Where to Celebrate NYC Beer Week 2014
We celebrated cider four months ago, and now it’s time to pay homage to that other fermented beverage, which is well on its way to becoming just as universally respected as wine. Beer!
New York City Beer Week is back for its sixth year, promoting local breweries and beers. If you’re still drinking Corona and Coors light, this is the week to expand your horizons and drink local. Didn’t know the Bronx boasted breweries? Yep, and they’re damn good, too. So what does Beer Week mean for us? Think a string of exciting, suds-focused events taking place from now until March 2nd — from a “Meet the Brewers” Dinner at Hearth and a multi-stop brewery tour with Urban Oyster to a special, end-of-the-month “Girls Pint Out” fundraiser at the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg!
Hearth - 2/26
Marco Canora’s James Beard Award-nominated Hearth is also holding a “Meet the Brewers” Beer Dinner on Wednesday at 7pm. Enjoy a four-course menu and nine-beer pairing curated by Beer Director David Flaherty, along with a presentation and Q&A with brewers from Perennial Artisan Ales in Saint Louis, Greenport Harbor Brewing from upstate New York, and the Rockaway Brewing Company in Queens. At only $99, this boozy event is a total steal.
Read MorePaulaner Brauhaus - 2/24
Unfortunately, this massive New York outpost of the famed German biergarten wasn’t able to open in time for Oktoberfest this year. But they’re making up for it during Beer Week with a special Dark Hefeweizen that they’ve brewed up just for the occasion. There will be plenty of Bavarian snacks, like soft pretzels and sausages, and if you share a picture of yourself dressed up in a dirndl or lederhosen on Paulaner’s Instagram page, you’ll enjoy a .3L stein of beer on the house!
Read MoreApplewood - 2/25
Park Slope’s favorite farm-to-table restaurant is teaming up with Kelso Beer Co. for their second Craft Beer Dinner, taking place on Tuesday at 7pm. $75 tickets include a five-course tasting menu, with hops and yeast integrated into each dish (the Clinton Hill brewery will also provide pairings). Attendees can converse with brewmaster Kelly Taylor and chef Sam Sherman during and after the meal, so be sure to come prepared with your geekiest of beer questions!
Read MoreBronx Alehouse - 2/27
The Bronx does beer? You betcha! The often under-appreciated borough boasts an ever-growing roster of local breweries, and appropriately, the congenial Bronx Alehouse has taps dedicated to them all. Try the malty Black Pale Ale from Bronx Brewery or refreshing Pale Ale from City Island Beer Co., the hearty Thunder Dog Stout from Gun Hill Brewery, or the flowery Pelham Bay IPA from the brand new Jonas Bronck’s!
Read MoreFette Sau - 3/2
Brew and barbecue is a marriage made in heaven, so count on the smoked meat mavens at Fette Sau to do it up for Beer Week. They’ll be offering a lineup of drafts produced exclusively in New York State, like Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold, Greenport Harbor Black Duck Porter and Sixpoint Vienna Pale Ale, which pair perfectly with paper-lined platters of Berkshire Belly Bacon, House Cured Pastrami and Heritage Farm Wagyu Cheeks.
Read MoreBrooklyn Brewery - 3/19
It’s estimated that females make up only 29% of the craft beer industry. Well, national nonprofit Girls Pint Out is attempting to change that with a series of edgy, educational events. Make Beer Week last until the end of the month by attending their ladies-only celebration at Brooklyn Brewery, which showcases women from several New York microbrewers like Sixpoint, Kelso, Moustache and more. Need even more incentive? Proceeds from the $35 admission fee go towards the organization Hollaback! which is celebrating its 8th year of fighting street harassment.
Read MoreThe New York Beer Company - 2/28
This spacious, beer-centric bar and grill in Hell’s Kitchen features an extensive list of 40 drafts and over 50 bottles. Try one of their all-local flights during Beer Week (four tastes for $12), like “The Lady Liberty” with Checker Cab Blonde, Chelsea Hop Angel IPA, Sixpoint Sweet Action and Blonde Pale Ale, or “The Brooklyn Bound” with Brooklyn Lager, Kelso Brown Nut Lager, Brooklyn Seasonal and Coney Island Mermaid Pilsner.
Read MoreUrban Oyster - 3/1
Beer production is one of New York’s fastest growing industries, so acquaint yourself with the city’s most noteworthy suds during this special Urban Oyster tour. For $105 (or $80 for non-drinkers), participants will visit four different breweries, where they’ll get to meet the faces behind the beer, and of course, taste their delectable, locally-produced products. Want to know the best part (besides the included lunch?). Urban Oyster handles all of the driving!
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