The LIBME Imbiber

The LI Beer & Malt Enthusiasts will be having their February meeting at The Three Village Inn 150 Main Street Stony Brook, NY 11790-1986 - (631) 751-0555 on Wednesday February 3rd at 7:30PM. The old tavern of Stony Brook is trying to become a craft beer destination and it has a well appointed bar with interesting things on tap like a special Blue Point made for them, Gulden Drak, Capt Lawrence, Palm, and of course ….Miller Lite. We are currently working on an agenda and having a speaker for the moment. There is a special side room that has been appointed for our use and the chefs of TVI and Mirabelle are apparently working on some special dishes for us!

There will be a LIBME Officer’s meeting prior to regular meeting to iron out issues before we present them.

Cheers,

Rich

As we try to make sure that every member receives notice of the things we are doing as a group, I thought to post it here that The LIBME is staging its own Cask Event in Rocky Point, NY this coming weekend for club members and guests. The event will feature the three casks we intended for the original Blue Point Cask Festival plus the generous addition of a Capt Lawrence Smoked Porter, courtesy of Bellport Beer & Soda. The day will start at 12 Noon and run to 5pm and we expect it to be as cold as it would have been in Blue Point, so dress warmly as we will be under tents or tarps.

If any member did not receive notice of this event, email me directly to be added to the list:  rbthatcherjr@gmail.com.

Cheers,

RT

The colorful thoughts of The Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts of becoming its own legal entity are slowly moving from the wishful stages to the point of reality for an eager and friendly group of beer loving people. I can already see some of the good works (down the road) that we will be able to attain for the public benefit and education.

For instance, we recently sought to supplant the delayed Blue Point Cask Festival with one of our own, only to find the group needed the crucial element of a large insurance policy against any possible accidents arising from our cause. Had we already attained the official designation from both the Federal and State sources, we might be putting all of our casks together for something different than a party generously hosted at one of our founder’s homes.

While the path to becoming an entity will be filled with character-building moments, I wanted everyone associated with the LIBME to know we are doing it for the right reasons of future growth and stability.

Cheers,

Rich

Come on out for our first meeting of 2010. We’re meeting at Bobbique, in the back room. We’ve got a number of events coming up that we need to discuss and plan. Here’s the agenda that Rich posted last month:

1. New Officers. The terms of office for President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary are yearly and all of them are up for nominations. The official vote will take place in the April meeting, which will mark the anniversary of our founding. We don’t engage in politics in the LIBME as the beer is too important. We have numerous members who have shown that they can lead and support this group.

2. Executive Group. It will be proposed that all former officers can become part of a secondary governing unit that can fill in where needed and can be consulted for future situations.

After the second round is served:

3. Incorporation. Do we want to become a recognized 501C-3 Tax-exempt entity? We will evaluate the pros and cons of doing so.

4. Our Own Cask Festival. If you didn’t know it already, The Blue Point Cask Festival has been delayed until April because of “red-tape” issues having to do with tent permits. Therefore, the LI Beer & Malt Enthusiasts are working on our own for Saturday January 30th. Details to follow.

If there is anything else any member would like to discuss at this meeting, feel free to email Rich and he can get it on the agenda.

I was greatly saddened by the news this afternoon of Keith Freeman’s
passing last night due to a rare form of Lymphoma. I spoke with his
son Jesse today, who informed me that he had passed away only an hour
after receiving his family last night in a hospital.

Keith was a friend of mine and an enthusiastic supporter of the LI
Beer & Malt Enthusiasts. Providing a voice of experience and reason,
he exuded a wealth of knowledge that I could only hope to attain in my
lifetime.
He came to every LIBME meeting and event with a cause to celebrate the
moment and for that I will miss him dearly.

Two memorial services will be held at Keith’s home in Great River, NY
on Sunday and Monday 2-7pm.

I am planning to get together a group for a visit on Sunday.

Rich Thatcher
President, Co-Founder

The invitations went out this morning for our next BSAG meeting.  If you didn’t receive an invite (and you wanted one), let me know.  I email all those who RSVP with the address.  Of course, if you already know where Bob Rodriguez lives, then we’ll just see you there.

The style: Porter/Stout.

The LI Beer & Malt Enthusiasts made a great display of themselves this past weekend at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Hempstead, NY. Our diverse line up of beers were fresh, interesting, and provoked a lot a of conversation. In support of our great ales and beers, we also had several new faces who were learning not only about the beers we were serving, but were also taking in the beer scene from behind the bar for the first time. They loved it and their passion showed in their service of every visitor to our stand.

Yes, you can do this too….with practice, a little luck, and some attainable knowledge…mixed with a variety of social activities and fun…you can join our Long Island-based group of beer loving people on the stages we play on.

Take a few minutes to look at our two sites and stay for a pint or two. If you like what you see and would like continue, then I would encourage every visitor to step up and join in. If you have an idea for beer-related event, we are very open to suggestion and new ideas.

The LI Beer & Malt Enthusiasts function on two different sites:

The Google Group: Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts. Where we started two and a half years ago as a mailing list group before we constructed Beermalt.org. Some members feel this is the easiest way to stay in tune with us.

Beermalt.org: Our fully interactive site with forums, a calendar, notes, picture selections, and a lot of potential for the future. Other members like this one for the variety it offers and the custom pages they can create.

Cheers,

Rich

LIBME: Teach a friend to homebrew at the Rocky Point Brewery

Sat, November 7, 9am – 4pm

Where: the Rocky Point Brewery, 156 Hallock Landing Rd.

It’s that time of year again. The American Homebrews Association is challenging every homebrewer to teach a friend to brew their own beer. LIBME is having a group brewing event at the Rocky Point Brewery.

Bring a friend who has never brewed before. Turn them on to the hobby. Well, at least bring yourself and a beer mug.

You are welcome to bring your brewing equipment and brew a batch of beer. Mike, Yuri, and I will probably start as early as 8:30 am, so if you want to start brewing early, please feel free to join us. Mash-in is usually between 10 and 11. We’ll aim to finish our boil by 3 or 4.

Bring something for lunch and little something to share. Bring some of your homebrew along for us to taste. We’ll be serving some of ours!

It’ll be a fun day. Come on out and celebrate good brewing!

Wed, November 4, 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Where: Bobbique in Patchogue

Bourbon Tasting! We’re have a special guest. A distillery rep coming from either Jim Beam or Maker’s Mark to tell us about their bourbon and to let us taste some of their wears.

This is also our general meeting for the month of November, so please come on out.

Also, get your t-shirt order in now. Email Rich at rbthatcherjr@gmail.com (put LIMBE T-shirt in subject line) to tell what size you want and we can work on the money details. We are hoping to have the shirts done by 11/14, so we need to get the order in this week.

I have to thank Phil Ebel for putting this together as we now have some great LI Beer & Malt T-shirts, which were authorized by a group vote at the 2nd LIBME Meeting at The Black Forest in October. I hope everyone likes them as they are relatively inexpensive and they support the group directly through their sale.

The shirts are $10 for Small to X Large, and $1 for every X added to it. If you need a “Big Dog” size like me, then it will be $11 for XXL and $12 for XXXL, etc.

I will past a picture here of the shirts. Simply email me and tell me what size you like and we can work on the $ details.

Cheers,

Rich at rbthatcherjr@gmail.com