NYC Brewer’s Choice

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The 3rd Annual NYC Brewer’s Choice will return as a part of NYC Beer Week (formerly NY Craft Beer Week) at City Winery on February 27th, 2013 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m., and will be co-hosted by the Beer Sessions Radio crew, Jimmy Carbone (Jimmy’s No. 43) and Dave Brodrick (Blind Tiger) with a keynote speech from Scott Vaccaro (Captain Lawrence).

Each brewer will personally pour you his/her most special beers alongside a thoughtful food pairing of chocolate, cheese, or charcuterie. NYC Brewer’s Choice will feature 20+ brewers from 20+ breweries paired with artisanal food prepared by local NYC chefs.

This is a great opportunity to meet some of the best brewers in the country with a current line-up including (subject to change):

  •     Scott Vaccaro, Captain Lawrence, NY
  •     Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery, NY
  •     Brian Strumke, Stillwater Artisanal, MD
  •     Jeff O’Neil, Peekskill, NY
  •     Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, Evil Twin Brewing, Denmark
  •     Jeremy Cowan, Shmaltz (He’Brew/Coney Island), NY
  •     Pete Dickson, Sixpoint Craft Ales, NY
  •     Kelly Taylor, Kelso, NY
  •     David Katleski, Empire Brewing Company, NY
  •     Damian Brown, Bronx Brewing, NY
  •     Chris Cuzme, 508 Gastrobrewery, NY
  •     Jason Perkins, Allagash, ME
  •     Bill Herlicka, White Birch Brewing, NH
  •     Chris Post, Wandering Star Brewing Company, MA
  •     Phil Leinart, Brewery Ommegang, NY
  •     Hutch Kugeman, Crossroads Brewing Company, NY
  •     Greg Doroski and DJ Swanson, Greenport Harbor, NY
  •     Jesse Ferguson, Carton Brewing, NJ
  •     David Yarrington, Smuttynose, NH
  •     Mark Burford, Blue Point, NY
  •     Matt Nucci, Blue Mt. Brewing, VA
  •     Brian Dwyer, SingleCut Beersmiths, NY
  •     Craig Frymark and Evan Klein, Barrier Brewing, NY
  •     NYC Brewers Guild Member Brewery Tasting
  •     More TBD!

Food will include Peekskill Brewery Restaurant, Blind Tiger (Chef Tom Harder), Mrs. Dorsey’s Kitchen (Owner Ron Johnson), Bobolink Farms, Coach Farm Cheese, Cabot Cheese, Sigmund’s Pretzels, Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, Jimmy’s No. 43 with 2010 Shuck ‘n Suck Winner Eddie “Oysters”, Nordic Bread, East Village Meat Market, Jimmy’s No. 43, and others TBA providing 20 different tasting stations.

Other features include:

  •     2nd Annual Unsung Local Beer Hero Awards (categories include Homebrewer, Brewery Worker, Sales Rep, Beer Bartender)
  •     Indie Spirits Curated by Modern Distillery Age Magazine including:
    • Charbay Distillery
    • New Holland Artisan Spirits
    • Koval Distillery
    • Tequila Semental
    • Truuli Peak Vodka c/o Foundations Marketing Worldwide
    • Montanya Rum, Montanya Distillers