Tonight’s Bridge & Tunnel, Plus Looking Ahead To Bell’s Launch, Chocolate “Sparkling” and NYC Beer Week

We’re previewing NYC Beer Week (2/21-3/2) with a special tap tonight, the latest from Rich Castagna over at Queens’ Bridge & Tunnel: “Ol Gilmartin” Milk & Oatmeal Stout is a very nice, sessionable (5.0% ABV) stout that will lead off an Industry Night this evening (be prepared for special drop-ins from beer personalities).
Of course, this is all leading up to the big week, when we’ll be offering special dinners, tasting, homebrews and book signings. Among our featured events for this year’s NYC Beer Week:
  • Homebrew Sunday (2/23 from 1-4PM) – Join Zok’s homebrew from Connecticut and Gregg Glaser of Yankee Brew News for a 3-hour walk-around tasting selection of homebrew and our favorite local beers (on draught and by the bottle) + snacks. You can get your tickets for this event here.
  • Bacon Nation Beer Dinner (2/24, 7PM) – We welcome authors Peter Kaminsky and Marie Rama to Jimmy’s No. 43 for a five-course beer dinner… with bacon! Tickets available here.
  • Prix Fixe Pairing – Classic Food & Beer (2/25, 6:45 PM) – Join host Jimmy Carbone as he pulls LAST BOTTLES from the cellar to pair with classic food curated by our guest chef Annette Tomei. A very limited number of tickets is available for this seated dinner.
  • NYC Brewers Choice (2/26 at Wythe Hotel from 6-9:30 PM) – We’ll be open, but a lot of us will spend the early evening at our favorite beer event of the year, NYC Brewers Choice. Get all the details (here) of these very special brews made with NY State ingredients and benefiting GrowNYC Greenmarket’s Regional Grains Project.
  • NY Beer Night & Book Signing with Beer Union (2/27, 4-7 PM) – We’ll kick things off with a very special happy hour featuring KelSo, and follow up with a book signing and featured beers from throughout the region. Pay as you go; more details here.
Leading up to our NYC Beer Week events, we’ll have our own launch of Michigan’s Bell’s Brewing (a $20 Tuesday Tasting next week – 2/11) and a sit-down dinner pairing six Belgians curated by Alex Forbes of Artisanal Imports with three pork dishes from a whole smoked hog we’ll be preparing on Tuesday, February 18 (tickets here).
Thanks to input from customers, we’re also starting a series of classes. You can join us next Thursday for a Chocolate, Cheese & Sparkling Beverage (wine + cider) class with Tess Rose Lampert. Whether you’re singled or coupled, we’ll get you ready for Valentine’s weekend with some tasty pairings that bring out the love… for sparkling wine and flavorful food! You can get your tickets for next week’s class here.
And join us all month long for the best in craft beer from NY and beyond!