You've spent the past two weeks exercising,
loading up on kale, and generally living a healthier life in 2014. Time for a cheat
day
four weeks! And all you need to make that happen is this handy list of
all the great beer events going down over the next four Mondays-Sundays.
Remember: that Winter weight's not gonna pack on itself.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST
Barrier Beer Week
One Mile House, LES (click here for address and deets)
The acclaimed Oceanside brewers are doing a tap takeover, and bringing a couple special brews
and surprises with them.
Empire Beer Tasting
Good Beer, East Village (click here for address and deets)
This NY beer is doing samples at the sunken brew-shop, including its IPA
with mosaic hops, the amber ale, and its White Aphro Belgian Wit.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22ND
The Borough Beer Fest
Blind Tiger Ale House, West Village (click here for address and deets)
Brews are being culled from all over the five boroughs in celebration of
the mayoral election, so do your best not to drink anything with a
knife & fork.
Finback on Tap
The Owl Farm, Park Slope (click here for address and deets)
Seize the opportunity to knock back a couple of brews from one of
Queens' newest, most suggestive name-iest breweries, including their
Puffin' Smoked Porter and Double Sess Wit (see what we mean??).
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD
Blues & Balls II
The Gate, Park Slope (click here for address and deets)
Take in this meatball cook-off with Oskar Blues (prizes for the best
balls), then enjoy brewpub-only draughts and a vintage keg of Ten FIDY.
HighRes Kick-Off Party
The Sampler, Bushwick (click here for address and deets)
Sixpoint is launching its new 11% ABV imperial ale, and you can be one of the first to taste it at this event.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24TH
Beer Can Appreciation Day
Idle Hands Bar, East Village (click here for address and deets)
Apparently it's National Beer Can Appreciation Day, so Idle Hands is
getting more active with its hands in order to pass out tons of craft
cans for only $4 each, like Moo Thunder, Avery IPA, and
Shiner.
Founders Beer Dinner
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden, Astoria (click here for address and deets)
Along with a four-course-meal-paired-with-beer dinner, you'll also get a
three-hour Founder's open bar with Dirty Bastard, Doom, Rubaeus, and
way more.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH
Brew for Autism
Snug Harbor Great Hall, Staten Island
Head out to Staten Island(!) for this charity event featuring 30+ home-brews, Irishman BBQ, and raffle prizes.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26TH
First Taste: Wild Streak Release Party
Brooklyn Brewery, Williamsburg (click here for address and deets)
The brewery is launching its BQE (Brooklyn Quarterly Experiment) series
with the on-premises release of Wild Streak. Get up bright and early at
11a and grab yourself a bottle, donuts, coffee, and early access to the
tasting room.
MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH
Kuka Beer Tasting
Rattle 'N' Hum, Midtown East (click here for address and deets)
If you've never had beers made with age-old Andean ingredients like a
brown ale brewed with banana nut, or pale ale with maca root, then you
need to get over to this event.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH
Meet the Brewer Night With Spain's Art Cervesers
Jimmy's No. 43, East Village (click here for address and deets)
Join the team from the Spanish brewery for a tasting of their goods,
while somewhat coherently talking to them about their traditional
brewing methods.
Flights and Bites
Snowdonia, Astoria (click here for address and deets)
This evening with Flying Dog Brewery pairs up three rounds of brews with a three-course dinner, all for $40.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH
Craft Beer Bowl
The Stag's Head, Midtown East (click here for address and deets)
From 6-8p, decide which NFL team still left in the Playoffs has the best
beer. The tasting contenders: Westbrook repping the Panthers, 21st
Amendement repping the Niners, Harpoon repping the Pats, and Great
Divide repping the Broncos.
German Beer Dinner
Loreley, LES (click here for address and deets)
Try your hand at seven Wintery, German brews parsed over a three-course, sausage-filled (!) dinner.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30TH
Long Thaw Thursday
The New York Beer Company, Hell's Kitchen (click here for address and deets)
Sport your best Summer gear and ignore the cold while tasting their brand new seasonal: the Long Thaw White IPA.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
Sly Fox Tap Takeover
Brickyard Gastropub, Hell's Kitchen (click here for address and deets)
The PA brewery is coming down to Hell's Kitchen to takeover the beer lines/throw batteries at you.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
SingleCut Beer and Music Pairing
AOA Bar & Grill, Tribeca (click here for address and deets)
The bar will be playing music that inspired the brewery's beers,
including the Bon TNT, which is usually only available in their taproom.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH
Hops and Props
Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City
Sample more than 100 types of sudsy-wonderment while scoping out old planes, at this awesome event complete with a cigar bar.
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