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ALBANY CRAFT BEER WEEK TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 2 THROUGH APRIL 7
More than 60 events planned for this year’s festivities
ALBANY—More than 60 events have been planned for this year’s annual Albany Craft Beer Week will take place throughout the city from Monday, April 2 to Saturday, April 7.
The week-long event highlights and celebrates the long-cultivated craft beer scene in Albany. The week concludes with the Albany Craft Beer Festival happening at Washington Avenue Armory. This year’s sponsors include the City Beer Hall, Brew Crew, and Druthers Brewing Company.
The event is also in collaboration with Brewery Ommegang and Nine Pin Cider. Tickets and schedule details can be found by visiting AlbanyCraftBeerWeek.com.
The schedule and locations of participating restaurants are as follows:
Monday, April 2
Hudson Valley Beer Dinner featuring Industrial Arts, Sloop, West Kill and Plan Bee at City Beer Hall
SAME DAY Sloop Juice Bomb Keg Tapping at Excelsior Pub
Sam Adams ’76 Cooler Scooter Giveaway for Men’s College Basketball Championship at Junior’s
Founders KBS Kickoff at Savoy Taproom
21st Amendment Tap Takeover at Tipsy Moose Tap and Tavern
Tuesday, April 3
Sam Pagano, head brewer of C.H. Evans (Albany Pump Station), will be hanging out and sampling one of his beers plus sampling his Top Five craft beers ever at Westmere Beverage from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The beer from other brewers that made him fall in love with beer and inspired to brew for a living will be highlighted.
Trivia night with Bell’s Brewery at Bombers
Happy Hour Featuring Long Trail Cranberry Goose and VT IPA at Center Square Pub
Tacos Trivia sponsored by Common Roots at City Beer Hall
Bell’s Brewery Night featuring a keg of Wild One at Lionheart
Pour Your Own Pint Night with Left Hand Brewing at Wolff’s Biergarten
Trivia Night with Firestone Walker at World of Beer
Wednesday, April 4
Alejandro del Peral, co-founder and co-owner of Nine Pin Cider, helps kick off the launch of Brew Crew Blue collaboration cider at Westmere Beverage.
Beats and Meats – cheese/charcuterie specials for the weekly vinyl night including craft can specials at City Beer Hall
WEQX live broadcast at City Beer Hall
Sloop Happy Hour at Hill Street Café
Brooklyn Defender IPA at Comicon Night
Two for One Mussels Night hosted by Lagunitas at The Merry Monk
Southern Tier Blackwater Series pairing with Girl Scout Cookies at Lost and Found
Lagunitas presents the Dead Beats at The Low Beat
Taco Night featuring Graft at Madison Pour House
Firestone Lager Launch Night with Firestone Walker at Old English Pub
Fiddlehead Tap Takeover at World of Beer
Thursday, April 5
The Return of Brew Dog to the Capital District at Allen Street Pub
Warehouse Poker Pub Crawl at C.H. Evans Brewing (Albany Pump Station) 6 p.m.: (This event travels from C.H. Evans to Albany Distilling, Nine Pin and Fort Orange Brewing)
BRAWL AT THE HALL: Peekskill vs. Sloop Brewing at City Beer Hall
Graft Board Game Night at Delaware Supply
Trivia hosted by Brewery Ommegang at Excelsior Pub 8 p.m.
Troegs Pint Night (Gear giveaway and tap takeover) at Lark Tavern
Dogfish Head Night (Gear and giveaway and tap takeover) at Lionheart
R.S. Taylor Tap Takeover at Olde English Pub
Rouge Ales Sampling with Keith (from Rogue) at Westmere Beverage, 3 to 5 p.m.
Peak Organic Sampling at Westmere Beverage, 5 to 7 p.m.
Duvel Triple Hop, Barrel-Aged Three Philosophers, and 20th Anniversary Ale at Ommegang Sampling
Lagunitas and Lawn Games at World of Beer
Friday, April 6
Tap Takeover with Equilibrium and District 96 at Albany Ale and Oyster
LIC Beer Project tap takeover – eight draft lines of LIC at City Beer Hall
Hudson Valley Brewery Night at Delaware Supply
Ithaca Beer Company Happy Hour at The Hollow Bar + Kitchen
Ithaca Beer Co. Pub Crawl (Bombers, Café Hollywood, Lark Tavern, Lionheart) at Lark Street
Ballast Point Sampling at Lark Tavern
Founders barrel-aged beers on tap including KBS at Lionheart, at 7 p.m.
Late Night Brewer’s Karaoke at Lost and Found
Ommegang Pilot Beer release and Duvel Perfect Pour Certification at Merry Monk, from 7 to 9 p.m.
21st Amendment Tap Takeover at Tipsy Moose Tap and Tavern
Peekskill Brewery Meet The Brewer Night at Twisted Vine
Troegs Prime Rib Dinner Night at Track 32
Zero Gravity Sampling at Westmere Beverage, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Bell’s Brewery Night (gear giveaway and tap takeover) at Wolff’s Biergarten
Sixpoint Resurrection Night at World of Beer
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Albany Craft Beer Festival at Washington Avenue Armory
Sessions One (12 noon to 3 p.m.)
Session Two (4 to 7 p.m.)
Official Albany Craft Beer Week 2018 After Party at City Beer Hall starting at 3 p.m.
All Week
New York vs. Vermont Continuous Tap Takeover at City Line Bar and Grill
Penny Growler and Crowler Sale at Oliver’s Westmere Beverage
Ten percent off all Druthers and Nine Pin bottles and cans at Oliver’s Westmere Beverage
