Jimmys No. 43

It’s a birthday weekend at Jimmy’s No. 43 and we’re having a double celebration with a bunch of owner Jimmy Carbone’s favorite brews. Not only is it the publican’s birthday (on Saturday… drop by in the evening and raise your glass to him!), but eight years ago this week, Jimmy’s No. 43 was born. Running a restaurant in NYC has its highs and lows. Among the highlights:

• Highlight – Being one of the very first craft beer bars in the East Village… thankfully, not too many people stumble in these days asking for a Budweiser!
• Highlight – Raising money for great community groups through our various cookoffs (can’t wait for cassoulet in January!); speaking of which, our friends at FSNYC are having their annual Tomato Fest this Sunday (8/18)… mmm, tomato-based cocktails! Plus, Teen Battle Chef Summer Interns will lend a hand, assisting local chefs serving up tempting tomato dishes to guests in the name of supporting sustainability and a healthy food system for all!
• Highlight – Introducing many new brewers to the city’s beer drinkers, such as Barrier Brewing, Bronx Brewing and more recently beers from Grimm Artisanal and Port Jeff.
• Lowlight – Surviving Sandy… we’re still trying to get over last year’s power outage.
• Highlight – co-founding the Good Beer Seal (in 2009).
• Lowlight – The St. Patrick’s Day counter-programming of all British beers (the revelers were not amused).
• Highlight – Bringing in the beers of small breweries around the world via some amazing importers such as Vanberg & Dewulf, Shelton Brothers, 12 Percent, and Rowan Importers.
• Highlight – Offering an affordable space for up-and-coming arts groups; currently August is Fringe month, so come out and see their shows.
• Highlight – Sharing great craft beer with Jimmy’s Community!

And speaking of great craft beer, today is Thursday Tap™, and in celebration of the birthday boy and bar, we’ll be tapping Jolly Pumpkin’s Luciernaga (“The Firefly”), a 6.5% Belgian-style pale ale. Another one of Jimmy’s favorites we’ll have available through the weekend is La Rullés Estivale (Bière De Gaume), another Belgian pale. Plus The Wild Beer Company’s Sommerset Saison. And Jimmy’s favorite beer these days: Carton’s Boat Beer! And because we love our locals, we’ll have plenty of Barrier, Newburgh and other NY brews on tap and available by the bottle.

Join us! (Regular bar/restaurant service available; BYOB – bring your own birthdaycake – optional.)

 

It’s still feeling a bit muggy out there (despite the drop in temps), so for today’s Thursday Tap™, we’re pulling out a great new cider from Critz Farms in Cazenovia, NY. Their Harvest Moon Four Screws Cider “is crafted from a special blend of sweet and tart dessert apples pressed on our 1890′s rack and cloth Four Screw Press. We are proud to offer farm visitors a bit of history with this Syracuse-built antique. Sweetened with pure maple syrup, Four Screw’s subtle fruitiness and complex flavor is highlighted when served with local New York cheeses.”

And coming up this weekend, we’ll be putting on a few more interesting and unusual beers. Be on the lookout for new beers from Barrier Brewing and Jolly Pumpkin’s Weizen Bam. Pair with our summer menu featuring shrimp tacos or spicy sausage.

As always, the Thursday Tap™ goes live at 5 p.m., with regular bar/restaurant service available.

Who says “summer’s almost over”? Not us! While some of our staff (and Jimmy) are heading up to Ommegang for Belgium Comes to Cooperstown, we’re making sure all the city slickers can get theirs, as well, with a Summer Saison weekend. Today through Sunday, we’ll have Ommegang and other summer beers on tap for your enjoyment all weekend long. Celebrate the Summer Saison with us, as we tap the following kegs:

• Ommegang Fleur de Houblon – 6.8% ABV Belgian style pale ale
• Elysian Brewing Oddland Peppercorn Saison – 7.0% Saison from Seattle, WA
• Wild Beer Co.’s Somerset Saison – 5.0% Saison from the U.K.

And we’ll have plenty more great beers in rotation and available in bottles. Regular bar/restaurant service also available.

It’s all about the hops! Today is International IPA Day, and Jimmy’s No. 43 is getting on board with Bear Republic’s Republic Brewing’s Crazy Ivan, a Belgian IPA (6.0% ABV) that will be going on at 5 p.m. for today’s Thursday Tap™.

Bear Republic says this beer “took a wild left turn when we fermented it with our favorite Trappist ale yeast. Charged with hops, followed closely by a clove and pepper Belgian yeast character.”

We’ll have plenty more where that came from, plus regular bar/restaurant service is available, too. Stop in and see why the Village Voice’s Fork in the Road thinks you’ll be happy celebrating with an IPA at Jimmy’s No. 43!

 

Tomorrow night, Jimmy’s No. 43 is happy to be hosting a dinner featuring Jeff O’Neil of Peekskill Brewing, who along with us will be celebrating the close of July Good Beer Month with a Peekskill Tap Takeover. Starting around 6 p.m. (Tuesday, July 30th), Jeff will be pouring some of the best Peekskill beers available outside the brewpub, including:

• ‘Share the Rainbow’ – a Belgian-style white brewed with blood oranges, cara cara oranges, navels, pink peppercorns and fermented with both belgian yeast and brettanomyces
• ‘Simple Sour’ – a light, tart, crisp, clean sour ale fermented with Brettanomyces
• ‘Higher Standard’ – the Triple IPA that won the 2013 TAP-NY Governors Cup
• ‘Eastern Standard’ – a bright, fruity IPA, dry-hopped with Ssimcoe and Citra hops
• ‘Vaporizer’ – an American imperial stout, rich, inky, black velvet

Then at 7 p.m., Jeff will be leading a food-beer pairing with a menu curated by Guest Chef Marc Giroux, featuring a selection of protein-centric dishes (clam, duck, pork and shrimp) for which tickets are still available (get them here).

So whether you want to head to the East Village for beer or a great prix fixe pairing dinner, be sure to stop by and say hello to Jeff while we have a full line-up of Peekskill in the house!