The LIBME Imbiber

Sixpoint Craft Ales is having a 3rd Anniversary dinner at Fette Sau on Thursday Feb. 28th at 6pm and it is announcing yet another ale brewed for a particular venue on an exclusive basis. The Mason Black Wheat is supposed to be on tap at Fette Sau for the event and thereafter as it serves […]

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With the slate of officers nominated for the Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts being uncontested, it would be normal to assume an automatic victory. As this is the first round of officers who will work with the group to build the foundations upon which we operate, I think it is important for there to […]

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I wrote a preview a few weeks ago of Patchogue’s newest craft beer bar for The Beer Hall.  The place is called Once & For All and it’s located on Patchogue’s Main Street (Montauk Hwy) just east of North Ocean Drive on the south side.  It will be open in the evenings Tuesday through […]

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In an effort to make the selection as fair as possible, we have the following nominations for the officers of the Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts:

President: Rich Thatcher
Vice-President: Mike Napolitano
Treasurer: Matt Bollerman
C0-Secretaries: Denise Hall & Donavan Hall

If any member of record, as of Tuesday February 19, 2008, has another existing member they want […]

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I’m putting together a list of members for the Long Island Beer and Malt Enthusiasts.  Currently we are still organizing and need to identify a slate of officers to take responsibility for the work of the organization.  If you haven’t sent me (Donavan) your name, email, and town/village yet and you would like to be […]

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Sam Adams sometimes gets bad press as being too ‘macro’ to be considered ‘craft’ beer but this post from the morebeer.com forums shows that Jim Koch is ready to do his part to keep craft beer growing and flourishing.
From: Jim Koch/Hop Sharing [mailto:Hop.Sharing@bostonbeer.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 9:22 AM
Subject: Boston Beer Hop Sharing
For a […]

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I thought we might give this a test drive: it’s one of these “Create your own social networks” sites that allows groups to quickly and easily set up a social network (e.g. Farcebook, MySpice, etc.).  I created one called the “Long Island Beer Scene“.  I’m thinking that it might be a better way to conduct […]

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On Saturday Southampton is having a release event for their Russian Imperial Stout. They’ve only brewed 250 bottles (750 ml, corked and caged). Spencer Neibuhr put these bottles together by hand. Rich speculates on the beermalt mailing list today that Southampton is trying to generate some buzz with this limited release. […]

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I noticed this morning that Bobbique is now on BeerMapping.com’s New York City Beer Map.  If you get a chance, you might enter a review.  Also, check out what is on the New York City Beer Map.  If you see anything that is missing, go ahead and add it.  If we develop BeerMapping’s listings for […]

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The Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts and DEKS American Restaurant are proud to present a firkin of the British award winning ale (CAMRA-Premium Bitter, Silver-2007) from the esteemed Oakham Brewery of Petersborough, UK. Imported solely for your enjoyment at DEKS American Restaurant on 25A in Rocky Point, NY this evening, we hope that it […]

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