LIBeerGuide Brewsletter -- November 2016

LIBeerGuide Brewsletter -- November 10, 2016

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November 2016 Brewsletter

Welcome to November, also known as Movember to supporters of the Movember Foundation, including Blue Point Brewing Co. (more on that below). We had a terrific Oktoberfest season on Long Island, with dozens of festivals, beer dinners and other special events to celebrate fall and our favorite beverage. LIBeerGuide.com participated in several festivals and enjoyed meeting beer enthusiasts from across Long Island. Many of you are getting this Brewsletter for the first time because you signed up at one of the festivals, and we welcome you and hope you enjoy reading about the Long Island beer scene.

Homebrew Clubs Grow on Long Island

LIBeerGuide and Homebrews & Handgrenades at Crossroads Farm Oktoberfest

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Homebrewing has been popular on Long Island for decades and the oldest homebrew club on the Island, B.E.E.R. (Brewers East End Revival), celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. B.E.E.R. holds monthly meetings on the third Monday of the month alternating between Black Forest Brew Haus in Farmingdale and BrickHouse Brewery in Patchogue. The club holds its annual homebrew competition in May and this year's 20th anniversary competition, held at Great South Bay Brewery, had 168 entries in 18 categories.

Another homebrew club primarily based in Suffolk County, LIBME (Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts), will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2017. The club holds its monthly meetings on the first or second Wednesday of the month. LIBME will hold its 4th annual Homebrew & Mead Competition on Nov. 19 at Great South Bay Brewery. The club also hosts many other events throughout the year, including pub crawls and other social events.

The newest homebrew club on Long Island is Brewgrenades (Handgrenades Homebrew Club), based in Nassau County. The club started up in 2014, one year after Peter Tripp founded his Homebrews & Handgrenades supply shop in Baldwin. Brewgrenades holds monthly meetings on the third Thursday of the month at various craft beer bars and breweries, including Black Sheep Ale House and Effin Gruven, and also holds a monthly bottle swap at the store in Baldwin.

All three homebrew clubs have become a regular presence at Long Island beer festivals, where they are mobbed as they pour tastes of their homebrews. The quality of the beers is top notch and several members of these clubs have graduated to become professional brewers, including Charlie Becker of 1940s Brewing Co. So if you're interested in learning to homebrew or just want to meet fellow beer enthusiasts, check out LIBeerGuide.com's Homebrew page for more info.

LIBeerGuide interviewed by Port Jeff Pulse

Bernie Kilkelly of LIBeerGuide was interviewed by the Port Jeff Pulse podcast at the LI BBQ Classic held on Oct. 15 at L.I. Pour House in Port Jefferson. We had fun talking about beer and BBQ with Kevin Wood and Karen Sullivan. You can check out the interview at this link.

Blue Point Brewing sponsors Movember team

In what has become an annual tradition, Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue is sponsoring a team to benefit the Movember Foundation, a global organization raising funds for men's health programs. Team members can grow a moustache for the month of November or support a friend by donating to the cause. All team members get a free pint of beer each week at the tasting room in Patchogue and the team will hold its Wrap-Up Movember party at the tasting room on Dec. 1.

Holiday gift ideas for Long Island beer enthusiasts

Brew Crew Cycles has two more weekends left for its pub crawl on wheels in Riverhead (Nov. 12-13 and . 19-20). But if you can't make it out this month, gift packages are available to be used next year.

Long Island Breweries
Celebrate Anniversaries

Congrats to Port Jeff Brewing, which celebrated its 5th anniversary with a party at the brewery on Oct. 15.

Also celebrating its 5th anniversary is Spider Bite Brewing, which will hold a 5th Anniversary Party at the brewery in Holbrook on Sat. Nov. 12 from noon to 8 pm. Founder and brewmaster Larry Goldstein will release for the first time bottles of Bourbon Barrel Aged Boris the Spider RIS. Spider Bite will also pour five special beers brewed with other local breweries: Barrage Brewing, BrickHouse Brewery, Blind Bat Brewery, Destination Unknown and Fifth Hammer Brewing. The festivities will also feature food trucks from Liege Waffle Co. and Rolling Smoke Grill.

Upcoming Events
on Long Island

Nov. 15 -- Croxley''s Ales Farmingdale Beer, Bourbon & Stogie Dinner,7-10 pm -- featuring beers from Greenport Harbor Brewing and Goose Island.

Dec. 3 -- Tapped Enterprises 5th Annual Sleigh Rye'd -- holiday pub crawl starting at noon at Great South Bay Brewery and continuing to other local beer bars.

Feb. 11, 2017 -- Hops & Props Craft Beer Festival at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. VIP session from 6-7 pm, regular session from 7-10 pm. .

For more events check out LIBeerGuide's Events page.

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Cheers,
LIBeerGuide

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