Author: anon

We’re happy to have a special guest at this week’s Thursday Tap™: Brooklyn-based author Jennifer Miller, who is on a mission to set a RecordSetter world record for the most author events hosted in a single month—100 book clubs in 30 days. She’ll be here to promote the paperback release of her first novel, The Year of the Gadfly.

And in honor of Jennifer’s Brooklyn ties, we’ll have two Brooklyn Brewmaster Reserve kegs for Thursday Tap™. First up is Silver Anniversary, a special Doppelbock version (9% ABV) of the Brooklyn Lager that was introduced when the brewery opened in 1988. We’ll also have Brooklyn Scorcher, a sessionable (4.5% ABV) American IPA.

This is July Good Beer Month, and the other night on Beer Sessions Radio™ Brooklyn Brewery Beermaster Garrett Oliver read Mayor Bloomberg’s 5th Annual Proclamation (you can check him out at the 30 minute mark here). You can find all the Good Beer Seal bars and their mission at goodbeerseal.com.

We invite you to drop by and see what Jennifer’s book is all about and have some great Brooklyn Brewery beer while you’re at it. Regular bar service also available.

We have a great line-up planned for tonight’s Tuesday Tasting. Show up at 7:30 p.m. (please be prompt; latecomers may not find a seat!), and for $20 you get six samples from this incredible line up of interesting and unusual beers:

• Sierra Nevada Summerfest – Sierra Nevada’s take on a golden lager: clean & crisp with a nice hop profile.
• Mahr’s Ungespundent – Unfiltered pilsner from Germany.  Light and refreshing with a nice yeast complexity.
• Timothy Taylor Landlord – a true English Bitter.  Nice caramel malt backbone & with a grassy hop finish.
• Uerige Sticke – the original Dusseldorf Altbier.  Light on the palate with a charred malt flavor and aromas of dried fruits.
• Lagunitas IPA – a classic west-coast IPA, with flavors and aromas of pine and citrus with a bitter finish.
• Grando Plato Strada San Felice – an Itlian Doppelbock brewed with chestnut honey that gives it a sweet flavor without being overdone.  The malt backbone brings forth a deep amber color with flavors and aromas of figs and roasted nuts.

See you tonight at Jimmy’s No. 43 (regular bar service also available).

As we gear up for July Good Beer Month and a lot of summer happenings, we’ll be presenting a new summer menu (lighter fare, great options to pair with interesting and unusual beers) this week. Be sure to drop by (opening at 4 p.m.) for our new menu later this week.

And watch for details on the upcoming July Good Beer Month Food & Beer Fest to be held on July 27th in Williamsburg. Tickets on sale soon!

As a kick-off to July Good Beer Month and to celebrate Independence Day, Jimmy’s No. 43 will be serving up American craft beer and hard ciders all weekend. Rotating taps will include brews by Radiant Pig, Barrier Brewing, Carton and other locally sourced beers. We’ll also have Slyboro Ciders available. We’ll be opening at 5 p.m. this week and through the holiday weekend. Come join us and toast a cheer to America!

Today Jimmy’s No. 43 owner and Good Beer Seal co-founder Jimmy Carbone will be heading down to City Hall to pick up Mayor Bloomberg’s 5th Annual Proclamation that July is Good Beer Month! We’ll have some great Tuesday Tastings and Thursday Taps, but our featured event of the month comes near the end, when Peekskill Brewing’s Jeff O’Neill joins us on July 30th for a  five-course Prix Fixe Dinner with Peekskill beer. Be sure to get your tickets for this opportunity to hobnob with Jeff and try some really great beer and food pairings.

In addition, Jimmy will be hosing his annual podcast (now three dates), Craft Beer Jam, at WNYC’s The Greene Space. Features of the events include:

• The Best Craft Beers You’ve Never Tasted – July 10th at 7 p.m. – An evening of beer-focused conversation, consumption and celebration! Learn the secrets of the most rare and special brews around. Beer Sessions Radio™ host Jimmy Carbone welcomes Dan McGloughlin of Manhattan’s Pony Bar and Ed Berestecki of Brooklyn’s Mug’s Ale House. With music by The Flanks. Tickets here.
• Home Brewer Battle – July 17th at 7 p.m. – Learn the do’s and don’ts of brewing beer at home, along with tips on how to taste beer. Featuring John LaPolla of Bitter & Esters, beer educator Sam Merritt of Civilization of Beer, and Chris Cuzme of 508 Gastrobrewery. With live music by The Bailen Brothers. Tickets here.
• Queens Craft Breweries – July 24th at 7 p.m. – Discover why Queens has become a brewing hot spot. Taste beer fit for a Queen(s county imbiber). Featuring Robby Crafton of Big Alice Brewery, Rich Castagna of Bridge & Tunnel Brewery, Ethan Long of Rockaway Brewing Company and Chris Schonberger of First We Feast. With live music by The Great Apes. Tickets here.

We hope you’ll drop by Jimmy’s No. 43 for July Good Beer Month, and drink lots of good beer!