Five from Blue Mountain Barrel House, new at City Swiggers

Five from Blue Mountain Barrel House, new at City Swiggers: Uber Pils (Imperial Pilsner), Local Species (Belgian fermentation, American hops, Virginia foothills deep-well water, and Kentucky Bourbon barrels. Oh so bizarrely delicious.), Weizen (Bavarian style wheat), Dark Hollow (Imperial Stout aged in oak barrels), and Full Nelson (Virginia Pale Ale). Click image for larger view. Find all five now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues..

Theobroma, chocolate-flavored beer, based on ancient recipe, new (along with 2 others) at City Swiggers

Three delicious large-format beers, new at City Swiggers: Cricket Hill's Nocturne (a dark lager), Dogfish Head's Theobroma, and Perennial's Peach Berliner Weisse. Click image for larger view. Theobroma is particularly interesting, because it is based on a chemical analysis of ancient pottery fragments found in Honduras, which reveal the earliest alcoholic chocolate drink now known, a beer used by the locals of the time to toast special occasions. The discovery of this beverage pushed back the earliest known use of cocoa more than 500 years to 1200 BC. Dogfish brews Theobroma with Aztec cocoa powder and cocoa nibs, honey, chilies, and annatto (fragrant tree seeds). These three fine beers find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Imperial The Great Pumpkin from Elysian, two others for the season, new at City Swiggers

Three new ones for the harvest season: Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest, Elysian The Great Pumpkin (Imperial Pumpkin), and Tommy Knocker Small Patch Pumpkin, a Harvest Ale. All three find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Enjoy beer on the job with DayTime from Lagunitas

Lagunitas DayTime ("a fractional IPA, 4.65% ABV), center, the new one, joins four other Lagunitas regulars at City Swiggers.... Sometimes you want a beer, then you realize how much crap you need to do before you call it a day. This is it. Nicely dosed with big, round hop flavors and a toasty malt foundation to satisfy your every need. But it still lets you stay in the game to do what needs to be done. Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

One from Spain, one from Argentina

One from Spain, one from Argentina: Moritz, lager from Spain, and OtroMuno, Red Ale from Argentina. Click image for larger view. These two find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Tomorrow: Van Steenberge tasting event at City Swiggers, Wed., Sept. 26

Gulden Draak Ale, Gulden Draak 9000 Quad (on tap), Piraat, and Monk's Cafe Sour. Van Steenberge rep Shahan Stepanian to sample and answer your questions. This event not to be missed. Register your attendance at the Facebook events page. Click HERE.

Three additional ones for the season, just in, more to come

Three additional ones for the season, just in, more to come: Fisherman's Pumpkin Stout, Ithaca Country Pumpkin, and Paulaner Oktoberfest Marzen. Click image for larger view. These three find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Four from New Holland of Michigan, new for City Swiggers

Four from New Holland of Michigan, new for City Swiggers: Ichabod Pumpkin Ale, The Poet Oatmeal Stout, Mad Hatter IPA, and Dragon's Milk milk stout, aged in oak barrels. Click image for larger view. All four find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Seven beers of the U.S.A., new at City Swiggers

Seven beers of the U.S.A., new at City Swiggers: Henry Weinhards (Oregon) Redwood Flats Amber, Dundee (Rochester) Original Honey Brown Lager, Ruckus (New York) Euphoria Ale (Belgium-style Triple, brewed with spices), Peak Organic (Portland) Nut Brown Ale, Weyerbacher (PA) Old Heathen Imperial Stout, Left Hand (PA) 400-Pound Monkey (English-style IPA), and Green Flash (San Diego) Friendship Brew (a black saison brewed with spices). Click image for larger view. All seven find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Four from Midnight Sun Brewing Co. (Alaska!)

Four from Midnight Sun Brewing Co. (Alaska!). Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter, Hop Dog (wheat IPA), Monk's Mistress (Belgium-style special dark ale), and (just one left, as of today:) Berserker Imperial Stout: Alaska's Most Wanted (ale brewed with maple syrup & molasses and aged in oak bourbon barrels). Click image for larger view. While supplies last, all four find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

One, alcohol-free, the other, a cider

One, alcohol-free, the other, a cider: (1) Premium O'Doul's Amber, non-alcohol. (2) Fox Barrel Pear Naked hard cider. Click image for larger view. Find both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Six large format beers, new at City Swiggers

Six large format beers, new at City Swiggers: first, the domestics) Widmer Old Embalmer '12 (barleywine with Bravo hops), Sam Adams Stony Brook Red, Allagash 2012 Confluence (with Brettanomyces, a funky yeast), Widmer SXNW, Limited Ed., #7 (with pecans, spice, cocoa & green chilis), Blue Point Oatmeal Stout, and (finally) De Proefbrouwerij Flanders Fred, a sour: Hair of Dog in collaboration with De Proef Brouwerij + Lochristi of Belgium (rated 98 overall on ratebeer.com). Click image for larger view. All six find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Seven autumn brews, available now at City Swiggers

Seven autumn brews: Geary's, Abita (Fall Fest), Cricket Hill (Fall Festivus), Peak (Fall Summit), Ommegang (Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale), Southern Tier (Harvest), and Breckenridge (After Rakin). Click image for larger view. All seven find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Pumpkin beers in bottles & cans, now available at City Swiggers

Pumpkin beers in bottles & cans, now available at City Swiggers: Front row: Captain Lawrence, Southampton, Dogfish Head, Elysian (Night Owl), Weyerbacher (Imperial), Uinta (Punk'n), Shipyard (Pumpkinhead), & Buffalo Bill's. Back row: Wolaver's, Cisco (Pumple Drumkin Spiced Ale), Harpoon UFO, Hoppin Frog (Double Pumpkin), Long Trail (Imperial Pumpkin), Southern Tier (Pumking), Shipyard (Mashed Pumpkin), River Horse (Hipp-O-Lantern), Smuttynose, Saranac, and Brooklyn (Post Road Pumpkin Ale). Click on image for larger view. City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. CLICK HERE to see OCTOBERFEST (Marzen) beers, now at City Swiggers.

Octoberfest (Marzen) beers in bottles, now available at City Swiggers

Octoberfest (Marzen) beers in bottles & cans, now available at City Swiggers: ABOVE: Sly Fox, Brooklyn Brewery, Left Hand, Hofbrau, Hacker-Pschorr, Weihenstephaner, Erdinger, Paulaner, Flying Dog, Stoudts, Heavy Seas, and Narragansett. BELOW: Harpoon, Magic Hat (Hex), Spaten, Wachusett, Otter Creek, and Coney Island (Freaktoberfest). Click on images for larger views. City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. CLICK HERE to see post for PUMPKIN beers, now at City Swiggers

Two domestic IPAs, new at City Swiggers

Mendocino White Hawk IPA and Weyerbacher Last Chance IPA. Find both today at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Four from the U.S.A., new at City Swiggers

Victory Twelve: Liquid Luxury, Sam Adams Imperial White, Saratoga Lager from (where else?) New York, and Abita Pecan Harvest Ale.  Find all four today at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Six imports, new at City Swiggers

Imports, new at City Swiggers: Slavutich from the Ukraine, Orkney (organic) Dark Island from the UK, Aguila from Columbia, Punk IPA from Scotland, Blanche De Bruxelles from Belgium and Beerlao from Laos. Find all today at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.