The Pour | Week of 8/24
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events In and Around NYC
Cheers! We’re inching toward Labor Day weekend and I can’t wait for Fall, Oktoberfest and pumpkin beers. Don’t forget to grab tickets to the two big beer fests in Sept and October for the best prices! See below for details and enjoy The Pour!
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Brewery Events
Tomorrow
Finback - Shares are back and the first one is 7pm Thursday night at Finback’s Queens Taproom. Bring a bottle or can you're stoked to crack open. Finback will bring a few out of the cellar to share too.
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.
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. Tickets on sale now!
This Week’s Releases
TODAY
Other Half - 11 POUNDERS (5.8%) // IPA This regular IPA version of Mylar Bags is still stuffed with enormous amounts of Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy, El Dorado and Amarillo.
Friday 8/26
Evil Twin - GREENHOUSE GRON (5%) // Danish-Style Lager brewed with Tuborg yeast and Hersbrucker hops, conditioned on American Oak Foudre.
- YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE FAITH IN BEER. AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE BEER IN YOURSELF (6.5%) // Blonde Ale double dry hopped with Cashmere and Motueka.
- TINY NEIGHBORHOOD, BIG VIEWS (10.4%) // Triple IPA double dry hopped with Citra, Nelson and Galaxy.
- CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - PEACHES 'N CREAM (7%) // Sour Ale brewed with Ethiopian coffee, peaches and yoghurt powder.
Satuday 8/27
Grimm - LUMEN (6.4%) // Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado combine to give notes of overripe mango, guava, papaya, tangerine, and lime.
- TIP TAP (5.3%) // Fruited Saison with berries and citrus.
LIC Beer Project - THE JUICEMAN (8.5%) DIPA
Now Pouring
KCBC - CHILD OF ZOMBIE (4.5%) // Fruited Sour w/ Strawberry, Guava, Mango, Passion Fruit + Hibiscus for flavors of fresh tropical juice with a touch of sour Skittles on the finish.
- BRAINS ON SCIENCE³ (10%) Triple IPA collab with Equilibriumoozing with intense notes of candied peaches, white grape skins, piña colada dessert squares, and pithy lemon.
Threes Brewing - FOREVERMORE (6.3%) // IPA showcasing Nelson hops with unique notes of white wine, young papaya, blueberry skins, and dank melon.
- HEREAFTER (5.5%) // Oktoberfest Lager brewed with 100% German ingredients like German Vienna Malt and German Spalter Select Hops.
Keg & Lantern - JAMAICA ROSE (5%) // Hibiscus Wheat beer with a rosé color and tart taste.
- TWO FOR TWO (5%) // Mango Orange Wheat Ale
Other Half - Bloom Series: Temporal
TEMPORAL: BLACK CAP (5.2%) // Mixed Culture Ale blended from barrel-aged beers fermented exclusively with yeast from Black Cap Raspberries and aged in oak.
TEMPORAL: BLACK CURRANT (6.4%) // Mixed Culture Ale blended from barrel-aged beers fermented with OH house culture aged in oak and conditioned on second-use Black Currants.
TEMPORAL: JUNEBERRY (5.8%) // Mixed Culture Ale blended from spontaneously inoculated beers and ones fermented with OH house culture, aged in oak and conditioned on Juneberries.
TEMPORAL: CHARENTAIS (5.7%) // Mixed Culture Ale blended from foeder-aged beers brewed with Portuguese sea salt and fermented with OH house cultures, aged in large-format Vin Santo wine casks and conditioned on Charentais Melons.
VAPOR RINGZ (8.4%) // DDH Oat Cream IPA brewed with 2-row, wheat, and oats. Crushed with Citra, Galaxy and Nelson Sauvin hops and a hint of milk sugar.
CHEDDAR (7.9%) // DDH Imperial IPA a dairy-free cheese-less beer with a blend of Citra, Ekuanot, Kohatu and Wai-iti on a base of 2-row, oats and wheat.
SPACE BROCCOLI (7.9%) // DIPA brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe, Hallertau Blanc and a ton of Galaxy.
Wild East - THE ROYAL WE (4.6%) // German-Style Pilsner brewed & dry-hopped with Hallertau Mittelfruh & Tradition. Subtly sweet, honey-like pilsner malt flavor balanced with herbal, earthy hops. Light & clean with a dry finish. Collab with Alternate Ending Beer Co.
Kills Boro - MATTE BLACK (7.5%) // Black NEIPA featuring all the juicy hop characteristics of New England IPAs, with an added soft-roasted, tootsie-roll finish.
Torch and Crown - MESTO (4.9%) // Czech Pilsner that's aromatic, crackery and made for traditional lager lovers.
- SOUTHBOUND 5%) // Mexican Style Lager with sea salt and lime.
Alewife - SITIVA (6.1%) // IPA brewed with a proprietary blend of hops from the Pacific Northwest for refreshing flavors of peach, mango and lime.
SingleCut - HALF STACK (6.6%) // IPA built on a hand-selected blend of PNW and Aussie buds full of juicy nectarine, sweet tangerine/grapefruit, a touch of piney resin, all on a smooth and balanced malt.
18th Ward - NEON DRAGONFLY (8%) // DIPA made with El Dorado, citra, and mosaic hops.
Finback - CAT FEET 8.7% Double IPA dry-hopped with Cashmere, Citra, Mandarina, Mosaic, & Sabro.
- FAT MANGO 7.6% IPA with mango, coconut sticky rice, & lactose. Dry-hopped with Falconer's, Citra, & Mosaic. Brewed in collaboration with Interboro.
- YELLOW CAKE (7.3%) // IPA with lemon, vanilla, & lactose brewed in collaboration with Crooked Run Fermentation.
Drink responsibly and tip your bartenders!