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Sixpoint Craft Ales at Pig Island- October 2

Sixpoint Craft Ales has always been a big supporter of the local food/ beer scene. This summer, Shane Welch and Craig Frymark invited some of the Good Beer Seal members to the Sixpoint brewery to get their hands dirty making the special Sixpoint Signal for Meatopia: BBQ NYC. Afterward, Cathy Erway treated the gang to an incredible lunch sourced from Sixpoint’s own rooftop garden. You can read all about Cathy’s delicious potato salad at LunchatSixpoint.com. Meanwhile, if you were lamenting the limited availability of Sixpoint Signal, you will have another chance to have some!

Sixpoint is bringing back the Signal, along with a new release pumpkin saison and a new pilsner for Pig Island, a great food and beer event on beautiful Governor’s Island this Saturday, October 2. For tickets and further information, check out ilikepig.com.

NY Craft Beer Week!

NY Craft Beer Week starts TODAY!

I can watch this video all day, but that would just keep me from the festivities! Get Real NY is on September 25- 26, the Nano and Nomad Dinner with Sam Merritt at Jimmy’s No. 43 which is also on Sept 26, on Tuesday the 28th celebrate Eat, Drink Local Week with participating Good Beer Seal Bars running specials on Brown Ales and Lagers, also on September 28 at DBA Williamsburg: Pretty Things v. Funky Cheese, NYC Brewer’s Choice is Thursday September 30, Pig Island and Brooklyn Brewery’s Voyage of the IPA on October 2, and many, many others. Check out our events calendar for all the Good Beer Seal bar offerings for NY Craft Beer Week!

Cheers!

NYC Brewer’s Choice

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.

CASK ALE!

Tuesday, September 14, tune in to Beer Sessions Radio’s Cask Ale show at 5:00 PM!

Cask Ale inspires great passion in the beer community, that’s why the Heritage Radio Network studio will have cask experts and cask lovers spilling over the sides tomorrow night. We’ll talk about upcoming cask festivals Get Real NY and the 3rd Williamsburg Cask Ale Festival at DBA Brooklyn with Patrick Donagher (Rattle N’ Hum) and Alex Hall (Gotham Imbiber). Joel Shelton (Shelton Brothers) will be talking about German casks and sharing samples with Patrick, Alex and Chris Cuzme (Pres. Malted Barley Appreciation Society). Plus, Jimmy and Ray take a visit to Union Beer Distributing (Greatbrewers.com) to talk to Robert Hodson about cask ale in NYC! This is not to be missed.

Beer Between the Coasts

Shane Welch and Paul Kermizian post-show at Roberta's Restaurant

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy and Ray welcomed filmmaker and Good Beer Seal bar owner Paul Kermizian into the studio along with our roving reporter, Dave Brodrick. Paul talked about his experience making the film American Beer and his own Brooklyn bar, Barcade. The guys were also joined by a special call-in guest from the wilds of Minnesota, Omar Ansari of Surly Brewing Company.

After the show, Shane Welch of Sixpoint Craft Ales found himself at our table at Roberta’s Restaurant to cheerfully talk shop. The quip of the night belongs to Paul Kermizian, however, who informed us that, ” On the weekends I tell the staff when people ask for Amstel or Stella -tell them to get a Jack and Coke!”

Get Real NY: September 25-26, 2010

Prepare for New York’s largest Cask Ale Fest! Get Real NY will feature 80 casks, 35 food vendors, beer and food pairings, chefs, brewers, home brew lessons, and so much more! For tickets and information, visit Get Real NY today!

July Good Beer Month Report

Last week was a busy week for July Good Beer Month. If you missed Edible Pursuit with our friend Rachel Wharton, you can check out pics from the event right here. You can also hear an on-the-scene report from Sunday’s Meatopia: BBQ NYC event on Governors Island by listening to The Main Course on the Heritage Radio Network. Pictures from the huge BBQ and beer event will be posted soon.

While Meatopia was a smashing good party, Today is only July 12! There are still 20 days left in July Good Beer Month!

Tomorrow, don’t miss the SIMULTAP event. Several Good Beer Seal bars will get their first delivery of Sixpoint Signal and will be tapping it in conjunction with the Beer Sessions Radio live stream at 5:00 PM! Join our roving reporter, Dave Brodrick, Jeff Gorlechen and Craig Frymark of Sixpoint Craft Ales and Caitlin Robin of Against the Grain for all the smoked beer fun!

July Good Beer Month in Full Swing!

Welcome to July Good Beer Month!

Sixpoint Craft Ales is busy brewing up a special smoked beer for Meatopia: BBQ NYC on July 11. Taste it first at Meatopia and catch it on tap at a Good Beer Seal bar only during the month of July! Tune in to our Simultap podcast on Beer Sessions Radio, Tuesday July 13 at 5:00 PM to join in all the Sixpoint/ Good Beer Seal fun!

The July calendar is chock full of events. If the events aren’t enough to get you to enjoy one of your favorite beers, print out our Pub Crawl Card and challenge yourself to hit all 27 Good Beer Seal bars before the month is out! Need help planning? You can look at our Sample Neighborhood Pub Crawls page.

Too hot to go out tonight? Dennis Flynn from Stone Brewing Co. will be on tonight’s Beer Sessions Radio podcast. Sit down with an Arrogant Bastard and tune in for some lively beer talk tonight at 5:00 PM!

The Shelton Brothers Visit Beer Sessions Radio

Vuvuzelas and craft beer, two great tastes…

JoelandWillShelton — Joel and Will Shelton on Beer Sessions Radio

The Shelton Brothers joined us on Beer Sessions Radio this week and brought a lot of beer. A lot. It was daunting, really. The Shelton Brothers carry one of the finest beer portfolios around, focusing on small breweries with a natural and very personal approach to their craft.

That was a lot of beer!

SheltonBrosBeer — The Shelton Brothers currently hold the record for most beer brought to Beer Sessions Radio!

On the Podcast

Tomorrow night at 5:00 PM, Jimmy and Ray will sit down with some of the most discerning beer drinkers in the industry. Jon Lundbom of B. United will be back for his second appearance on Beer Sessions Radio. No doubt he will bring some treasures with him, as will Ben Granger of Bierkraft fame. We’ve mentioned Bierkraft so often on the show that it is only fitting Ben finally joins us at the mic. Mike Cadoux, co-founder of Peak Organic Brewing will round out the guest list before he heads over to dba where some Peak brews will enjoy a place of honor on Ray’s beer list!

Speaking of honor, it’s always great to hear back from some of our listeners. Recently, Brew Lounge mentioned Beer Sessions Radio as a “must listen” podcast. Thanks, Brew Lounge for listening.