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.

Five great domestic beers, new at City Swiggers

Long Trail American Pale Ale, Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout, Lakefront Organic ESB,Tommy Knocker Vienna (amber) Lager, and Magic Hat Hex (Octoberfest). That last one got into the picture by mistake. We're fast compiling a massive list of Octoberfest beers. A big crowded picture of all of them to come within days. These five, all new for City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Five domestic IPAs, new at City Swiggers

Pretty Things Meadowlark IPA, Ballast Point, Dorado IPA, William Bros. Scottish Joker IPA, Magic Hat Hi.P.A., IPA on Tour, and Saranac IPA, all new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. All five find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Five imports, new at City Swiggers

Menabrea (a pale lager from Italy), Schofferhofer Hefe-Weizen (German wheat), Newcastle Brown Ale (England), Tyskie (from Poland), and Erdinger Hefe-Weizen Dark (German), all new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. All five find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Five nifty ones, new at City Swiggers

Oliver's Classic Perry, with perry pears from the Orchards of Herefordshire, cold fermented by wild yeasts, Ramstein Hefe-Weizen Blonde, Eel River Acai Berry Wheat, Churchkey Pilsner (open with a can opener, great at your next hipster bash), and Long Trail Blackbeary Wheat (someone explain the spelling, here), all new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. All five find now at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

St. Pauli non-alcohol beer, new at City Swiggers

St. Pauli non-alcohol beer, new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Three special sours, new at City Swiggers

Uinta Crooked Line Birthday Suit (a sour wild ale), The Bruery Tart Of Darkness (an American wild ale), and Lindemans Gueuze Cuvée René. Three sour beers, new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. All threee are new at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Two aged in oak barrels, oh so good.

Cisco Brewers Nantucket, the Woods, ale aged in oak barrels: Lady of the Woods they call it. And Abbaye De Saint Bon-Chien, of the BFM Brasserie Des Franches-Montagnes, a Biere de Garde, a wine-like, exceptional beer, aged in oak barrels. Click image for larger view. Both are new at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Five wonderful large-format beers, new at City Swiggers

(1) Perennial Artisan Ales Fantastic Voyage (creamy, chocolatty, coconutty), (2) Jolly Pumpkin Sobrehumano Palena'ole (brewed with fruit juices), (3) Cisco Brewers Island Reserve Saison Farm House Ale, (4) Diversey & Lille, a one-off collaboration between Two Brothers of Chicago & Castelain of France (a Biere de Garde), and (5) St. Bernardus Tokyo (a Belgian White). Click image for full view. All are new at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Two highly ranked Belgian ales, new at City Swiggers

De Dolle Oerbier, a Belgian Strong Ale, and De Ranke XX Bitter, a Belgian Golden Ale, two new ones at City Swiggers. Both are very highly ranked on RateBeer.com. Find both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Three sundry USA beers, new at City Swiggers

Sixpoint Brownstone, Troegs Perpetual IPA, and Red Hook ESB, three new at City Swiggers. Find at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Doc's Draft, Cassis, Black Current Hard Cider, new at City Swiggers

Doc's Draft, Cassis, Black Current Hard Cider. Click image for larger view. Find at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Cherry & orange soda, ginger ale from Johnnie Ryan, new at City Swiggers

Cherry soda, ginger ale, and orange soda from Johnnie Ryan, new at City Swiggers. Find all soft drinks in cooler in tier closest to the west register. Unchilled, across aisle under the table. Click image for larger view. Find all at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Growler basics at City Swiggers

Buy a 32-oz. (2 pints) or a 64-oz. (4 pints) growler at City Swiggers and have it filled with one of our 14 beers on tap. As for the bottle itself, you buy it, you own it, you keep it clean: $3+tax for the 32-oz. bottle and $5+tax for the 64-oz. bottle. As for the beer, it will vary in price. Some beers can (though rarely) run you as much as $48 for a sixty-four ouncer (tax included). Whoa! But the majority of our tap beers clock in at $9 (32 oz.) and $17 (64 oz), tax included. The beer will stay fresh for a couple of days, a bit longer for high-alcohol beers or stouts and porters. Always keep your growler beer refrigerated. Once you open your growler, you should try to drink it up. As soon as your beer is exposed to oxygen it will rapidly begin to go flat. Click image for larger view. Find these growlers at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues. Note: If you already have a growler, you don't need to buy ours. We will gladly fill any growler!    

                    

Six fab domestic beers, new at City Swiggers

Saranac Black & Tan, Samuel Adams Black Lager, Lighthouse Ale, Magic Hat Elder Betty, Pennsylvania Penn Weizen, and Blue Point White IPA—all new at City Swiggers. (Actually, we have had Elder Betty and Penn Weizen on tap!) Click image for larger view. Find them all at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.                           

Two great Stones, new at City Swiggers

Stone Smoked Porter Vanilla and Stone Ruination (10th Anniversary)—two new ones at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find them both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.                           

One from Magic Hat, one from Jolly Pumpkin, new at City Swiggers

Magic Hat Humdinger Burn Pile (smoked porter) and Jolly Pumpkin's Baudelaire Saison—two new large-format beers at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find them both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.                           

Two Buffalos, ale & stout, new at City Swiggers

Buffalo Bitter Belgian Ale and Buffalo Belgian Stout—new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find them both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.                           

Two from the Brits, new at City Swiggers

Old Golden Hen (light golden ale) and Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale (both from England)—new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find them both at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Four from New Zealand, new at City Swiggers

Epic Brewing Lager, 8Wired  iStout Russian Imperial Stout, Moa Pale Ale and Moa St. Joseph's Abbey Tripel (all from New Zealand)—new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find them all at City Swiggers, 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.

Non-Alcohol beer from Paulaner—Thomas Brau—new at City Swiggers

Paulaner Thomas Brau non-alcohol beer—new at City Swiggers. Click image for larger view. Find it at City Swiggers (on top shelf in the back), 320 East 86th Street, btwn. 1st & 2nd avenues.