Chelsea Brewing Co. NYC – Some good beers!
June 29, 2009
Saturday night I had the opportunity to try some of the award-winning beers from Chelsea Brewing Company!
My wife and I were invited to a BBQ at the home of the Chelsea Brewing brewmaster, Chris, who in addition to being a certifiable grill-master and all-around excellent host, makes some really good beers! I was happy to get to try four of them – on tap nonetheless!
I wasn’t able to do ‘real’ beer reviews on the beers offered, (no pictures or deeper analysis – sorry) but I’ll quickly list what I had. There was also a lot of food to contend with – I’m sure you understand. 
My favorite beer of the night was the Chelsea Brewing Black Hole XXX Stout. This beer won bronze medals at the 2005 and 2008 Great American Beer Festival for foreign-style stout, and it even picked up a Gold in 2002! I really like stouts, and this one was just amazing. Everything a stout should be! It reminded me a bit of the Left Hand Milk Stout, but even better!
I was also able to try their ‘Checker Cab Blonde Ale‘ which created a huuuuuge head. It had a light body, was a little sweet and I thought it was just fabulous for a warm night.
Also on tap that evening was their unfiltered Summer Wheat which I don’t specifically remember but it WAS good! The Chelsea Summer Wheat won a Gold medal at the 2004 GABF so I’m not the only one who liked it!
Also available for consumption was the Sunset Red Ale which was a little darker, and while also light bodied it was more spicy and hoppy than the rest. In 1997, the Sunset Red won a gold medal in its class!
Again, sorry this post is not more in-depth, or laden with pictures, I could have done better but I was more concerned with enjoying the food, beer and company than analyzing everything! Still, I just want to say thanks to Chris and his Wife for having us over with their friends for some good food and some great beer!
If you’re ever in Manhattan, Chelsea Brewing Company has a 12,000 sq ft restaurant and brewery located on on pier 59. Go check them out and perhaps you too can try some of their award-winning beers!
Posted in Ales, American Beers, Bocks, Porters and Stouts, Wheat Beers
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
wow, very cool scott.
I’ll be honest, I haven’t had any Chelsea beers, but I love displays of hospitality like that. I am pretty sure they don’t ship near my parts, but I’ll keep my eyes open.
No apologies needed for me on the lack of reviews…the experience recounting was great.
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June 29th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Sounds like a great time. I’ll have to check out this place and the Black Hole XXX Stout.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Yep, sounds like a very pleasant time was had by all.
I like the sound of the stout and the red ale… nice!
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June 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I think Mekkeller has a Black Hole Stout, too. This sounds pretty nice. I don’t know the cost of their stuff, but maybe you could scrape together of bottle of the Black Hole and send it my way. By the way, the Bourbon County is about $6.00 a bottle. I’m not saying it to put a requirement on you, but so that you don’t go overboard. Let me know!
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July 1st, 2009 at 2:40 am
@SimplyBeer, if you’re in the neighborhood, I’d say check it out. NYC area people will appreciate the name of one of their beers ‘Porter Authority’ ! (get it?)
@Nate and @Mike, sorry, from what I gathered these guys don’t bottle yet. Just distributed locally to bars and clubs. Worth seeking out I think if you in the area though!
@Bob, the stout was nice. Really well done and I wish I could have had more!
Thanks all!
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