Jimmys No. 43

Remember last year’s Summer of Gose? We’re happy to be bringing back all our summertime favorites, celebrating tart, sour, refreshing and crisp beverages that are perfect for when the temperatures rise.

Among our featured beers this week are:

• Troublesome Brewing’s Off-Color Gose
• Leipsiger Gose
• Westbrook Gose (in cans)

Plus, this Saturday, we’ll be grilling on Manhattan’s waterfront at Little Big BBQ (and Jimmy’s will be open for regular business on Saturday, as well). On Monday (June 20th) we’ll be throwing a party for Heritage Radio Network and Beer Sessions Radio, as we focus on beers of the Hudson Valley (come by Monday evening after 6PM to drink with radio hosts and the brewers we’ll be featuring on the “New Primitives” episode of Beer Sessions Radio). And in just over a week (on Sunday, June 26th), we welcome back one of our favorite cider makers, Eleanor Leger of Eden Ice Ciders, for a cider talk with meet and greet.

While it seemed to take forever, summer is at last on the horizon as we head into Memorial Day weekend. We’ll be grilling outdoors at CookOut NYC’s Food Party on the Pier (tickets and info here), but Jimmy’s No. 43 will be open all weekend offering up cool libations, great eats (like our Best Burger), and our cool caverns for lovers of beer, cider, wine and spirits. We’ll also be hosting Plan Bee Farm Brewery on Sunday afternoon, so be sure to drop in and meet the brewer.

And if spirits are your favorite libation, be sure to grab a ticket to next Wednesday’s (6/1) Empire State Spirits of Summer with author Brad Japhe, who will be discussing the NY State spirits scene with pours from 10+ spirits paired with small plates from our kitchen.

The following Wednesday (6/8), we are very excited to be a pop-up location for Brewed Food, a collective “dedicated to pushing the boundaries of the beer and food world” who will be working with our own chef and bringing in guest chefs from Brooklyn Brewery and New Belgium for a beer and food pairing dinner that is out of this world (full menu and ticket link here).

Be sure to keep up with all our events in June, by visiting our calendar page, and we hope to see you soon as we beat the heat at Jimmy’s No. 43!

We’re using the unseasonably chilly weather as an excuse to break out a very special keg that has aged extremely well and we’re tapping with bittersweet pleasure. Our Finest Regards is a Barleywine from Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, a great gypsy brewery that closed shop last year. Almost none of their beers remains on the market, so this is your chance to try this incredibly nuanced “big” beer (11% ABV) on draught.

Whether you spell it with an “e” or without, we’re celebrating it neat this week as we feature our deep list of artisan whisk(e)ys from across the US and Europe. Inspired by a chapter in spirits author Jeff Cioletti’s new book, The Year of Drinking Adventurously,we’ll be comparing our favorite whiskeys this week and at a special (ticketed – here) tasting with Jeff himself on Thursday (5/12).

The chapters of Jeff’s book break down drinking over a year, and include features on both Irish and Scottish whiskey, which got us wondering, “Who does it best?”

Join Jeff Cioletti for  comparison of six Irish and Scotch whiskeys as he talks about his new book! You’ll sample several different styles and learn all about this great spirit from an expert. Tickets are $15 for the tasting, or $45 includes a hardback copy of Jeff’s book (or $35 for a paperback copy), which he will sign for you.

Raise your glass with us and toast the great peaty beverage that is among our favorite distilled liquors.

We’ve decided to change the format of this weekend’s April Sours to feature some of our favorite lambics, geuzes, goses and saisons all weekend long. We’ll be pouring several large-bottle-format beers by the glass, including special limited brews from the Bruery and Jolly Pumpkin. Among the featured beers:

• Way Beer Sour Me Not Caju – a great new sour beer from Brazil
• Slaapmutske Flemish Old Style Kriek (Belgium)
• Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca (Michigan)
• And many other featured Bruery beers and unique Belgians

So join us as we celebrate April Sours!