Cal vs. Air Force Tomorrow 12:30 pm

We'll be opening early tomorrow, December 31st in order to show the Armed Forces Bowl. California will be taking on Air Force at 12:30 pm. Go Bears!

Tap Update, December 30

Beers on Tap

Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Chelsea Blizzard (New York, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.3 % ABV.
Doc’s Hard Apple Cider (Warwick, NY; $6/16 oz). 4.5% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Rogue Chipotle Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Diesel Stout (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 6.6% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16oz). 5.9% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 5.4% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Old Horizontal (Downingtown, PA; $6/12 oz). 11.0% ABV.
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA (Easton, PA; $6/16oz). 9.0% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Pier 59 Pale Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Kelso Hop Lager (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.5% ABV.

Coming Up: Avery Brown Ale

Our new friend, Jameson.

We'll be seeing a lot of this pup, the scion of Roz and Patrick from the Cherry Tree across the street. He's already living up to his namesake.

Wireless is here!

We've finally gotten our wireless network set up here at Pacific Standard; anyone who wants to sit and work/play on their laptops is welcome.

Tap Update, December 22

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Beers on Tap

Anchor Christmas Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Booneville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Chelsea Oatmeal Stout (New York, NY; $4/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Doc’s Hard Apple Cider (Warwick, NY; $6/16 oz). 4.5% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sixpoint Tripel (Brooklyn, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.
Victory Old Horizontal (Downingtown, PA; $6/12 oz). 11.0% ABV.
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA (Easton, PA; $6/16oz). 9.0% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Pier 59 Pale Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Kelso Hop Lager (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.5% ABV.

Coming Up: Sixpoint Diesel, Rogue Chipotle, Sierra Celebration, Avery Brown, Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye, Stone Smoked Porter

Tap Update, December 20

Beers on Tap

Anchor Christmas Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Booneville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Chelsea Oatmeal Stout (New York, NY; $4/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Doc’s Hard Apple Cider (Warwick, NY; $6/16 oz). 4.5% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sixpoint Tripel (Brooklyn, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.2% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.
Victory Old Horizontal (Downingtown, PA; $6/12 oz). 11.0% ABV.
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA (Easton, PA; $6/16oz). 9.0% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Pier 59 Pale Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Coming Up: Kelso Hop Lager (cask), Sixpoint Diesel, Rogue Chipotle, Sierra Celebration, Avery Brown, Southampton Double White, Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye, Stone Smoked Porter

Reminder: Two amazing fictioneers tomorrow

The Pacific Standard Fiction Series - Inaugural Night
featuring Joshua Ferris and Porochista Khakpour
and hosted by Garth Risk Hallberg

Tuesday, Dec. 18th, 7:00 p.m.
82 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
(between St. Marks and Bergen; convenient to most trains)

Books available on-site!
Drink specials chosen by dartboard!
Pass it on!

Joshua Ferris' debut novel, THEN WE CAME TO THE END, was a finalist for this year's National Book Award. Mr. Ferris' shorter fiction has appeared in the BEST NEW AMERICAN VOICES series and the NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH series, and in THE IOWA REVIEW and PRAIRIE SCHOONER. He lives in Brooklyn.

"Expansive, great-hearted and acidly funny....Even after moving on and rebuilding their lives, the employees who exit Ferris's unnamed firm come to miss it, the drudgery, the infuriations, the hours spent with this person or that who rankled and bugged and offended angels in heaven.' And the reader will be able to empathize, coming to the end of this perceptive and darkly entertaining novel." - New York Times Book Review

Porochista Khakpour's debut novel, SONS AND OTHER FLAMMABLE OBJECTS, has been named an "Editor's Choice" by The New York Times and one of "Fall's Best" by The Chicago Tribune. Ms. Khakpour graduated from the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars M.A. program, and has written for The Chicago Reader, The Village Voice, and Paper, among others. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles, she now lives in Brooklyn.

"The characters burst from the page in fiery exchanges, while their chaotic inner lives are conveyed with witty precision....Khakpour's comic sense of familial tensions - particularly father-son enmity - is infectious." - The New Yorker

Garth Risk Hallberg is the author of A FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FAMILY.

"Beautiful...Beautiful...Beautiful" -Bookslut

The Pacific Standard Fiction Series aims to showcase the intense and varied literary energies of Brooklyn by pairing writers from the borough and beyond. We offer fine stories and appealing beverages in a civilized setting. In 2008, readings will take place the third Tuesday of every month...more or less.

Tap update, December 16

We get a very exciting Simcoe IPA from Weyerbacher, plus a Victory Old Horizontal. In other words, this is the strongest, hoppiest beer list we've ever had. Whee!

Beers on Tap

Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Chelsea Oatmeal Stout (New York, NY; $4/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Tripel (Brooklyn, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.
Victory Old Horizontal (Downingtown, PA; $6/12 oz). 11.0% ABV.
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA (Easton, PA; $6/16oz). 9.0% ABV.

Beers on Cask
Chelsea Pier 59 Pale Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Comedy Night III

on January 23 at 8 pm-ish, promises to be excellent. Save the date for this tentative lineup:

Host: Jeremy Hsu (Best New Performer, Hawaii International Comedy Festival)

Helen Hong (featured in Time Out New York)
Abbi Crutchfield (appeared in the New York Underground Comedy Festival)
Bryce Richardson
Jamie Lee
Michael Salloway

Comedy Night Update

Our comedy nights have been such a raging hormonal success that we've booked them for months in the future. In other words, save the date for January 23, February 20, and March 19. If you haven't shown up yet and are expecting a painful open-mic kind of thing, think different. These are people who are on Comedy Central and stuff. Believe.

Tap update, December 10

Whee! The Sixpoint Tripel is finally on tap and it is glorious. I think I saw God during my first sip. Also, we've got the Chelsea Pier 59 on cask. Good stuff.

Beers on Tap

Anchor Christmas Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.3%ABV.
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1 % ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1%
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Sixpoint Tripel (Brooklyn, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.2 ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Pier 59 Pale Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Coming up: Weyerbacher Double IPA, Victory Old Horizontal, Chelsea Oatmeal Stout

Tap/bottle update, December 7

Items of note: Sixpoint Brownstone returns to cask, Sixpoint Sweet Action returns to draft, and Jesus, we have a lot of serious winter beers on tap. They're definitely worth a try--come by and squash your seasonally affected blues. Or just have some Miller High Life, our most recent bottled addition, and cuddle your seasonally affected blues.

Beers on Tap

Anchor Christmas Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.3%ABV.
Avery Salvation Ale (Boulder, CO; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1 % ABV.
He’Brew Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A. (San Francisco, CA; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1%
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Bottled Beer

Bud Light (St. Louis, MO; $4/12 oz)
Miller High Life (Milwaukee, WI; $3/12oz)

Canned Beer

Schaefer (Milwaukee, WI; $3/12 oz)

Coming Up: Weyerbacher Double IPA, Victory Old Horizontal, Sixpoint Tripel, Chelsea Oatmeal Stout, Chelsea Pale Ale (cask), Lagunitas Imperial Red, Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Early Announcement Regarding New Year's at the Standard

Exact details are still in the works, but we've already committed to offering the following on New Year's Eve:

--No cover charge, no guest list, no dress code, no Manhattan armpit-heavy crowds.
--A special $2 off happy hour from 4-8 pm.
--A never-before-seen-here late happy hour from 8-9 pm--$1 off.
--A chance to watch the ball drop on our huge projection screen television.
--Random drink specials throughout the night, champagne-spraying, general revelry.

So think about us if you want an alternative to your standard NYC bar New Year's parties (get it?). We like you and hope to see you here. Do RSVP if you plan on bringing a big crowd, so we can plan. Thanks--

John and Jon

Beers on Tap Update

Beers on Tap

Anchor Christmas Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.3%ABV.
Avery Salvation Ale (Boulder, CO; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16 oz). 7.4% ABV.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale (Denver, CO; $6/16 oz). 8.1 % ABV.
He’Brew Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A. (San Francisco, CA; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1%
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Victory Hop Wallop (Downingtown, PA; $6/16 oz). 8.5% ABV.

Coming Up: Weyerbacker Double IPA, Victory Old Horizontal, Sixpoint Sweet Action, Sixopint Tripel, Sixpoint Brownstone (cask), Lagunitas Imperial Red, Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Come to Comedy Night II: Electric Boogaloo!

We have a great lineup set for the second in our so far wildly hilarious comedy series. For each time you do not attend this comedy night, I shall kill you.

Comedy Night II: Pat O'Shea, Joe Naervez, Tal Rose, Joe Dixon, Diana Saez, Dan Goodman

December 11, Pacific Standard, 8:30 pm.

Be here.

Pacific Standard makes the New York Times!

Check it out:

http://tinyurl.com/2x4lm4

See you all soon for the poetry readings on Thursday and the following Thursday, as well as Comedy Night II--just keep checking the events schedule on this blog.

Best,

John and Jon

Beers on Tap Update

The days are getting colder, and as a result our beer selection is getting much heavier on the autumn/winter brews. Come soon to try these seasonal beers, because almost all of them have very limited runs, and once they're out, you'll have to wait until next year.

Beers on Tap:

Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Booneville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 8.0% ABV.
He’Brew Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A. (San Francisco, CA; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Middle Ages 12th Anniversary Imperial Porter (Syracuse, NY; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
North Coast Old Stock Ale (Fort Bragg, CA; $7/12 oz). 11.7% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Tripel (Brooklyn, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 4.7% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion (Easton, PA; $5/16 oz). 6.2% ABV.

Coming Up:

Weyerbacker Double IPA, Great Divide Hibernation, Avery Salvation, Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter, Legacy Hedonism Ale, Legacy Hoptimus Prime, Anchor Christmas Ale, Victory Hop Wallop, Victory Old Horizontal

One additional note: We now sell bottles of Miller High Life for $3.

An earlier poetry reading on the 6th, too!

New York Carleton Club Presents...Poetry Night!

Please join us on December 6th at 7pm at the Pacific
Standard Bar in Brooklyn to hear readings from (and
drink with!) Chris Martin '00 and Ted Mathys '01!

Ted Mathys graduated from Carleton with a degree in
international relations. Between tippling in the
shadow of the Berlin Wall, camping on the Great Wall
of China , and gluing his over-determined comps to the
stairwell wall in Willis, he began writing poems. His
first collection, Forge, was published by Coffee House
Press in 2005, and a second book, Surface to Air, will
appear from Coffee House in 2009. A recipient of
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
and the New York Foundation for the Arts, he now lives
in Brooklyn .

Since getting his start as a rapper during Reed
Wallsmith sets at the Cave in the late 1990s, Chris
Martin has lived in San Francisco, St. Paul, and
Brooklyn, where he now resides. He is the author of
American Music, the 2006 winner of the Hayden Carruth
Award selected by C.D. Wright. He is proud to be part
of the Carleton Renaissance, including Karl Krause,
Ted Mathys, Amanda Nadelberg and countless others.

Pacific Standard (www.pacificstandardbrooklyn.com) is
located 82 Fourth Avenue (St. Marks and Bergen), just
steps away from the B/D/N/Q/R/2/3/4/5/LIRR trains at
Atlantic/Pacific, and a little farther away from the
C/F/G trains.

Awesome poetry reading on the 6th.

Chin Music: The Pacific Standard Reading Series

An Evening with Poets John Brehm, Lorraine Doran, and Janine Joseph
Thursday, December 6th @ 9:00 PM

Come out for Chin Music, Brooklyn's new reading series at Pacific Standard bar in Park Slope. Established and rising poets and writers from near and far are featured during each of our seasons – one each winter and another in late spring. On December 6th, we are featuring three Brooklyn-based poets: John Brehm, Lorraine Doran, and Janine Joseph. Also, be sure you join us for our final reading of 2007, on December 13th, featuring Kimiko Hahn, Lynn Aarti Chandhok, and Roger Sedarat. Readings for January and February 2008 to be announced soon. Series curated by Colin Cheney and the co-owner of Pacific Standard, John Rauschenberg.

Located on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, near the Atlantic/Pacific station, Pacific Standard is a literary bar serving up West Coast microbrews on tap (as well as choice selections from small and local breweries), a fine collection of wines, and tasty cheeses and meats.

--
Chin Music: The Pacific Standard Reading Series
Featuring John Brehm, Lorraine Doran, and Janine Joseph

Thursday, December 6th @ 8:00 PM.

Pacific Standard Bar
82 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

http://www.pacificstandardbrooklyn.com

--

John Brehm is the author of Sea of Faith, which won the 2004 Brittingham Prize from The University of Wisconsin Press, and of The Way Water Moves, a chapbook from Flume Press. His poems have appeared Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, Boulevard, The Missouri Review, Prairie Schooner, The Best American Poetry 1999, and many other journals. He is a freelance writer and the Associate Editor of The Oxford Book of American Poetry. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lorraine Doran is a poet and writer living in Brooklyn, New York. Hailing from New Jersey, she teaches in the Expository Writing Program at New York University.

Janine Joseph was born in the Philippines, and now shuffles frequently between California and New York. She has poems forthcoming from Nimrod, Salt Hill, and Bear Flag Republic, an anthology of prose poems and poetics by Greenhouse Review Press. A Kundiman fellow, she holds degrees from UC Riverside and New York University.

Directions:

Pacific Standard is located at 82 Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, between St. Marks and Bergen Streets. It's a short walk from a dizzying array of subway and commuter rail lines at the Atlantic/Pacific station, namely, the 2, 3, 4, 5, D, N, Q, and R, as well as the Long Island Railroad. New York subway map. After you exit the Atlantic/Pacific station, just walk four blocks south on Fourth Avenue to get to our bar. We're not too much longer a walk from the F and G stop at Bergen Street, and are also close to the B61, B63, and B65 bus lines.

Reminder: Turkey Day Fun.

We're here, and already starting to collect delicious potluck items. So come on by, watch some football, and get all you can drink for $25!

Updated Upcoming Beers List

Coming Up: Weyerbacker Double IPA, Great Divide Hibernation, Middle Ages 12th Anniversary, He’Brew Lenny Bruce, Avery Salvation, Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter, Southampton Double White, Boont Amber Ale, Bear Republic Hop Rod.

Tap update, November 20

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Granton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Chelsea Amber Wheat (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 5.4% ABV.
Mendocino Eye of the Hawk IPA (Hopland, CA; $6/16 oz). 8.0 % ABV.
North Coast Old Stock Ale (Fort Bragg, CA; $7/12 oz). 11.7% ABV.
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner (Fort Bragg, CA; $5/16 oz). 4.4% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Redhook Longhammer IPA (Woodinville, WA; $5/16oz). 6.5% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale (Chico, CA;$6/12 oz). 9.6% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.8% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion (Easton, PA; $5/16 oz). 6.2% ABV.

Beers On Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7.0% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Beer Tastings

Any six beers in 7.5 oz glasses for $15.

Coming Up: Weyerbacher Simcoe Double IPA, Great Divide Hibernation, Middle Ages 12th Anniversary, He’Brew Lenny Bruce, Avery Salvation, Captain Lawrence Smoked Porter

Save the date: amazing fiction reading in December

A National Book Award nominee at Pacific Standard? That's right: Joshua Ferris, author of Then We Came to the End (Little, Brown), nominated for this year's National Book Award, will read on December 18, with Porochista Khakpour, author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects (Grove), as part of our initial Fiction Night. More info below:

The Pacific Standard Fiction Series - Inaugural Night
Tuesday, Dec. 18th, 7:00 p.m.
82 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. (between St. Marks and Bergen)

featuring Joshua Ferris and Porochista Khakpour
hosted by Garth Risk Hallberg

Books available on-site!
Drink specials to be chosen by dartboard!

Joshua Ferris' debut novel, THEN WE CAME TO THE END, was a finalist
for this year's National Book Award. Mr. Ferris' shorter fiction has
appeared in the BEST NEW AMERICAN VOICES series and the NEW STORIES
FROM THE SOUTH series, and in THE IOWA REVIEW and PRAIRIE SCHOONER. He
lives in Brooklyn.

"Expansive, great-hearted and acidly funny....Even after moving on and
rebuilding their lives, the employees who exit Ferris's unnamed firm
come to miss it, the drudgery, the infuriations, the hours spent with
'this person or that who rankled and bugged and offended angels in
heaven.' And the reader will be able to empathize, coming to the end
of this perceptive and darkly entertaining novel."
- New York Times Book Review

Porochista Khakpour's debut novel, SONS AND OTHER FLAMMABLE OBJECTS,
has been named an "Editor's Choice" by The New York Times and one of
"Fall's Best" by The Chicago Tribune. Ms. Khakpour graduated from the
Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars M.A. program, and has
written for The Chicago Reader, The Village Voice, and Paper, among
others. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles, she now lives in
Brooklyn.

"The characters burst from the page in fiery exchanges, while their
chaotic inner lives are conveyed with witty precision....Khakpour's
comic sense of familial tensions - particularly father-son enmity - is
infectious." - The New Yorker

Garth Risk Hallberg is the author of A FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH
AMERICAN FAMILY.

"Beautiful because of the gentle way the story of two suburban
families unravels for the reader. Beautiful because each of the short
entries that make up the novella is accompanied by a photograph,
sometimes bizarre or haunting, but always a pleasure to behold.
Beautiful because the book itself has all the elements that make the
act of reading seem like an event." -Bookslut

The Pacific Standard Fiction Series aims to showcase the intense and
varied literary energies of Brooklyn by pairing writers from the
borough and beyond. We offer fine stories and appealing beverages in a
civilized setting. In 2008, readings will take place the first and
third Tuesday of every month...more or less.

Tap update, November 16

Items of note: Sixpoint Sweet Action makes its triumphant return, we now have two (!) old stock ales with the addition of North Coast's brain-bending 11.7% version, and we debut a beer tasting possibility--you can order six small glasses of any six of our beers for $15. Finally, casks are back, with the Sixpoint Brownstone and the Chelsea Hop Angel.

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Granton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Chelsea Henry Hudson IPA (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 6.6% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
North Coast Old Stock Ale (Fort Bragg, CA; $7/12 oz). 11.7% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Redhook Longhammer IPA (Woodinville, WA; $5/16oz). 6.5% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 5.4% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion (Easton, PA; $5/16 oz). 6.2% ABV.

Beers On Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.

Beer Tastings

Any six beers in 7.5 oz glasses for $15.

Coming Up: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Mendocino Eye of the Hawk, Chelsea Autumn Wheat, Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball, Sierra Celebration

Much-anticipated robot update!

TellArt, the Providence design company who is building our robot, has created a blog to update folks on the design and fabrication process. It's pretty interesting, and there will be plenty more photos soon. I know a lot of you have been breathlessly awaiting the arrival of our fiberglass friend--hopefully this will appease you for the time being. He is getting worked on, he is getting ever closer to completion, and he will be awesome. So go here:

http://drinkingrobot.wordpress.com/

and post encouraging comments for our intrepid designers.

Tap update, November 14

We just put the lovely Weyerbacher Hops Infusion on tap. Weyerbacher is a brewery in Easton, PA, that has a wide and excellent beer-ouvre. Also, welcome back the Bear Republic Red Rocket. We missed you, our sweet.

Lots more beer coming tomorrow (incuding casks)--our distributors are finally back in action.

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Granton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Bear Republic Red Rocket Ale (Healdsburg, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Chelsea Henry Hudson IPA (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 6.6% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Redhook Longhammer IPA (Woodinville, WA; $5/16oz). 6.5% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Belgian Rye (Brooklyn, NY; $5/12 oz). 7.7% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 5.4% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion (Easton, PA; $5/16 oz). 6.2% ABV.

Coming Up: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Mendocino Eye of the Hawk, North Coast Old Stock Ale, Pacific Rim Vashon, Chelsea Hop Angel (on cask), Chelsea Autumn Wheat

Reminder: Listen to Poetry or Die!

A quick reminder about tomorrow's inaugural night of the Pacific
Standard Reading Series. Come on out and hear some great poets!

--

Chin Music: The Pacific Standard Reading Series

An Evening with Poets Joshua Mehigan, George Green, and Katy Resch
Thursday, November 15th, 8PM

Please join us for opening night of Chin Music, Brooklyn's new reading
series at Pacific Standard bar in Park Slope. Established and rising
poets and writers from New York and beyond will be featured during each
of our seasons--one each winter and another in late spring. Writers
featured this first season (running November to December, and then--
after a brief hiatus--January to February) include Kimiko Hahn, Roger
Sedarat, Lynn Aarti Chandhok, and John Brehm. Readings will be held on
Thursdays at 8pm, and feature three readers each night. The series is
curated by Colin Cheney and the co-owner of Pacific Standard, John
Rauschenberg.

Located on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, near the Atlantic/Pacific
station, Pacific Standard is a literary bar serving up over a dozen West Coast
microbrews on tap (as well as choice selections from small and local
breweries), a fine collection of wines, and tasty cheeses and meats.

Readers:

Joshua Mehigan's first book, The Optimist, was one of five finalists
for a 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His poems have appeared in
Penguin, Writers Digest, and Pushcart anthologies, and in periodicals such
as Poetry and The New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife,
Talia Neffson.

George Green is from western Pennsylvania, but has lived for nearly
thirty years in the the East Village. One of the last rent-stabilized
poets in his neighborhood, he received an MFA in poetry from the New
School, and his poetry has appeared in various journals, and in the
anthologies Poetry 180, 180 More Poems, The Best American Poetry 2005, The
Best American Poetry 2006.

Katy Resch is a writer of poetry and children's books living in
Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and
currently teaches at NYU. Her work has appeared in Bellevue Literary
Review, Poetry Motel, Asphodel, Other Rooms Online, and other journals.

Thanksgiving at Pacific Standard: RSVP!

Hi, all,

We'd like to get an accurate headcount of who we'll be feeding on Thanksgiving (and, remember, this is a potluck, so we'd also like to know what you'll be bringing). So if you're coming, RSVP at john@pacificstandardbrooklyn.com with your numerousness and your contribution. If you're just planning on drinking (we have that all you can drink for $25 special, or you can pay as you go), no need to RSVP.

Tap update, November 12

We've now got Redhook Longhammer and Rogue Dead Guy on tap, as well as three Sixpoint beers left over from Guy Fawkes Night. Sadly, we're out of casks for the time being, but should have more soon.

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Granton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Chelsea Henry Hudson IPA (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 6.6% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Redhook Longhammer IPA (Woodinville, WA; $5/16oz). 6.5% ABV.
Rogue Dead Guy Ale (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Apollo Wheat (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.5% ABV.
Sixpoint Brownstone (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.7% ABV.
Sixpoint Belgian Rye (Brooklyn, NY; $5/12 oz). 7.7% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 5.4% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Coming up: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Weyerbacher Hops Infusion IPA, Bear Republic Red Rocket, Mendocino Eye of the Hawk, North Coast Old Stock Ale, Pacific Rim Vashon

Reading series official announcement!

Chin Music: The Pacific Standard Reading Series

An Evening with Poets Joshua Mehigan, George Green, and Katy Resch
Thursday, November 15th, 8PM

Please join us for opening night of Chin Music, Brooklyn's new reading series at Pacific Standard bar in Park Slope. Established and rising poets and writers from New York and beyond will be featured during each of our seasons – one each winter and another in late spring. Writers featured this first season (running November to December, and then – after a brief hiatus – January to February) include Kimiko Hahn, Roger Sedarat, Lynn Aarti Chandhok, and John Brehm. Readings will be held on Thursdays at 8pm, and feature three readers each night. The series is curated by Colin Cheney and the co-owner of Pacific Standard, John Rauschenberg.

Located on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn, near the Atlantic/Pacific station, Pacific Standard is a literary bar serving up over a dozen West Coast microbrews on tap (as well as choice selections from small and local breweries), a fine collection of wines, and tasty cheeses and meats.

--
Chin Music: The Pacific Standard Reading Series
Featuring Joshua Mehigan, George Green, and Katy Resch

Thursday, November 15th -- Reading begins promptly at 8:00 PM.

Pacific Standard Bar
82 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

http://www.pacificstandardbrooklyn.com

Readers:

Joshua Mehigan's first book, The Optimist, was one of five finalists for a 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His poems have appeared in Penguin, Writers Digest, and Pushcart anthologies, and in periodicals such as Poetry and The New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Talia Neffson.

George Green is from western Pennsylvania, but has lived for nearly thirty years in the the East Village. One of the last rent-stabilized poets in his neighborhood, he received an MFA in poetry from the New School, and his poetry has appeared in various journals, and in the anthologies Poetry 180, 180 More Poems, The Best American Poetry 2005 , The Best American Poetry 2006.

Katy Resch is a writer of poetry and children's books living in Brooklyn, NY. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College and currently teaches at NYU. Her work has appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, Poetry Motel, Asphodel, Other Rooms Online,and other journals.

Final plea

Come to comedy night tonight! The comedians will thank you by making you laugh, and Pacific Standard will thank you with ample $3 drink specials on the many exciting and rare Sixpoint brews we have left over from Guy Fawkes Night. And I'll do my famous guinea pig impression for you. Anything, really, just come. After all, when do you get to see an honest-to-god professional comedy show in central Brooklyn with hilarious comedians, no cover, and no drink minimum? Huh?

Two reminders

Guy Fawkes Night looks to be a glorious affair this evening, with seven Sixpoint beers on tap (Apollo, Atlantic Amber, Bengali Tiger, Sweet Action, Brownstone, Righteous Rye, and Belgian Rye). We'll also be showing V for Vendetta all night, in keeping with our Fawkesian theme. On Tuesday at 8:30, you absolutely have to come to see professional comics (some writers of the Colbert Report!) try out material in our back room. We beg, we plead, we debase ourselves. See you around,

John and Jon

Tap update, November 4

We've finally gotten the Stoudt's Pils on tap, which is pretty much my favorite pilsner in existence. We also have an entirely new cask selection, with the Chelsea Standard and the Sixpoint Righteous Rye. Finally, the Sixpoint Bengali Tiger makes its debut here, which was long overdue. It's probably my favorite beer of all time (though the Hoptimus Prime has been making a run for it recently).

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Graton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Chelsea Henry Hudson IPA (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 6.6% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/12 oz). 9.0% ABV.
He'Brew Monumental Jewbelation (Saratoga Springs, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Mocha Porter (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% AVB.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Sixpoint Bengali Tiger IPA (Brooklyn, NY; $5/ 16oz). 6.7% ABV.
Sixpoint Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stoudt’s Pils (Adamstown, PA; $5/16 oz). 5.4% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Standard Ale (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 5.1% ABV.
Sixpoint Righteous Ale (Brooklyn, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.5% ABV.

Coming Up

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Sixpoint Brownstone, Sixpoint Belgian Rye, Sixpoint Atlantic Amber, Sixpoint Apollo Wheat, Weyerbacher Hops Infusion IPA, Bear Republic Red Rocket, Mendocino Eye of the Hawk, Stone Smoked Porter, North Coast Old Stock Ale, Red Hook Long Hammer IPA

Reminder: Marathon is on!

We'll be here at 9:30, serving bagels and cream cheese and pouring Bloody Marys. We'll also have some surprise drink specials--come by and ask. Enjoy your extra hour, and see you in a few.

Reminder: Marathon Day Tomorrow!

We'll be open at 9:30 or so (officially, 10) for the marathon tomorrow. Bagels, beer, and the top runners in the world a few feet away. It should be awesome.

And if you're inclined, you can stick around for our pub quiz at 8:30. The multimedia will be much better (read: bigger lettering and more photos) this time around.

John

Tap update, November 2

The Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA was gone for a few days, but like the ladies, it just can't stay away from me and Jon. It replaces our Anderson Valley Boont (don't worry, more Anderson is on the way). Chelsea Standard has left us, to be replaced with Chelsea's Henry Hudson IPA, a classic American IPA we haven't yet had here at PS. The Standard will return in firkin form before you know it. All those Sixpoint beers you see down there in the "coming up" section are for Guy Fawkes on Monday.

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Graton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Chelsea Henry Hudson IPA (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 6.6% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
He'Brew Monumental Jewbelation (Saratoga Springs, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz) 9.0% ABV.
Mendocino Red Tail Ale (Hopland, CA; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Mocha Porter (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% AVB.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel IPA (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7.0% ABV.
Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter (Middlebury, VT; $6/16oz). 5.4% ABV.

Coming Up

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Sixpoint Righteous Rye (on cask), Sixpoint Brownstone, Sixpoint Belgian Rye, Sixpoint Atlantic Amber, Sixpoint Bengali Tiger, Sixpoint Apollo Wheat, Chelsea Standard (on cask), Stoudt's Pils, Weyerbacher Hops Infusion IPA, Bear Republic Red Rocket, Mendocino Eye of the Hawk, Stone Smoked Porter, North Coast Old Stock Ale, Red Hook Long Hammer IPA

Evite invitation for Guy Fawkes Night

http://tinyurl.com/2u3x8u

Recent bar photos

A relatively stochastic menagerie of friends, Halloween madness, and dogs:

We Now Have Schaefer

For all of you who have been patiently waiting for us to have cheap macrobrew cans, your agonies are now over. We have cans of Schaefer for $3. We're excited about Schaefer because, as some of you may know, it has a glorious past in Brooklyn, where it built one of the greatest pre-Prohibition breweries in the US, in Red Hook. Schaefer was one of the best-selling, if not the best-selling, beers in the world at one time; and it was the last operating brewery in New York City when it closed in 1976. So you could say that Brooklyn Brewery, Chelsea, and Sixpoint have picked up where Schaefer left off. Schaefer is now owned by Pabst and brewed out of Miller's facilities in Milwaukee, but it's still based on that old Brooklyn recipe.

So join us in reciting Schaefer's old slogan: "What do you hear in the best of circles? Schaefer, all around!"

Guy Fawkes Night Beer Update

Looks like we'll have the following Sixpoint beers on Guy Fawkes Night, November 5. Not quite eight, but six really good beers:

Sweet Action
Brownstone
Bengali Tiger IPA
Belgian Rye
Amber

Cask: Righteous Rye

By the way, we'll also be showing V for Vendetta later on in the evening, in keeping with our general Guy Fawkes theme.

Once again, I wholeheartedly encourage you to stop by. This is going to be a great event, trust us.

Tap update, October 30

A few new beers have come on. We've added the He'Brew Monumental Jewbelation, a very special 10th anniversary brew which has been aged a year. It's got 10 malts and 10 hop varieties, and has a 10% alcohol content. We have what is one of a very few remaining kegs, so come and check it out while you can. We've also put on the Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale, a lovely fresh hop ale only available in fall.

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Graton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/12 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Boonville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Chelsea Standard Ale (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 5.1% ABV.
He'Brew Monumental Jewbelation (Saratoga Springs, NY; $6/12 oz). 10.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz) 9.0% ABV.
Mendocino Red Tail Ale (Hopland, CA; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $6/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Mocha Porter (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16oz). 6.2% AVB.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel IPA (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7.0% ABV.
Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter (Middlebury, VT; $6/16oz). 5.4% ABV.

Coming up: Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner

Tap update, October 28

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Graton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/11 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Boonville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Chelsea Standard Ale (New York, NY; $4/16oz). 5.1% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Legacy Hoptimus Prime (Reading, PA; $6/16 oz) 9.0% ABV.
Mendocino Red Tail Ale (Hopland, CA; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $5/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Mocha Porter (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel IPA (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7.0% ABV.
Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter (Middlebury, VT; $6/16oz). 5.4% ABV.

Coming Up: Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, Rogue Dead Guy Ale

New York City Marathon

On marathon day, November 4, we'll be opening early, at 10 am, to host people who want to watch the marathon, which goes right by our bar. You can watch the leaders and the pack go by out of our big windows and enjoy the fact that you're not running, via beer.

Current beers on tap

We've decided to start updating the blog with our current and upcoming beers on tap whenever anything changes, so folks can see what's new and pre-new. Here's our list as of this rainy Friday:

Beers on Tap

Ace Perry Cider (Graton, CA; $6/16 oz). 5.0% ABV.
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine Ale (San Francisco, CA; $5/11 oz). 8.8%ABV.
Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale (Boonville, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.8% ABV.
Captain Lawrence Liquid Gold (Pleasantville, NY; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Chelsea Standard Ale (New York, NY; $5/16oz). 5.1% ABV.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA (Milton, DE; $6/16 oz). 9.0% ABV.
Legacy Hedonism Ale (Reading, PA; $5/16 oz). 7.1% ABV.
Mendocino Red Tail Ale (Hopland, CA; $5/16oz). 6.0% ABV.
Pacific Rim Vashon Old Stock Ale (Seattle, WA; $5/16 oz). 7.5% ABV.
Rogue Mocha Porter (Newport, OR; $5/16 oz). 5.3% ABV.
Sierra Nevada IPA (Chico, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Six Point Sweet Action (Brooklyn, NY; $5/16 oz). 5.2% ABV.
Southampton Double White (Southampton, NY; $6/16 oz). 6.8% ABV.
Stone IPA (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 6.9% ABV.
Stone Smoked Porter (San Diego, CA; $5/16 oz). 5.9% ABV.
Victory Donnybrook (Downingtown, PA; $5/16 oz). 3.7% ABV.

Beers on Cask

Chelsea Hop Angel IPA (New York, NY; $6/16 oz). 7.0% ABV.
Otter Creek Stovepipe Porter (Middlebury, VT; $6/16oz). 5.4% ABV.

Coming up: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine, Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Legacy Hoptimus Prime

Comedy Night Lineup

Below is the official lineup for comedy night. I really encourage everyone to come by--this is a great chance to catch professional comedians without a cover charge or drink minimum.

Joe Navaez
Souley Omarou
Charles Star
Ed Murray
Chris West
Neil Charles

November 6, 8:30 pm. Be there or be unamused.

Thanksgiving at Pacific Standard

On Thanksgiving Day, we here at Mother Standard would like to coddle anybody who (like us) will be away from home. We're having a potluck beginning at 3ish--if you bring something, you can feel free to eat from others' dishes. Good cheer will abound like Brett Favre touchdown passes on the big projection screen. Why am I so confident about the good cheer? Well, we have a $25 all you can drink special. That's right--all of our noble microbrews, our semi-noble wine, everything. (Those wanting to drink less can enjoy an all-day happy hour instead). Come by--we promise to welcome you into our turkey juice-encrusted arms.

Two recent reviews of the Standard

I'm compiling a fuller list of reviews, but for now, you can check out these two recent reviews, one in the Village Voice and the other in New York Magazine. When I read reviews of our bar, it feels extraordinarily like I personally am being reviewed, so I'm always nervous, but both are positive (yay and so on!):

www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0743,shalita,78162,15.html
nymag.com/listings/bar/pacific-standard/

Turkish Star Wars next Monday.

If you haven't seen it, it's a must:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCnyay%C4%B1_Kurtaran_Adam

Trust us.

Pacific Standard Comedy Night

is coming up on Tuesday, November 6. We've got a great lineup of professional comedians; save the date and I'll provide more details in a bit.

Boggle Happy Hour

For those of you who have been waiting for more exciting happy hour specials at the Standard, I'm proud to announce that we have created a Boggle Happy Hour, which we're running Mondays-Fridays from 4-8 pm. You shake a Boggle dome up and whichever square your yellow cube lands on, you get the discount written on it. Discounts range from $1 off to 2-for-1, with specific beer specials as well ($2 Sierra, $3 Stone, etc.) So come by and give it a whirl!

Guy Fawkes Night Announcement

Pacific Standard and Sixpoint present

Guy Fawkes Night

at Pacific Standard, 82 Fourth Avenue (between St. Mark's and Bergen), Brooklyn,

November 5, 2007, at 8 pm.

Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason, and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot...

We at Pacific Standard and Sixpoint think it's high time Americans start remembering and celebrating the most obscure, nerdy, yet coolest holiday in the British Empire, Guy Fawkes Night. Whether or not we're British, Catholic, or Protestant, I think we can all agree that men who try to blow up large buildings should be stopped, and that the successful stopping of these men should be celebrated yearly with beer, toffee, and the destruction of effigies. The uninitiated may find more information on Guy Fawkes Night here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night

There will be eight Sixpoint beers on tap and, in honor of England, cask, including a brand new Belgian rye. Traditional Guy Fawkes night food will be available, Guy Fawkes-related music will be played, and Pacific Standard is creating a Guy Fawkes pinata that we'll joyfully maim with batons and golf clubs. In addition, a limited amount of awesome Guy Fawkes paraphernalia—tile coasters and magnets--will be available for purchase with Sixpoint beer at a special package price.

Those who show up before 8 pm can enjoy our $1 off happy hour, and people who bring/wear something Guy Fawkes-related (a mask, t-shirt, doll, whatever) will drink at $1 off all night! There will also be abundant specials on certain kegs, to be determined altogether capriciously by Pacific Standard's owners. If all that isn't good enough for you, you've been in New York too long. So:

Remember, remember, on the fifth of November,
to come to the Standard with cheer,
It is our cause that all Brooklyn jaws
Should be filled with toffee and beer.

Six Point Guy Fawkes Day at Pacific Standard

On Guy Fawkes Day, November 5, we'll be having a Six Point event here. There will be eight (8!) Six Point beers on tap, with some special brews not seen before, as well as all kinds of fun Guy Fawkes-related events and discounts. Definitely save the date for now--this is a must--and stay tuned for more details.

Despite ABC's best attempts

We will be showing the Cal game tomorrow. Go Bears! Let's move back up the rankings!

More bar pictures

Courtesy of our lovely bartender Heather:

Also, we have the Cal game this weekend

Go Bears! Beat the Beavers!

Dogs at Pacific Standard!

We're dog lovers, so thought we should share this photo with you, of a couple lovely pooches who stopped by this week:

And some personal photos of the bar

Professional photos of the bar

The photographer who took pictures of us for the Onion article was nice enough to send me a bunch of photos from her shoot, which all look really nice:

Saturday twilight poetry!

Pacific Standard Reading Series: The Prequel
Featuring Ciaran Berry, Abby Chew, and Claire Cheney

Saturday, September 29 -- Reading begins promptly at 8:00 PM.

Pacific Standard Bar
82 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

http://www.pacificstandardbrooklyn.com./

Directions:

Pacific Standard is located at 82 Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, between St. Marks and Bergen Streets. It's a short walk from a dizzying array of subway and commuter rail lines at the Atlantic/Pacific station, namely, the 2, 3, 4, 5, D, N, Q, and R, as well as the Long Island Railroad. New York subway map. After you exit the Atlantic/Pacific station, just walk four blocks south on Fourth Avenue to get to our bar. We're not too much longer a walk from the F and G stop at Bergen Street, and are also close to the B61, B63, and B65 bus lines.

Readers:

Ciaran Berry is een jonge dichter die woont op het verlaten platteland van Noord-Ierland. Or maybe that is the other Ciaran Berry, not our scribe of bog-orchid, moth, and death-wish piano moving whose first book, THE SPHERE OF BIRDS, will be released this spring in North America by Southern Illinois State University Press (as the winner Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition) and across the sea by Ireland's renowned Gallery Press. You've read his poems recently in most all your favorite journals: Crazyhorse, the Missouri Review, AGNI, and The Threepenny Review. Hailing originally from the Northwest of Ireland, Mr. Berry currently teaches in the Expository Writing Program at New York University.

Abby Chew, the internets tell us, often visits you in your dreams, asking politely to borrow a cup of sugar, a towel, your dog-eared copy of Richard Hugo. In these dreams, which are her poems full of bears, coyotes, auto-repair and lost gloves, you are reminded of the time when "Oolie threaded his bird-bear-body through the gap between night and morning./ He said the mourner's prayer./ His crow-wings filtered the light —/ His bear claws raked rows into the land." A graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, she currently teaches in Ohio, where she teaches Quaker children to care for goats that are later asked to become stew. Her dog's name is Alice.

Recent public meeting minutes inform us that the South 48th Street water main from Old Cheney Road to Claire Avenue is nearing construction. Claire Cheney herself recently graduated from Oberlin College, where she won numerous honors for her poetry, and completed a study of the Maine "wild" blueberry industry. She will gladly challenge any New Jersey blueberry farmers to a one-on-one field hockey match, relying on such transmutating lines as "A sarcophagus of light, bearing the inscription of moths and cottonmouths. / Weeding the asparagus patch, dirt on my fingers, a shattered glint of mica— / I lick my thumb." Ms. Cheney lives near the old Baker Chocolate Factory in Massachusetts.

Our first two theme nights have arrived.

Today we officially begin Mike's Monday Midnight Movie Madness with "Hot Fuzz". "Teen Wolf" is showing next week. Woody and Becca, our lovely Sunday night bartenders, are hosting a pub quiz starting next Sunday at 7:30 pm. It will have both general trivia and a literary bent (get ready for some quote IDs, former English majors).

We have It's Its!

Yes, that's right. Oh, and of course we have the Cal game tomorrow.

Call for an artist

Is anyone a skilled pen-and-ink line drawing person? We need someone to help us design a top-secret item that we will be premiering at the bar in a few weeks. E-mail me at john@pacificstandardbrooklyn.com if you or someone you know can participate in this quick, easy, but glorious enterprise.

Onion party at our bar this Wednesday.

Cut-and-pasted:

Wednesday, September 19, 7 - 9 p.m.
Onion Society For The Preservation Of Alcohol
Meeting #28

Onion Society Party

Pacific Standard

This special meeting of The Onion Society For The Preservation Of Alcohol is set for September 19 at Pacific Standard.

As per usual, we'll meet to the honor and the pleasure of Jameson Irish Whiskey (while supplies last) starting at 7 p.m. The Onion Society welcomes all alcohol preservationists over the age of 21.

The Society meets monthly to discuss the issues of greatest import to alcohol preservationists: mainly, alcohol and the endless possibilities it bears. Heretofore, The Society has existed in near secrecy (thanks to poor handling by its publicist) since 1756, its meetings having been the catalyst for many of the greatest events, inventions, and gestures of philanthropy in the past quarter millennium. Among them: the American and French revolutions, nine feet of licorice-string fun, The Beatles' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, gunpowder, and orphanages.

If you and your friends plan to attend, please RSVP to nypromo@theonion.com w/ "28th Society RSVP" in the subject.

Pacific Standard
82 4th Ave.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
(718) 858-1951
FREE w/ RSVP

One other way you can help us

is to post a review of our bar on CitySearch:

http://tinyurl.com/3b4plu

or Yelp:

http://tinyurl.com/27dw26

Good or bad. We just want some comments up there!

Thanks,

John

Football this weekend

I've been trying to get in touch with the Cal alumni association of New York in order to get them to list our bar as an alternate location for viewing Cal football games, but haven't had any luck. What's more, their usual location for viewing Cal games in Manhattan won't be showing the Lousiana Tech game this weekend, and yet they haven't mentioned our bar as a place where interested alumns can see it.

So we're making this plea to our fellow Cal alums: please contact the NYC Cal alumni association and tell them to mention our viewing parties in their weekly events e-mail to NYC Cal alumns. I'll leave the wording to you guys, but mention you're a Cal alum, really enjoy our bar and the viewing parties there, and that you think other Cal alumns might be interested in our bar as an alternate viewing location. You should e-mail their president, Natasha, at derivi@yahoo.com.

Thanks for joining us in our alumni-reaching crusade. See you this weekend!

A glorious first weekend/experiments in controlled delirium

Excuse any fuzziness in this post, since Jon and I have been working nonstop since Wednesday. The 12 and 16 hour days tend to add up into a kind of long day, glorious nonetheless, since we're actually working for ourselves and our own idea. We've been continually impressed and flattered by how many people have come by who have read our blog, are from the West Coast, or are hopheads like us. Working here alone for so long gave us the idea we were in some kind of vacuum--that appears to be not the case at all. We really look forward to meeting more of you soon.

In more pragmatic news, we will have the Cal-Louisiana Tech game on Saturday, for the Bear fans out there. We're also near to completing our initial food and liquor inventory buys, so you can expect more options in both those categories soon. We're training other bartenders who should start working on Wednesday or so. Our bar ethicist and therapist are fielding questions, and we've placed a public gentlemanly-or-ladylike-prediction-recording device near our bulletin board for your use. Finally, the Fortnight of Fury is going swimmingly, with several people vying for the overall lead, and slaving for tiny golden stars in ways not seen since first grade.

Opening Night Pictures!

Hey everyone! Here are some pictures from our soft open last night:














The tap list, from the bar.















The back room.
















So many taps!















Some of the first customers milling about.















The "boob" mirror above the faux fireplace. Looks nice, no?















If you look closely, the sign says 'OPEN.'

Thanks everyone for making the opening!