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Long Island’s Golden Tap Awards recognize a gentle giant beer geek
A gentle giant of a man who helped establish Long Island’s largest club of beer enthusiasts and a collection of brewers who banded together to help a small brewery decimated by Superstorm Sandy were recognized separately for their endeavors at … Continue reading
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Great South Bay Brewery’s Bay Fest brightens a grey day with new brews
The skies were threatening as Great South Bay Brewery’s Bay Fest neared its opening moment. Crowds waiting for admission were herded inside the vast brewery in Bay Shore, Long Island, as a cast of 18 brewers beneath a white tent … Continue reading
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Picks for Long Island Craft Beer Week
Long Island’s beer community celebrates itself during Long Island Craft Beer Week (LICBW) May 10-19 with a dizzying collection of festivals, special tastings, tap takeovers and more. LICBW, which actually runs 10 days, is a collaborative venture created by brewers, … Continue reading
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Ommegang, Brooklyn, Saranac team up to brew Savor commemorative beer
Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, Brooklyn Brewery and Saranac in Utica have teamed up to brew a New York collaboration beer for the Brewers Association’s Savor beer and food pairing event in New York City on June 14-15. Called New York Limited, the special … Continue reading
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Craft brewing industry defender award goes to Empire’s David Katleski
David Katleski, owner of Syracuse’s Empire Brewing Co. and the president of the New York State Brewers Association, received the Brewers Association’s F.X. Matt Defender of the Industry award the annual Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, D.C. The award, presented March 27 by Dick Cantwell, president … Continue reading
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Tickets to SAVOR beer and food event in NYC go on sale next month
Tickets to SAVOR 2013, the Brewers Association’s annual craft beer and food showcase to be held in New York City June 14-15, go on sale to the public April 17, the craft beer industry group announced. Members of the American Homebrewers … Continue reading
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Beer scribes re-constitute North American Beer Writers Guild
Meeting for the first time on March 29 at Craft Brewers Conference 13 in Washington, D.C., the reconstituted North American Guild of Beer Writers elected a board of directors. Elected co-chairs were Don Russell, Joe Sixpack columnist for the Philadelphia … Continue reading
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Brewers Association Scherer Award Given to New Belgium’s Bouckaert
The Brewers Association, the trade group representing America’s independent brewers, gave its 2013 Russell Scherer Award for Innovation in Brewing to Peter Bouckaert, brewmaster at New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Co. The award, presented March 27 at the BA’s … Continue reading
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Croxley’s Ales restaurant empire 20 years in the making and still growing
The owners of Croxley’s Ale House this week are marking 20 years in business with special beer and wing deals. They’ve built an empire of five bars from Manhattan to Smithtown and one more soon to open. Twenty-three years ago, … Continue reading
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Brewers group honors Peter DiFazio, Congress’ small brewing champion
The Brewers Association, the trade group representing America’s independent brewers, gave its annual leadership award on March 27 to one of its own, Congressman Peter DiFazio (D-Ore). The award was presented at the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, DC, which … Continue reading
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