The Pour | Week of 8/17
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events In and Around NYC
Cheers! There’s plenty of beer flowing in the five boroughs, so I usually steer away from outside brewery events. However, one of my favorite international breweries is touring in NYC this weekend and they’re 100% worth checking out. Japas Cervejaria is a Japanese-Brazilian woman-owned brewery and they do alchemical things with beer and flavor. Highly recommend making a stop at one of their events this weekend and trying every beer you can (Especially Oishii, Taikyaki, Black Miso if they have it). You’ll thank me! Scheduled stops:
Tomorrow night, they’re hosting a Tap Takeover at The Jeffrey Craft Beer & Bites, so I’ll be there for dinner and drinks, obviously.
Friday, Meet the Brewers for Happy Hour at Kimura (31 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003) from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Saturday stop by Izakaya Juraku for a Japas Brunch(121 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002) from 12 to 5 p.m.
Also Saturday, Meet the Brewers at Flatiron Restaurant in Park Slope (397 5th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215) from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Brewery Events
All Week Long!
Keg & Lantern Anniversary Celebrations - Keg and Lantern are celebrating 13 years in Greenpoint (and 2 in Red Hook) with a week-long anniversary party through Sunday! Check their Instagram daily for beer specials at both locations.
Friday 8/19
Bronx Brewery - Tattooed Pumpkin Release Party Part 2 - Stop by the East Village BxB location for food, beer and first-come-first-served flash tattoos, empanadas and beer! 8-10pm.
Saturday 8/20
18th Ward - The Beer & Beats Music Festival is touring breweries and this week they’re bringing the tunes to 18th Ward! Stop by for live music from Brooklyn Music School.
Upcoming Events
Brooklyn Brew Fest - Saturday, September 10th @ BK Navy Yards - Sample ~100 styles of craft beer, bites from the city’s best food trucks and hang out with other beer lovers at one of two sessions! Get $25 tickets here while they last (regular price is $60-$70). Note: They REDUCED the ticket price from $39 to $25 this week - If you bought already, you can return your tickets and purchase at the lower price.
Blocktoberfest - Saturday October 1st @BK Navy Yards - Hosted by the NYC Brewers Guild, 40 breweries are currently scheduled to pour + food trucks + probably not in a heatwave. Multiple ticket options available, including a VIP option with 1 hour of early access. Early bird discount tix are almost sold out! Tickets on sale now!
This Week’s Releases
TODAY
Other Half - STRATA + NELSON (8.5%) // DDH IPA blending the strawberry/tropical funk of Strata hops with the gooseberry and white wine character of Nelson hops from New Zealand.
Thursday 8/18
Other Half - HOP SHOWERS (7.4%) // DDH IPA, an OH classic brewed with Citra and Amarillo that was dry hopped with a double dose of the same.
Friday 8/19
Evil Twin - LITTLE LESS EVIL (4%) // American Lite Lager.
- EVEN LESS FLORA (3%) // Table Beer brewed in collaboration with Drowned Lands using Perle hopes and fermented with a blend of saison yeasts.
- EVIL MOON GRAPEFRUIT (5.5%) // Fruited Witbier conditioned on grapefruit.
- LET ME GET UHHH... (8%) // DIPA double dry-hopped with Citra, Belma and Simcoe.
- FRUIT FOR THOUGHT 4 (7%) // Sour Ale blended with plum, red currant, apricot and dark sweet cherries.
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Other Half - ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING (8.5%) // Imperial IPA brewed with Root + Branch featuring Citra T-90's and Incognito plus equal parts Citra, Riwaka and Motueka in the dry hop on OH’s All —- Everything series malt base.
Gun Hill - WHAT’S GOOD (7.5%) // East Coast Style IPA brewed with Simcoe, Columbus and Citra hops.
Wild East - MAX & DEMPSEY (5%) // Belgian-style Witbier brewed with citrus zest & coriander making it the perfect refresher for late summer and early fall. Can labels feature two adoptable (and adorable) animals - Max is a 2 1/2 year old hound mix, and Dempsey is a 10 year old cat. Both need a forever home. $1 from every 4-pack goes to North Shore Animal League America.
Saturday 8/20
Grimm - ORACLE DECK (8%) // DIPA dripping with Nelson Sauvin and Citra for a full-bodied and velvet-texture with lightly sweet oat malt and overflowing ripe tropical fruit.
Now Pouring
Interboro - HALFTIME (4%) // Dry Hopped Pale Ale with bright passionfruit and citrus flavors.
KCBC - THE FINSTONES (8%) // DDH Double IPA with a Bronto-Burger-sized hop addition of Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe & Sabro for notes of pineapple on pineapple on passion fruit on pine.
- SIR WITS A LOT (5.2%) // Oak Aged Farmhouse Witbier w/ Orange Zest, Grapefruit & Coriander. Aged 10-months in French Oak ex-wine barrels with a unique blend of Brettanomyces yeasts.
Strong Rope - PICNIC PALE ALE // Pale Ale collab with the Brooklyn indie band, Plastic Picnic.
Other Half - MORE CITRA THAN ALL CITRA (10.5%) //Triple IPA packed full of Citra and Citra Cryo.
- GREEN DIAMONDS (8.5%) // DDH Imperial IPA, an Other Half Classics that started it all. Double dry-hopped with Galaxy and Amarillo.
Finback - SUN DRENCHED 6.5% IPA dry-hopped with Citra & Simcoe.
Coney Island Brewing - LIME DOES PAY (4.2%) // American Lager brewed with lime.
SingleCut - I'M AN ALLIGATOR (8%) // DDH IIPA This beer evolves with tons of decadent orange marmalade and pear juice; still soft and creamy, with a long fruit punch finish.
Rockaway Brewing - JOHNNY CRASH (5.8%) // Hazy Pale Ale with bright citrus and concord grape notes.
LIC Beer Project - HUMMING DRAGON (7%) // IPA (not many details!)
Alewife - ROMANCE OF ILLUSION (7.1%) // NEIPA brewed with golden promise malt, flaked Oats & Wheat then hopped with a generous hand of Nelson Sauvin & Waimea Hops.
18th Ward - WARDALICIOUS (5%) // Sour in collaboration with Resurgence Brewing Co, brightly colored, fruit-forward blue raspberry and lemon fruited.
Wild East - PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE (5%) // Czech-Style Pilsner
Greenpoint Beer and Ales - AMERICAN GENUINE DRAFT (4.4%) // American Lager homage to the macro brews we love to hate and love to drink. Brewed with domestic pilsner, 6 row malts, and flaked rice for a light bodied, crisp feel. Hopped with traditional Cluster hops, which provide ever so slight notes of spice and cut grass.
Grimm - COLD 1 (7%) // Hoppy Lager in collab with Resident Culture brewed with 30% rice for an ultra dry and crisp palate.
Three’s Brewing - WHAT I THOUGHT I THOUGHT (4.8%) // Farmhouse Ale Aged In Wine Barrels.
Drink responsibly and tip your bartenders!