On September 30th, City Winery will be transformed into a beer lover’s paradise for NYC Brewer’s Choice, a featured event of New York Craft Beer Week. Over fifteen of the country’s top brewers will be presenting rare, select, small-batch beers alongside their own favorite food pairings, in this intimate VIP-style ticketed event. Greg Hall of Goose Island will be the Keynote Speaker of the event. Participants include Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery, Kelly Taylor of Kelso of Brooklyn, Phil Markowski of Southampton, Shane Welch of Sixpoint Craft Ales, Patrick Rue of The Bruery, DJ Swanson of Greenport Harbor Brewing Co., Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Phil Leinart of Brewery Ommegang, Ben Granger of Bier Kraft presenting a homebrew pairing, Scott Vaccaro of Captian Lawrence Brewing Co., Jeff O’Neal from Ithaca Beer Company, Brian O’Reilly of Sly Fox, Richard Norgrove of Bear Republic, David Katleski of Empire Brewing Co., Sam Merritt of Civilization of Beer, Ray NcNeill of McNeill’s Brewery, Dan Paquette of Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, Jeremy Cowan of HE’BREW Beer, and Shelton Brothers Imports. Food pairings will include gourmet selections from Jacques Torres Chocolate, High Plains Bison, Saxelby Cheesemongers, Brooklyn Larder, The Meat Hook, and many more.
Early bird tickets are $75 and will be available for purchase until September 15th, when ticket prices will be $90. A portion of the proceeds will benefit New Amsterdam Market. Tickets are non-refundable under any condition and can be purchased at www.nycbrewerschoice.com.
Jimmy Carbone, co-founder of The Good Beer Seal and July Good Beer Month, has teamed up with Shehan De Silva, to create Starch ‘N’ Brew. This is their first event together.