Another local event lists of interest: Beer Alert Page.

• Mon. Jan. 25, Homebrewing Workshop at Beer Table. Hosted by Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales. Bring your brews. http://www.beertable.com/
• Sun. Jan. 31, Homebrew Alley 4 at Chelsea Brewing. Presented by our friends in the New York City Homebrewers Guild. Entries accepted through Jan. 22. Please register soon if you’re judging. Free coffee and bagels for judges and stewards at 8:30. Competition runs from 9:15-4pm in 2 sessions with a lunch break. Details at: http://hbd.org/nychg/
•  March 5-6, 14^th Amber Waves of Grain at Knights of Columbus in Grand Island, NY. Presented by the Niagara Assoc. of Homebrewers. Entries accepted Jan. 18-Feb. 22. http://www.awoghomebrew.com/
•  March 22, 32^nd UNYHA/21st Empire State Open Homebrew Comp. at Rohrbach Brewing Co. in Rochester, NY. Presented by the Upstate NY Homebrewers Assoc. Deadlines TBA http://www.unyha.com/
•  TBA in March, HVHB 20^th Homebrew Comp. presented by the Hudson Valley Homebrewers. http://hvhomebrewers.com/
•  TBA in April, AHA Nat’l Homebrew Comp. presented by the American Homebrewers Assoc. Entries accepted Mar. 22-Apr. 1. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/

Beer Events

• Mon. Jan. 18, 7-8:30pm, All About Stouts at Beer Table, $35. Chris Munsey will provide a historical backdrop to the tasting with a brief description of where stouts originated, the fine line between stout and porter, and a review of some the exciting examples of the style available today. Tickets at: http://www.beertable.com/
• Tue. Jan 19, The King of Kings County at Rattle N Hum. Perhaps the largest collection ever of beers from the Borough of Brooklyn. Sixpoint Bengali Tiger, Dubbel Trubbel, Sweet Action, Righteous Rye, Express, Brownstone, Mason Black, Apollo, Atlantic Antic, Atlantic Amber, Otis, Oktoberfest, 8 Days O’Wheat, Hops of Love; Brooklyn Lager, Pilsner, Pennant Ale, Brooklyn Weisse, Brown Ale, IPA, Monster, Winter, Brewmaster’s  Reserves x4, Black Chocolate; Kelso Pilsner, Recessionator, Barrel-aged Chocolate Lager, Newtown Kriek, Nut Brown Lager, St. Gowanus, Chocolate. Casks from all 3 will be available.
• Tue. Jan. 19, Global Brands at Pony Bar. Susan Green will be on hand. 20 lines, some rare, from Victory, Allagash, North Coast, Great Divide, Stoudts. http://www.theponybar.com/
• Tue. Jan. 19, 7-9pm, Victory Tasting at Bierkraft. Pete Danford will be on hand.
• Wed. Jan. 20, 6-10pm, Sixpoint Vegetarian Beer Dinner at Jimmy’s No. 43, $45 inclusive. Hosted by Shane Welch. Five courses, 5 beers plus 1 cask. Regular menu also available. http://www.jimmysno43.com/
• Wed. Jan. 20, 7-10pm, German Beer Dinner at Loreley’s, $33. Nine beers, 3 courses.http://www.loreleynyc.com/
•  Thu. Jan 21, North Coast at Dive 75. Nine drafts, TBA. http://divebarnyc.com/
•  Jan. 22-23, 4:20pm, Southampton Hosts Pri-Moe at Pony Bar. The official pre-show meet-up for the band Moe, before their Roseland shows. 20 lines of NY beers, with Southern Tier, Empire, Keegan, Great Adironack, Lake Placid, Saranac, C.H. Evans, Captain Lawrence, Blue Point, Chatham, and of course, Southampton.
•  Sat. Jan 23, Windy City Beers and Warren Zevon. Two Brothers Domaine du Page, Bitter End; Goose Island Mild Winter, Bourbon County Stout, Honkers Ale, IPA. Tasting from 7-9pm, flights available all night, the tribute band comes on at 10pm.
•  Mon. Jan. 25, 7-8:30pm, 12 Percent Imports at Beer Table, $35. List TBA, please RSVP.
•  Tue. Jan. 26, Weyerbacher at Rattle N Hum. Fireside, Merry Monks, Old Heathen, Blithering Idiot, Quad, Zotten, Winter, Hops Infusion, Double Simcoe cask & draft.
•  Wed. Jan. 27, Ommegang at Stag’s Head. Brett, Chocolate Indulgence Stout, Rare Vos, Three Philosophers and more.  http://www.thestagsheadnyc.com/
•  Sat. Jan. 30, 11:30am, Imperial Russian Stout Release Party at Southampton Publick House. Expect a great draft list, including the IRS. Other hand-bottled beers available only at the brewpub on this day include two-time GABF Gold medal winner Southampton Berliner Weisse, Double Ice Bock, and Trappist IPA. Limited quantities, come early.LIRR: The 9:40 from Penn (change at Jamaica) and the 9:42 from Flatbush arrive in Southampton at 12:03. The 11:40 and 11:42 arrive at 2:09. It’s a short walk to SPH. Return at 4:16 or 6:16.
•  Sat. Jan. 30, 1pm, NY Breweries at Dive Bar. Featuring Captain Lawrence, Ithaca, and Chatham. Free cheese and hot dog plates with the purchase of a flight.
•  Sat. Jan. 30, 5-9pm, Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Fest at le.venue, $75. Sample 60 beers, 40 bourbons, and food. http://www.beerandbourbon.com/
•  Sun. Jan. 31, 3-6pm, BFM Brunch at Gingerman, $45. Jerome Rebetez will personally tap a firkin of Cuvee Alex Le Rouge. Three full pours and a tasting flight, paired with a soup made by Jerome himself with one of his beers, a charcuterie plate, a beer-cheese created by Jerome and Murray's exclusively for this event, and a warm La Dragon for a bon finis. Tickets at: http://www.gingerman-ny.com/
•  Tue. Feb 2, Ommegang at Pony Bar. Ken Erdogan will be on hand. 10 drafts, some rare.
•  Feb. 2-4 Otter Creek & Wolaver’s Invade NYC. Mike Gerhart will be crawling to 7 bars in 3 days. His schedule, below, seems tight at times, so call ahead. Taste how he turned around OC/W in the 2 years since he left Dogfish Head. He has some good stories from those days, and new ones, too - Long Trail just completed their purchase of OC/W.
• Tue, 5pm, Rattle N Hum. Otter Creek Imperial IPA, RIS, Pale Ale, Oktoberfest, Vermont Lager, Solstice, Stove Pipe Porter; Cask & draft: QVA, Copper Ale, Spring Kolsch. Wolavers Pale Ale, Brown Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Pat Leavy, Pumpkin. Plus Vermont cheese.
• Tue, 6pm, Ulysses’. http://www.ulyssesfolkhouse.com/
• Tue, 7pm, Jimmy’s No. 43. Vermont cheese plates.
• Wed. 4pm Blind Tiger. 17+ drafts and casks, Vermont cheese.
• Wed. 5pm, Mudville. http://www.mudville9.com
• Wed. 9pm, Valhalla. http://www.myspace.com/valhallabeer
• Thu. 5pm Swifts. http://swiftnycbar.com/
•  Thu. Feb. 4, Midwest Night at Barcade. List TBA.
•  Feb. 5-7, Noon-Late 20th ‘Cask Head’ Fest at Brazen Head. 25-30 casks pouring over the weekend, 12 at a time, including rare offerings not normally seen in cask in NYC. http://www.gotham-imbiber.com/
• February 10: Malted Barley Appreciation Society Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue (North 10th St., three blocks north of the Bedford Ave. L-train station).We will be celebrating the fifth (has it been that long?) anniversary of Sixpoint Craft Ales with a visit from the brewers there and some special samples. We should have some excellent homebrews to taste, and Mugs' usual great selection of beer

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