Chelsea Brewing Company
Pier 59, Chelsea Piers
212.336.6440
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Manhattan Cask Ale Festival
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Sep 19, 2008 – Sep 21, 2008
Daily (noon–midnight)
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Benjamin Franklin once said, "Beer is proof god wants us to be happy." This weekend, the Gotham Imbiber and its second Manhattan Cask Ale Festival pay homage to that divine gift. Forty-plus real ales, conditioned in traditional casks, are tapped — and not one is "frost-brewed" or "cold-filtered." Quaffed straight from their barrels, these beers are served nearly flat and not quite cold, to preserve flavors otherwise diluted by refrigeration and carbonation. Come early: once opened, the active-fermenting casks lose freshness, and the best brews (Sixpoint,
