The Pour | Week of 7/27
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events In and Around NYC
Cheers, friends! I have a short week and luckily there’s plenty to do. If you can believe it, there are still a handful of breweries I haven’t yet been to, so I’ll be fixing that with my Friday off. Are your weekend plans on this week’s list?
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Brewery Events
Saturday 7/30
Circa Brewing - Circa ALWAYS throws a great party so go celebrate their 5th Anniversary in a day full of Games, Dancing, DJs and more. 11am, Reservations recommended.
Kills Boro - LAST CHANCE: Kills Boro's Pizza Party is a picnic style festival at Staten Island's surprisingly beautiful Snug Harbor. With 15+ breweries, 2 homebrewers, and 6 different pizza spots in attendance, it's more than worth the free ferry ride. Tickets are still available, but not for long! Get yours here and say hi if you see me! Noon - 4pm, Snug Harbor, Staten Island.
Sunday 7/31
Five Boroughs Brewing - Summer Party benefiting Korean K9 Rescue. Enjoy free beer, food, and raffle prizes, as well as a live DJ, comedy show, a photoshoot from The Ways of the Dog, and goodies from dog-friendly sponsors. Bring your pup! Tickets and details here. 11am - 3pm. $35 Gen admission (includes 1 beer and other goodies), $60 VIP (includes 2 beers and even more goodies).
Upcoming Events
Bridge and Tunnel Camping Trip, Saturday 8/20 - Time in nature with new and old friends, BBQ, pool, trails, bikes, canoes, campfire - See their IG post with full details here and secure your spot here.
Blocktoberfest, Saturday 10/1 - Blocktoberfest returns! It’ll probably be at the BK Navy Yard, but I’m waiting on more details. Tickets will go on sale soon.
Endless Life Homebrewing Competition, Sunday 9/18 - Endless Life is planning their second annual homebrew event and the call for brewers is OPEN. They're seeking 15 amazing homebrewers to participate this year. Judges will blind taste and choose an overall best of show winner, not necessarily to style. Winner will take home bragging rights, a $50 tab, and there will be swag for all. DM them to sign up!
This Weekend’s Releases
Thursday 7/28
Non Sequiter - IT'S INTERESTING ISN'T IT (6%) // Hazy IPA with Idaho 7 and El Dorado hops.
Other Half - DDH CITRA DAYDREAM OAT CREAM IPA (6.0%)
With all the oats and Citra and a hint of milk sugar for a smooth mouthfeel.
Friday 7/29
Other Half - VAST AIR 2021 BLEND SPONTANEOUSLY FERMENTED ALE (6.8%) // Brewed with all NY-state grains and 100% spontaneously fermented using a coolship to capture the local microflora, this beer is complex, bright, and tropical, with aromas of aged whole leaf hops. The 2021 blend showcases the best barrels from our 2019-2020 season of spontaneous brewing.
- VAST AIR 2021 BLEND: CHERRY SPONTANEOUSLY FERMENTED ALE (6.9%) // The 2021: Cherry blend showcases the best barrels from our 2019-2020 brewing season, conditioned upon NY-state grown Montmorency and Black Cherries.
Wild East Brewing - EXCELSIOR (4.6%) // New York Lager made with all NY-grown ingredients, including Excelsior malt pilsner.
Threes Brewing - DREAMS OF YESTERDAY (4.8%) // Pilsner brewed with Oyster Shells.
Evil Twin - TO THE MILKY WAY AND BACK ED. 11 (7%) // Milkshake IPA with blueberry, matcha, marcona almond, and vanilla drops.
- PINA COLADA SHERBET (7.5%) // Sour Ale with pineapple, coconut and a little cherry.
-THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN YOUR NON-NYC FRIENDS TELLING YOU HOW BIG OF A MORTGAGE YOU COULD TAKE WITH YOUR RENT PAYMENT (8%) // DIPA dry-hopped with Citra, Ekuanot and Galaxy.
-I FEEL COMFORTABLE USING BEER JARGON IN EVERYDAY LIFE (6.5%) // Hoppy Blonde Ale dry-hopped with Mosaic and Strata.
-GREENHOUSE MEXICAN LAGER (5%) // Mexican Lager conditioned on American Oak Foudre.
Saturday 7/30
Other Half - 3RD ANNIVERSARY IMPERIAL IPA (10.0%) // Celebrating the 3rd year of Other Half FLX, this year's edition features a blend of all-time favorite hops and 2022 new favorites. Brewed with Citra, Citra Incognito, Citra Cryo, Mosaic, Riwaka, HBC-586, HBC-586 Cryo, and Enigma.
Grimm - DIAMOND KITE (5.9%) // Named for excellent but under-appreciated Kate Bush song, it uses a combo of Mandarina Bavaria, Hallertau Blanc,and Simcoe hops, with a nutty shortbread taste.
- ACCESS 2 TOOLS (8%) // Experimental DIPA made with YCH Trial Blend 303, incorporating sauvignon blanc thiol booster plus cryogenically frozen and shattered Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hop cones. Big pineapple and tropical notes and a full, velvety mouthfeel.
Alewife - CELESTIAL DANCE (8.2%) // NEIPA bursting with Sabro hops.
-EXTRA SMOOOOTH (7%) // IPA brewed with Idaho 7 Cryo, Galaxy, El Dorado, & Amarillo hops, vanilla and milk sugar.
Now Pouring
Coney Island Brewing - GOLDENBERRY RADLER // Golden Ale brewed with lemon and goldenberry for a tart summer quencher.
- HEART OF CONEY ISLAND: BIG THRILL (6.8%) // DIPA brewed in collaboration with Deno's Wonder Wheel, taproom exclusive.
- HEART OF CONEY ISLAND CHILL RIDE (5.6%) // IPA brewed in collaboration with Deno's Wonder Wheel, both support Alliance for Coney Island, taproom exclusive.
Interboro - ILL PLUS (8.2%) // DIPA hopped with El Dorado and Citra, and double dry-hopped with Citra Cryo and more El Dorado and Citra. Juicy palate of sweet guava, white peach, and melon candy
- OTHERBORO (5%) // Helles Lager collab with Other Half. Saaz brings the classic noble grassyness with a touch of mint, and Motueka adds lime zest accents, on top of a light, clean malt base with a subtle honey note. Dry, crisp, and refreshing. Fermented cold with south German lager yeast.
KCBC - STRAPHANGER (4.9%) // Rice Lager with Hallertau hops for herbal bitterness & classic noble flavor.
-SUMMER CAMP ZOMBIE (5.5%) // Fruited Sour w/ Strawberry, Lemon & Hibiscus.
-THE FAST & THE FURRIEST (6.9%) // West Coast Style IPA with a refreshingly retro blast of grapefruit pith and pine resin from copious quantities of Mosaic, Simcoe, Centennial & Cascade hops.
Finback - RAKAU DRIP (9%) // Double IPA dry-hopped with Rakau & Cryo Pop.
-REACHING SKYWARD (7.6%) // Mixed-Culture Golden Ale with NYS Saturn & yellow peaches.
-ABUNDANT GROWTH (7.3%) //Mixed-Culture Farmhouse Ale fermented on Long Island Merlot grape skins and Finger Lakes Riesling grape skins.
- PALMS (7%) // IPA dry-hopped with Simcoe, Citra, & Chinook. Brewed in collaboration with Aardwolf Brewing.
Non Sequiter - TAPROOM EXCLUSIVE RADLER // a mix of 2/3 Goings All We Know Tex Mex Lager with 1/3 Breakfast Bowls Mango Acai Sour.
Three’s Brewing - FOOL'S ERRAND (8%) // DIPA double IPA featuring Citra and Simcoe powders for extra hoppiness, plus a nice dose of Mosaic and Columbus hops.
-NEW NEW LOW (7%) // DDH IPA with Strata and Mosaic, reminiscent of ripe papaya.
Other Half - BACK THROUGH LIMA (9.5%) // DIPA brewed with hand-selected Mosaic, Motueka, Riwaka, and Nelson hops.
-DOUBLE CITRA CHROMA DAYDREAM (8.2%) // Imperial Oat Cream IPA dry hopped with Citra Chroma and Oat Cream. Also featuring Citra hops, Citra Cryo, and Citra Incognito for a juicy, tropical creamsicle of an Imperial IPA.
-DDH STACKS ON STACKS (8.5%) // Imperial IPA generously hopped with Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado.
-THE DAYDREAMIEST (10.5%) // Imperial Oat Cream IPA mashup of Other Half's 3 favorite Daydream hops - Mosaic, Citra, and Galaxy with oats and milk sugar.
-DDH GREEN DOWN TO THE SOCKS (8.2%) // Imperial IPA with hops from three continents including an extremely rare hop from South Africa- Mosaic, Motueka, Cascade, and African Queen.
Wild East Brewing - SINISTER ROGUE FLANDERS RED ALE (6%) // Flemish-style sour ale aged in Pinot Noir barrels featuring notes of dark fruit, maraschino cherry, white chocolate, light-bodied red wine and a hint of balsamic glaze-like sweetness. Suitable for cellaring long term or enjoying now.
Greenpoint Beer and Ale - LAWN MOWER BEER (4.6%) // Kolschwith a touch of cereal grains combine for an easy drinking and crisp af beer with layers of fresh cut grass, green tea and citrus on the nose.
-DRINKING BEER IN ANOTHER STATE (7.2%) // DDH NEIPA collaboration with Beer is for Everyone brimming with Citra, Motueka and Mosaic Lupomax hops. Big notes of mango, key lime and pear linger on the nose, with underpinnings of sauvignon blanc grapes in the finish. A lightly sweet, oat malt backdrop helps to balance the big hop flavors. Supports access to women's healthcare.