Event of The Week: 11/16/09 – 11/20/09
Chelsea Brewery Event at BGH
Tuesday – 11/17/09
If anyone wants to figure out which beers are making exceptional beers, just ask me what current breweries I don’t like. Why? Cause I’m almost always wrong about them. Case in point – Chelsea. I was down on Chelsea for a while because of their lifeless cask beers I kept having. Then I tried their 90 Schilling Wee Heavy and their Black Hole Stout (which, literally, is so dark that it sucks light out of the room). Both were amazing and made me rethink my attitude towards Manhattan’s only brewery (not counting Heartland Brewery because, well, you know…)
Kelso at The Farm
Wednesday 11/18/09 ($40)
Speaking of Kelso, here’s a chance to try a few grade A beers at a restaurant that makes great food in an amazing way. Sure, it’s a bit expensive and it bit out of the way (Ditmas park, baby!), but make this your one event and support a brewer whose proven their mastery more than a few times over.
1st Year Anniversary at Rattle ‘N’ Hum
Thursday through Sunday 11/19/09 – 11/20/09
The Cask Fest at The Brazen Head was a great time. The beer was delicious, the variety amazing and the number of casks available was unheard of. Until two weeks later. Rattle ‘N’ Hum is taking The Brazen Head’s 10 and taking it to 11. They’ll have 20 casks loaded up at any given time and promise over 50 different, only one of each, casks. Good…lord. Lady Patience might have to bolt the door from the outside (or just stock the fridge with some beer) if she wants to keep me from spending 72 straight hours smacking the bar at Rattle ‘N’ Hum.
“I Love New York” Beer Week at Spring Lounge
Monday – Friday 11/16/09 – 11/20/09
It’s shocking that this wasn’t an easy pick for me. I mean, this is an entire week devoted to New York beers! Each day features a different New York brewery. Monday is Southern Tier, Tuesday is Ommegang, Wednesday is Southampton, Thursday is Brooklyn Brewery, Friday is Ithaca Brewery and on Saturday they’re going to realize it was a mistake to do a “I Love New York” beer appreciation week without including a night for Six Point. The good news is that even though they aren’t featured, they are represented (so is Chelsea, Captain Lawrence, Blue Point and – didn’t know this was one of those reasons to love New York beers – Genessee).
