Eric Asimov's article today titled A Delicious Free For all describes a tasting he conducted with a selection of Belgian-Style Golden Ales. One thing we at BeerMenus can add to this article is availability information for these beers. Below is a list of the top 10 Belgian-Style Golden Ales as picked by Eric Asimov's panel of drinkers with links to find these beers in NYC.

1. Jolly Pumpkin Oro De Calabaza
2. Valeir Divers
3. AleSmith Horny Devil
4. Leelanau Good Harbor Golden Ale
5. Unibroue Maudite
6. Lucifer
7. Valeir Extra
8. Gaverhopke Blond
9. Brooklyn Local 1
10. De Ranke XX Bitter

Korbake's Liquors and Dine Bar. As always, check them out and find some great beer.

We are excited to have Yards Brewing Company on board. Now you can see what's pouring right at the source.

We are excited to welcome our most recent wave of new places on BeerMenus Chicago. As always, check them out and swing by for a beer to thank them for providing better information to help you find better beer: Whirlyball Vernon Hills, smallbar Fullerton, Front Street Cantina, D4 Irish Pub & Cafe, aliveOne, Lockdown Bar & Grill, Tap House Grill, 3 Corners Grill & Tap, Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro, Nicksons Eatery, Square Bar & Grill.

We are excited to be partnering with Studio Square to present the Strong Ale Symposium, which will take place on Saturday February 27th from 3-7PM. On tap (list below) will be a selection of strong ales from some of the best craft breweries in America. All beers will be big and full of flavor including Imperial Stouts, Double IPAs, Quads, Winter Warmers, Barleywines, etc. To keep things from getting too out of hand, there will be a complementary buffet provided by Schaller & Weber.

Learn more and buy tickers

The beers!
Speakeasy Double Daddy (cask)
Kuhnhenn Fourth Dementia Old Ale
River Horse Hopalotamus
Bear Republic Apex
Stone Double Bastard
Harpoon Leviathan Quad
Cigar City Marshal Zhukov Imperial Stout
Boulder Flashback
Captain Lawrence – Nor’easter
Ramstein Winter Wheat
Ithaca 11
Sly Fox Renard d’Or
Sly Fox Instigator Doppelbock
Southampton Biere d Garde ‘07
Arcadia ‘07 Imperial Stout
Arcadia Cereal Killer
21st Amendment Monk’s Blood
Keegan Ales Joe Mamma’s Imperial Coffee Stout
Brooklyn Brewery Monster Ale ’07

On February 27th, Swift Hibernian Lounge will be hosting two sessions of Trappist beer tastings. This tasting will include all available Trappist beers from six of the seven Trappist breweries (Westvleteren will not be represented because it is not legally sold here) including a variety of vintages of the Chimay Grand Reserve. To accompany these beers will be cheeses, cured meats, artisanal breads, and a gift bag.

Session I (1-4pm): Buy tickets
Session II (5-8pm): Buy tickets

The beers
Chimay Première
Chimay Cinq Cents
Chimay Grande Réserve
Orval
Westmalle Dubbel
Westmalle Tripel
Rochefort 6
Rochefort 8
Rochefort 10
Achel Bruin
Achel Blond
Koningshoeven Quadrupel
Koningshoeven La Trappe Isid’or
Chimay Grande Réserve 2005
Chimay Grande Réserve 2006
Chimay Grande Réserve 2007
Chimay Grande Réserve 2008
Chimay Grande Réserve 2009

Learn more about Trappist beers.
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This afternoon Brazen Head will be kicking off their 20th Cask Festival featuring over 25 casks. The impressive list of beers should include some unusual beers that are not normally available in NYC. A special thanks to Alex Hall, of Gotham Imbiber, and Lou Sones, bar manager at Brazen Head for organizing this event. The lineup of beers looks amazing.

Details:

February 5-7th, noon - 2am each day
No entrance fee
Beers available in 8 oz and 16 oz pours
12 beers tapped at a time

Check out the beer list

There has been a fair amount of buzz surrounding the popularity of growlers lately as a result of the New York Times article The New Old Way To Tote Your Beer. As die hard proponents of American craft beer, we at BeerMenus find growlers to be one of the best ways to enjoy beer. I wrote a brief history of the growler back in May '09 putting growlers in context a bit. We have since been cited in a Christian Action League article in North Carolina, which claims growlers make underage drinking easier. I'm not even going to touch that one. Nonetheless, we at BeerMenus love us some growlers and want to help people find them as best as we can. We have a list of places that sell growlers in Chicago to get you started. If we are missing any, please let us know via email or in comments below.

There has been a fair amount of buzz surrounding the popularity of growlers lately as a result of the New York Times article The New Old Way To Tote Your Beer. As die hard proponents of American craft beer, we at BeerMenus find growlers to be one of the best ways to enjoy beer. I wrote a brief history of the growler back in May '09 putting growlers in context a bit. We have since been cited in a Christian Action League article in North Carolina, which claims growlers make underage drinking easier. I'm not even going to touch that one. Nonetheless, we at BeerMenus love us some growlers and want to help people find them as best as we can. We have a list of places that sell growlers in Philly to get you started. If we are missing any, please let us know via email or in comments below.