Thursday Tap and Meet the Brewer - Trois Dames

We're pleased to announce a special version of this week's Thursday Tap at Jimmy's No. 43. From 5-7pm on January 31, Jimmy will be hosting the New York debut of Switzerland's Brasserie Trois Dames. In addition, brewer Raphaël Mettler will be there to talk about beer, wine, cheese, fondue, and Freddie Mercury.

The beers:

• L'Amoureuse Rouge (bottles) - brewed with 80% malt and 20% Gamaret grape must and aged in wine barrels for several months. Secondary fermentation is spontaneous due to wild yeast and bacteria on the grape skins.
• L'Amoureuse Blanc (bottles) - brewed with 80% malt and 20% Chasselas grape must and aged in wine barrels for several months.
• Grande Dame Oud Bruin (draft) - a sour brown ale in the Flemish tradition

There is also an "Oyster Shuck and Talk" to benefit Slow Foods in the back room from 6:30-8pm so if you're feeling ambitious, why not do both events. Note that the Oyster talk is a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased here. Oysters will also be available at the bar for purchase and the Thursday Tap is a pay-as-you-go event.

Jimmy's No. 43 is located at 43 E. 7th Street.

Thursday Tap - Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black

This Thursday, starting at 5pm, Jimmy's No. 43 will be pouring a limited keg of New Zealand's Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black, an American-style porter. It's fresh and hoppy yet dark and rich. There are only 24 kegs of this beer in the entire US and Jimmy's got one of them. This 6% "black IPA", if you're so inclined to use that nomenclature, is roasty from the use of chocolate and black patent malts with big fruity hop notes from the New Zealand hops (Nelson Sauvin, Styrian Goldings, Cascade).

And if you're a fan of oysters, there will also be a Slow U event that night in the back room of Jimmy's to benefit Slow Food NYC:  Aw, Shucks - Oysters and Beer. From 6:30-8 pm, you'll learn about oysters from Karen Rivara of Noank Aquaculture Cooperative (speaking from experience, her oysters are fantastic). The ticket for the lecture includes your first half dozen oysters and a beer. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/268896  Tickets are $25 for the general public, $20 for Slow Food members, and $30 at the door.

Jimmy's No. 43 is located at 43 E. 7th Street.