NYC Brewers Guild Announces "NYC Beer Week 2015" (Feb. 20 – Mar. 1, 2015)

From NYCBG:

New York, NY — Wednesday, October 29, 2014 — Following the incredibly successful fundraiser "Blocktoberfest", the New York City Brewers Guild is thrilled to announce the "7th Annual New York City Beer Week 2015" taking place within all five boroughs from Friday, Feb. 20 – Sunday, March 1, 2015. New York City Beer Week 2015 brings together 20 of NYC’s premier Guild craft breweries, standout nationally and internationally renowned breweries, over 300 NYC beer destinations, celebrity chefs, and acclaimed restaurants for 10 days of craft beer madness. For up-to-date information, please visit: www.nycbeerweek.com.

Several new attractions are lining up for NYC Beer Week 2015, including the nationwide competition, "Ruppert’s Cup", which is open to all craft breweries. The "People’s Choice" voting competition for the "Best Brewery @ NYC Beer Week" commences at the start of Beer Week, and the winner will be announced at the Closing Party (location TBA) on Sunday, March 1, 2015. In honor of Jacob Ruppert, Jr., the Brewers Guild resuscitates the Ruppert’s Cup that circulated around to different NYC breweries in the 1990’s vying for "Brewery of the Year". A celebrated American brewer, US Congressman, and owner of the New York Yankees (1915 – 1939), Ruppert’s name will appear front-and-center on the newly designed trophy destined for one standout brewery. Participants are required to host a valued-added Beer Week event highlighting an extremely rare beer release or a Meet-the-Brewer event. Craft beer fans can cast as many votes as they like to get their favorite brewery to be a front-runner (votes are $5 a piece) on www.nycbeerweek.com

City Harvest.
"If they want to win the Ruppert’s Cup, breweries from around the country need to bring their A game," says Kelly Taylor (President of the New York City Brewers Guild, Co-Founder/Brewer at KelSo Beer Company, Brewmaster at Heartland Brewery). "I know for sure the 20 Guild brewers will be hard at work representing NYC. It’s a very ‘New York’ kind of competition, to bring back this prized trophy and have a good ol’ fashion throw down to see who’s the best brewery at NYC Beer Week. I’ve done a lot of charity projects with City Harvest, most recently the Edible Ale event where we raised $10,000 by selling 10,000 hot dogs. February is a cold month, and a lot of people are in need of a hot meal. I’m sure every year moving forward we’ll have a different state take home the trophy. It’ll be a blast to see who wins it first!"

On Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, NYC Beer Week 2015 kicks-off with Opening First Tap, which features 100 rare beers at 100 NYC beer destinations. The singular collection includes craft beers you can only get in NYC that night. Breweries from around the world are encouraged to participate, and all beers will be tapped together at 7 pm.

On Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, join the Brewers Guild for an exclusive happy hour for members of the press at Heartland Brewery (Empire State Building) as they announce additional boutique beer events happening throughout NYC Beer Week 2015; rare and obscure beers from each of the 20 Guild breweries will be available for tastings. The Press Preview Happy Hour runs from 6 pm – 8 pm; please RSVP directly to Jesse P. Cutler at [email protected].