Have I mentioned that I’m excited about Dogfish Head‘s little restaurant/brewing venture with Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich and the guys from the Russian River Brewing Company? I can’t wait to visit NYC when it’s done.

Here is the brewing collaboration (pictured on Dogfish’s page)

“The rooftop bar and restaurant will house a copper-clad brewing system. The idea is to create an artisanal, old world Italian craft brewery that just happens to be located on a rooftop in Manhattan,” says Dogfish Heads Sam Calagione. The four brewers are working together on recipes for Eataly’s house beers. Those beers will feature Italian and American ingredients. The beers will be unpasteurized, unfiltered, naturally carbonated, and hand-pulled through traditional beer engines for the most authentic and pure presentation. The four individual brewers will also occasionally brew beers under their own names on site. The rooftop restaurant project will pair artisanal rustic, homemade beers with the artisanal, rustic cooking of Chef Mario Batali. Additional Italian and American regional craft beers will be served both at the rooftop bar and within the downstairs restaurants.”

Read more: http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/the-feed-blog/restaurants-bars/2010/02/mario-batali-dogfish-head-team-up-for-eataly-gastropub/#ixzz0jJjIPXcq

30 minutes till I’m on my way home via BX Beerdepot; hopefully they will have some of the new Cigar City Brewing Patio Tools for me….I want.