Beer & Cider Trail: Upstate New York
Last weekend sadly marked the end of beer and cider festival season for me with the 2016 Great Beer Expo at Belmont Racetrack. My 8.5% maple pecan cider, #IPecantEven, was one of hundreds of beers, ciders, and wines at the festival. Come visit us today @grenadebrigade table @greatbeerexpo! Pouring 8.5% #IPecantEven in session 1. @billyburke12 #craft #supportcraftbeer #thebrewbabe #theoutcask #hardcider #handgrenadeslove...
Congratulations to the 2016 GABF Winners
The 2016 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition awarded 286 medals to some of the best commercial breweries in the United States, plus three GABF Pro-Am medals to teams of amateur homebrewers paired with professionals. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and a symbol of brewing excellence. A special congratulations to the four New York breweries that won awards,...
Long Island BBQ Classic Contest
*TICKETS GIVEAWAY* Win tickets to Long Island Craft Classic at LI Pourhouse on Saturday, October 15 (12-5pm). >>> Click here to enter! ...
What to Do on Long Island During GABF
Not going to the Great American Beer Festival [GABF] this week? Don’t worry! I have you covered with some great festivities on Long Island, while the rest of the craft beer world is away (just kidding). Friday, October 7 Long Ireland’s 4th Annual Fall Classic Golf Outing – 10am Great Rock Golf Club 141 Fairway Dr, Wading River, New York 11792 Tickets are available for purchase at Long Ireland’s tasting room or...
Top 5 Gluten-Free & Gluten-Reduced Breweries to Visit during GABF
This week, I head out to Denver for the sold-out 35th Great American Beer Festival [GABF], a brewventure that I have been looking forward to for the last 8 years. GABF will have 3,800 beers from more than 800 breweries packed from Oct 6-8. Tasting gluten-free/gluten-reduced beers all in one spot is a Celiac’s dream, but as glorious as this seems, there are still only a handful of places out of the 20 breweries in Colorado that I...