The Pour | Week of 9/21
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events Around NYC
Cheers and happy official Fall. Enjoy the cooler weather and colder beers. Tons of new releases this week, so plan a brewery crawl or plant yourself at one of the awesome events happening this weekend.
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Brewery Events
Thurs 9/22
Alewife: Oktoberfest. Festivities and food all weekend long. Starting tomorrow through Sunday.
Saturday 9/24
Torch and Crown: Oktoberfest- Saturday Sept 24th - Celebrate at Manhattan’s brewery with two sessions to choose from, $75 gets you three hours of fresh Oktoberfest beer, pretzels, games, and most importantly...the excuse you need to throw on your dirndls and lederhosen. Get tickets to Part 1 or Part 2.
Five Boroughs Brewing Co: 5 Year Anniversary Celebration - noon til close. Enjoy food, music and a specialty beer release!
Multiple Breweries: Bales and Ales @ New York Botanical Garden - 12-5pm. Raise a toast to the flavors of fall with a bevy of local breweries on NYBG’s Daffodil Hill. Enjoy unlimited samples of craft beers, ciders, and seltzers available, then join in on lawn games, relax to live music, and grab a bite to eat. $25 for members/$50 non-members. Info and tickets here.
Bronx Brewery: Stylemasters release party 5-8pm. Head up to the Bronx for a release party celebrating a Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with muralists Tats Cru with food, DJs and fun. Free to attend.
This Week’s Releases
Friday 9/23
Evil Twin - GREENHOUSE DARK NO MAMES (5%) // Mexican Black Lager in collab with Tripping Animals. Light, crisp, robust dark Mexican-style lager conditioned on American Oak Foudre.
EVIL MOON BLUEBERRY (5.5%) // Fruited Witbier conditioned on blueberry.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR DOWN THE L BEFORE (7%) // IPA double dry-hopped with Citra and Galaxy for tropical notes of passion fruit, melon and orange.
NO PHANTASM NO CARE (7%) // Dry-Hopped Sour IPA brewed with real Sauvignon Blanc Must.
DR JEPPER CHERRY (5.5%) // Soda-Style Sour brewed with pepper soda syrup and cherry.
Saturday 9/24
Grimm - POPOL VUH (12%) / New World Stout aged in brown sugar rum barrels and conditioned on hand-toasted cacao nibs, Ceylon and Cassia cinnamon sticks, and mild ancho chilis.
Now Pouring
Grimm - UTOPOS! (5.5%) // Pilsner dry-hopped with zippy Motueka hops that drinks crisp and clean with a balanced bite.
Interboro - BA ANNIVERSARY STOUT (12%) // Barrel Aged Stout featuring oak and vanilla, with hints of dark stone fruit and creamy citrus zest.
KCBC - BLACK GLASS (14.5%) // Barrel Aged Imperial Stout in collab w/ Interboro brings big notes of chocolate truffles, espresso roast, black licorice, and a balanced layer of warm, spicy booze on finish. Strictly limited release. Contains lactose!
- KOMPUTER PHONE (6.9%) // West Coast Style IPA with clean grapefruit & tangerine up front, and smooth undertones of tropical pineapple, white wine and earthy pine.
- CLAW & ORDER (7.2%) // DDH Hazy IPA with bright notes of lemon granita, fresh mango, dank pineapple, and a touch of coconut.
- YOUNG FRUITKENSTEIN (5.5%) // Fruited Sour w/ Strawberry, Guava, Red Currant & Lime.
Finback - RECENTERING (7.5%) // IPA dry-hopped with Exp 09326, El Dorado, Simcoe, & Sabro.
- BRAINALYZER (8%) // DDH Double IPA dry-hopped with Citra & Mosaic.
- NEIGHBOR NEIGHBOR (5%) // Lager with sea salt. Dry-hopped with Saaz & Wai-iti. Brewed in collaboration with Gansett Beer.
Non Sequitur - WHY AREN'T THEY WEARING CAPES (6.1%) // Hazy IPA with Vic Secret + Citra Cryo.
- FESTBIER (5.3%) // Fest Style Lager.
Threes Brewing - ETERNAL RETURN (6.4%) // American Wild Ale aged In oak with sauvignon blanc grape must.
- THOUGHT EXPERIMENT (5.2%) // Smoked Saison Ale with notes of strawberry Sweet Tarts, grilled peach, and late summer campfires.
Other Half - TRIPLE CREAM IMPERIAL OAT CREAM IPA (10.0%) // Triple dry hopped imperial oat cream IPA with Citra, Eukanot, Kohatu and Wai-iti and dry hop of Citra lupulin powder and Galaxy.
- DDH DOUBLE MOSAIC DREAM IMPERIAL IPA (8.5%) // Massively hopped with Mosaic followed by a big Mosaic Cryo double dry hop. All the Mosaic a beer can take.
- MYLAR DUST (8.5%) // IIPA hopped with Citra, Amarillo, El Dorado, Galaxy, Mosaic Cryo.
- DDH CITRA DAYDREAM OAT CREAM IPA (6%) // All the oats and Citra with a hint of milk sugar.
Wild East - LEVITY (4.6%) // Rice Lager decocted and brewed with Saphir & Hallertauer for malt flavor with floral notes and hints of lemongrass & strawberry. Drinks light & easy with a dry finish.
- PUNK LULLABY (7%) // West Coast IPA brewed and dry-hopped with Mosaic and Eureka hops for notes of orange marmalade, pine resin, stone fruit with some light caramel sweetness in balance. Medium bitterness with an off-dry, flavorful finish.
Single Cut - MIGHTY REAL (5.6%) //Hibiscus IPA with a nose of fresh cut tropical fruit, and a zip of floral tang from a big hibiscus infusion, pouring a luminous hazy ruby/pink. Brewed with a touch of milk sugar for a kiss of sweetness.
Torch and Crown- WHIMSY (6%) // Fruited Sour made for brunch with sweet apricot perfectly balanced with tart grapefruit, and cara cara orange.
Fifth Hammer - HAMMERFEST (6%) // Festbier lager that pours a rich gold and has a lightly toasted maltiness with a touch of honey sweetness.
Rockaway Brew Co. - TENGU's TATTOOS (4.9%) // Fruited Sour with Strawberry and Guava brewed in collab with Uncanny Japan and in the spirit of the warrior demon Tengu. A tart punchy brew loaded with strawberry and a slice of guava. Demonic and delicious.
Alewife - I DREAM IN: BLUEBERRY(8%) //Sour DIPA brewed with Blueberries plus Milk Sugar & Vanilla Bean - slightly tart, blueberry'ie & spritzy.
Keg and Lantern - JAZZ CHICKENS (6.8%) Sour Ale foeder fermented with Chilean Blackberries.
Always drink responsibly and tip your bartenders!