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Beer News: Sierra 30 Goes Live, Tempts You

keith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:25:55 +0000

We’ve been hearing about Sierra Nevada’s plans for its 30th Anniversary since last year, but now the project has a fancy website so it must be real.

Sierra founder Ken Grossman has brought four pioneers of the American craft beer industry together and, as often happens when brewers gather, beer was made. The four Sierra 30 beers (a stout, a helles ale, a barleywine, and an interesting combination of Sierra’s iconic Pale Ale, Bigfoot, and Celebration Ale) are going to be released on a staggered schedule beginning in March and ending this Fall. We’re pretty excited about this, and we’ll definitely be trying these all year.

You can head to the site and read all about the project, the brewers, and the beer. As an added bonus, there is a video, and some hi-res photos of beer you can’t have yet.

Blue Point Brewing Company

tim — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

The Tasting Room is where you can find some of Blue Point’s flagship brews like the Toasted Lager and Hoptical Illusion alongside beers rarely seen outside of the brewery. Blue Point keeps a rotating selection of 12 of its beers on tap in the Tasting Room, so keep coming back throughout the year to try out some seasonal offerings. We especially enjoyed the Brewer’s Tap – a tap dedicated to employees’ personal creations that changes frequently. The Tasting Room’s friendly bartenders (and friendly) patrons are more than happy to talk about their favorites and point you towards some truly amazing beers you’re sure to love. Blue Point also hosts numerous events and parties, so be sure to check their website often to find out what this great company has going on.

161 River Avenue
Patchogue, NY

http://www.bluepointbrewing.com/