Local Wine Events

Event Details

Beer

NY CRAFT BEER WEEK ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED SEPTEMBER LINEUP FEATURING REKNOWNED PUBS AND RESTAURANTS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS

Beer Week Passports Available for Purchase on Web Site and at Participating Bars; The 10-Day Event Will Feature 160 Unique Craft Brews at more than 80 Locations

New York, NY – After an inaugural event seeing 15,000 beer enthusiasts at 52 of New York’s favorite pubs and restaurants, NY Craft Beer Week (NYCBW) is back – and it is bigger and better.  This year’s events will take place from September 11 through September 20. More than 80 of New York City’s most renowned watering holes, spanning all five boroughs, will be featured along with several larger showcase events. Proceeds from the Beer Week events will benefit Just Food, a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region. 

The 2009 edition of the NYC Beer Passport for NY Craft Beer Week is available online at www.nycbeerweek.com and at the 83 participating bars and restaurants, which can be found at www.nycbeerweek.com.   These durably bound, pocket-sized program guides include maps and entitle holders to take advantage of promotions and discounts at all participating venues during NYCBW.  This year, patrons will also receive benefits from their Beer Passports throughout the following 12 months at participating venues.  As part of their Best Brews Program, all Manhattan Sheraton Four Points locations will be offering specials, inclusive of a Beer Passport, for those staying during the week’s festivities. 

NY Craft Beer Week 2009

• Gotham Cask Festival: September 11th-13th – Three bars will simultaneously tap 60 unique firkins with 20 varieties available at each. Also known as ‘real ale’, cask-conditioned beers are unfiltered, unpasteurized and served without any artificial carbonation.
• Interactive Bar Crawls: September 11th-20th – Participants can plan and lead their own outings for friends within the NYCBW program from www.nycbeerweek.com.
• Beer Walks: September 11th-20th – Local expert guides will lead these tours, built around cultural themes, including history, architecture, literature, cuisine – and key stops for beer
• Special Events at more than 80 beer bars in five boroughs: September 11th-20th – These include “meet the brewer” opportunities, brewmaster tastings, special beer releases, and unique food pairings, all with Passport holder price specials 
• Zagat House Specials Beer Pairings: September 11th-20th – Restaurant Week style menu offers food and beer specials at several neighborhood restaurants
• Zagat Presents Beer Dinner Series: These prix fixe meals feature dedicated menu pairings for individual beers with each of the four courses at the following restaurants:

·         September 13th – Resto (111 E. 29th St.) joins forces with Brewery Ommegang

·         September 14th – Tabla (11 Madison Ave.) partners with Goose Island Brewery

·         September 15th – Mas Farmhouse (39 Downing St.) teams up with Sam Adams beers

• Deconstructing Beer at Astor Center: These instructional courses will each focus on one ingredient only and how slight variations can significantly alter the final product.  The courses include samplings, discussion and a demonstration of related brewing elements:

·         September 13th – Arcadia Brewing’s Brewmaster Tim Surprise teaches a lesson on malt

·         September 14th – Sly Fox Brewery’s Brewmaster Brian O’Reilly lectures on hops

·         September 18th – Allagash Brewing’s Brewmaster Rob Tod educates on yeast

• Let us Eat Local Benefit Gala: September 16th – The annual fundraiser for Just Food will take place at Prince George Ballroom (15 E. 27th St.) and showcase more than 25 chefs from NYC’s finest restaurants, who will each offer a unique pairing of a 100% local dish with a regional craft beer.
• Brooklyn Brewery Scavenger Hunt: September 19th – Teams of four will seek out clues derived from city lore and beer knowledge while enjoying the Brewery’s beer, capped off by a party at the brewery in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn
• A Walk in the Park at Studio Square, The Official Closing Ceremony of NY Craft Beer Week: September 20th – Celebrating our city, Studio Square in Astoria (Queens) will open its Queens Loft and Royal Cellar to the public.  The day will include: more than 40 different rare and special beers, the premiere screening of Beer Quest Episode 1, local musical performances, a Greenmarket of local produce and the NY Craft Beer Week awards’ ceremony.

Josh Schaffner, NYCBW Founder and Director said, “We saw such strong enthusiasm and success with last year’s Craft Beer Week that we wanted to enhance the experience for our second annual event. With great partners like Zagat and Just Food, along with others we plan on announcing as the event draws closer, there is a cooperative effort to bring us full circle in appreciating beer as a fresh agricultural product. NY Craft Beer Week showcases the diversity of the city alongside the breadth of the many different beer styles produced by the dozens of breweries that distribute in the city."

Brooklyn Brewery’s Brewmaster Garrett Oliver added, “The entire week really gives brewers the opportunity to showcase their beers.  We’re excited about our Scavenger Hunt because it will give friends a chance to reconnect – and to discover some of our newest, inventive brews for the fall.  For those who are unfamiliar with craft beer, this event will offer a fun introduction.”

“When exploring dinners, people often consider pairing wines.  ‘Beer Pairings’ are an essential and the chefs and brew-masters with whom we are working are second to none in the industry,” offered Tim Zagat, CEO and Co-Founder of Zagat Survey.  “The event at Per Se is shaping up to be the ‘can’t miss’ kick off to autumn in Manhattan.”

About NY Craft Beer Week

NY Craft Beer Week is an idea born to fully appreciate the quantity and quality of the beers available to us and the places in which they are served.  There is good beer to be had all over the City, and this is your opportunity to try it all and experience our great city, and the beers to be found within its borders. It is as much about civic pride as it is about taking value in the splendors available to us. Its focus is to fuse libation education with community appreciation, thereby giving patrons the opportunity to gain new favorite breweries, beers and bars to enhance their regular repertoire throughout the year.  Learn more at: www.nycbeerweek.com.