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DUVEL - $8 A BOTTLE

2014-01-27T13:55:00.001-08:00

The iconic Belgian golden ale. Brewed in Puurs, Belgium
Duvel is a natural beer with a subtle bitterness, a refined flavour and a distinctive hop character. The unique brewing proces...s, which takes about 90 days, guarantees a pure character, delicate effervescence and a pleasant sweet taste of alcohol.

FOOD PAIRING: Bratwurst, Pate, Comte cheese, ploughman's sandwich

http://www.duvel.com/en-us

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SWEET ACTION - ONLY $6

2014-01-20T14:38:00.001-08:00

It's Beer Can Appreciation Week...Who knew ! So all this week enjoy Brooklyn's Sixpoint Sweet Action in a can for only $6!

Though the brewery opened in 2004, the Sixpoint symbol has been associated with breweries since the middle ages. Sweet action is an original Sixpoint style as it harmoniously combines different types of beer.

It is part pale ale, part wheat, part cream ale- all Sweet Action.

FOOD PAIRING: Jambon de Paris, Comte cheese, olivesSee More

Schneider Weisse Bier - $6 a bottle

2014-01-13T20:43:00.000-08:00

G. Schneider & Sohn is a Bavarian brewery company founded in 1872 by Georg Schneider I and his son Georg Schneider II, after they acquired the Weisses Brauhaus in Munich, the oldest wheat beer brewery in the city.
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Fresh, clean, full-bodied, harmonious and well-balanced. It finishes with a light, delicate taste of bitters leaving behind a long finish.

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FOOD PAIRING: Ploughman's Sandwich, Cheddar, Saucisson Sec

RAGING BITCH = $7 a bottle all week (usually $8)

2014-01-06T06:17:00.000-08:00

Flying Dog brewery was founded in 1990 in Aspen Colorado and moved to Maryland in 1994.
Sweet malt body contrasted with pine and grapefruit hop flavors.

FOOD PAIRING: Coppa Charcuterie, Bucheron Cheese, Frankfurter

Maredsous Brune - $8 a bottle - usually $9

2013-12-23T08:19:00.000-08:00

Produced by monks in the Abbey of Maredsous in Belgium, based on an original Benedictine recipe and supervised by none other than the Aboot Bernard Lorent.
Belgian brown ale with expressive aroma and caramel bouquet with masterful fruity touches
FOOD PAIRING: Bratwurst, Pate, Ploughman's Sandwich.

Young’s Double Chocolate Stout - $8 a bottle - Instead of $9!

2013-12-16T03:00:00.000-08:00

Established in 1875, the Wells & Young Brewing Company is the UK's largest Family Owned Brewery. Take Pale Ale with Crystal malt, Chocolate Malt and hops to make this amazing stout. FOOD PAIRING: Nuts, Olives, Dates and our somewhat bizarre British sandwich - marmalade & sausage!

Stella - $5 a pint - 2 for $4 at Happy Hour!

2013-12-09T13:07:00.000-08:00

OK, so it's not an Ale but this week is National Lager week so let's celebrate with one of our favorite lagers on tap!

CHIMAY BLUE - $8 BOTTLE

2013-12-02T08:46:00.000-08:00

Produced since 1862 by cistercian monks (also known as Trappists), this delicious ale is brewed inside the monastry under the supervision of the monks.

Traditionally only produced for the Christmas holidays this is a typical Trappist Dark Ale with tinges of yeast and caramel overtones.

Food Pairing: Bratwurst, Camembert

BROOKLYN WINTER ALE - $5 PINT - USUALLY $6

2013-11-25T01:00:00.000-08:00

Brooklyn Brewery

When the days grow short and the beach recedes into our dreams, we need a very nice beer to get us through the long winter. Based on the satisfying malty ales of blustery Scotland, Brooklyn Winter Ale will have you looking on the bright side of things. Rich Scottish malts bring deep bready flavors to a beer with a full copper color, a round, smooth palate, and brisk hopping that pulls the sweet malts into balance.

SMUTTYNOSE PORTER - $6 A BOTTLE - USUALLY $7

2013-11-18T01:00:00.000-08:00

Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Porter beers are dark, full-bodied ales, named after the dockworkers in 19th Century London. Smooth and very drinkable, characterized by well-balanced hops & malt with subtle note of coffee and chocolate.
FOOD PAIRING: Nuts, Dates. Olives

SIXPOINT SWEET ACTION - ONLY $6 A CAN (Usually $7)

2013-11-11T07:06:00.000-08:00

Sixpoint Brewery, Brooklyn.
Though the brewery opened in 2004, the sixpoint synbol has been associated with breweries since the middle ages.
Sweet action is an original sixpoint style as it harmoniously combines different types of beer.
It is part pale ale, part wheat, part cream ale- all Sweet Action.

FOOD PAIRING: Saucisson Sec, Comte cheese, olives

ANCHOR STEAM BIG MAPLE - $5 A PINT - USUAL PRICE $6

2013-11-04T05:20:00.000-08:00

One of the US' oldest breweries. Established 1871 by German brewer Gottlieb Brekle.

Anchor Brewing remains one of the most traditional breweries in America, a pioneer of the craft brewing movement.

This is a distinctive red ale brewed with maple syrup which is quaffable, well-balanced with a lot of character.

You can taste two caramel malts, pale malt, and a hint of maple syrup.

FOOD PAIRING: Charcuterie

Marvelous Malbec: France vs Argentina, tonight!

2012-12-12T12:37:00.000-08:00

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAYS
Malbec is your friend ...

Malbec: France vs Argentina

While Malbec has a long and venerable history in France's Cahors region, with the first vines being planted in the area around 50 BC, the varietal is used mostly as a blending grape in other areas of France: particularly Bordeaux and occasionally in the Loire Valley. Here the grape is known for its inky purple color, and deep dark fruit.

A very different story unfolds in Argentina. Although the varietal was introduced from France in the mid-nineteenth century, Malbec only came into its own as an Argentine powerhouse in the late 20th century, when the grape's potential was realized and focus shifted to premium wine production for export. And thank goodness for that!

Taste both tonight! Free tasting, & deeply discounted at $8 a glass.

DJ Ilmo spins eclectic vinyl. Cheese by Saxelby's.

at Barramundi
67 Clinton St
NYC

Cabernet Three Ways: Wine & Vinyl Wednesday

2012-12-05T09:42:00.000-08:00

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAYS

Cabernet Three Ways: New World vs Old World vs New World

How do you like your Cabernet? Fruity? Austere? Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape that has a remarkably consistent expression of its typical structure and flavors. One big factor that creates variation is the ripeness of the grapes. Under-ripe grapes create a more vegetal wine- this can be from being picked early, or a very cool growing climate. Likewise, wines associated with medium/cool climates often have aromas of eucalyptus and mint. In hot climes, jammy is the word.

Tonight we taste three big players in the Cabernet game: Chile, Bordeaux, and Washington State. Join us for some deeply discounted red wine fun, with delicious cheese from Saxelby's and vintage vinyl by DJ Ilmo.

at Barramundi

67 Clinton St.

NYC

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAYS: a taste of Spain

2012-11-28T13:17:00.001-08:00

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAYS

Red & White Rioja

"Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures ..." - M.F.K Fischer

Tonight we celebrate the glorious wines of Spain. We'll be tasting a Rioja Reserva (100% Tempranillo), and a less well known, but equally scrumptious White Rioja (100% Viura).

Join us! Cheese by Saxelby's and Music by DJ Ilmo.

at Barramundi
67 Clinton St
NYC

WINES TO BE THANKFUL FOR: FREE TASTING TONIGHT

2012-11-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAY AT BARRAMUNDI

Drink a glass tonight, pick up a bottle for the feast tomorrow..

Two wines for Thanksgiving Dinner: California Chardonnay, and Cabernet Franc from France..

It's the day before the Holiday Season gets going, and what is on my mind? Wine. Of course. As in what will we drink with our turkey, ham, buttery root vegetables, gravy and cranberry sauce? I think these two wines will fit very well with the vast array of rich goodies waiting to be consumed tomorrow.

California Chardonnay
Why? Well, most people know it, like it, and it's easy to pick up at the local liquor store, to say the least. Ask for a full bodied version with some acidity. This will stand up to those buttered biscuits, gravy, and the different textures and flavors we will (happily) be facing. Other good white choices are Riesling, a rich Pinot Gris, or even Gewurztraminer..

Cabernet Franc
This wine will be light to medium bodied, with less tannin than many red wines, making it a good choice for turkey. Cabernet Franc will show flavors of cherry, even cranberry, with hints of leather or tobacco. There's often a good balance of fruit and fleshiness, smoke or spice. A wonderful Autumn wine, and one of my favorites.

Don't show up for dinner tomorrow empty handed- let Wine & Vinyl help... Taste both for free tonight at Barramundi! Ridiculously under-priced at $8 a glass.

DJ Ilmo spins eclectic vinyl to get you in the spirit, Cheese is from our friends at Saxelby's in the Essex Market.

at Barramundi
67 Clinton St

NYC

Cabernets Collide: California vs Chile

2012-11-14T11:49:00.000-08:00

WINE & VINYL WEDNESDAYS AT BARRAMUNDI

Walk, Run, or Take a Cab..

California Cabernet vs Chilean Cabernet

The venerable Cabernet Sauvignon grape is known, and now grown, throughout the world. The French almost always blend it with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, or Malbec to create Bordeaux, some of the finest wines in the world. In California, Bordeaux style wines are sometimes called Meritage.

Cabernet Sauvignon's popularity may be due to the fact that the wine retains some combination of its varietal characteristics, while also showing the influence of where the grapes were grown: cool, windy Monterey often yields Cabs with a stronger vegetal flavor, while wines from Margeaux have violet aromas. And let's not forget Cabernet Sauvignon's best friend- oak!

Tonight, taste what's alike and what's fabulously different between these new world wines.

With the vinyl stylings of DJ Ilmo, and Saxelby's brings the cheese!

At Barramundi

67 Clinton St

NYC

WINE & VINYL MOVES TO WEDNESDAY!

2012-11-12T11:52:00.001-08:00

Barramundi puts our wine night right where you need it- smack in the middle of the week. Starting this week!

Check back here for our wines this Wednesday!

2012-10-22T14:04:00.003-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

Southern Hemisphere Stand Off

New Zealand made its mark on the Wine Scene in the 1980's, offering Sauvignon Blanc in the form of a fruit bomb with highly aromatic notes of gooseberry, tropical fruit, and of course, that leafy green-ness that is characteristic of the varietal. Love it or hate it, these powerful white wines made a huge impact on the wine industry, one that is still keenly felt today.

Perhaps as a reaction to the intense flavors (and hype) of these New Zealand wines, South Africa steered their Sauv Blancs halfway towards the Loire Valley, with the intention of bringing in some old world elegance to balance out all that powerful fruit.

Do these two different regions' wines have more in common? Or are they defined more by the differences between them? Want to find out? For free?

Free tasting, and ALL price points only $8 a glass.
With DJ Ilmo spinning eclectic lounge as only he can. Cheese by Saxelby's. (Goat, of course!)

Tonight
at Barramundi
67 Clinton St.
NYC

South American Reds! Free tasting tonight..

2012-10-15T13:31:00.001-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

Argentina vs Chile vs Uruguay

South American wines combine new world wine and old world character.

Uruguay is not the first country to spring to mind when talking wine- even South American wine. But as a matter of fact, the Tannat grape, originally from southwest France, thrives in Uruguay, with the warm climate softening Tannat's usual naturally rough tannins.

Chile and Argentina are known for Cabernet and Malbec, respectively. These wines offer great value for the price, with wines that are young and approachable, yet with some complexity.

Join us tonight, for a free tasting, only $8 a glass!

Tunes by DJ Ilmo, cheese by Saxelby's.

Tonight
at Barramundi
67 Clinton St.
NYC

Warm Days, Cool Nights, California Wine Tasting Tonight

2012-10-08T13:56:00.000-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

"Wine is sunlight, held together by water."

- Galileo

California is a winemaker's dream where the magical alchemy of long, warm days and cool foggy nights, a rich variety of soil types- sand, clay, loam, granite, volcanic ash, seabed soil, river-run gravel -and a uniquely American sensibility all come together to create wines with a character unique as the state itself.

Volumes have been written about California wines, some of which are among the best in the world, so let's get right to the tasting. Tonight we will sample those two classic varietals that California is so very good at: Cabernet, and Chardonnay.

DJ Ilmo spins tonight, vinyl + more vinyl. Eclectic lounge, bossa nova, jazz, ol' reggae, more.

Cheese by Saxelby's.

Tonight!

at Barramundi

67 Clinton St

NYC

Lovely Loire Whites, Tonight

2012-10-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

Loire Valley Whites

The Loire Valley, France, is famous for its white wines. Join us tonight for a free tasting! Hugely discounted at $8 a glass.
Paired with Saxelby's Cheese!

Tonight!

at Barramundi

67 Clinton St

NYC

Rioja a Go Go! Red and White from Spain, Tonight!

2012-09-24T13:54:00.000-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL

Red Rioja vs White Rioja

The harvesting of grapes for making wine in La Rioja dates back to the Phoenecians. During medieval times, monks did the winemaking, taking a great pride in their creation. Reference to these wines has even been found in Spanish poetry of the time.

It's safe to say we are most familiar with the Red variety, which is made up of mostly Tempranillo, sometimes blended with Garnacha (red), Graciano, and Mazuelo. Most of these are oaked, showing aromas and flavors of spice, red cherries, and plums.

Less well known are the White Wines, primarily from the Viura grape. The use of oak in these wines has been lightened up the past few years, to bring in a fruitier freshness to the wine. There has been great debate in Spain about the future of White Rioja specifically and the Viura grape in particular. Many feel that this wine hasn't been given a fair shake in the world market.

What do you think?

Join us for our weekly free tasting, with vinyl by DJ Ilmo & cheese by Saxelby's.

Tonight!

at Barramundi

67 Clinton St

NYC

Battle: Three French Reds, Light and Elegant

2012-09-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL
The Red Terroir..

Chinon vs Red Sancerre vs Brouilly

Yes, we can call this a battle. We can take votes and declare a winner tonight. But I think that each of these wines wins.

Chinon
100% Cabernet Franc, grown near the town of Chinon in Touraine, Loire Valley. Lightweight versions have aromas of blackcurrant and anise, while wines from the steeper, rockier vineyards reveal minerality and a bit of gaminess along with more tannin. Like all our competitors tonight, this is great with food.

Red Sancerre
100% Pinot Noir, Red Sancerre is a bit uncommon here, with the vast majority of Sancerre being white. Typical aromas of cherry and violets, light with a long finish. There is a growing movement toward bringing Red Sancerre to the fore. I for one heartily agree.

Brouilly
100% Gamay, this wine is named for one of the ten 'Cru' villages of Beaujolais: only the wines made from one of these villages can be labeled as such. Light-bodies, with cherry, blueberry and current flavors with a touch of earthiness, this wine is meant to be consumed young, within 3 years of its vintage.

All three wines can be tasted for free tonight. Only $8 a glass- a huge discount!

Cheese by Saxelby's, DJ Ilmo spins the tunes..

Tonight!
At Barramundi
67 Clinton St
NYC

A Taste of Burgundy: Red & White

2012-09-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYL
The Most Exciting Wine Region in the World

Two of the most popular wines in France are in the spotlight tonight at Barramundi: Chablis and Beaujolais. The wines of Burgundy are considered to be some of the best in the world. The three varietals used for these classic wines are Chardonnay for white, and Pinot Noir and Gamay for red. While the region is known for its reds made with the Pinot Noir grape, it is equally famous for Beaujolais, made from the Gamay grape.

Chablis
A crisp white wine known for the purity of its flavors and aromas, it is made from 100% Chardonnay. This wine from the northernmost area of Burgundy is almost always aged in stainless steel tanks, in marked contrast to white wines from Macconais or Cote de Beaune, which are aged in oak. The result is a very dry white wine with more concentrated minerality and less fruit that its oaked counterparts.

Brouilly
This wine is a Cru Beaujolais, made from 100% Gamay, as all Beaujolais are. There are 10 villages (Crus) in Beaujolais which make the finest of these wines: they are the only wines called by the names of their respective villages. Each village imparts a different sense of terrior; Brouilly tends to be earthy, with aromas of blueberries, cherries, raspberries and currants.

Paired with cheese from Saxelby's in the Essex Market.

Tunes by DJ Ilmo

Tonight!
at Barramundi
67 Clinton St
NYC