Month: June 2013

Jimmy’s No. 43 was happy to be at the epicenter of where to go before and after Savor, where Jimmy Carbone helped introduce the official collaboration/commemoration beer at this renown food and craft beer pairing event. Three of the NY State’s finest craft brewers—Brewery Ommegang, Brooklyn Brewery and Saranac Brewery—teamed up to produce New York Limited, a white lager brewed with honey and spices.

Of course, our favorite part of the week’s festivities was hanging out at Jimmy’s No. 43 with various Long Island Brewers. On Friday (June 14th), Barrier Brewing launched their Sav’r for Later collaboration beer with Carton Brewing. And our friends at Port Jeff Brewing held an after party on Saturday (June 15th). Here’s what brewer Mike Philbrick had to say about the festivities:

“Savor was great.  I was excited to showcase our beers with some of the heavy hitters there.  We had an excellent response and got a few new accounts out of it.  Thanks for having the event afterwards Saturday night too.  We ended up having some of the Devils Backbone and Bruery folks out there that night amongst others.”

As we gear up for July Good Beer Month, we’re happy to remember our great beer experience courtesy of Savor!

As some of our community heads north to Portland, ME, for The Festival, we thought this would be a great time to mention some of our favorite brews that you may be able to find on your beer adventures.

• Stephan Michel and Mahr’s Bräu – We had a great time with Stephan last year and we featured his beers earlier this week for our weekly Tuesday Tasting. Among our very favorites: Bock and Ungespundet.
• Brasserie de la Senne – Yvan De Baets and Bernard Leboucq have created some amazing brews, including Zinnebir and Taras Boulba
• Cantillon’s Gueuze Lambic is a favorite during our annual April Sours events.
• Jolly Pumpkin – speaking of sours, we love the Michigan brewer’s Feugo del Otoño, Oro de Calabaza, and Luciérnaga, among others.
• Evil Twin’s Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø is a frequent guest to Jimmy’s No. 43. We love his Femme Fatale.
• Finally there’s one of Jeppe’s collaborators, Westbrook Brewing Co. from South Carolina. Seek out their Goze or White Thai.

And be sure to check in at Jimmy’s No. 43 next week when you’re back for more great beers courtesy of Shelton Brothers and 12 Percent.

While we wait for the official announcement of everybody’s favorite pork feast, Pig Island, Jimmy’s No. 43 is happy to host a piggy-licious dinner tonight (6/17 at 7 p.m. tickets here until 5 p.m.), with Guest Chef Derrick Prince and a menu featuring unusual cuts from Flying Pigs Farm pork. Tonight’s menu includes:

Jimmy’s No. 43 is happy to welcome both locals and out of town visitors here for Savor (this Friday, Saturday… tickets remain available here). We’re welcoming special guests through the weekend, not to mention a lot of interesting and unusual beers (both on draught and in the bottle).  Among our featured offerings:

• The Thursday Tap™ – 5 p.m. today we’ll be tapping Ominpollo’s Agamemnon, a 12.5% Imperial Stout
• Pre-Savor Bootcamp – Don’t know your diacetyl from your isoamyl acetate? No worries, as we have Cicerones in the house tonight to get you up to speed on all-things-beer. Plus, we welcome special guest Anne-Catherine Dilewyns, Belgium’s youngest brewer, will kick things off with her Vicaris Tripel, teaching how to hone your palate, listen to the hops, feel the malts, explore the fermentation, and taste the beer’s whole story. (TICKETS HERE)
• The Launch of Barrier Brewing-Carton Brewing Savor Collaboration Beer – Friday (6/14) afternoon, we’ll have Barrier Brewing in attendance as we tap their special collaboration beer (made with NJ’s Carton Brewing), “Sav’r for Later,”  a Cherry-Blossom/Hibiscus Saison. Jimmy’s No. 43 is one of a handful of bars where you’ll be able to get this brew!
• Pre- and Post-Savor Parties – On Friday and Saturday, we’ll be hosting parties before and after Savor. Be sure to wrap things up Saturday night with Port Jeff Brewing at our post-Savor after party.

And, of course, we’ll have a great list of interesting and unusual beers on the menu throughout the weekend. Regular bar/restaurant service remains available, as well.

UPDATED: TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $12.

Jimmy’s No. 43 is happy to be co-hosting the NYC premiere of Beer Hunter (the movie) at Anthology Film Archives tomorrow night! For those who are unaware, Beer Hunter is a documentary on the life of Michael Jackson (not to be confused with the singer), who is largely credited with being the first true craft beer aficionado. His book, The World Guide to Beer, was the first ever to categorize every beer style, and his travels were well documented prior to his untimely death in 2007. His books on beer and whiskey have sold millions of copies, and his 1993 Discovery Channel television series, “The Beer Hunter,” inspired countless brewers and beer enthusiasts and literally helped shape the course of the craft brewing revolution sweeping the world.

Those clips have now been assembled in this documentary, which we’ll be celebrating alongside Beer Sessions Radio™, Seth Wright of Beer Nation, John Holl (editor, All About Beer), Tom Acitelli (author, The Audacity of Hops), Steve Hindy of Brooklyn Brewery, and others, TBA.

Doors open at 7 p.m. with complimentary beer and snacks, including:

• Beer from Brooklyn Brewery, Radiant Pig and Saison Dupont
• Coach Farm Cheese
• Slant Shack Jerky
• Martin’s Prezels
• More TBA…

All About Beer Magazine will help moderate a Q&A panel after the screening, as well. Tickets are available in advance; a limited number of tickets will be $12 at the door.

We hope you can join us for the premiere of this amazing film.