Tasting at City Swiggers

On Wednesday, 20 February, we'll be sampling some of our beers at City Swiggers on the Upper East Side. If you're not familiar with City Swiggers, it's been a welcome edition to the uptown beer scene for just over a year. Alan and Pamela run a great little shop where you can pick up bottles, get your growler filled, and stay for a pint from one of their 14 taps.

Come by to try beers from Jolly Pumpkin, Mikkeller, 8 Wired, Adnams, Bretagne, De Ranke, Freigeist, plus cider from Henney's.

City Swiggers is located at 320 E. 86th Street. The tasting starts around 5:30pm and runs until 9pm.

Tuesday $10 Tastings

Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm, Mike Lovullo of Union Beer hosts a $10 tasting at Jimmy's No. 43. $10 gets you tastings of 6 different beers.

This Tuesday, 12 June, I'll be joining him as he samples British and British-style beers including Adnams Southwold Bitter, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Coniston Old Man Ale, and De Molen Engels.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEW ZEALAND TASTING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL JULY
Next Tuesday, 19 June, join us as we sample beers from the Southern Hemisphere, including beers from some of our New Zealand breweries:  Epic Brewing, Tuatara, 8 Wired, and the Yeastie Boys (beer list tbd). Bring Your Own Sheep.

Introducing Adnams

After a long absence, we are proud to welcome UK brewery Adnams back to the US! They are one of the oldest and most respected breweries in England and were voted Brewery of the Year in 2011. Two of their beers recently arrived in New York so keep your eye out for them in stores and ask your local publican to bring them in!


- Broadside, a 6.3% full-bodied ale brewed with Maris Otter malt and hopped with only one hop variety - First Gold. Thanks to the character of the house yeast, it has a powerful hint of orange fruit. Broadside commemorates the fierce battle of Sole Bay fought against the Dutch republic in 1672 off the Suffolk coast, just across the green from the brewery. The English fleet was moored in Southwold with Admiral Edward Montagu and most of sailors drinking in local ale houses when called to action.






- Southwold Bitter, a 4.1% bitter, distinctively hoppy and dry with malt aromas. Southwold Jack, seen on the label, is one of Adnams' oldest and most loyal figureheads. Local legend has it that he was once a young soldier from the Wars of the Roses and today he sits on the wall of the brewery.

Watch Head Brewer Fergus describe the cask version: