OH YEAH!!!

CONGRATULATIONS KENAN AND RO!

FREAKTOBERFEST/SLIGHT RETURN!

THE GATE’S ALE FEST 2008
RETURNS THIS WEEK WITH:

CONEY ISLAND FREAKTOBERFEST

SLIGHT RETURN!

Wednesday, October 29th7pm - late
THE GATE 321 5th Avenue (at 3rd St) Park Slope, Brooklyn

FREAKTOBERFEST... and so much more!Shmaltz Brewing rolls out the entire line up, along with some special rare treats for what will be a true October classic.

Coney Island Craft Lagers on draft:
FREAKTOBERFEST - 6.66% Blood Red Lager (Seasonal)
ALBINO PYTHON - White Lager with Spices
SWORD SWALLOWER - Steel Hop Lager
CONEY ISLAND LAGER
BARREL-AGED HUMAN BLOCKHEAD - 9% Strong Lager aged in a Jack Daniels Whiskey Barrel. LAST KEG EVER!!

HE'BREW on draft:
BITTERSWEET LENNY’S RIPA
ORIGIN POMEGRANITE ALE
GENESIS ALE
REJEWVENATOR - last tastes of our Summer Seasonal Half Doppelbock, Half Belgian Dubbel brewed with Figs!
BARREL-AGED MESSIAH BOLD - Special one-time project: Messiah Bold aged for 3 months in Rittenhouse 100 Rye Whiskey Barrels
and Introducing:
JEWBELATION 12 - First keg tapped in NY!! 12 Malts, 12 Hops, soaring to 12% Alc

DUVEL DRAUGHT RELEASE!

ALE FEST THIS WEEK AT THE GATE:

Tuesday October 14th 8:00 PM

ALE FEST CASK PREVIEW TUESDAY!

ARCADIA HOPMOUTH DOUBLE IPA- DRY HOPPED with COLUMBUS HOPS!

“Columbus is a relatively newer strain of hops similar to Centennial but with less Cascade character”. –homebrewheaven.com

Wednesday October 15th 7:00 PM

DUVEL DRAUGHT LAUNCH

Please join us for the U.S. launch of Duvel on draught and the airing of the third and final Presidential Debate

UPCOMING ALE FEST EVENTS:
Sneak Preview every Tuesday!
Wednesday Oct. 22nd SIERRA NEVADA HARVEST EVENT
Wednesday Oct. 29th Freak Event with SCHMALTZ and HE’BREW
Wednesday Dec. 3rd OUR 3rd Annual LAGUNITAS/FRANK ZAPPA FREAK OUT!

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PUMPKIN ALES AT THE GATE!

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH 7:00 PM




All the finest Pumpkins have been gathered.

Come n' git 'em

SMUTTYNOSE PUMPKIN ALE
SOUTHERN TIER PUMPKING
DOGFISHHEAD PUNKIN'
WOLAVER'S ORGANIC PUMPKIN
ELYSIAN NIGHT OWL PUMPKIN
WEYERBACHER IMPERIAL PUMPKIN
SOUTHAMPTON PUMPKIN
ARCADIA JAW-JACKER PUMPKIN
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE PUMPKIN

+ CASK POUR SNEAK PREVIEW TUESDAY 10-7
FISHERMAN'S PUMPKIN STOUT!

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who attended, volunteered, shook it, donated, rocked, got inked and made the first annual CONEY ISLAND FREAKTOBERFEST a smashing good time!

Special thanks to my fellow conspirators Mikey Palms, Jeremy Cowan, Matt Polachek, Ben Granger and Erica Crawford… what a party!

Thanks to Bobby Gagnon from the Gate, Alan Jestice from the Blind Tiger, Brian Delaney and Tim Reinke from the Spring Lounge, Richard and Daphne, Matt and Janice from Bierkraft, Union Beer, S.K.I. Beverage, American Beer, Manhattan Beer, and Oak Beverage.

Thanks to (in no particular order) Dogfishhead, Captain Lawrence, Smuttynose, Sixpoint, Chelsea, Arcadia, Lagunitas, Stone, Schmaltz, He’brew, Ithaca, Sly Fox, Lost Abbey, Butternuts, Magic Hat, Blue Point, Southern Tier, Avery, Hair of the Dog, Kelso of Brooklyn and Southampton for the fine brews.

Thanks to SMOKEWAGON, JUNK SCIENCE, TONE TANK, ILLER THAN THEIRS, DOGS OF WINTER, CHIN CHIN, THE CONEY ISLAND SIDE SHOW AND THE BARRETTE BURLESQUE GIRLS for bringin’ it!

Also, the Most Thanks To MY BEAUTIFUL, KNOCKED-UP LADY ALLEY WEBER FOR HELPING ME AND PUTTING UP WITH MY BULLSHIT!

And finally, thanks to Anton from Union beer for retrieving that keg of Hop Stoopid- YOU IS THE MAN!!

FREAKTOBERFEST!!!!

Shmaltz Brewing Company, The Gate, Southpaw, Bierkraft, Blind Tiger, The Spring Lounge and Barrette present:

The best in American craft beer, live music, scintillating burlesque and the world famous Coney Island Sideshow.

Date: Friday, October 3, 2008Time: 5pm - Midnight

Place: Coney Island USA 1208 Surf Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11224

Tickets:

GENERAL ADMISSION: $50• Sample Beers from over 14 local and national craft brewers• Live music from Chin Chin, Dogs of Winter, Junk Science, Iller Than Theirs, Tone Tank and Smokewagon• Burlesque courtesy of Barrette• Perfmances by the world famous Coney Island Sideshow

V.I.P. ADMISSION: $75As a VIP ticket holder, you will have access to the Coney Island USA Museum where you will be tasting exclusive, rare, and vintage beers, as well as talking to some of the brewers who made these tasty recipes come to life.
CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR NIGHT OF THE EVENT21 AND OVER

PARTICIPATING BREWERIES:
Shmaltz + Sixpoint + Southampton + Southern Tier

Ithaca + Chelsea + Captain Lawrence + Blue Point +Dogfishhead

Stone + Smuttynose + Lagunitas + Harpoon + Magic Hat

+ More to come

VIP Sneak Peak:
Barrel Aged Human Blockhead

Stone 8-8-08 and 12th Anniversary Bitter Chocolate Stout

Ithaca Old Habit and Brut

Sixpoint Gemini Double IPA

Chelsea Hop Harvest

Lagunitas Hop Stoopid

Avery 13th and 14th Anniversary

Hair of the Dog - Adam

Smuttynose Wheatwine and Dopplebock

The Lost Abbey 10 Commandments+ More to come

Thank you for supporting our vision to celebrate creativity, community, culture and beer.

Tickets available now at http://www.smarttix.com/

OCTOBERFEST AT THE GATE!

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1ST 2008 7:00 PM!



17 lines of tasty tasties compiled by Herr Robert Gagnon!

You can see the full lineup HERE!

Upcoming:

10-3-08 FEAKTOBERFEST
The first Annual Coney Island Beer and Music Festival
1208 Surf Avenue, Coney Island USA
10-8-08 Pumpkns
10-15-08 Sierra Nevada Harvest Event