The Pour | Week of 9/28
Craft Beer Releases and Brewery Events Around NYC
Cheers! Happy National Drink a Beer Day. I got some good news today so I’m celebrating with a 2020 Bourbon County Brand Carmella Wheatwine from Goose Island. If you haven’t found a good beer for today, there’s an overabundance of new releases this week.
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Brewery Events
Friday 9/30
Fifth Hammer - Celebrate 5 years of Fifth Hammer all weekend long! Starting Friday at 6pm thru Sunday, enjoy live music, special draft beers, anniversary swag, variety beer boxes and more! Details here.
Saturday 10/1
Blocktoberfest - It’s finally here! 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. Late Bird tickets on sale now! Don’t let the rain stop you from enjoying one of the BEST beer festivals of the year.
Bronx Brewery - Come through for the October Y Series release party. 1-6pm in the BXB Backyard with music, vendors, and more. Don’t miss it!
Sunday 10/2
Threes Brewing - Can Jam. Head to the Gowanus tap room for the bi-annual Can Jam event. Celebrating lager and the changing of seasons, they’re filling the coolers with cans from breweries across the country. Alongside hard-to-find beers, there will also be German-inspired food specials from The Meat Hook, new Oktoberfest steins and swag, and music. Free to attend. RSVP here.
Evil Twin - 3rd Anniversary Celebration. To celebrate, Evil Twin opened the cellar and hand selected some bottles to share while they last. For the first time EVER, they’re going to offer on-site bottle pours from the ones listed here. Great Northern pours are only available Saturday and Sunday at the Ridgewood taproom. Bottles are extremely limited and not for sale! Only on-site pours.
This Week’s Releases
Friday 9/29
Evil Twin - PURPLE RICE LAGER (5%) // Rice Lager brewed with purple rice and Herssbrucker hops for flavors of doughy malt, subtle citrus and honey. Conditioned on American Oak Foudre.
WET HOP SEASON 2022 (7%) // Wet Hope IPA brewed with fresh Champlain Valley Cascade hops for notes of cotton candy, lemon grass, orange blossom and subtle spice.
CHOPPING WOOD (8.5%) // DIPA collab with Trillium brewed with raw wildflower honey and double dry hopped with all Mosaic hops for notes of zesty orange, blueberry, evergreen and earthy honey.
FRUIT FOR THOUGHT 5 (6.6%) // Sour Ale inspired by fall fruits, made with cranberry, plum cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar.
Saturday 10/1
Grimm - THE LOCALIST (5%) // Cream Ale created as a nod to the hometown hero that is Genesee Cream Ale. This lawnmower beer is made with barley, corn and oat from NY Craft Malt and hops from Chimney Bluffs.
TEDDY BEAR PICNIC (8%) IPA featuring Sabro, Citra & Mosaic hops that delivers big notes of orange creamsicle, lemon meringue, mango hi-chew and coconut cream.
Now Pouring
Grimm - DREAM ENCOUNTER (5.8%) // Hazy Pale Ale crammed with Citra, Nelson, Galaxy, and Azacca. The biggest element here is tropical fruit: passionfruit, mango, strawberry.
- MAGNETIC COMPASS (6.4%) // IPA featuring Rakau hops, with Mosaic, Citra, and Columbus, Magnetic Compass delivers a unique mix of candied orchard fruit, stone fruit, and tropical aromas with some subtle dank notes.
- SITE SPECIFIC (8%) // DIPA Part of Grimm's new series of taproom excllusive double IPAs. Starting with Site Specific Nelson Sauvin! A colossal dry hop with Nelson dripping with flavors of purple grape, juicy ripe mango, bright fresh hop cones, and sweet oat cookie.
Interboro - LOCAL PROSPECT (6.5%) // IPA Collab with Two Locals from Philly, hopped with Simcoe Cryo, Citra, Mosaic and Sabro. Creamy, orange creamsicle with refreshing citrus bite. Touch of dank weed on the nose.
- HELLA HAPPY HELLES (5.1%) // Helles Lager as clean and crisp as they come. Light and refreshing, with pleasant bitterness. Grassy noble hop flavors with a bright citrus note.
KCBC - STRICTLY CHRONIC: FRESH HOP EDITION (6.9%) // Fresh Hop IPA featuring a massive dose of fresh-from-the-bine whole cone Chinook hops and MI Copper hops packed directly into the kettle immediately after being harvested. Fresh-squeezed flavors of zesty grapefruit, candied orange peel & sticky-icky pine resin.
- LURKING IN THE DEPTHS (5.9%) // Oatmeal Stout boasting dark roast, soft oats, medium body, and a clean finish.
- BEYOND THE ABYSS (5.9%) // Oatmeal Stout w/ Peanut Butter & Cacao Nibs. Balanced, smooth, and roasty on the finish.
- ZED LUPULIN (8.5%) // DIPA that's grassy and tropical, smooth and dank.
- NIGHT OF THE LIVING PENGUINS (5.2%) // Hazy Pale Ale blend of Cashmere, Vic Secret, Motueka & El Dorado combine for notes of candied peaches, honeydew melon, & fresh lemon zest, with light-n-crispy bitterness on the finish.
Finback - NEIGHBOR NEIGHBOR (5%) // Lager with sea salt. Dry-hopped with Saaz & Wai-iti. Brewed in collaboration with Narragansett.
- DOGGO (9%) // Double IPA dry-hopped with Kohatu, Citra, & Simcoe.
- HELO (8.5%) // Double IPA dry-hopped with Citra, Nelson, Idaho 7, & Belma.
Threes Brewing - SLIPPERY SLOPE (6.9%) West Coast IPA reminiscent of an Orange Julius and tropical flowers.
- MY RIGHTEOUS SELF (6.4%) // Riwaka IPA with notes of Blue Raspberry Dum Dums, white grapefruit, and lemon balm.
Keg and Lantern - POCHO (5.2%) // Mexican Lager that's super light and refreshing.
Other Half - DDH BROCCOLI (7.9%) // IIPA that takes Broccoli to the next level. Brewed with lots of wheat, oats, Cascade, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic and Simcoe. Then hit again with a second dose of all those hops plus Simcoe and Mosaic lupulin powder.
- MORE CITRA THAN ALL CITRA (10.5%) // TIPA packed with Citra and Citra Cryo.
- DDH DOUBLE STRATA DAYDREAM (8.5%) // Imperial Oat Cream India Pale Ale loaded with pillowy oats and a touch of milk sugar for super smoothness. Double dry-hopped with even more Strata.
- DDH GO WITH THE FLOW (6.5%) // IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe and Motueka IPA double dry hopped with Citra and Simcoe Cryo hops.
Transmitter - OH2 OKTOBERFEST (6.3%) // Märzen style amber lager brewed in collab with Other Half.
Wild East - STANDARD DEVIATION (6%) Non-Adjunct Stout with flavors of light roast coffee, toasted hazelnuts and semi-sweet chocolate. No lactose.
Kills Boro - WHODA THUNK? (5.2%) ESB brewed with Golden Promise, Floor Malted Crystal malt, Biscuit malt and flaked corn.
- PROTECT YA CZECH (4.9%) // Czech-Style Pilsner with hints of hay and lemon before a perfectly dry finish.
- STAR GAZING (8%) // Dessert Sour with breakfast smoothie vibes of acai, strawberry, banana and marshmallow. No lactose.
Rockaway Brewing - TORII TRIPS Trips (7.2%) // East Coast IPA with bold stone fruit flavors and balanced bitters with a pleasantly dry finish.AlewifeQUEENS BLVD (8%) // IPA with notes of juicy citrus, papaya, and red grapefruit, hopped with Idaho 7, Mosaic, & Mandarina Bavaria hops.
Greenpoint Beer and Ale - YES MAN (4.9%) // Unfiltered German Lager with a slight haze and pale gold in color. Pilsner malt and a touch Vienna provides a crisp and crackery, malt-forward lager.
- FLANNEL SHIRT (6.8%) // North West Style Red IPA made of Simcoe, Mosaic and Columbus hops, which showcases dank herbs, pine and cut wood. Has a sturdy backbone of toast & caramel. A modern homage to Pacific Northwest hops.
Sixpoint - SCREAMSICKLE (8%) // Hazy DIPA with Orange and Vanilla plus Cascade, Citra and Amarillo hops to complement the citrus.
Gun Hill - TRIED AND TRUE (5.6%) // Festbier
Five Boroughs - SALT, PEPPER, KETCHUP (3.2%) // Teeny Tiny Session IPA brewed for Five Borough's 5th anniversary.