The Pour | Week of 2/1
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events Around NYC
Cheers and happy Stout Month! As I write, I’m enjoying a Vampire Squid from KCBC. It’s super tasty. I also recommend you try the Nothing is Forever Imperial Stout from Threes Brewing. With notes of bitter dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla, it’s like a smooth, dark black and white milkshake without the cloying sweetness. Enjoy!
Upcoming Events
Saturday 2/25
Get your tickets NOW for the 2023 NYC Brewers Guild Beer Week Opening Bash! This is THE craft beer event of the year! For 2023, they’ll be in a fresh new venue in Industry city with 60+ breweries bringing their very best to share with you. Get VIP tickets for $115 or General Admission for $85 here. Prices increase on the 18th and this event will likely sell out.
For your Gal/Pal/Valentine
Treat your Valentine to one of TWO curated gift sets from Grimm. Option 1 ($65) includes 4 aptly themed bottles, chocolates and a custom Valentine card. Option 2 ($60) features 2 bottles, 2 stemmed glasses, chocolates and a custom Valentine card.
Score a Beer Tasting and Burgers for Two at the Bronx Brewery East Village (a $66 value) for just $29. Vouchers are only on sale until Friday, so get yours now on Pulsd and you can use it any time until May 12th (but I recommend a visit with your valentine).
Brewery Events
Saturday 2/4
Strong Rope - 7th Annual Caskiversary! Starting at noon, Strong Rope will have a lot of unique beers on cask, featuring fellow New York breweries as well as a few specialty beers of their own. Currently confirmed: Fifth Hammer, 18th Ward, Killsboro, Wild East, KCBC, Gun Hill and Torch & Crown. Tickets not required, but include token deals. Buy tokens in advance and save!
This Week’s Releases
Friday 2/3
Evil Twin - GREENHOUSE SCHWARZBIER (5%) // Lager conditioned on American oak with notes of fresh roast coffee, biscuity malt, subtle chocolate, honey & flowers.
- ARMORY ALE 2023 (5.5%) // Pale Ale double dry-hopped with all juicy Citra for notes of velvety, fresh squeezed OJ paired with dank hops.
- WISE CHAOS - ARTIST SERIES (7%) // WEST COAST IPA brewed with Citra, Ekuanot, & Cashmere hops for notes of dank evergreen-forward hops, blueberry, lemon zest. Cans will have four different pieces of art by Calicho Arevalo, but same liquid inside!
- DUMB J.R.E.A.M. (6.5%) // Sour Ale brewed with a blend of blackberry, strawberry, apricot, & finishing off with a dollop of peanut butter. Jammy, sweet, full-bodied.
- ETNYC PROUDLY PRESENTS THE REAL MEXICAN CAKE (12.9%) // Imperial Stout brewed with cacao nibs, cinnamon, habanero peppers and vanilla beans.
Other Half is celebrating NINE years with some killer anniversary re-releases and, of course, new birthday brews!
Other Half - WHO REMEMBERS 3RD ANNIVERSARY (10%) // Triple IPA brewed with 2-row, wheat, oats, and a small amount of lactose then hopped at 6.5 lbs/bbl with Mosaic, Vic Secret, Wai-iti, Citra, Motueka, Galaxy, Simcoe and Citra Cryo.
- 4TH ANNIVERSARY IS A ZOMBIE (10%) // Triple IPA brewed with Pilsner malt, oats and wheat before being aggressively hopped with Citra, Galaxy, Enigma, El Dorado, Mosaic and Citra Cryo and double dry hopped with the same. Then, two more dry hop additions of Galaxy, Citra Cryo and Mosaic. Soft and juicy.
- ALL 9TH ANNIVERSARY EVERYTHING (15.4%) // Bourbon BA Devil's Food Cake Imperial Stout. A blend of 16-24 month bourbon barrels went into this Devil's Food Cake 9th anniversary imperial stout that was then conditioned on cacao nibs, vanilla and milk sugar.
- BBA BANNANAVERSARY 2023 EDITION IMPERIAL STOUT (15.4%) // The birthday banana beer is back! A blend of 16-24 month bourbon barrels went into this years batch of Bananaversary, OH's flagship anniversary imperial stout.
- QUIET SPACE BOURBON BA IMPERIAL STOUT (14.7%) // A special 9th Anniversary blend of 24 month aged imperial stout barrels that once held a highly sought after 23 year aged Bourbon.
Saturday 2/4
Grimm - ICE CAP (7.1%) // Cold IPA with cold-fermenting yeast alongside a generous dry hop of Simcoe and Vic Secret for more pure hop character of pine and peach, and resulting in a beer quite bitter and dry, disappearing quickly from the palate.
- CANOPY DOOR (8%) // DIPA spotlighting the extremely rare and highly sought after Australian Enigma hop, sister to Galaxy. With our dry-hopping elixir of Enigma, El Dorado, Simcoe, and Citra, we’ve coaxed flavors of berries, stone fruit, and tropical delights— raspberry, peach, strawberry, grape, mango, nectarine, and melon.
Now Pouring
Interboro - CERTIFIED (6.7%) // Golden Winter Lager brewed with Pilsner malt and Munich at almost one third of the grist for a deep biscuity malt flavor. Hopped with German Noble Tettnanger hops for a balanced bitterness.
KCBC - BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG KITTY (8%) // DDH Double IPA with intense notes of peach nectar, candied mango, and ripe apricot. Featuring a Big-Kitty-sized dose of hand-selected Citra hops alongside a brand new Oregon-grown hop variety called Luminosa. MEOW!
- BLOCKTOPUS (6.9%) // Hazy IPA with ripe mango & bright citrus up front, followed by soft stone fruit and a touch of pine. Bombed to the max with Mosaic, Simcoe and Ekuanot hops, atop a smooth base of barley, wheat and flaked oats.
Finback - TIME CHANGE (7.5%) // IPA dry-hopped with Citra, Rakau, & Lotus.
- FIELDS OF TALL GRASS (8%) // Double IPA dry-hopped with HBC 472, Sabro, Idaho 7, & Mosaic.
- CRISPY NIGHTS (4.5%) // Black Lager with Strisselspalt & Saphir.
Strong Rope - WOLF IN THE GARDEN (6.5%) // Hazy IPA bursting with nectarine and bright peach flavors with notes of berries and melon. Limited quantities available in both taprooms.
Wild East - SENECA (5.2%) // New York Wheat Lager with a cracker-like malt base, wheaty accents and a hint of nutty sweetness in delicate balance with herbal, peppery hops. Crisp and snappy with a clean, moderately dry finish.
Singlecut - JACKNIFED JUGGERNAUT (7%) // Double Dry-Hopped New Zealand hop IPA reading “tropical” but with immense depth, a blend of warm mango and soft ripe papaya, Dole Whip, peppery citrus, juicy Sauvignon Blanc grapes, sticky guava resin, and a long beautiful linger of guava candy, all wrapped up in a round and creamy body.
Fifth Hammer - SKY WRITING (7%) Hazy IPA brewed with Citra, Cashmere and Waimea hops for juicy notes of tangerine, peach, lemon, passionfruit and a touch of fresh pine.
- CLOAK SPELL (5.8%) //German Schwarzbier fermented in American Oak foeders and lagered in stainless steel, resulting in a crisp dark lager with an intriguing array of malty undertones. Notes of dark chocolate and a hint of vanilla combine with lively carbonation for a refreshing and smooth dark lager.
- JADE RABBIT (4.8%) Yuzu Lager brewed in celebration of Lunar New Year, Jade Rabbit is light and crisp in body with notes of zesty Yuzu fruit balanced with complementary hops.
Rockaway - KARAOKE KID (5.5%) // Pale Ale packed full of malty melodies of toffee, caramel, honey and biscuit and generously hopped with Idaho7 and Centennial giving this crowd pleaser a lovely orange marmalade and citrusy hop character.
- SENTIENT BEANS (3%) // Mini Stout with the addition of Oslo Coffee cold brew is a cold weather easy drinker, coffee-coconspirator, and fun time companion.
Greenpoint Beer and Ale - OBSCURA (4.9%) // Scwarzbier Dark Lager whose roast and chocolate notes give way to a bready, light body and crispy finish. Highly crushable.
Sixpoint - SUBWAY SERIES: BLUEBERRY SOUR (5.5%) // Sour Ale with Blueberry and a tart base. Limited release.
Always drink responsibly and tip your bartenders!