Sunday, December 30, 2007

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

Friday, December 28, 2007

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.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

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

Thursday, December 20, 2007

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

Monday, December 17, 2007

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.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

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.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

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

Thursday, December 13, 2007

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.

Monday, December 10, 2007

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

Friday, December 7, 2007

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

Thursday, December 6, 2007

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

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

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

Saturday, December 1, 2007

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.