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It’s our 3rd annual Battle of the Belgians and we have an amazing twist! Breaking news: Our main competition to Belgium this year will be Jerome Rebetez of BFM in Switzerland. He’ll be here pouring five of his beers. The beer list is still a work in progress, but you can join us from noon until 3 p.m. for many of the following:

From Switzerland:

• BFM XIV (La Quatorze, 14th Anniversary Beer) 20L keg
• BFM ADSBC Vertical Tasting: 2006, 2007, 2011 bottles + 2011 Grand Cru Edition bottles
• BFM Cuvee Alex le Rouge bottles
• BFM Spike & Jerome’s bottles
• BFM Anniversary Series: Cuvee du 7eme bottles, Cuvee du 8eme bottles, La Douze bottles, XIV draft

From Belgium:

• De Dolle Dulle Teve 20L keg
• Wostynje 20L keg
• Smisje Catherine the Great 20L keg
• De Glazen Toren Saison d’Erpe-Mere 20L keg
• La Rulles Cuvee Meilleurs Vouex 20L keg
• Alvinne Balthazaar bottles
• Alvinne Gaspar bottles
• Alvinne Melchior bottles
• Alvinne Cuvee d’Erpigny bottles
• Hannsens Scarenbecca Kriek bottles
• Brasserie a Vapeur Vintage Tasting: 1996 Vapeur Cochonne, 1996 Vapeur d’Antan, 1998 Vapeur en Folie, Saison de Pipaix (current), Vapeur de Bises (current, 2-3 years old)

Help us determine the best of the Belgians. Get your ticket here.

Nothing brightens up a dreary day like the $10 Tuesday Tastings at Jimmy’s No. 43. And today we’ll be oxymoronically brightening things with dark liquids (beer/cider)! Our tastings start promptly at 7:30, but you can enjoy any of these beers on your own (regular bar/restaurant service available). Tonight’s list will include:

• Two Brothers Cane & Ebel (draft)
• Farnum Kingston Black (bottle)
• Maine Beer Company King Titus (bottle)
• Nøgne ø Imperial Rye Porter (bottle)
• Ommegang 3 Philosophers (bottle)
• St. Bernardus Abt 12 (draft)

Hope to see you tonight at Jimmy’s No. 43!

Jimmy’s No. 43 is happy to be taking part of Small Business Saturday, and we hope you can join us to partake of some really cool menu items we’ll be featuring today. Among them is Two Brothers Cane & Ebel, a 7% ABV Rye Beer, that we’ll have on tap. This tighly rated interesting and unusual beer pairs nicely with our restaurant menu. Tonight we’ll be featuring the perfect dish for the dip in temps outside: our Wild Mushroom and Jerusalem Artichoke Soup, which we premiered at our recent Wild Mushroom dinner with Wild Gourmet Food’s Les and Nova. We’ll also be featuring this soup at our December 3rd Prix Fixe Vegetarian Belgian Beer Dinner.

And if you’re an American Express card holder, you can score a $25 credit if you spend it with us tomorrow, November 24th from noon until midnight! Enroll your eligible card here, and American Express will pick up the first $25 you spend with us tomorrow. A win-win for all!

If you haven’t noticed, we now have a store online that accepts PayPal (you can also mail a check or buy with a credit card at the restaurant). Along with gift certificates, we have some pretty darn cool and unique holiday packages ranging from a beer a day for a year to a burger party for you and 49 of your closest friends!

Plus, we’ll be participating in Small Business Saturday, and if you’re an American Express Card Holder, you can score a $25 credit if you spend it with us tomorrow, November 24th from noon until midnight! Enroll your eligible card here, and American Express will pick up the first $25 you spend with us tomorrow. A win-win for all!

Why stand in line at a store when you’re a Jimmy’s No. 43 fan? We’ve got you covered. Shop from the following items:

Taste the Taps Price = $25.00 You’ll get your fill of interesting and unusual beers at Jimmy’s No. 43 with a 4 oz. pour from each of our 12 taps. Valid any day in 2013.

“Beer 101 Certificate” at Jimmy’s No. 43 Price = $25.00 This certificate is suitable for framing on which you can list all the interesting and unusual beers you drank at Jimmy’s No. 43 in 2013. Try 101 different beers in a year, and you’ll get a Jimmy’s No. 43 T-shirt when you finish!

Beer for a Year Price = $365.00 Perfect for the beer lover in your life (or be your own Santa Claus and gift yourself!). This special membership card gets you one draft beer a day from January 1 through December 31, 2013. Includes a Jimmy’s No. 43 T-shirt.!

These and additional items can be purchased here.

Who cares that it’s winter and the days in Alaska are getting shorter by the hour. Tonight’s $10 Tuesday Tasting (7:30 p.m., don’t be late!) features the beers of Alaska’s Midnight Sun Brewing Company. Among beers we’ll be featuring for the TT or a la carte for those who want regular bar/restaurant service will be:

• Arctic Rhino – 5% coffee porter
• Sockeye – 5.7% red IPA
• Panty Peeler – 8.5% Belgian Triple w/curacao and coriander
• Treat – 7.8% chocolate pumpkin porter
• Melt Down – 8% double IPA
• Plus, we’ll have Lagunitas Brown Shugga (yes, we know they’re not from Alaska, but it’s still the left coast) – 9.8% American Strong Ale

We hope you can join us tonight or anytime this week (we will be closed on Thanksgiving; open on Friday at noon) for some Midnight Sun!