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...
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,...
LICBW – Great South Bay’s Bay Fest
photo by Lauren Jablonski photo by Lauren Jablonski photo by Lauren Jablonski photo by Lauren Jablonski Several Long Island Breweries showcased their newest seasonal beers at Bay Fest for Long Island Craft Beer Week. Great South Bay Brewery had live music blasting and their tap room open, so festival attendees could enjoy their large selection of beers. My favorite is their Bloody Blonde, a combination of Blonde Ambition Summer Ale...
Raising Mugs & Awareness for Diabetes Awareness
As the spring approaches, more beer festivals will be popping up soon. An upcoming festival worth attending is the first annual Cask Ales Festival fundraiser to benefit The Barton Center for Diabetes Education Campership Program. The fundraiser, organized by Jen Davis and Karl MacDonald, takes place on Saturday, March 26 (3-7 p.m.) at The Mill Roadhouse in Westhampton Beach. The event will feature cask ales from Long Island breweries,...
Warrior Brew
photo credit: Nicole Ficarrotta photo credit: Nicole Ficarrotta photo credit: Nicole Ficarrotta photo credit: Nicole Ficarrotta The holiday season comes with a veritable parade of delicious foods and meals shared with friends and family. The perfect solution for keeping up your calorie burn while fending off the cold weather is a beautiful blend of yoga and craft beer. Beer + Yoga, which kicked off the holiday season the weekend after...