Latis Import Night

Tonight is our Latis Import Night with Brian Duck!

Brian has been in the beer industry for over 20 years, spanning from bartending to distribution to importing. He has worked with over 100 beer brands representing well over 500 styles and flavors. He has been in the metro NY market for 12 years and has worked putting together the menus of some of the highest end restaurants, boasting the biggest chef names, in the world. Brian is currently working for the Latis Import team, a company that was formed for the purpose of importing the PALM Breweries into the US. These breweries include the introduction of PALM Ale to the US (Belgium's #1 selling ale), Rodenbach Flemish Sour, Boon Lambics, and Steenbruuge Abbey Ales, all of which proudly represent medals in the World Beer Cup throughout the years and a big showing in 2012 with Boon Geuze taking the gold and Steenbruuge Triple taking the bronze.

Tonight, we’ll have some awesome drafts on tap, including:

-Palm - Palm Speciale
-Boon Kriek Lambic
-Arcobräu Zwickl Lager
-Rodenbach Grand Cru

And awesome bottles, including:

-Theakston Old Peculier
-Theakston XB (Extra Bitter)
-Boon Geuze
-Boon Framboise
-Rodenbach Grand Cru

New Jersey Beer Co. Bottle Release Party!

Join us on Saturday, July 14 at 6:00 p.m. for our New Jersey Beer Co. Bottle Release Party! 

It took a long time to get here: Back in 2010, when NJBC first launched the company, brews went on draft in only two locations, one being the Iron Monkey. Wanting to begin bottling, NJBC bought a bottling machine…which immediately broke down, and led to a halt to their bottling production. 

Fast-forward to today. After struggling to keep the business afloat, NJBC aligned itself with supporters and investors and bought a new bottling machine, and is now ready to start providing NJBC bottles to bars and restaurants. They’re offering the first case of bottles to the Iron Monkey, and we’re going to throw them a kick-ass release party to celebrate! 

We’ll have $2 bottles of our favorite NJBC brews, including:

- NJBC Hudson Pale Ale

- NJBC Garden State Stout

- NJBC 1787 Abbey Single Ale

We’ll also have $6 beer buckets, so bring your friends!

Enter to win some great prizes, including a signed poster by the brewers, and the chance to spend the day at New Jersey Beer Co., brewing with the crew.

Meet all of the NJBC brewers, and help support this great local brewery!

4th of July All-Day BBQ!

Join us on July 4th for a great Independence Day celebration!

We'll have a special menu all day, including

- BBQ roasted chicken
- Monkey triple hot dogs
- Cold seafood penne pasta
- BBQ chicken sandwiches
- Grilled steak
- Monkey nachos
- BBQ baby-back ribs

We'll have $15 pitchers of sangria, $2.50 pints of Anderson Valley Bahl Hornin' Mowkeef and Ayinger Marzen and $5 specialty cocktails.

And until 10:00 p.m., we'll have $10 Growlers of Anderson Valley Bahl Hornin' Mowkeef and Ayinger Marzen!

Meet the Brewery: Stone

Join us on Friday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. for an amazing Meet the Brewery with Stone Brewing Company!

We’ll have three awesome Stone drafts on tap:

Stone Ruination 10^th Anniversary IPA – one of only four kegs in the entire state!

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale

Stone Double Dry Hopped IPA

Ruination 10^th Anniversary was just released this month, and will have an extremely limited run. And Double Dry Hopped IPA is one of the rarest Stone drafts on tap. Both brews are definitely worth trying if you’re a true craft beer fan.

Each of these drafts have world-class ratings on Beer Advocate…check out the reviews, and then try them for yourself:

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/82250/?ba=Etan

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/147/34436/

Don’t miss it!

Authentic Trappist Beers

This Thursday, we’re so excited to host Bobo Van Mechelen, the American Ambassador for Chimay at The Iron Monkey!

If you haven’t been lucky enough to try Chimay, you’ll have plenty of opportunity at our event – we’ll have bottles of Chimay Red, Chimay White, and Chimay Blue on hand, and will be tapping Chimay White as well.

Not only a delicious brew, what makes Chimay truly unique is that it’s Trappist beer…which means that it’s beer that is exclusively brewed by Trappist monks. There are only seven Trappist monstaries that produce beer – one in the Netherlands, and six in Belgium, including Chimay.

That means that Chimay, brewed at the Notre-Dame de Scourmont Abbey, is one of only a handful of beers that can carry the logo “Authentic Trappist Product.”

Trappist monks have been brewing beer since the 1600’s… enough time to truly perfect their product. Originally, the monks brewed beer to feed the community, but now, Trappist breweries also brew beer to fund their works and good causes.

As an authentic Trappist beer, Chimay is brewed within the walls of a Trappist monastery, under the control and responsibility of the community of monks. The income from Chimay brews provides for a major portion of the surrounding community and social service.

While you might know a little more about Trappist brews now, this has only scratched the surface. Bobo is absolutely legendary in the Trappist beer community, and knows all of the ins-and-outs of this fascinating beer. So make sure that you stop by on Thursday, and pick his brain– and for the monk’s sake, try Chimay!

Meet the Brewery: Chimay

Join us on Thursday, June 28 at 6:00 p.m. for our Meet the Brewery with Chimay!

All night long, we’ll be featuring Chimay Red, Chimay Blue and Chimay White bottles, and we’ll have Chimay White on draft.

We’ll also be giving away Chimay glasses, and will have Chimay Grand Cru cheese on hand for sampling.

And we’re very excited to welcome a special guest, the legendary Bobo Van Mechelen. Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet one of the leading forces behind Chimay’s world-class trappist beers, and hear some of the fascinating stories about this 150-year old brewery!

Bottled Beer BLAST

All weekend long, we'll be featuring special prices on some of our favorite bottled beers, including:

Stone IPA: $3
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: $3
Magic Hat Circus Boy: $3
Leffe Blonde: $3
Red Stripe $2

Find out more information at http://ironmonkey.com/