron, and Chateau Jiahu.

Terrapin To Host Hudson Valley Farm & New York State Beer Dinner

On October 14th Terrapin Restaurant will host

Thursday, October 14th 2010
5pm - 9pm $45/person
Reservations Required (845)-876-3330

lambic poached pear and camembert phyllo purse migliorelli farm pears, old chatham sheep herding company camembert
Brown's Raspberry Lambic ~ an american take on a classic belgian lambic 4.5% abv

butternut squash, beet, goat cheese, candied pecan and arugula salad with a meyer lemon vinaigrette migliorelli farms squash and beets, coach farms goat cheese and sky farms arugula
Sixpoint Pilsner ~ a crisp czech style pilsner 5.2% abv
Southampton Saison ~ a rustic farmhouse style saison 7.4% abv
Keegan 4 Philosophers ~ a golden belgian tripel style ale 8.0% abv

tart red currant sauce
served over your choice of:
1/2 poussin chicken, juniper brined pork chop, sirloin steak,or crispy polenta corn cake served with a pine nut crusted baked rutabaga and chestnut custard, brown sugar spaghetti squash and sauteed kale northwind farms chicken and pork, hudson valley cattle company sirloin migliorelli farms squash, corn and kale
Ithaca White Gold ~ a rustic pale wheat ale 8.0% abv
Southerntier Harvest ~ an american harvest extra special bitter 6.7% abv
Captain Lawrence Xtra Gold ~ a dry hopped golden belgian ale 10% abv

a trio of tapas creme brulee
pumpkin, yellow carrot, and sour apple~cinnamon
migliorelli farms pumpkin, carrots and apples
Blue Point Pumpkin Ale ~ a spiced pumpkin ale 6% abv
Brooklyn Monster Ale ~ an american barleywine style ale 10.8% abv
Ommegang Zuur ~ a classic flanders sour brown blended with cherry lambic 6% abv

Get Real NY Cask Beer Festival

Editor's Note: Readers of The Foaming Head will receive a $5 discount off their ticket. Just enter foaminghead1 in the discount box.

On September 25th and 26th, the "Get Real NY” Beer Fest will offer New Yorkers one of the largest selections of cask ale in the country. The NY Craft Beer Week event will be hosted at the old Altman Building (135 West 18th Street, NYC, NY 10011) where 80 world wide cask conditioned beers will be paired with local food prepared by some of New York City's best known chefs. Rattle N Hum (www.Rattlenhumbarnyc.com) co-owner and event producer, Patrick Donagher says:

“Get Real NY is not only a celebration of the best cask beer and local food available but wine lovers will be given a run for their alcohol dollar and an unparalleled taste bud challenge. Get Real NY is not only a celebration of the best cask beer and local food available but wine lovers will be given a run for their alcohol dollar and an unparalleled taste bud challenge.”


Over twenty artisan vendors and restaurants have been invited to prepare three of their best house specials. Those dishes will be paired with 80 imported ales from around the world. Local brewers will man the home brew section, comparing brewing techniques and sharing brewing tips. Vice President of NYC Homebrewers Guild Chris Cuzme says: “We will have approximately 20 cask conditioned home brewed ales that will rival the pros.”

Guests are invited to a home brew Question and Answer period during each session. The two time winner of the Ninkasi Award (2004 and 2009) and undisputed king of home brewers Mr. Jamil Zainasheff is slated as special guest during the Saturday night session. Bill Sysak, better known in the inner circle of craft-beerdom as “Dr.” Bill Sysak, will oversee all the food pairings.

The challenge to wine lovers comes from both event producer Donagher and his top chef Erik Norlander. Both gentlemen maintain craft beers possess “a more complex flavor profile”. According to Norlander:

“A traditional pairing of food and wine is limited to the complexity of the wine’s taste profile but when you are pairing a ‘real beer’ with food, the world of tastes opens eightfold.”

While the doors are open to all, a special challenge is aimed at wine connoisseurs. Event producer Donagher says:

“Give me five minutes with the most die hard wine lover and I’ll have him or her converted to some of the best tasting cask conditioned beers in the world.”

This all New York vendor event runs from noon Saturday, September 25th until Sunday night when the last glass will be tipped at 8 PM. General admission tickets are $65 and come with a free tasting glass, while the $80 VIP tickets entitle guest to an added hour of food and beer tasting, special discounts to participating bars and restaurants and VIP tours of local breweries. VIP guests will also have a variety of special cask beer to taste and a personalized session with the VIP Brewers. Tickets can be purchased at: http://getrealny.eventbrite.com/.

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Contacts
Get Real NY
Michael J. Piazza, 917-415-5552
michael.piazza4@gmail.com
or
Patrick Donagher, 917-238-2449
Patrick@GetRealNY.com

3rd Annual NY Craft Beer Week Is Coming!

3rd Annual NY Craft Beer Week
September 24 - October 3, 2010

New York City's Top Craft Brewers, Celebrity Chefs, Beer Bars and Acclaimed Restaurants
Celebrate the Delicious Art of Craft Beer

Special Events in all Five Boroughs Featuring

Exclusive Press Preview Event at Brooklyn Brewery, 3rd Annual Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer & Music Festival, Get Real NY Cask Ale & Food Festival, Zagat Sponsored "Beer Pairing Menus," Voyage of the IPA Event, Celebrity Chef Food & Beer Pairing Dinners, Long Island City Beer Festival, Meet The Brewer Events, Beer Walks, Bike Tours and Much More

Plus a New Official Beer for NY Craft Beer Week: Geektoberfest,
and iPhone App for NY Craft Beer Week

New York, NY - August 17, 2010 - Internationally recognized as one of the top craft beer destinations in the world, the 3rd Annual NY Craft Beer Week presents an outstanding line-up of special events and promotions happening in all five boroughs from Friday, September 24 - Sunday, October 3, 2010. The 3rd Annual NY Craft Beer Week rounds up today's top craft breweries available in the city and local chefs, over 100 beer destinations and 30 renowned restaurants for a delicious showcase of local brews, specialty food and beer pairing menus, educational tastings and tours, boutique beer festivals, and the release of the official beer of the Week: Geektoberfest. Brewed by Shmaltz Brewing, Captain Lawrence Brewing, and Ithaca Beer Co., Geektoberfest is blended and barrel aged, and available on draft only for purchase at various craft beer bars across New York City.

New York City beer enthusiasts and foodies alike will have the opportunity to enjoy over 100 craft beer destinations with the much-anticipated NYC Beer Passport 2010, the official NY Craft Beer Week program and resource guide. Passports are $10, and patrons will receive promotional deals and discounts on selections from their favorite craft breweries at participating venues. Each venue will feature one specific brewery, and instead of paying $6 or $7 per glass of beer, it's only $3 for the same beer through the Passport program (Passports have an offer for one serving at each bar). A majority of the bars will also offer a promo of their choice through Labor Day 2011 to extend the Passport's value for those consumers unable to visit every bar during the Beer Week. Passports are available for purchase now at www.nycbeerweek.com and at each participating venue beginning September 9, 2010.

Passports include a calendar of all the featured events with a detailed description of each event, special editorial sections written by influential beer writers and industry insiders, FAQ's about NY Craft Beer Week, a list of all the participating restaurants with Zagat's "Beer Pairing Menus," a list of all the bars and retail outlets involved with NY Craft Beer Week, and much more. An iPhone app will become available in early September 2010 reflecting an interactive version of the Passport and NY Craft Beer Week website. The user interface will incorporate the iPhone software's ability to provide location based browsing of information for discovering the events in closest proximity to the user.

Please see the list below highlighting the special events and promotions happening during the 3rd Annual Craft Beer Week:

*Brooklyn Brewery Presents "Exclusive Press Preview Event" (Wednesday, September 8, 6:30 pm). Come celebrate the release of the NYC Beer Passport and get a hard-hat tour previewing Brooklyn Brewery's new brewing facilities. Fellow journalists and all participating breweries, bars, chefs, etc will enjoy locally produced artisan foods paired with craft beers provided by Brooklyn Brewery as well as other breweries.

*NYC Passport 2010. Passport holders have access to special promotions at 100+ craft beer venues all over New York City (during the Beer Week and throughout the next year)!

*Zagat Sponsored "Beer Pairing Menus". Happening throughout the entire Beer Week, Zagat will present three-course beer and food pairing menus at such prestigious places as Mas (farmhouse), Colicchio & Sons Tap Room, Eleven Madison Park, Blue Smoke, Megu and 25+ additional restaurants. Each restaurant has the option of pricing their dinner pairing for either $40, $65 or $90 per person.

*3rd Annual Freaktoberfest Boutique Beer & Music Festival (Rock Shop, Park Slope: Friday, September 24, 7 pm). Presented by Shmaltz Brewing Company, over 35 brewery owners will pour specialty beers while performers from the Coney Island Sideshow host the event and offer special performances alongside local indie-rock bands, burlesque dancers, and DJs. Freaktoberfest is the official "Opening Night Celebration" of NY Craft Beer Week.

*Get Real NY Cask Ale & Food Festival (135 W 18th Street, NYC: Saturday, September 25 & Sunday, September 26, Sessions at 12 pm & 5 pm, VIP Session from 4 pm - 5 pm). A one-of-a-kind tasting event, Get Real will have specialty cask-conditioned beers from all over the world (including several from NY area homebrewers) and an assortment of artisan eats from nearby restaurants specializing in locally sourced food. Event details can be found at getrealny.com.

*Voyage of the IPA w/ Brooklyn Brewery's Brewmaster Garrett Oliver (On board The Clipper City of Manhattan by Sail from South St Seaport: Saturday, October 2, 4:30 pm). Garrett Oliver and the brewing team at Brooklyn Brewery lead a hoppy journey into their brewing past with tastings of three Brooklyn IPAs and additional selections from Captain Lawrence and Goose Island. The event will take place on Manhattan by Sail's magnificent 158-foot schooner sailing around New York harbor featuring Garrett's tales of IPA's original heyday.

*Long Island City Craft Beer Festival (Water Taxi Beach: Saturday, September 25). Two sessions filled with an array of specialty craft beers will take place at this inimitable outdoor venue.

*Zagat Presents Beer Dinner (Mas (farmhouse): Wednesday, September 29). Acclaimed chef Galen Zamarra will team up with "Homebrew Chef" Sean Paxton to prepare a multi-course dinner featuring fine-dining preparations infused with beer-based ingredients. Each course will be paired with a unique beer from sponsoring and supporting breweries of NY Craft Beer Week.

*Brewer's Choice (City Winery: Thursday, September 30, 6pm). 15 Brewmasters present their best beers and favorite food pairings in an intimate walk around tasting event for more than 400 people.

*"Meet The Brewer" Events. Occurring at several participating beer bars throughout Beer Week, top NY craft brewers will offer extensive selections from their beer line-ups, and will offer tasting notes.

*Beer Walks. Hosted by Urban Oyster and other leading tour guides, some of the featured tours will include "Brewed in Brooklyn," "Fermented NY," "Food Cart Tour," "Bike Brooklyn Beer Blitz!," "Homebrewers Tour," and other tours taking place throughout the boroughs.

*Official Closing Celebration w/ Eleven Madison Park (Sunday, October 3). Hosted by Eleven Madison Park, the event will feature food prepared by Chef Daniel Humm with multiple brewers representing their standout craft beers.

Josh Schaffner, Director of NY Craft Beer Week, comments about the upcoming craft beer extravaganza, "Historically, beer was enjoyed throughout New York City by a diverse cross-section of its denizens and in all manner of everyday life. In the city today, there is an incredible community surrounding craft beer that is so exciting in the ways it presents beer more and more as that same staple of everyday life. We are delighted in the continually expanding offerings of the Beer Week to provide more and more outlets and ideas for everyone from all walks of life to be able to enjoy craft beer as prominently in our lives as our fore-bearers."

Brooklyn Brewery's Brewmaster Garret Oliver says, "NYC Beer Week is a great opportunity for people to check out the creativity and talent of New York's brewers. New York City is famous for having the best of everything, and NYC Beer Week is going to show off America's most diverse and exciting beer scene."

NY Craft Beer Week is proud to have Brooklyn Brewery as a sponsoring brewery, Zagat Survey as a food partner, All About Beer Magazine as the exclusive beer media partner, and Just Food as a charitable partner.


About NY Craft Beer Week
NY Craft Beer Week is an idea born to fully appreciate the quantity and quality of the bars around us, and the beer that they serve. There is good beer to be had all over the City, and this is your opportunity to try it all and experience our great city, and the beers to be found within its borders. It is as much about civic pride as it is about taking value in the splendors available to us. NY Craft Beer Week's focus is to fuse libation education with community appreciation, thereby giving patrons the opportunity to gain new favorite breweries, beers and bars to enhance their regular repertoire throughout the year. Learn more at: www.nycbeerweek.com.

About the Official Beer of NY Craft Beer Week: Geektoberfest
Brewed by Shmaltz Brewing, Captain Lawrence Brewing, and Ithaca Beer Co., Geektoberfest will feature a specific beer from each brewery to be blended and barrel-aged in whiskey barrels. All of the beers are originally brewed in the state of New York, and Geektoberfest will only be available on draft during NY Craft Beer Week. The beer represents each brewery and the folks at NY Craft Beer Week's exuberant appreciation of the mecca they call home, New York.

Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Beer Dinner at The Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt and Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Beer Dinner
$60.00 per person
July 27th 2010 @ 7:00 pm


Bouche
Special Beer

Crisp Calamari
radish, ponzu
Kolsch

Barbeque Pork Shoulder
local spinach, apricot
Smoked Porter

Braised short rib
green papaya, chili, lime
Xtra Gold

Fromage Blanc cheesecake
pistachio, blueberries
Birra de Cicco


Call or email for reservations
570 Vanderbilt Avenue @ Bergen
718.623.0570
info@thevanderbiltnyc.com

“WillPoint Pub Crawl Benefitting the American Cancer Society” Sponsored by Red Star

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. May 14, 2010 – Red Star Bar, Brooklyn’s premier sports bar
and event space will present the first annual “Will Point Pub Crawl” on Saturday,
May 22, 2010 in the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

Nine of the most popular watering holes in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint area will
join forces in the pub crawl set to kick off at 3PM. All participating bars will
donate $150 dollars to the American Cancer Society and $1 for every drink sold.

Beginning at the Bedford L train at Spike Hill and the Brooklyn Ale House at 3PM
patrons can pick up a “crawl card”, a drink to benefit the American Cancer Society
and most importantly a stamp! Crawl up Bedford Ave into Greenpoint, purchase a drink
at every participating pub and get your crawl card stamped along the way to receive
a completion prize at Red Star, and automatically be entered into a grand prize
raffle!

Red Star Bar, known for its great sports and popular New American gastro pub style
menu, will close the crawl with raffles, prizes, and will host the official after
party!

"We are thrilled to be involved in such a great cause. Like so many of us, raising
money for Cancer research and awareness is a cause that is very close to my heart.
Bringing Williamsburg, Greenpoint and the people of New York together to raise money
for the American Cancer Society is something Red Star is thrilled to be
spearheading." – Eric Hall, General Manager, Red Star Bar.

What a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than hanging out with your friends,
and meeting new ones, at some of the best bars in Brooklyn all while benefitting, an
amazing cause, the American Cancer Society.

# # #

Will Point Pub Crawl Participants:

Spike Hill (Bedford and N.7th)
Brooklyn Ale House (Berry and N. 8th)
Soft Spot (Bedford, between N. 9th and N.10th)
Mugs Ale House (Bedford and N.10th)
The Gibson (Bedford and N. 11th)
The Gutter (N. 14th between Berry and Wythe)
Shayz Lounge (Franklin between Milton and Greenpoint)
The Black Rabbit (Greenpoint between Franklin and Manhattan)
Red Star (37 Greenpoint Ave, at the corner of West)