In just three short years, the Owl Farm (297 9th Street, Brooklyn; 718-499-4988) has cemented its place in Park Slope as a formidable destination for craft beer and canines. This Saturday, they mark the anniversary with a 20-hour celebration of suds kicking off at 8 a.m. If you think that’s too early to be drinking beer, you’ve never tried Mikkeller’s Beer Geek Breakfast. They have a whole keg of the rare Danish import rearing to go. And the draft list gets even more exclusive from there, as the bar slowly unleashes selections they’ve been hoarding for months. Don’t sleep on this one.
The selections showcase venerated ales and lagers from across the globe, including special release bottles that will be available by the glass, throughout the day. Multiple offerings from Belgian lambic legends like Cantillon, and Tilquen, the final keg in existence of Other Half’s Greenbacks IPA, a small barrel of Schneider Aventinus that’s been aging for 12 years, not to mention the unique beer distillates. Four boilermakers have been paired specifically for the big day.
Come for the coffee stout, stay for the smoked ale aged in scotch barrels (Xbeeriment #44). Either way, if you’re a fan of craft beer, make it to Owl Farm tomorrow, and bring an insatiable thirst. Below is a list of everything announced thus far. Expect additional surprises—Brooklyn’s own Grimm Artisanal Ales just confirmed they will be unveiling the first keg of their unreleased Simcoe Double IPA. Imagine what Owl Farm’s tenth anniversary list will look like.
Drafts:
Allagash Four
Barrier + The Owl Farm Chewy Porter
Bayerischer Bahnhoff Dry Hopped Berliner Weiss
Bell’s Quinannan Falls
Birrificio Italiano Tipopils
Brewery at Bacchus Good old Neon
Brewfist + Prairie Grappa Barrel Aged Spaghetti Western
Cantillon Iris
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal Saison
Del Ducato Beersel Mattina
Hitachino Nest White Ale + Distillate
IQhilika Red Wine Barrel Aged Mead
Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast – 2014
Millstone Sidra Americana
Montegioco Demon Hunter
Narragansett Lager
OEC Artista Zynergia: Gosatequin
Orchard Hill Red Label Cider
Other Half + Mission Dolores Greenbacks – Last keg in existence
Reissdorf Kolsch + Distillate
Schlenkerla Urbock + Distillate
Schneider Aventinus 2003 (yep, it’s 12 years old) + Distillate
Stillwater Readymade Vacuum
Thirsty Dog Cognac Barrel Doppelbock
Transmitter H2 Harvest
Beer Bottles:
Alvinne Cuveee Freddy Sofie
Baladin Xyauyù Fumè
BFM Cuvee Alex le Rouge 2010
Buxton Wolfscote
Cantillon Saint Lamvinus
Cascade Blackberry
De Ranke XXX Bitter
Green Bench Saison de Banc Noir Brett
Hanssens Oudbeitje 2012
Kerkom Ruess
Praire OKsi
Tilquin Oude Gueze 2012
Trois Dames Grande Dame Oud Bruin
Xbeeriment #44 – Scotch Whiskey