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!