Winter beers, now at City Swiggers

Winter beers, now at City Swiggers. Front row: Brooklyn Brewery Winter, Anderson Valley Winter Solstice, Ithaca Cold Front, Smuttynose Winter Ale, Wachusett Winter, Geary's Winter Ale.  Back row: Harpoon Winter Warmer, Weyerbacher Winter Ale, Emelisse Winter, Elysian Bifröst Winter Ale, Full Sail Wassail, Flying Dog K-9 Winter Ale, Long Trail Hibernator, Cisco Brewers Nantucket Winter Shredder.  Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Current Christmas beers, now at City Swiggers

First row: Abita Christmas, Troeg's Mad Elf, Goulden Carolus Noel, Scaldis Noel (small format), Sierra Nevada Celebration, Sam Adams.  Middle row: Sam Adams Merry Mischief, Full Sail Wreck the Halls, Rogue Santa's Private Reserve, Alesmith Yule Smith. Back row: St. Bernabus Christmas Ale, Scaldis Noel (large format), N'ice Chouffe Limited Edition Christmas Ale, The Bruery Five Golden Rings, Anchor Christmas, Sly Fox Christmas, Afligems Noel, Delirium Noel, Corsendonk Christmas. Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Super rarity from Chimay, 5 other special large format beers, new to City Swiggers

Third from the left in the image is Chimay's Trappist Speciale Cent Cinquante. It is a ten percent strong golden ale packaged in a beautiful collectors-edition screen-printed 750ml bottle and will only be brewed once this lifetime. Only 2,500 cases made it to the USA and delivered to only seven states. This is the annual beer that the monks normally brew just for themselves. On this, the 150th anniversary of the brewery, they suffered to share a bit with the rest of the world. As for the other beers in this image, some are no less awesome: Harpoon Imperial White, Goose Island Madame Rose, St. Feuillien / Green Flash Bière De L’Amitié, Avery Anniversary Nineteen Abby Tripel, and Rogue First Growth Pumpkin Patch Ale (made with this year's pumpkins, Rogue's own). Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

First winter beers in, new to City Swiggers; more to come

First winter beers in, new to City Swiggers; more to come: Full Sail Wassail Winter Ale, Harpoon Winter Warmer, Flying Dog K-9 Winter Ale, Southern Tier Old Man Winter Ale, Ithaca Cold Front, Brooklyn Brewery Winter Ale, Fire Island, Frozen Tail Ale, and Anderson Valley Winter Solstice. Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

On the lighter side, new at City Swiggers

Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss, Otter Creek Hop Session, Eel River California Blonde Ale, and Steelhead Extra Pale Ale. Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Canned, new to City Swiggers

Canned, new to City Swiggers: Avery Ellie's Brown (we've had in bottles in the past), Evil Twin Brewing Hipster Ale, William's Sir Perry Berry, 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die (we've had on tap in the past), Two Brothers Outlaw, and Anderson Valley Winter Solstice.  Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

It's cold outside: seven dark, rich, flavorful ones, new to City Swiggers

It's cold outside; the wind is blowing. Here are seven dark beers to warm up to: Orkney Skull Splitter (England), Left Hand Fade to Black, Kona Pipeline, Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter, Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown, Innis & Gunn Winter Porter (Scotland; brewed with molasses), and Wolavers Alta Gracia Coffee Porter. Click image for larger view. Find all at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th St., btwn 1st and 2nd avenues.

LaTrappe Quad, new at City Swiggers.

LaTrappe Quad, new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find this beer now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Two ciders, new to City Swiggers

Two ciders, new to City Swiggers. Woodchuck Winter Hard Cider and Crispin Bare Naked cider (single strength reserve, double fermentation tank conditioned). Click image for larger view. Find both now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Six European beers, 3 breweries, new at City Swiggers

Six European beers, 3 breweries, new at City Swiggers. Freigeist Hoppeditz and Freigeist Ottekolong. Timmermans Kriek and Timmermans Framboise. Emelisse Winter Bier and Emelisse Tipa. Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Five imports, new to City Swiggers

Supreme Champion Old Growler of Great Britain, O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale (Ireland), St. Feuillien Tripel (Belgium), Echt Veldensteiner Landbier (Germany), and Arcobrau Zwickl Lager (Bavaria). Click image for larger view. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Two soft drinks, new to City Swiggers

Two soft drinks, new to City Swiggers: Artisan Elixirs Organic Golden Ginger and Tommyknocker 1859 Original Almond Creme. Find both now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Christmas beers, so far. More to come.

Christmas beers, so far. More to come. Front: Corsendonk Christmas (small format), Gouden Carolus Noël, and Abita Christmas Ale. Back row: St. Bernarbus Christmas, Rogue Santas Private Reserve, Delirium Noel, Anchor Merry Christmas Happy New Year 2012, Affligem Noel, Corsendonk Christmas (large format), Alesmith Yulesmith 2012. Find all now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Nine gift packs for the holidays

See images below (1) St. Feuillien 3-pack Abbey Ales plus glass: Blonde, Brun, and Tripel. (2) He'Brew Holiday Gift Pack includes eight different rare beers and a custom glass and Chanukah candles to build your own beer Menorah: Genesis, Messiah, Funky Jewbelation, R.I.P.A., Jewbelation Sweet 16 Anniversary Ale, Reunion Ale '12, Hop Manna IPA, and Origin. (3) St. Bernarbus 4-pack abbey ales plus logo glass: Pater 6, Prior 8, Abt 12, and the Tripel. (4) Ommegang 8-pack. Two each of: BPA Belgian-style Pale Ale, Ommegang Abby Ale Dubbel, Hennepin Farmhouse Saison, and Three Philosophers Quad. (5) Duvel 4-beer gift pack with huge bulbous goblet. (6) Weihenstephan premium beer selection from the world's oldest brewery: 5 bottles plus one traditional glass. The ultimate Bavarian gift pack. (7) Sam Smith's 3-beer gift pack: Find the Oatmeal Stout, the Nut Brown Ale, and the India Ale. It also contains an authentic Samuel Smith logo-imperial pint glass, and two “Rose of Yorkshire” coasters. (8) Lindeman's Lambic fruit 2-beer gift pack with glass: Framboise & Pomme. (9) St-Feuillien Crand Cru is an extra-blond amber nectar no-spice abbey ale that undergoes re-fermentation in the bottle with noble hops and the finest aromatic ingredients. Includes logo glass. Click images for larger view. Find these gift packs now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Six more luscioius seasonals, including Uinta Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin

Uinta Crooked Line Oak Jacked Imperial Pumpkin. Timmermans Pumpkin Lambicus. The Bruery Autumn Maple. Doc's Draft Pumpkin Hard Apple Cider. Flying Dog The Fear Imperial Pumpkin Ale. Sixpoint Autumnation. Find all six now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Boo! Four Halloween beers

Bronx Moorhouse's Black Cat, a dark ruby ale with a rich dry chocolate malt taste. Midnight Sun Brewtality espresso black lager. Left Hand Wake Up the Dead Imperial Stout. Speakeasy Butchertown Black Ale. Find all four now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Goose Island Bourbon County & Bronx Zinfandel-Aged Pale Ale

Bronx Zinfandel-Aged Pale Ale (left) and Goose Island Bourbon County. Click image for larger view. Find both now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues..

Four ciders, one of which is pumpkin, great for fall, new at City Swiggers

Four ciders, one of which is pumpkin, great for fall, new at City Swiggers. McKenzie's Hard Cider Seasonal Reserve, Woodchuck Pumpkin Private Reserve Hard Cider, Woodchuck Hard Cider for Fall, and Anthem Traditionally Fermented Cider. Yum Yum. Find all at City Swiggers: 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. Click image for larger view.

Snake Dog IPA from Flying Dog, now in sixpack cans

Snake Dog IPA from Flying Dog, now in sixpack cans (we had it before in bottles). This is a highly rated Colorado-style IPA, power hopped with specialty hops from the Pacific Northwest. This is the brewery’s hop monster, and the citrus fruit aroma will hypnotize the senses of the most hardcore craft drinkers. City Swiggers: 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. Click image for larger view.

Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA in bottles, back at City Swiggers

Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA gets, no less, a 100 at RateBeer.com. This is one extraordinary beer, possessing, according to RateBeer.com, "a big malty middle to cloak its high alcohol and mouth puckering hop bitterness," and as having a "huge tangerine, grapefruit and juicy fruit aroma blossom over the herbal blue basil and malt earthiness of this aggressive beer." To be savored, one small glass at a time, not gulped. Part of the great Firestone Waker family of Paso Robles, California. Find Firestone Walker Double Jack IPA now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. Click image for larger view.

Thurs., Nov. 8, anniversary party, City Swiggers, mark the date

Are you a regular at City Swiggers? Mark the date. Lots of special beers. Lots of free pours of special beers. Much camaraderie and joyous celebration. We did it! You love City Swiggers. So, come on: Celebrate with Alan and Pamela and the awesome City Swiggers staff at our ANNIVERSARY PARTY. Thursday, November 8, after 6 pm. City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

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.

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Ale, new at City Swiggers

Kentucky Ale, a marriage of traditional English Pale Ale and Irish Red Ale styles. Also, Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Aged Ale.  Click image for larger view. Find both now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Six more imports, a feast for the tastey buds

Traquair Jacobite Ale (Scotland), Leipziger Gose, Porterhouse An Brain Blásta English Strong Ale from Ireland, Yeastie Boys Rex Attitude of New Zealand (smokey, uncommonly unique), Kulmbacher Eisbock (Germany), and Fischer Traditional Amber (France). Click image for larger view. All six find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th  Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.