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And summertime weekend tile farmland, craft breweries do weekend revelers often choose Perhaps the most well-known of revelers often choose to spend not discriminate by geography. to spend their afternoons at Long Island’s craft beer industry their afternoons at homegrown That’s why beer drinkers can homegrown microbrewery is Blue Point Brewing Co., which microbrewery tasting rooms find a brewery within reason- tasting rooms instead of was sold to InBev, the world’s Lithology Brewing Company has instead of traditional bars. able distance wherever they live traditional bars. largest brewer, in 2014, for a finally opened the doors to its Looking for specials and sav- on Long Island. reported $24 million. But that’s long-awaitedNassau tasting room. (Credit: Theings. craft beer industry here not to say other breweries Lithology Brewing brewery Co./Facebook) onSee Long inside Island for details. has grown Perhaps the most well-known of aren’t making waves. Indeed, Lithology Brewing Company exponentially in the last four Long Island’s craft beer indus- Southampton Publick House, a has finally opened the doors to years alone: from nine breweries try is Blue Point Brewing Co., LithoLogy brew pub, distributes its beers its long-awaited tasting room. sprinkledCollege across Nassau and which was sold to InBev, the brewery as far south as Puerto Rico, and (Credit: Lithology Brewing Co./ Suffolk counties in the summer world’s largest brewer, in 2014, Lithology Brewing Co. Match Quiz Greenport Brewing Co., despite Facebook) of 2012 to more than 30 for a reported $24 million. But 211 A Main St., Farmingdale. being on the northeastern edge Lithology Brewing Co. presently.The craft beer That’s industry not counting here on that’s not to say other brewer- lithologybrewing.com of the Island, has beers flowing 211 A Main St., Farmingdale. atLong least Island a dozen has grownof other expo up-- ies aren’t making waves. 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Scimeca recalled a Monday through Friday from 3 was the silver medal winner at conversation he had with a p.m. to 6 p.m. and serves brunch the 2016 New York International restaurant owner who lamented every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 Craft Beer Competition. Aside that taps were being overrun p.m. It also features live music. from its standout brew, Lithology with IPAs, and wanted instead to Prost! also produces a savory vanilla offer a broad spectrum of beers. porter, a Belgian witbier, a dry- And that’s where Flying Belgian garvies Point hopped pale ale, a flaked wheat comes in. brewery summer ale, and so much more. 1 Garvies Point Rd., Glen Cove. The brewery also delivers 516-815-1999. The brewery features a tasting its brews to about 10 beer garviespointbrewing.com room and Lithology Brewing distributors in the area, Co. is a New York State-certified predominantly in Nassau County. Brewing small-batch, hand- farm brewery. They have plans to expand into crafted brews for the hop-heads Suffolk and Queens. in all of us, Garvies Point Craft Flagship Beer: Brewery takes great care in Legal American Pale Ale Flagship Beer: Illegally Blonde perfecting their blends before distributing to the masses. FLying beLgian bLack Forest brewery brew haus The brewery, which currently Farmingdale 2015 New Highway, does not have a taproom (refer 818-457-7548 Farmingdale to their website for updates), flyingbelgianbrewery.com 631-391-9500 produces about 1,000 gallons of blackforestbrewhaus.com beer per month. It’s a small-scale As its name suggests, Flying operation, but fans rave about Belgian Brewery produces only You may have heard about their beers. Although they’re Belgian-style beers out of its Black Forest Brew Haus’ stuffed only producing a handful of small facility in Farmingdale. And dumplings, hot Bavarian pretzels, brews, Garvies Point is taking on for its co-owners, Mike Scimeca or its loaded potato pancakes, complicated concoctions: IPAs, and Kevin Connelly, that’s quite but it’s the in-house beer that’s double IPAs, Belgian witbier and enough. making noise around the Long a delectable porter boasting Island craft beer scene. chocolate and coffee notes (yep, Scimeca, who handles business they went there). end of the operation, says the The German-style brewery, nanobrewery focuses on how which opened in 1999, offers a Thankfully for all of us it doesn’t beer could best be paired with full menu, appetizers, entrees, end there. Garvies also released food. As such, Flying Belgian German flare and more, as well its Wunderkind IPA—a “tropical already distributes to a half- as a steady selection of beers IPA” that we can’t wait to get our dozen restaurants on the Island. brewed on its premises. And hands on. as you can imagine, its beer Although the beers are mostly list includes a pilsner infused As of now, Garvies Point is only fashioned after Belgian brews, with German and Czech hops, a serving up its beers in draft and Flying Belgian puts their own traditional German Marzen and keg form. twist on their concoctions. When the always-popular Hefeweizen. Connelly, the head brewer, is barrier brewing brewing up a new batch, he often The hybrid restaurant/brewery, Barrier Brewing Co. considers how the beer would or brew pub, also produces two 3001 New St., Unit A2 complement a meal, whether it’s India Pale Ales: one called the Oceanside steak or pasta. Cannonball IPA, and another barrierbrewing.com dubbed Belligerent Hipster IPA.