Pour the Core, and a Little Bit of Autumn
The sixth annual Pour the Core will take place on Saturday, September 30 at a new location, Heckscher State Park. Although it literally poured rain last year, it didn’t stop me and my fellow homebrewers from participating again. Last year I hung onto summer and brought a Pina Colada cider to Pour the Core. So this year I teamed up with Billy Burke, also a homebrewer, and remade a fun recipe that I created once before. We decided...
Homebrew Tinctures
When I first began home brewing, I always added ingredients in secondary to give my beer a kick of flavor and personality. With so many festivals so frequently, it was hard to get the flavor that I wanted by just dropping them into secondary for a few weeks, not to mention I always ran out of time. I decided to spend some time learning about tinctures for my cider and beer that would give me the flavor and scent that I needed. What is...
5,000 Followers Giveaway
5,000+ followers! Wow and thank you for the support. To help celebrate the BIG 5K, I’m giving away prize packs to 5 lucky winners. Each winner will receive a variety of prizes (e.g. shirt, pint glass, hat…) from a Long Island Brewery and/or Craft Beer Business. Each prize pack will vary (Swipe to take a peek). Participants must be 21+ and live in the US. Winners will be announced 6/19/17 12pm EST. To enter, click on my...
Celiac Awareness Month
May marks Celiac Disease Awareness Month across the U.S., aiding support for celiacs and research for this disease. Celiac disease is a serious genetic autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, an estimate of 1 in 100 people worldwide are affected by celiac disease. Two and one-half million Americans are undiagnosed and are at risk for...
2017 Long Island Craft Beer Week
This Friday marks the first day of Long Island Craft Beer Week (LICBW), a nine-day celebration of local breweries in Nassau and Suffolk. Local businesses in the industry celebrate LICBW with tastings, events, special promotions, and LICBW’s free Pint Glass Pickup available at Bobbique, The Tap Room, Rudi’s, Parlay Gastropub, Eat Gastropub, or Tap and Barrel. Just as previous years, breweries teamed up to brew a...
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