Congratulations go out to LI brewers, both professional and homebrewers, who recently won recognition for their craft at prestigious national competitions. Larry Goldstein, founder and brewer at Spider Bite Brewing Co. in Holbrook, won a Gold Medal at the U.S. Open Beer Championship held in Oxford, Ohio, for his Queen Melba Imperial Brown Ale in the Strong/Imperial Brown Ale category.
 

For the first time ever, LI homebrewers won awards at the National Homebrewing Competition, the world's largest homebrew competition with 9,000 entries from more than 3,500 homebrewers.  The finals of the competition were held this year in Portland, Oregon as part of the annual Homebrew Con organized by the American Homebrewers Association.  Alexander Lemp of East Islip won first place for his Roggenbier in the German Wheat Beer category and Paul Scrom and Nick Rosenberg won First Place for their Saison.  These homebrewers were representing the Association of LI Homebrew Clubs, an umbrella group that provides membership in all three LI homebrew clubs -- Brewers East End Revival (B.E.E.R.), Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts (LIBME) and Handgrenades Homebrew Club.  

All three LI homebrew clubs will be pouring beers and ciders at the upcoming Long Island Craft Classic festival on August 11 at Heckscher State Park in East Islip.

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