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was last updated: July 25, 2010 1:15 PM
Another local event lists of interest: Beer
Alert Page.
Homebrewing Competitions and Events
- Aug. 7, AHA Mead Day. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/meadday
- Aug. 21, Brooklyn Wort Homebrew Comp. at Sycamore. Entry
is closed. Tasting tickets available now, try all 20 for $20. http://brooklynwort.com/
http://sycamorebrooklyn.com/
- August 23/September 26: Reserve your space today for this year’s
Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Exams on Aug. 23 in Brooklyn
or Sep. 26 in Manhattan. http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php Classes are held at
Jimmy’s No. 43. Contact NYCHG for info.
Beer Related Events
- July 27, 2010, Tuesday $10 Tasting Series- Japanese Craft Beers
at Jimmy's No. 43, 43 East 7th Street New York NY 10003, 7:00 PM.
In celebration of the Karate Kid, join us for a Tuesday $10 Tasting featuring
Japanese beers. We’ll be pouring 6 beers that showcase the variety in
Japanese beers, from the sake-like subtle, to the over-the-top hops. Presented
by Mike Lovullo of Union Beer (and former MBAS President!)
- July 27, 2010, Sixpoint Raid the Taps at Rattle 'N'
Hum, 14 East 33rd Street Bet 5th & Madison NY 10016. 13:00 PM. Come
meet the hottest thing to come out of Brooklyn since Rhea Perlman (AKA Carla
Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec, from TV
show Cheers!). This promises to be an awesome event at Rattle N Hum so please
come and show your support for Brooklyn’s own (queue Drum Roll here)
Sixpoint Craft Ales. The Brews: Apollo, Apollo Saison, Autobahn IPA, Bengali
Tiger IPA, Brownstone, Double Sweet Action, Gorilla Warfare, Old Krusher,
Otis, Righteous, Signal, Sweet Action. On hand pump: Apollo, Scotch
Ale dry-hopped with nugget hops.
- July 28, 2010, Sierra Nevada Brewing Night at The Double
Windsor, 210 Prospect Park West (@16th Street), Brooklyn, NY 11215, 7:00
PM - 2:00 AM. Dude, it’s Sierra Nevada! Undeniably one of the most successful
and recognizable craft brewery’s in America. And for good reason…
they make super tasty beer. Consistently! And for 30 years! So, c’mon
down and show em some love for all the years of great beer and not too mention,
a bit of gratitude for weathering the years between the first craft beer movement
and the current one. Confirmed on tap (more likely added): 30th Anniversary
– Charlie, Fred And Ken’s Bock, Summerfest Lager, Bigfoot Barleywine,
Blonde Ale, Brown Ale, Pale Ale.
- August 6-8, 2010: A Rated Beer Weekend at Mug's Ale
House, 115 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn NY 5:00 PM. 32 Drafts, 2 Cask all “A”
rated beers (beeradvocate.com, ratebeer.com and greatbrewers.com). Hopefully
they will provide us with an actual list of what beers soon!
