NY Craft Beer Week Schedule: The Stag's Head

It is almost time for the fourth annual New York Craft Beer Week. While you can find a complete list of all of the events here, we here at TheFoamingHead will be posting blogs highlighting all of the events thats some of the better bars and breweries will be putting on.  Our second preview takes a look at the upcoming events at The Stag's Head.

Monday, Sept 19: Allagash Tasting Night with Susan Greene
We'll be pouring some of the finest Allagash has to offer, including their Vrienden collaboration, Interlude '10, Confluence, Victoria, Curieux and more. We'll also be supporting a raffle to raise money for City Harvest, giving away Allagash shwag and gift certificates. 6PM

Wednesday, Sept 21: Strong Island Beer Night
We'll be featuring Greenport Brewing Co., with offerings also from Barrier, Blue Point and Southampton. Chef Bruce will be offering steamer and baked clam specials. Brewers and owners from Greenport will be in the house to talk anything and everything beer with you. 6PM

Thursday, Sept 22: Canned Beer Night with Oskar Blues and Butternuts
Come by for $25 Buckets of Oskar Blues and Butternuts, and have a Wizard Wand contest with reps Yvon Pasquarello and Red Dacquel! Winner of the longest wand wins a $20 gift certificate. Superglue and tape provided. 6PM

Friday, Sept 23: New York vs Boston Beer Night
Kicking off the weekend of Yankees vs Red Sox with offerings from Harpoon, Pretty Things, Wachusett and Sam Adams vs Kelso, Butternuts, Captain Lawrence and Chelsea. All weekend long.

Blue Point Brewery is Long Island's Best

Blue Point Brewery Takes Home Top Honors at  Golden Tap Awards Gala

BAY SHORE, NY. (May 23, 2011) - The Golden Tap Awards Gala, one of the premiere events of Long Island's first Craft Beer Week, was be held last week at the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts in Bay Shore. Awards were given in a number of people's choice categories, including Long Island Beer of the Year. Blue Point Brewery took top honors in several categories and Harold "Hap" Boening, President of Boening Bros. Inc., was honored as the Lifetime Achievement honoree. Nearly 1500 Long Island beer enthusiasts participated in the online voting for five of the nine awards presented at the Gala on May 19, 2011.

The winners are:

BEST LONG ISLAND BEER BAR: The Cortland (Bay Shore)

BEST NEW YORK STATE BREWERY: Blue Point Brewing Co. (Patchogue)

BEST LONG ISLAND BREW PUB: Southampton Publick House (Southampton)

BEST LONG ISLAND NEW BEER OF THE YEAR-2010: BP Toxic Sludge (Blue Point Brewing Co.)

2011 LONG ISLAND BEER OF THE YEAR: Toasted Lager (Blue Point Brewing Co.)



Four additional awards were given during the evening's festivities. The results of an industry-only vote named Mr. Phil Ebel of the Great South Bay Brewery in Bay Shore as Best Long Island Brewery Sales Rep., the Beer Pioneer Award honored Mark Burford and Pete Cotter of the Blue Point Brewing Co., the Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Hap Boening, President of Boening Bros. Inc., and homebrewers Jim and Jean Thoms took home the 2011 Brewer's Cup from B.E.E.R (Brewers East End Revival).

The emcee for the evening's festivities was Long Island funny man, comedian, Mr. Dan Wilson, best known for his appearances on MTV, A&E, HBO, ESPN and Lifetime. Attendees at the Golden Tap Awards sampled some of the Beer of the Year nominees and enjoyed light fare prepared by local eatery, Milk and Sugar. The event was sponsored in part by LIBeerEvents.com.

Village Pourhouse To Offer Two Craft Beer Events

Summer Destination Beer Tasting at the Village Pourhouse

Thursday June 24th at 6:30pm

$30 person

Just because you're stuck in the city this summer doesn't mean you can't enjoy a taste of the most popular vacation destinations! Led by our beer sommelier, this tasting includes a variety of beers from breweries in summer hot spots- from Hawaii to Nantucket in one evening.

Featuring:

Fire Island Lighthouse Ale
Fire Island Red Wagon IPA
- South Hampton Double White
- South Hampton Alt Bier
- Kona Pipeline Porter
- Heavy Seas Loose Canon- Baltimore
- Cisco Whale Tail Pale Ale (only outdoor brewery) Nantucket, MA

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2nd Annual Village Pourhouse Brewfest
July 17th
1pm to 3pm

Join us for our 2nd Annual Village Pourhouse Brewfest- sample a selection of over 50 beers- including a variety of seasonal and specialty craft beers. Meet brand representatives to answer your questions and giveaways all afternoon.

$35/person
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Village Pourhouse
64 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10003
www.villagepourhouse.com
212.979.BEER (2337)
info@villagepourhouse.com

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New York Brewers To Brew "Super" Beer

Five of New York's best brewers will gather on June 18th to brew a collaborative brew called "Super Friends". Phil Leinhart of Brewery Ommegang, Phil Markowski of Southampton Publick House, Scott Vaccaro of Captain Lawrence Brewing Company, Jeff O'Neil and Eric Kugeman from Ithaca Beer Company will be joined by Steve Altimari from Valley Brewing Company and Casey Hughes from Flying Fish Brewing Company at the Ithaca Beer Company in Ithaca, NY.

After brewing the beer, the brewers will host a beer night at Korova on the Commons in Ithaca, starting at 8 p.m.

The Super Friends beer will be available on tap at the Ithaca Beer Co.’s Tasting Room and select Manhattan bars in late July. The official release date will be posted on the Ithaca Beer Company's website.

The Great International Beer & Cider Competition

The 13th annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition took place on Noember 13th in Providence, Rhode Island. Fifty-Three breweries entered over two hundred beers to be judged in twenty different categories.

New York beers won five first place awards, three second place awards, and two third place awards.

Wheat Beer - Belgian
#1 Southampton Double White

American Amber Ale
#1 Ithaca CascaZilla Red Ale

Porter
#1 Southampton Imperial Porter

Lager
#2 Kingfisher Premium Lager

Strong Beer - Other
#2 Lake Placid Ubu Ale

Strong Beer - Imperial IPA
#3 Ithaca Alphalpha

Strong Beer - Mixed Styles
#3 Southampton Abbot 12

Fruit/Spice - Lagers & Belgian Ales
#1 Southampton Cuvee des Fleurs
#2 Southampton Saison

Cider
#1 Original Sin Pear Cider

The Artisanal Premium Cheese Center Presents “The Diverse, Superb and Unique Beers of Belgium”

The Artisanal Premium Cheese Center Presents

“The Diverse, Superb and Unique Beers of Belgium”

Friday, November 13th, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Belgium has been increasingly recognized for the sheer variety of distinct beer styles it has to offer of the highest quality and proud tradition. Participate in a journey with Artisanal’s Candela M. Prol Certified Beer Instructor in tasting Gueze, Lambic, Red, Abbey and Ales paired with a fine selection of our cheeses from the Belo-Lux countries and beyond.

Beers provided by Manhattan Beer Distribution

$85.00 per person

The Artisanal Premium Cheese Center

483 Tenth Avenue, 2nd floor, (off of 37th Street) NEW York, NY 10018

www.artisanalcheese.com

Call 212-871-3141/3144 for Reservations

For our Craft Beer and Artisanal Cheese event on November 23rd:

Craft Beer and Artisanal cheese: A Perfect Partnership

Monday, November 23, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Join Artisanal Instructor Candela M. Prol for a spectacular evening! The Artisanal Premium Cheese Center is proud to host Brand Specialist Spencer Niebuhr from the award-winning Southampton Publick House. The craft beer revolution took off in the early 1980’s and has been going strong ever since. The Artisanal hand-crafted beer phenomenon has experienced an unprecedented growth in the past few years. Specialty cheeses started in the U.S. at about the same time but have expanded more slowly. American cheesemakers now offer cheeses that are every bit the equal of European cheeses and offer up the same creative, spirited approach as American brewers with craft beers. Tastes a fine selection of 5-6 cheeses from the Artisanal caves and experience the synergies between craft beer and Artisanal cheese. Don’t miss out on this special evening! $75.00 per person

Featured Beers:

Double White Ale, IPA, Pumpkin Ale, Imperial Porter, Cuvée des Fleurs, and Biere de Garde ‘07

The Artisanal Premium Cheese Center 483 Tenth Avenue (off of 37th Street) New York, New York 10018

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