Davidson Brothers Planning to Build New Brewery

Glens Falls, New York, March 14, 2013 ‐ Brothers Rick & John Davidson, founders and owners of Glens Falls‐based Davidson Brothers Brewing Company, are announcing plans to build a 20,000‐square foot craft brewery in Queensbury, New York. The tentative location of the planned brewery is at 1043 U.S. Route 9, formerly a multi‐screen movie theater and currently home to The Sports Zone and Replay Sports retail stores. Pending approvals, property acquisition could take place as soon as May with initial production commencing by March 2014. The approximately $3.5 million project will include a 50‐barrel brew house with packaging and kegging lines, as well as a visitor tour experience, tasting room and company store, and will initially employ six to twelve people. Accommodation of tour buses is planned. "We are very excited Davidson Brothers has chosen Queensbury as home for their new brewery and company store," says Queensbury Town Supervisor, Ron Montesi. "Their brand is wellknown and their brewery will be a welcome addition to visitor attractions located within the town." Initial production capacity will be approximately 10,000 barrels or 138,000 cases per year.

Davidson Brothers Brewing Company is an independent, family‐owned business which has operated a brewpub in nearby Glens Falls since 1996 and which began distribution of Davidson Brothers beers that same year. "We delivered our first keg to The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing just two months after we opened," says co‐founder Rick Davidson. "And each year for the past sixteen we've had to brew a lot more beer than the year before." Davidson Brothers initially brewed all their beer on the 7‐ barrel brew system in their Glen Street brewpub, but quickly ran out of capacity. Since 2001, Davidson Brothers beers have also been brewed at Shipyard Brewery in Portland, Maine. Construction of the new Queensbury brewery will enable Davidson Brothers to brew all their beer in Warren County. “Today’s announcement is truly fantastic news for the economic engine of Warren County and the region” said EDC Chairman, Charles R. Barton. “Not only are the Davidson’s bringing current out‐ofstate production into Warren County, but they are adding another exciting dynamic to their business. The positive impact to our tourism product will be heralded.” The brothers and their family will continue to operate their popular restaurant and brewery in Glens Falls.

Davidson Brothers Brewpub is home to the first and only authentic Peter Austin Brick Kettle British brew system installed in any brewpub in New York. John Davidson says, "We chose this rare brew system with its traditional open‐top fermentation because with it we can handcraft truly world‐class beers. We chose Shipyard as our contract partner because they brew on a Peter Austin as well. Our new Queensbury brewery will house the second‐largest Peter Austin system in the United States, the largest being Shipyard's." Design, custom fabrication, installation and commissioning of the Queensbury brewery's system will be overseen by internationally acclaimed Master Brewer, Alan Pugsley, originally of England's famous Ringwood Brewery and co‐founder of Shipyard Brewing. With Peter Austin & Partners and his own Pugsley's Brewing Projects, Pugsley has overseen the design and installation of over 70 Peter Austin brew systems worldwide.

Fort Edward natives Rick & John Davidson conceived the idea of opening a brewpub during a visit to Baltimore, Maryland's Wharf Rat brewpub in 1993. At the time, there were less than 500 breweries in the U.S. Since then, microbreweries have experienced explosive growth. Today there are well over 2,200 breweries operating in the country with more than 1,000 planned. According to the Brewers Association, craft beer volume rose 13% in 2011 and another 12% in the first half of 2012. Davidson Brothers Brewing has experienced double‐digit volume growth each of the past three years with sales volume more than doubling in the past twenty‐four months. Davidson Brothers beers are distributed throughout seventeen counties of upstate New York as well as throughout New York City. The largest distributor of Davidson Brothers beers is Saratoga Eagle Sales & Service of Saratoga Springs covering an area from the Capital District north to Massena.

7th Annual Nassau Beer Fest to Be Held on March 9th

UNIONDALE, NY. (February 20, 2013) - Award-winning event producer Starfish Junction Productions is putting the finishing touches on the 7^thAnnual Spring Craft Beer Festival being held on March 9, 2013 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY.  More than 50 craft breweries will be in attendance, pouring samples of their finest brews-more than 100 in all. Tickets for the Festival are on sale now at the event websitewww.SpringCraftBeerFestival.com.

"Long Island is fast becoming a major player in the national craft beer scene, a real beer destination.  We're producing some amazing beers here, people beyond our shores are taking notice," said Andy Calimano, event producer and owner of Starfish Junction Productions.  "With more than 100 beers under one roof, the festival gives beer lovers a great opportunity to taste-test some of the newest and highly decorated craft beers from the Island and beyond," added Calimano.

The 2013 Spring Craft Beer Festival brewery lineup will include many of Long Island's favorites and some new additions-notable national craft breweries who will be making their festival debut-including:  Montauk Brewing Company (NY), Victory Brewing Company (PA), Bayou Teche Biere (LA), Newburgh Brewing Company (NY) and Steadfast Beer Co. (NY) who will be bringing their gluten-free Sorghum Pale Ale.   

The 7th Annual Spring Craft Beer Festival brings together more than 50 top craft breweries for a spectacular tasting event.  The event will have two sessions:  12:30-4:00pm and 5:30-9:00pm.  A limited number of tickets will be sold.  Tickets can be purchased at www.SpringCraftBeerFestival.com for $45 each.  Designated driver tickets are available for $12 each.  All attendees, including designated drivers, must be over 21 and present valid photo ID. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is located at 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, NY 11553.

The event is produced by Starfish Junction Productions and sponsored bywww.LIBeerEvents.com, Long Island's online local beer calendar; The Shark 94.3; WBAB and Yelp.  This event will help raise funds for The Beer For Brains Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  For more information visit:  www.SpringCraftBeerFestival.com or call 631-940-7290.

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NYC Craft Beer Festival – Spring Seasonals Returns To Lexington Armory, Mar. 30TH

New York, NY (Feb. 20th) - The Hand Crafted Tasting Company is proud to announce the return of its NYC Craft Beer Festival to the Lexington Avenue Armory (68 Lexington Ave.) in Manhattan on Saturday, March 30th, 2013. The March tasting will showcase spring releases from 75 of America’s best Craft Breweries, with approximately 150 selections, along with wonderfully prepared food that is designed specifically to be consumed while enjoying the tasting sessions from NYC Craft Beer restaurants The Guilty Goose, Coopers Craft & Kitchen, and Tavern 29.

Examples of tasting pours available to all attendees on the Armory’s Drill Hall floor will include Allagash Interlude, Firestone Walker Double Jack, Two Brothers Cain & Ebel, Goose Island Sofie, Ballast Point Sculpin Ale and approximately 140 other selections.

The NYC Craft Beer Festival will offer two sessions, 12:30 PM-4:00 PM, and 6:00 PM-9:30 PM. Tickets are on-sale now at NYCCraftBeerFest.com/tickets-spring

“The NYC Craft Beer Festival is a true celebration of the American craft beer experience. We invite the country’s best craft brewers to come together at one time, in one place, so attendees can sample a careful selection of the best Spring seasonal brews the brewers have to offer,” said Jim Pickett, Founder Gotham Artisanal and event consultant.

Snacks will be available for purchase in the food court from Craft Beer focused restaurants The Guilty Goose, Coopers Craft Kitchen, and Tavern 29. These selections include Stout braised pulled pork sandwich with chipotle barbecue on a brioche bun; Veggie Chili with Black and Cannellini beans with a tomato base; spicy chicken tacos made with pulled roasted chicken, Mole sauce and Napa Slaw; Triple cream gluten-free mac and cheese; Jalapeno guacamole with cilantro lime chips; Hickory smoked chicken empanadas with charred tomato sauce; and steak skewers with Grilled grass fed hanger steak, bell peppers, and ancho bourbon BBQ sauce.

During the event, leading Craft Beer and Homebrew experts will host intimate, 50 person, firstcome, first serve, seminars, and many brewers representatives will be available at the taps to educate the guests about their liquid offerings.

Giancarlo and Sarah Annese from the NYC Craft Beer News site, BeerUnion.com, will hold a seminar & blind tasting to explore the question, “What is "Craft" beer, really?” Attendees will participate in a blind tasting of Craft beers alongside non-craft beers to see if they can tell the difference. A spirited discussion will focus on the official definition of "craft" beer, and what it may mean to you.

Douglas Amport from Bitter & Esters will teach people the basics of Home Brewing. In this discussion, Douglas will cover all the basic brewing points and provide resources that will have you brewing your beer in your apartment in no time. You'll learn about extract brewing, malts, grains, yeasts, and how to avoid or troubleshoot the most common problems.

Mike Lovullo, Specialty Brands Manager from Union Beer Distributors, will be hosting a Beer style comparison seminar and tasting. The tasting will include 6 beers with 2 examples from each of the 3 styles being discussed. As there are hundreds of different beer styles and growing, there are still many different variations within those styles and this seminar and tasting is meant to educate the seminar audience about the differences and nuances.

VIP and Connoisseur ticket holders can enter the Armory an hour earlier and have access to the beer, the brewers and the food during this first hour. This is a great time to speak with some of your favorite brewer representatives and avoid what is expected to be a sold-out, capacity audience later in the day.

Finally, just one hundred & fifty Connoisseur tickets are available for purchase per session. The Connoisseur package offers a speedy entrance line to the Armory and access to the exclusive Connoisseurs Lounge for the entire session. The Connoisseurs Lounge is a great, relaxing place to get away from the throng at the historic armory’s main drill-hall floor.

“We are offering a private lounge environment for beer Connoisseurs to listen to live, acoustic, Blues & Folk influenced music all while sampling some of the rarest and most exciting beers you will ever get a chance to drink. Complementary gourmet finger foods from Draught 55, Pennsylvania 6 and Firebird will be offered at no additional cost,” says The Hand Crafted Tasting Company founder Ken Tesler.

Hand-Crafted Tasting Company is the Food & Beverage division of Mad Dog Presents, A concert production & event planning company.

Get Real Presents To Host 2nd Annual aPORKALYPSE

Fest Will Showcase Chef Preparations of 10 Local Heritage Pigs Paired With Local Craft Brews

NEW YORK, February 6, 2013 - Get Real Presents announced that it will hold its 2^nd Annual aPORKalypse Now Pork & Craft Beer Festival at Alewife NYC on Saturday, March 2, 2013 as part of NYC Beer Week. It will be held at the Alewife NYC located at 5-14 51st Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 http://alewifequeens.com. If last year’s fest was a prelude of what’s to come, then this will sure to be a celebration of all things pig like none other.  The event will include hogs prepared inventively by a group of celebrated NYC-based chefs in a multitude of ways. While guests are chowing down on all batches of snout-to-tail savory and salty goodness, they can sample some of the finest in craft beers from 20 different all-local brewers, including some rare cask ales and special homebrews.

Tickets to this NYC Beer Week event are available exclusively on Eventbrite here and are extremely limited.
Check out coverage of last year’s inaugural aPORKalypse Now Pork & Craft Beer Festival here from Serious Eats  The Finance Foodie and I Drunk That

Each $40 ticket includes 10 tastings of Cask Ale/Draft Beer & 10 Tastings of Hog!

Get Real Presents does not oversell its festivals! As such, tickets are extremely limited and both sessions will SELL OUT.

This is a 21+ only event.  Members of the local media and bloggers may arrange for credentials by emailing Kate Michelli kate@getrealpresents.com. Companies interested in exhibiting or sponsoring, please email Rev Ciancio therev@getrealpresents.com. Breweries interested in participating, please call Patrick Donagher at 917-238-2449 Patrick@getrealpresents.com

About Get Real Presents
Get Real Presents is a Craft Beer-focused company made up of Craft Beer & food advocates that host beer and food festivals in New York City. We have always supported and used local food purveyors at all of our events and are excited to bring you aPORKalypse Now Pork & Craft Beer Festival, using local farms and organic feed Hogs.

Contact:
Patrick Donagher , 917-238-2449
Patrick@GetRealPresents.com

Brewery Ommegang Releases Scythe and Sickle Harvest Ale

Celebrating the Harvest with its first-ever Fall seasonal ale.

(COOPERSTOWN, NY) Brewery Ommegang is debuting a new palate pleasing seasonal fall beer, Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale. Scythe & Sickle is an-amber ale brewed with a variety of malts, including pils, rye flakes and oat flakes, for incredible depth of flavor and a hint of natural sweetness. Scythe & Sickle brings a new life and flavor to autumn beer lists traditionally filled with Oktoberfests and pumpkin ales. The flavors of the hard work of summer and the celebration of autumn harvest are captured in Scythe & Sickle, creating a unique but traditional Ommegang farmhouse harvest ale.

“Scythe & Sickle is our foray into honoring the harvest season, taking the finest malts and blending them seamlessly into a rich amber ale,” says Brew Master Phil Leinhart. “Farming is about precision, timing and care, and this gently sweet ale is our testament to the craft and care of farming.”

Brewed with balance in mind, Scythe & Sickle boasts a smooth, creamy mouthfeel with light toastiness. It is bright amber in color from the mixed malts and delicately hopped to counter, rather than overpower, the malt profile. It is available exclusively from September through November in all 43 states where Ommegang is currently offered on draft and in 12-ounce bottles.

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 seasonal and specialty ales. The beers have won national following by connoisseurs of fine beer and are distributed in over 40 states. The brewery is located on a 136-acre farmstead in Cooperstown, New York (656 County Highway 33) and offers free daily tours and tastings, as well as a well-stocked brewery store and café. Ommegang is open every day of the year except for Christmas Eve day, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year’s Day. For more info, contact info@ommegang.com, call 1-800-544-1809, or visit www.ommegang.com. Ommegang is a member of the Duvel family of fine beers. Follow on Twitter (@BreweryOmmegang) and like on Facebook.

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BrickHouse Brewery announced it has worked with Bar ‘21’ to create Jack and Charlie’s Ale, the latest custom beer.

PATCHOGUE, NY — BrickHouse Brewery announced it has worked with Bar ‘21’ to create Jack & Charlie’s Ale, the latest custom beer. In celebration of this new creation, Bar ‘21’ will be hosting a launch party for Jack & Charlie’s Ale on June 25 from 6-8 p.m. Bar ‘21’ is located inside the ‘21’ Club, located at 21 West 52nd Street in New York City.

Each guest will have the opportunity to sample three different pints of the feature brews as well as an assortment of Bar ‘21’’s bar bites. A team member of the brewery will also be on hand to discuss the featured brews.

Jack & Charlie’s Ale is named for the founders of Bar ‘21,’ Jack Kriendler and Charlie Berns. Brewed under the guidance of Head Brewmaster Charles Noll, this beer features a spicy hop note at the start, balanced with malt so as not to be overwhelming, and a clean citrus finish. This beer has plenty of character but is light enough to be a good thirst-quencher on a hot day. The beer will also be made available at BrickHouse Brewery.

Tickets are $45 per person. Price also includes tax and gratuity. For reservations, call (212) 582-7200. For more information about BrickHouse Brewery, call (631) 447-BEER (2337) or visit www.brickhousebrewery.com.

The Good Beer Seal Inducts 2012 Class

The Seal is given to bars that serve "good beer" and was developed when Garry Gillis of the Burp Castle and Standings, Ray Deter of DBA and DBA Williamsburg, and Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy’s No. 43 joined together in attempt to certify bars that served good beer.

According to the Good Beer Seal website, there are five criteria for receiving a Good Beer Seal.

1) Have 80% craft domestic or special imported beers
2) Serve a good portion of their beers via a draft beer and/or cask ale program
3) Maintain a strong “Pub” vibe as a nice, local place to drink a beer and visit with friends
4) Active community presence, as well as being an independently operated establishment
5) Good beer should be a strong feature, if not THE FOCUS of the operation

Last year, seven bars were awarded the Good Beer Seal.  This year, eight bars received the honor:

MANHATTAN
Earl's Beer and Cheese – 1259 Park Avenue
Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam
Idle Hands – 25 Avenue B

BROOKLYN
61 Local –  61 Bergen Street
Sycamore – 1118 Cortelyou Road
Pine Box Rock Shop – 12 Grattan Street

STATEN ISLAND
Adobe Blues –  63 Lafayette Avenue
Killmeyer’s Old Bavaria Inn –  4254 Arthur Kill Road


Here is a complete list of the 41 bars who have received the Good Beer Seal Award.

MANHATTAN
124 Rabbit Club - 24 MacDougal Street - (212) 254-0575
Against The Grain - 620 E 6th Street - (212) 420-0002
Blind Tiger Ale House - 281 Bleecker Street - (212) 462-4682
Burp Castle - 41 East 7th Street - (212) 982-4576
DBA - 41 1st Avenue - (212) 475-5097
Dive Bar – 732 Amsterdam Avenue - (212) 749-4358
Earl's Beer and Cheese – 1259 Park Avenue - (212) 289-1581
East Village Tavern - 158 Avenue C - (212) 253-8400
George Keeley's - 485 Amsterdam Avenue - (212) 873-0251
Idle Hands – 25 Avenue B - (917) 338-7090
Jimmy's No. 43 - 43 East 7th Street - (212) 982-3006
Rattle N' Hum - 14 East 33rd Street - (212) 481-1586
Standings - 43 East 7th Street - (212) 420-0671
Swift - 34 East 4th Street - (212) 227-9438
The Pony Bar - 637 10th Avenue - (212) 586-2707
The Stag’s Head - 252 East 51st Street - (212) 888-2453
Waterfront Ale House - 540 2nd Avenue - (212) 696-4104

BROOKLYN
4th Avenue Pub - 76 4th Avenue - (718) 643-2273
61 Local –  61 Bergen Street - (347) 763-6624
Bar Great Harry - 280 Smith Street - (718) 222-1103
Barcade - 388 Union Avenue - (718) 302.6464
Beer Table - 427 B 7th Avenue - (718) 965.1196
Bierkraft - 191 Fifth Avenue - (718) 230-7600
Brazen Head - 228 Atlantic Avenue - (718) 488-0430
Brouwerij Lane - 78 Greenpoint Avenue - (347) 529-6133
DBA Williamsburg - 113 N. 7th Street - (718) 218-6006
Luckydog - 303 Bedford Ave Brooklyn -  
Mission Dolores - 249 4th Avenue - (718) 399-0099
Mug's Ale House - 125 Bedford Avenue - (718) 486-8232
Pacific Standard - 82 4th Avenue - (718) 858-1951
Pine Box Rock Shop – 12 Grattan Street - (718) 366-6311
Spuyten Duyvil - 359 Metropolitan Avenue - (718) 963-4140
Sycamore – 1118 Cortelyou Road - (347) 240-5850
The Diamond - 43 Franklin Street - (718) 383-5030
The Double Windsor - 210 Prospect Park West - (347) 725-3479
The Gate - 321 5th Avenue - (718) 768-4329
Waterfront Ale House - 155 Atlantic Avenue - (718) 522-3794

QUEENS
Sunswick 3535 - 35-02 35th Street - (718) 752-0620

BRONX
Bronx Ale House - 216 West 238th Street - (718) 601-0204

STATEN ISLAND
Adobe Blues - 63 Lafayette Avenue - (718) 720-2583
Killmeyer's Old Bavaria Inn - 4254 Arthur Kill Road - (718) 984-1202
http://www.goodbeerseal.com/

2012 TAP-NY Preview

The annual TAP-NY festival is set to kick off on Saturday and the biggest beer festival in New York is expected to get even bigger this year. The sixteenth edition of the festival will hand out the F.X. Matt Memorial Cup and Matthew Vassar Brewers' Cup for the best brewery in New York State and the Hudson Valley as well as the John Calen Memorial Award. Calen was a founding member of the festival and passed away last year. An award was created in his name to crown the best beer in a pre-selected style. This year's award will be handed out to the best porter beer at the festival.

With the event just days away, it is time to release our annual TAP-NY preview.  Our final count has 46 breweries pouring 183 beers. TheFoamingHead has tasted and reviewed over a third of the beers that will be poured and have included the links to these reviews.  (Editor's Note: The people at TAP-NY have a count of over 200 beers being poured for the first time in the event's history this year.)

Here are the things that TheFoamingHead will be on the look out for at TAP-NY:

* There will be nine new breweries making their TAP-NY debut. Bacchus Brewing Company, Finger Lakes Beer Company, Jonas Bronck's Beer Company, Keuka Brewing Company, Newburgh Brewing Company, Port Jeff Brewing Company, Roc Brewing Company, Spider Bite Beer Company, and The Bronx Brewery.

I have not had the chance to taste many of the beers from the first time pourers.  While I look forward to all of them, The Bronx Brewery Pale Ale has been receiving all sorts of rave reviews out of beer geeks in NYC.

* It will be interesting to see what Barrier brings to defend its F.X. Matt title from last year. Ditto for Crossroads and their Vassar Cup. The bar is open in Athens with the restaurant coming very soon. With head brewer Hutch Kugeman (one of ym favorites) at the helm, the beer will always be good.

* I was able to attend the Brooklyn Brewery release party for their new Brewmaster's Reserve beer, Gold Standard. It is a great beer that fills a need for the lager style. This is a must try.

* The Brown's Whiskey Porter is one of the best beers in NY when it is brewed fresh.  It usually is for this event.

* Cave Mountain brought a 400 IBU bomb to last year's event. This years head-turner? Hemp Seed IPA.

* Custom Brewcrafters makes some incredible beer from the Rochester area, yet few from downstate know much about it. Consider TAP their coming out party.

* The IPA from Empire Brewing Company is one of the highest rated beers on TheFoamingHead.

* Mrs. FoamingHead will be upset to see that brewer Ed Samchisen decided to leave his Hot-Jala-Heim pepper beer behind. It is her favorite part of the festival every year. Regardless, there will be some great beer from the underappreciated brewery.

* It is hard to find any of the beers from Long Ireland in the Hudson Valley so this might be a rare opportunity to taste through their offerings.

* We mentioned them before but the Newburgh Brewing Company will make i's grand entrance to the NY craft beer world. (The company released their beers this weekend but with an expected 6,000 attendees this will be their big introduction.) A short ride from Hunter, we think this might be the one of the most talked about breweries of the weekend.  Also, newer breweries have taken three of the last four cups awarded so don't be surprised if Newburgh (or one of the other newbies) takes home a cup.

* This will be the first TAP festival for the Jeff O' Neill as the brewmaster of Peekskill. The "Chief", who previosuly brewed at Ithaca, is considered one of the best brewers in the state. His first brews at his new job were very impressive.  Here is my pick for a medal, a cup, or a combination of both.

* Southern Tier is considered by quite a few to be the best brewery in NY. They have put their back burner (91 points for the original) in oak and will be pouring the new version.

* Like Custom Brewcrafters, Three Heads can get overlooked because of their location.  An unknown who greatly impressed the masses last year, their new Common Man Specal Lager will be worth seeking out.

*Seriously, the rave reviews about Bronx Pale Ale have been coming in waves. This might be the first beer tasted by TheFoamingHead.

• Adirondack Pub and Brewery
• Bear Naked Ale
• Dirty Blonde Ale
• Black Watch IPA
• Brewer’s Reserve Beer
• Bacchus Brewing Company
• Red Rye
• IPA
• Blonde
• Bandwagon Brewery
• High Step Weizenbock
• Pedro's Pale Ale
• Honey Brunette
• Barrier Brewing Company
• Lights Out Stout
• Frau Blücher Rauch Bier
• Money IPA
• Vermillion Saison Rouge
• Blue Point Brewing Co.
• Toasted Lager
• White IPA
• Hoptical Illusion
• Rastafarye Ale
• Blueberry Ale
• Pale Ale
• Summer Ale
• Brooklyn Brewery
• Mary’s Maple Porter
• Gold Standard
• Summer Ale
• Brown's Brewing Company
• Whiskey Porter
• Hefeweizen
• Rauchbier
• Belgian Strong Ale
• Dry Stout
• Cherry RaspberryAle
• IPA
• Pilsner
• Butternut's Beer and Ale
• Pork Slap Pale Ale
• Heinnieweisse Weissebier
• Moo Thunder Stout
• Snapperhead IPA
• Captain Lawrence Brewing
• Freshchester PaleAle
• Liquid Gold
• Xtra Gold
• Kolsch
• Imperial IPA
• Cave Mountain Brewing Company
• Chai Milk Stout
• GURU: Gluten-Free Pale Ale
• Peach Wheat
• Hemp Seed IPA
• Chatham Brewing Company
• OC Blonde
• Maple Amber
• Scotch Porter
• Dry Irish Stout
• 8 Barrel Ale
• Belgian Tripel
• Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
• Chelsea Brewing Company
• Checker Cab Blonde Ale
• Black Hole XXX Stout
• Hop Angel IPA
• Chelsea Red Hop Rye
• Wit’s End Belgian Wheat
• Cooperstown Brewing Company
• Old Slugger PaleAle
• Benchwarmer Porter
• Back Yard IPA
• Pride of MilfordOld Ale
• Cortland Beer Company
• Naked Lap Lager
• Red Dragon Ale
• Sunrise Coffee Stout
• Flight Level 410
• Bourbon Barrel 410
• Heifer Weizen
• Crossroads Brewing Company
• Outrage IPA
• Brady's Bay Cream Ale
• Black Rock Stout
• Brooks Brown Ale
• Home Wrecker Double IPA
• Athens Mill Amber Ale
• Custom Brewcrafters
• MacBubba Scotch Ale
• Caged Alpha MonkeyIPA
• Krysztoff Baltic Porter
• Finger Lakes SummerWheat
• Defiant Brewing Company
• Doc's Draftd Ciders
• Apple Cider
• Pear Cider
• Framboise
• Empire Brewing Co
• Empire Strikes Bock
• Rye IPA
• Finger Lakes Beer Company
• Hammondsporter Vanilla Porter
• Ring of Fire Scotch Ale
• Newtons Pale Ale
• Great South Bay Brewery
• Marauder Bourbon Barrel-Aged Scotch Ale
• Massive IPA
• Imperial Blonde
• Robert Moses Pale Ale
• Kismet Saison
• Blonde Ambition Ale
• Greeport Brewing Company
• Harbor Ale
• Black Duck Porter
• Spring Turning Rye Saison
• Canard Noir
• Havre Rouge
• Maibock
• Triton Barleywine
• High Point Brewing Company
• Ramstein Maibock
• Ramstein Imperial Pilsner
• Ramstein Double Platinum Blonde Hefe-Weizen
• Horseheads Brewing
• Horseheads Hefe
• Chocolate Porter
• Horseheads IPA
• Hyde Park
• Irish Amber
• Winkle Lager
• India Red Ale
• Ithaca Beer Company
• Apricot Wheat
• Flower Power
• Cascazilla
• Pale Ale
• White Gold
• Ground Break
• Partly Sunny
• John Harvards Brew House
• Oatmeal Amber
• Crystal Ship
• Jonas Bronck's Beer Company
• Pelham Bay IPA
• Woodlawn Weiss
• Kingsbridge Kolsch
• Keegan Ales
• Old Capital
• Mother’s Milk
• Hurricane Kitty
• Kelso Beer Company
• Nut Brown Lager
• IPA
• Saison
• Keuka Brewing Company
• Afterburner Habanero Ale
• Bluff Point Brown
• Local Mocha Stout
• Hoppy Laker IPA
• Lake Placid Pun & Brewery
• Ubu Ale
• Lake Placid IPA
• KB's Wee Heavy
• Maple Sap Ale
• Shot in the Dark IPA
• Threesome
• Caribbean Special Ale
• Long Ireland Beer Company
• Celtic Ale
• Pale Ale
• Breakfast Stout
• Raspberry Wheat
• Double IPA
• Matt Brewing Company
• Saranac White IPA
• Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale
• High PeaksChocolate Orange Imperial Porter
• Newburgh Brewing Company
• Newburgh Saison
• Newburgh Crème Ale
• Newburgh Peat Smoked Stout
• Olde Saratoga Brewing Co
• Saratoga Lager
• Saratoga IPA
• Saratoga Seasonal
• Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Imperial Barrel Aged
• Mendocino Eye of the Hawk Imperial Cask
• Peeksill Brewery
• Shotgun Willie
• Hop Common
• Eastern Standard IPA
• Double Standard IPA
• Port Jeff Brewing Company
• Schooner Pale Ale
• Port Jeff Porter
• White’s Beach Wit
• Ryes N Bok
• Roc Brewing Company
• Rooster Fish Brewing
• Triple Witch Belgian Style Ale
• Raven Black IPA
• Scotch Ale
• Sixpoint Craft Ales
• Mad Scientist #9
• Spice of Lfe IPA
• The Crisp
• Apollo
• Southampton
• Double White
• Burton IPA
• May Bock
• Grand Cru
• Keller Pils
• Southern Tier Brewing Co
• Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale
• 2XIPA
• Bourbon Barrel Aged Backburner Barleywine
• Spider Bite Beer Company
• Boris the Spider Russian Imperial Stout
• Robert's Spider Scottish Style Wee Heavy
• First Bite Pale Ale
• Ariagne French Saison
• The Bronx Brewery
• Bronx Pale Ale
• Three Heads Brewing
• The Common Man Special Lager
• The Loopy Oatmeal Red Ale
• The Kind IPA

Get Real NY Presents Beer N Balls

GET REAL NY PRESENTS “Beer N Balls” Festival FEATURING Wild Game, Organic Farm fed beef and pork made MEATBALLS, 10 CELEBRATED NYC CHEFS & MORE THAN 60 CRAFT BEERS
Eat-&-Drink Festival Will Take Place on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 at 404 NYC Event Space

Get Real NY announced today the details and lineup for its first-ever ‘Beer N Balls’ beer and food festival taking place on Saturday, April 7th, 2012 at the 404 NYC event space (404 10th Avenue). Beer N Balls will pair 14 of NYC’s most-celebrated, meat-centric chefs together with farm raised game animals from Fossil Farms, NJ. Each chef will prepare their meatballs with a choice of wild game from Fossil Farms, creating an array of porcine pleasures for attendees to try in all-you-care-to-taste style. In addition to tasting more than 20 different and unique meatballs, meat-loving attendees will also indulge in endless craft beers from over 55 craft breweries including Hill Farmstead, Captain Lawrence, Dogfish Head, Sixpoint, Stillwater, Lagunitas, Smuttynose, Ommegang, Wandering Star, Ithaca, Empire, The Bronx Brewery and more plus 15+ cask ales, local homebrews and local wines from Lieb Cellars.

Vegetarian dishes will also be available.

The festival is taking place over 2 sessions: 1-4 pm and 7-10 pm with VIP sessions beginning at 12 pm and 6 pm that include an extra hour of eating and drinking as well as a sommelier pairing session. Tickets to the General Sessions are $55 and includes endless craft beer tastings, while the VIP tickets are $75

Tickets for this intimate tasting event are extremely limited and both sessions will SELL OUT. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit our exclusive ticket here www.GetRealNY.Com

THE CHEFS: more TBA
Chef Paul DI Bari  -  Zi' Pep
Brian Yurko  -  Alewife
Christopher Parks   -  The Guilty Goose
Clay Gordon  -  Get Real NY & The Chocolate Life
Celsa Gonzalez  -  Carino
Stefan Ching  -  Kupersmith
Jonathan Van Sleet  -  MexiQ
Tommy Harder – Blind Tiger Ale House

Twitter info - @GetRealBeer - #BeerBalls

About Get Real NY

Get Real Beer (NY) is a Craft Beer-focused company made up of 8 craft beer and food advocates who host beer and food festivals as well as bar and restaurant events in New York City. Get Real is firm in our commitment to support local food purveyors at all Get Real Beer events. Our goal is to bring beer communities together in all towns and cities using local breweries and artisanal food at all of our festivals. We also give homebrewers an opportunity to showcase their beers alongside those of our favorite well-known craft breweries.

The Get Real Beer crew: Patrick Donagher, Andy Freedman, Mary Izett, Chris Cuzme, Anne Becerra, Rev Dave Cianco, Juren David, Martin Walker and Chris White.

Contact Patrick@GetRealNY.com for Info

2011 Beer Year in Review: Schumer Launches "I Love NY Brew" Campaign

With the end of the year approaching, we decided to look back at some of the noteworthy craft beer stories from New York in 2011.

Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer launched an initiative to promote beer grown in New York State. The campaign titled, “I Love NY Brew” is co-sponsored by the New York State Brewers Association and is designed to get more restaurants, bars, convenience stores and supermarkets to sell more beer brewed in New York State. The senator wrote a personal letter to the National Association of Convenience Stores and Fuel Retailing, as well as the New York State Restaurant Association, urging both to sell more local beers.

After touring several breweries earlier this year, Schumer is looking to the local beer industry to pump some money into the state’s struggling economy.  On his tour, Schumer noted that brewery owners tend to put increased revenue back into their business through either expansion or hiring new employees. 

“According to the Beer Institute, the 60,000 brewing-related (brewing, distribution, and sales) jobs in New York paid $4.6 billion in wages last year and accounted for more than $13.2 billion in economic activity during 2010. New York breweries paid $1.13 billion in federal taxes and $1.14 billion in state and local taxes last year.”

You can find Schumer's letter as well as the accompanying press release here: http://schumer.senate.gov/Newsroom/record.cfm?id=335126

While the "I Love NY Brew Campaign" may not have much of an impact on the craft beer industry in New York, (it has no state funding, making it basically a PR move by Schumer), it brings up an interesting idea.  The craft beer market is one of the fastest rising markets in the country and that is particularly true in New York. According to Schumer, there are 77 microbreweries, regional craft breweries and brewpubs across New York.  This is an increase of 32 from seven years ago, with plans to build another 39 breweries throughout the state.

In addition to an increasing number of breweries, we have seen an increase in the number of beer stores and beer bars popping up all over the state.  The next big trend seems to be grocery and convenience stores stocking their shelves with more local beer.  As Schumer spoke with brewers on his tour, they pointed out that this is the biggest untapped market for them. 

Yesterday, we told you about Sunoco's Craft Beer Exchange Program.  In 2012, it will be interesting to watch the beer shelves and coolers in local grocery and convenience stores to see if more New York produced craft beer starts to appear.  If so, it can only mean good things for our local breweries.

2011 Beer Year in Review: Craft Beer Exchange

With the end of the year approaching, we decided to look back at some of the noteworthy craft beer stories from New York in 2011.

A craft beer drinker has traditionally had two options when seeking out their favorite brews.  The first option is to find a beverage store that carries one's favorite labels.  Over the last few years, this has gotten easier as stores have seen the opportunity to profit off the rise in demand for craft beer, and have started to stock their shelves.  Unfortunatly, I have found that this has brought about several new problems, the biggest one being store owners leaving beer out way past it's maturity date. 

The second option for a craft beer fan has been to head straight for the source and purchase beer from a local brewery.  While this is one of my favorite ways to buy beer, it is not always the most practical.  While buying beer from the brewer is usually the most cost-effective and guarentees you the freshest beer, not everyone in New York lives close enough to a brewery to stop on the way home and stock up.

Brewers believe that the next big market opprtunity lies with grocery stores and conveinence stores.  This Summer, Sunoco hopped onto the crowded craft beer bandwagon by starting its Craft Beer Exchange program at twelve of its APlus convenience stores.  The program offerered customers the ability to created a mixed six pack of 12-ounce bottles for $9.99 as well as a choice of 12 rotating taps to fill up 64-ounce growlers. 

The Philadelphia-based company started the Craft Beer Exchange in the Buffalo area as a test program at twelve of its stores.  The feedback was so good that Sunoco decided to expand the program to fourteen locations in the Rochester and Southern Tier regions.

The list of Sunoco locations that participate in the Craft Beer Exchange.

• 5215 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY 14221
• 2977 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst, NY 14228
• 6730 Packard Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14304
• 8000 Main & Transit, Williamsville, NY 14221
• 2546 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda, NY 14150
• 402 Delaware at Grove, Tonawanda, NY 14150
• 1311 Sheridan & Military, Kenmore, NY 14217
• 2731 Delaware at Kenmore, Buffalo, NY 14217
• 2180 Bullis Street, Elma, NY 14059
• 5665 Seneca Street, West Seneca, NY 14224
• 1442 Union & Center Street, West Seneca, NY 14224
• 4949 Transit Road, Lancaster, NY 14086
• 1329 Ridge Street, Lackawanna, NY14218
• 13320 Broadway, Alden, NY 14004
• 1140 Lyell Ave, Rochester, NY 14606
• 210 S. Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
• 265 Macedon Center Road, Fairport, NY 14450
• 5136 W. Taft Road, Liverpool, NY 13088
• 3550 Mt. Read Blvd, Rochester, NY 14616
• 101 Fayette Street, Manlius, NY 13104
• 1324 Latta Road, Rochester, NY 14612
• 484 S. Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
• 147 Market Street, Potsdam, NY 13676
• 71 E. Main Street, Canton, NY 13617
• 2792 Wilmington Road, Lake Placid, NY 12946
• 1255 Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY 13601

The taps at the Latta Road Craft Beer Exchange

I was able to visit the Latta Road location in Rochester, NY over the holiday weekend.  The selection of taps was impressive and the selection of 6 packs was even better.  The beers available to creat your own 6 pack was solid. The prices ranged from about $9.99 to $17.99 per growler with  If there was a downside, it was that 4 of the 12 tap lines were out and that service was a litle slow, although that taps being low might have been due to the holiday weekend rush and the service due to the fact that an elderly man had fallen outside and a Sunoco attendant was dealing with the situation.

Sunoco seems to be onto something here.  The tap area was extrememly clean and the selction available was impressive.  With convenience and grocery stores are the next big thing for the craft beer industry and it will be interesting to see if other local chains such as Stewart's start to stock more craft beers.

Greenport Harbor To Expand

GREENPORT HARBOR BREWING IS EXPANDING:

Purchasing Lucas Ford Dealership in Southold

Keeping Tasting Room in Greenport

Greenport, NY. In order to make room for additional production capacity and ultimately the bottling of its beer, Greenport Harbor Brewing Company announced that it is now in contract on the Lucas Ford dealership in the Hamlet of Peconic, Southold Town.

There are, however, no plans to leave Greenport.

"Our heart and soul will always be in Greenport", said Richard Vandenburgh who co-founded the Brewery with his best friend, John Liegey. "We will maintain the tasting room on Carpenter Street and use the production space for an apprenticeship program. We want to give those interested in breaking into the business an opportunity to learn."

The Lucas Ford property not only provides room for increased operations, but land to cultivate and explore local grown crops solidifying the North Fork as a local beer destination. Once completed, it will also hold a tasting room with indoor and outdoor seating.

Greenport Harbor Brewery plans to close on the new property in spring of 2012 and be up-and-running in January of 2013. The new facility, with its 25,000 barrel brew house system, will quadruple production and double its workforce in 24 months.

Greenport Harbor Brewery is currently located on 234 Carpenter Street in Greenport, New York. Its mission is to create great tasting, local craft beer. No frills or fanciness--just great beer. Learn more at www.harborbrewing.com


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Sixpoint Releases Diesel In Cans

Original Sixpoint Offering is Brewery’s Limited-Edition Winter Can Release
November 21, 2011, BROOKLYN, NY — Fans of Sixpoint can now pick up the Sixpoint classic offering in 16-ounce cans starting this week. The Brooklyn-based brewery has just released Diesel cans for a limited time, available in bars and stores wherever Sixpoint is sold. Diesel marks the winter installment of the seasonal canned beer rotation, which was introduced this fall with Autumnation.

Sixpoint’s Diesel has been available as draft-only since 2005, the year the brewery began production. With a roasted, robust flavor and effervescent quality unlike most stout ales, the beer has been fondly welcomed each winter by both Sixpoint staff members as well as the public. The cans, which are black aluminum with bronze accents, reflect the beer’s intense and nuanced sooty-brown hue.

“Diesel was one of the first beers we ever made, an original homebrew recipe of mine. This beer was being brewed well before the style category ‘Black IPA’ was even invented. The original intention of this beer was to merge the hoppy and spicy characteristics of a solid IPA with the roasted and nutty character of an American Stout. Our fans have always regarded this beer as a cult classic, and now it is available for them to take home in 16 oz. cans, in true Sixpoint style.”

Speaking on behalf of the Sixpoint brewing staff, brewer Sean Redmond said of Diesel: “It’s always been hands-down our favorite beer that we make.”

As cans of Autumnation fade to black Diesel, fans can look forward to two more seasonal beers in cans from Sixpoint to come in 2012. The seasonal offerings have provided an exciting dimension to Sixpoint’s highly acclaimed canned beer program, which was introduced just three months ago. Soon after the brewery’s core beer flavors — Sweet Action, Bengali Tiger IPA, Righteous Ale, and The Crisp — became available in cans, customers began depleting stocks faster than they could be produced, and fans clamored for more of their favorite Sixpoint flavors to be available in the portable canned format. The design of the cans has earned praise from Esquire, The New York Times, and numerous websites and blogs, such as Power Animals, which dubbed it, “The classiest beer can ever.”

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Peekskill Brewery Ready to Celebrate 3rd Birthday!

Peekskill, NY- Beer “geeks” of every kind are welcomed to join the Peekskill Brewery’s third birthday celebration on Saturday, October 15th. The birthday bash will begin at 2 pm on Railroad Avenue in Peekskill with the Hudson River as its backdrop.
This annual event focuses on local craft and creativity, drawing on Peekskill and surrounding areas to contribute handmade art, music, food, and of course, beer.

The main attraction-the tasting of fine craft beers- will take place under a tent and will include sought-after beers from longtime brewer friends like Kelso of Brooklyn and Ithaca Brewing Co., and new additions to the local New York brewery scene.

As a community event, the day also features a schedule of free live music ranging from funk, punk, rock and indie. The bands range from national to regional to local acts, but all got their start in the Peekskill/Cortlandt Manor area.


Local vendors and restaurants will set up shop to showcase food items, vintage accessories, handcrafted jewelry, landscape photography, sculpture and knitwear. In addition, family friendly activities such as pumpkin decorating, face painting and a bounce castle will be avaialble with a suggested donation fee of $5. Proceeds of the kids activities and games will be donated to a local charity.


The Peekskill Brewery’s Birthday Bash is an event designed to epitomize the local and independent spirit shared both by the Brewery and the artists of the community.


For more information contact owner Kara Berardi at 914-734-2337 or email mail@thepeekskillbrewery.com

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The Good Beer Seal Inducts 2011 Class

Any fan of craft beer in New York City has probably seen the "Good Beer Seal" sticker.  On Tuesday June 14th, seven beer bars were inducted to the 2011 Class of The Good Beer Seal.  The following bars were honored:

4th Avenue Pub (76 4th Ave., at Bergen St., Boerum Hill)
Bierkraft (191 Fifth Ave., at President St., Park Slope)
Brouwerij Lane (78 Greenpoint Ave., at Franklin St., Greenpoint)
The Double Windsor (210 Prospect Park West, at 16th St., Windsor Terrace)
Mission Dolores (249 4th Ave., at Carroll St., Park Slope)
The Stag’s Head (252 E. 51st St., at 2nd Ave., Turtle Bay)
Waterfront Ale House (540 2nd Ave., at 30th St., Kips Bay)

The Seal is given to bars that serve "good beer" and was developed when Garry Gillis of the Burp Castle and Standings, Ray Deter of DBA and DBA Williamsburg, and Jimmy Carbone of Jimmy’s No. 43 joined together in attempt to certify bars that served good beer.

According to the Good Beer Seal website, there are five criteria for receiving a Good Beer Seal.

1) Have 80% craft domestic or special imported beers
2) Serve a good portion of their beers via a draft beer and/or cask ale program
3) Maintain a strong “Pub” vibe as a nice, local place to drink a beer and visit with friends
4) Active community presence, as well as being an independently operated establishment
5) Good beer should be a strong feature, if not THE FOCUS of the operation

The following is a list of beer bars in New York City that have previously received the Good Beer Seal.

MANHATTAN
Jimmy's No. 43 - 43 East 7th St btw 2nd & 3rd Ave Downstairs - 212.982.3006
Burp Castle - 41 East 7th St btw 2nd & 3rd Av - 212.982.4576
DBA - 41 1st Ave btw 2nd & 3rd St - 212.475.5097
Standings - 43 East 7th St btw 2nd & 3rd Ave Upstairs - 212.475.5097
East Village Tavern - 158 Ave C @ 10th St - 212.253.8400
Blind Tiger Ale House - 281 Bleecker St - 212.462.4682
Against The Grain - 620 E 6th St - 212.420.0002
The Pony Bar - 637 10th Ave (45th St @ 10th Ave) - 212.586.2707

BROOKLYN
DBA Williamsburg - 113 N. 7th St btw Berry & Wyeth - 718.218.6006
The Diamond - 43 Franklin St - 718.383.5030
Beer Table - 427 B 7th Ave btw 14th & 15th St - 718.965.1196
Spuyten Duyvil - 359 Metropolitan Ave - 718.963.4140
Bar Great Harry - 280 Smith St - 718.222.1103
The Gate - 321 5th Ave & 3rd St - 718.768.4329
Barcade - 388 Union Ave - 718.302.6464

http://www.goodbeerseal.com/

http://goodbeerseal.blogspot.com/ 

The Stag's Head To Host Weyerbacher Brewery Night

The Stag’s Head Presents: “Weyerbacher Brewery Night”

Midtown East’s Best Craft Beer Bar to Serve Tastings from Pennsylvania’s Most Eclectic

Brewery, Paired with Pennsylvania Delicacy, Scrapple

What: The Stag’s Head will offer tastings of Weyerbacher beers this Wednesday at 6pm. Guests will enjoy samples of Merry Monks, Hops Infusion, Blithering Idiot Barleywine and a few surprises from their Eaton, PA brewery. The Stag’s Head’s own, Chef Bruce Dillon will dish up the Pennsylvania delicacy, Scrapple, to go along with the tastings, which is made from pork butt & cornmeal, then fried.

When: Wednesday, June 8, 6-8pm

Cost: Tasting prices will range from $5 at happy hour to $6, $7 and $8 after happy hour. The Scrapple will be free.

Where: The Stag’s Head
252 East 51st St.
New York, NY. 10022

About The Stag’s Head
The Stag's Head is Midtown East's answer to the growing demand for access to real craft beers! We are a lodge-style gastropub, dedicated to 16 rotating drafts of American Craft brew and over 50 rotating bottles and cans. The Stag’s Head serves comfort pub fare, with a southern-cajun flair for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Happy Hour is from 11am – 7pm every day and we have weekly beer tasting events, all-American beer cocktails and live music every Monday night. The Stag's Head provides conscientious and delicious food and drink to their guests, with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and a well-educated staff. We are open from 11am-4am on Monday through Saturday and 12pm-4am on Sunday. The Stag’s Head is located at 252 East 51st St. New York, NY. 10022. For more information, please visit www.thestagsheadnyc.com or call (212) 888.2453

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Peekskill Brewery To Host PB Pig Out: A Craft Beer and Pork Event

For Immediate Release

June 1, 2011- “It would be disingenuous to the animal to not make the most of the whole beast”  (Nose to Tail: The Whole Beast, By Fergus Henderson) .  The Peekskill Brewery will be hosting its first ever “PB Pig Out” on Sunday, June 26th.  Chef Sean Corcoran, a longtime fan of Fergus Henderson’s Nose to Tail: The Whole Beast is using this concept as inspiration to use every part of the pig and a create a complete feast with seasonal sides and Peekskill Brewery beers.

The event will allow for over 20 dishes to be made from the pig and served in a large picnic format. Tented tables will provide a relaxed and casual atmosphere to enjoy live music, eat and enjoy Peekskill Brewery beer from 1pm-4pm. 

Corcoran will be available that day to discuss the dishes and his technique.   “The idea is simple- paying tribute to the animal by using all of its parts- not just those that have been commercialized in our culture. This is going to be fun,” said Corcoran.

Tickets for the event went on sale Monday 30th and are $50 for beer and food; they can be purchased at The Peekskill Brewery. Tickets must be purchased in advance since space is limited and will sell out quickly.  For more information please call 914-734-2337.

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2011 TAP-NY Preview

Adirondack Pub & Brewery - Lake George

• Belgian White
• Double IPA
• Bear Naked Ale
• Bourbon Barrell Double Mocha Stout

C.H. Evans/Albany Pump Station - Albany
Bandwagon Brew Pub - Ithaca
Barrier Brewing Co. - Oceanside
Blue Point Brewing Co. - Patchogue
Brewery Ommegang - Cooperstown
Brooklyn Brewery - Brooklyn
Brown's Brewing Co. - Troy
Butternuts Beer & Ale Co. - Garrattsville

• Porkslap Pale Ale
• Snapperhead IPA
• Moo Thunder Stout
• Heinnieweisse Weissebier

Captain Lawrence Brewing - Pleasantville
Cave Mountain Brewing - Windham

• Black IPA
• Belgian White
• Spring Wheat
• Strokeface 400

*On Sunday, there is a possibility Cave Mountain will pour their Black IPA through their own "hop infuser" which is similiar to Dogfish Head's Randal the Enamel.

Chatham Brewing Co. - Chatham

• Eight Barrell Super IPA
• Maple Amber
• ESB
• Blonde Ale (Possibility)
• Scotch Ale (Possibility)
• Porter (Possibility)

Chelsea Brewing Co. - Manhattan
Cooperstown Brewing Co. - Cooperstown
Cortland Beer Co. - Cortland
Crossroads Brewing Co. - Athens
The Defiant Brewery - Pearl River

• Muddy Creek Lager
• Medusa IPA
• Special Cask (Will be Unveiled Saturday)
• Special Cask (Will be Unveiled Sunday)

Dundee Brewing Co. - Rochester
Empire Brewing Co. - Syracuse

• Cream Ale
• White Aphro
• India Pale Ale
• Wheatwine

Gilded Otter - New Paltz
Great Adirondack Brewing - Lake Placid
Great South Bay Brewery - Bay Shore
Greenport Harbor Brewery - Greenport
John Harvard's Brew House - Lake Grove
High Point Brewing Co. - Butler, NJ
Horseheads Brewing Co. - Horseheads

• Hot-Jala-Heim
• Pumpkin Ale
• Blackhorse India Black Ale

Hyde Park/Skytop Steak House - Hyde Park & Kingston

• SOB ESB
• Highland Diesel Smoked Scotch Ale
• Winkle Pilsner 

Ithaca Beer Co. - Ithaca

• Apricot Wheat
• Brute
• Flower Power
• THIRTEEN 
• "and maybe a couple of other surprises"

Keegan Ales - Kingston
Kelso of Brooklyn - Brooklyn

• India Pale Ale
• Nut Brown Lager
• Belgian Pale
• Bourbon Barrel Aged Recessionator Doppelbock.
  
  Lake Placid Pub & Brewery - Lake Placid

Olde Saratoga Brewing Co. - Saratoga Springs
The Peekskill Brewery - Peekskill
Rohrbach Brewing Co. - Rochester

• Vanilla Porter
• Scotch Ale
• Railroad Street IPA

Roosterfish Brewing Co. - Watkins Glen
Saranac/Matt Brewing Co. - Utica
Shmaltz Brewing Co. - Saratoga Spgs. & Bklyn.
Sixpoint Craft Ales - Brooklyn
Southampton Ales and Lagers - Southampton
Three Heads Brewing - Rochester
Warwick Valley Winery Hard Ciders - Warwick

The Vanderbilt to Host Belgian Beer Dinner with Brooklyn Brewery

The Vanderbilt's latest beer dinner is being hosted by Brooklyn Brewery and culinary powerhouses, Garrett Oliver & Chef Saul Bolton. The Vanderbilt has created a menu of Belgian themed dishes to pair with the Brooklyn Brewery beers. This is the Prospect Heights restaurant's third run in their popular series of beer dinner prix fixe menus following those with Sixpoint and Dogfish Head. This next event is 4 courses, 5 beers for $50 on Tuesday, April 19th at 7:30 PM.




BEER DINNER MENU


Beer: Brooklyn Local 1


White Asparagus
Poached Egg, House-cured Pancetta, Sabayon
Beer: Brooklyner Weisse

Moules Frites
Bouchot Mussels, Pommes Frites, Aioli
Beer: Brooklyn Sorachi Ace


Belgian Trippe Sausage
Spring Vegetable Stoemp
Beer: Brooklyn Wild One

Waffle Cone
Belgian Chocolate, Orange Ice Cream, Pistachio
Beer: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
$50.00 per person
Takeaway: Belgian Crystal Beer Goblet

Octavia's Porch to Host Innis & Gunn Beer Dinner

Oak aged beers have been growing in popularity and availability for good reason. Their complexity and mellowness, combined with unexpected flavors, make for great drinking. And great eating.

On March 16, Octavia’s Porch will host an exclusive tasting dinner featuring the highly rated, oak aged beers of Innis & Gunn. To join these four special beers, Chef Nikki Cascone has crafted a special menu including Wild Mushroom Knishes with Beer Mustard and Apple Cake with Caramel Rum Sauce.

A representative from Innis & Gunn will be on hand to guide guests through the four beers, which include two new offerings only available in the U.K..

o Rum Cask: Sweet & spicy, with a mellow oak background. A limited bottling, aged in American Oak before being put in Navy Rum barrels for the remainder of the maturation process

o Winter Brew: Natural hints of ripe fruit, vanilla, and caramel. Every ingredient used to brew this beer has been selected for its intensity of flavor. Large amounts of pale ale and crystal malts impart the caramel fruit character, strength and body

o Canadian Brew: Brewed with rye grains and aged in Canadian Whiskey Barrels, then matured for a total of 71 days

o Original Innis & Gunn: Luxurious malt and toffee giving way to mellow oak with vanilla overtones. Balanced by the orange peel citrus character

For more information and to book a spot at the dinner, call the restaurant at 212-677- 4096 or reserve via e-mail at igbeerdinner@octaviasporch.com


Wednesday, March 16, 6:30-10:30 pm

$48 Tasting Menu


For the Table - Canadian Cask
assorted house made pickles
wild mushroom knishes - beer mustard

Soup & Salad - Original Innis & Gunn
beets – goat cheese, lamb bacon
potato escarole soup

Entree (choose one) - Winter Brew
smoked fish with red onion - cucumber relish and cauliflower puree
grilled Romanian steak with beer-bbq sauce, potato shilkas

Dessert - Rum Cask
apple cake with caramel rum sauce
beer egg cream



Octavia’s Porch
40 Avenue B (between 3rd and 4th Streets)
Subway: F to 2nd Avenue or Delancey
$48 for 4 courses with beer pairings
212-677-4096 or igbeerdinner@octaviasporch.com
http://www.octaviasporch.com/