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,...
Crossing Over to Craft Beer
photo by Nicole Ficarrotta photo by Nicole Ficarrotta photo by Nicole Ficarrotta photo by Nicole Ficarrotta When you think of Oktoberfest you typically don’t think of face painting and hayrides; you think of great beer, but Crossroads Oktoberfest in Malverne had all of the above and then some. I had the opportunity to speak with the brewers and representatives who poured at the event to learn about the breweries since I’m new to the...
Sinking our Talons into Taps
There aren’t too many opportunities where you can look a bird of prey squarely in the eyes. And there are even less that you can do so while holding a cold glass of a craft brew in hand, which makes this unique event at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown one of the most satisfying and rewarding of the year. Elizabeth Santosus of Streetbriar was in charge of assembling the event and, after last year’s success, it was a no-brainer...
Biking on the Brew Crew Cycles Express
Flashback an entire year to July 4, 2014. Somewhere amidst the drinking, fireworks and barbeques, Vicki Clacherty and several other women in her family launched an idea. Less than a year later in April, Vicki and her family members were cutting the proverbial ribbons on their collective venture, the Brew Crew Cycles located in Riverhead, New York. The Brew Crew Cycles is a unique experience, a 1.3 mile bike ride hitting three local...
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