Jimmys No. 43

We’re just about sold out for tonight’s Belgians and bacon beer dinner with The American Craft Beer Cookbook writer John Holl. Tonight’s menu consists of five courses, including:

• Mole Chicken and Bacon Taquitos (modified from John’s recipe for Standing Stone Brewing Company‘s Mole Poblano, p. 75)
• Bacon and Duck Fat Confit Home Fries (from Garrett Oliver’s recipe, p. 272)
• Shrimp and Grits with Hickory Bacon (Front Street Brewery‘s recipe, p. 8)
• Brussels Sprouts with Jowl Bacon (modified from Black Star Co-Op Pub‘s recipe, p. 268)
• “Elvis” Tea Sandwich Bread Pudding with—you guessed it—bacon! (Jimmy’s No. 43 recipe, p. 107)

The beer pairings (order TBD) will include a selection of Belgian and Belgian-style beers imported by Shelton Brothers, including from Brasserie de la Senne, Het Nest (Hitachino, Deranke, and Trou du Diable(from Canada).

Then tomorrow evening, we’ll be celebrating with Vanberg and DeWulf for their third annual Coast to Coast Toast. The CTCT3 just happens to coincide with Thursday Tap™, so we’ve selected the Scaldi’s Tripel for our very special CTCT3 tapping (we’ll also have many more V&D brews, including Monk’s Stout on draft).

Then, on Saturday, it’s the event Belgian beer lovers wait for every year: Battle of the Belgians. We’ll have 20+ beers poured by reps and beer makers (special guest Rich Castagna of Bridge & Tunnel) and paired with brunch-style food offerings in this walk-around tasting event. Don’t miss out (BotB tickets are going fast – get yours here)! Because of Thanksgiving being so late, we had to move this event forward from the first weekend in December when it’s usually held. Get your Belgian fix all month long at Jimmy’s No. 43.

For today’s Thursday Tap™ we head back to Long Island and our friends at Barrier Brewing. Riprap is a 6.1% ABV Baltic Porter, which Brewer Craig Frymark describes as follows:

“Fermented with a lager yeast at warmer temperatures and cold-conditioned for several weeks. It pours a deep, dark brown with red highlights and a khaki head. Aromas of sweet caramel malt, dried stone fruit, cocoa powder, and subtle smoke. Flavors are a combination of tart cherry, bitter chocolate, biscuity bread, and sweet and tangy maltiness with an underlying smoke and hop bitterness.”

As always, we tap at 5 p.m. while supplies last. With regular bar/restaurant/oyster service available.

November is Belgian beer month, and we have a great line-up of Belgian beers and events featuring them coming up over the next couple of weeks.

First up, tonight’s Tuesday Tasting ($20 at the bar at 7:30… don’t be late!) will offer six Belgians (or Belgian-style beers) to tempt your tastebuds, including:

• Saison Dupont
• Westmalle Dubbel
• Orval
• Green Flash Rayon Vert from San Diego
• Ommegang Game of Thrones (NY State)
• Stillwater Saison (Baltimore)

Next week, we’ll be seeing the return of Bacon & Belgians, when John Holl comes to co-host a beer dinner on Wednesday, November 13th, at 7:00 p.m. We’ll be featuring recipes from his book, , The American Craft Beer Cookbook, but adding bacon for a porky twist. And, of course, we’ll be pairing each of the five courses with a Belgian (or Belgian-style) beer. Get your tickets here (our past two dinners have sold out, so don’t delay!).

And perhaps we’ve saved the best for last, because on Saturday, November 16th from 1-4 p.m. we’ll have the 4th Annual Battle of the Belgians. You’ll be sampling the world’s best Belgians in this walk-around tasting that features brunch bites and dozens of beers from the U.S., Switzerland, France and – of course – Belgium (for last year’s list, click here). Tickets on sale now.

And we’ll be featuring Belgians all month long, plus our Vermont-themed menu is still available for those who want to pay as you go. All are welcome!

We’ve made it through another Cider Week, and while we’ve still got plenty of cider to go around, we’re excited to be back in beer for the end of October!

We’ll have delicious harvest beers (Founders!) and pumpkins (Jolly and otherwise) available for individual purchase or in samples for tonight’s Tuesday Tasting. For $20 (pay at the bar), you’ll get a guided tasting of six different beers, including:

• Sagra Pils, a refreshing pils from Spain
• Founders Harvest (our favorite fresh hop Pale Ales)
• Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela (the only actual pumpkin beer from the Dexter, Michigan, brewer)
• Freigeist Hoppeditz-Doppelsticke Alt Bier from Koln, Germany
• Stillwater Sensory Series Volume 2 – Small Black (black saison)
• The Bruery Tart of Darkness (sour stout from California)

Tomorrow and Thursday, we’re getting spooky with our Halloween themes. Tomorrow it’s a BYOP (as in Bring Your Own Pumpkin) carving contest (Wednesday, 10/30), and we’ll be featuring Bridge & Tunnel’s Pumpkin Ale. On Thursday (10/31), you can come in costume (or not) and enjoy Kyritzer’s Mord & Totschlag (“Murder and Manslaughter”) for Thursday Tap™. This 7.2% ABV Baltic Porter was a legendary beer brewed for the knights of Kyritz an der Knatter as early the 17th century. This rich, hearty German dark is a scary combination of two historical styles: Baltic Porter and Schwarzbier.

As always, we’ll have regular bar/restaurant service available. We’re all about the Treat (as in Trick or Treat) at Jimmy’s No. 43. BOO!