Oct. 8, 2016 By Hannah Wulkan
Beer enthusiasts unite!
The first-ever Queens Beer Festival will kick off next weekend at the LIC Flea & Food space at 5-25 46th Avenue, bringing together more than 20 local breweries.
On October 15 and 16 from 12 to 6 p.m., every single Queens-based brewery, along with a selection of breweries from Brooklyn, Long Island and Staten Island will share their brews and offer unlimited taste tests, allowing visitors to deduce their favorite beer.
The day will also include music and other vendors from the area.
Tickets are available now online, offering basic admission and unlimited taste tests for $29 per day, VIP admission which also includes a gift bag and $10 of LIC Flea bucks for $43, and the ultimate “Beer Enthusiast” package, which includes a limited-edition Queens Beer Book in addition to all of the benefits included in the VIP package, costing $68.
Each ticket is good for three hours of taste testing, either from noon to 3 p.m., or from 3 to 6 p.m.
To buy tickets visit https://queensbeerfestival.splashthat.com.
The full list of breweries includes:
- Bridge and Tunnel Brewery
- Queens Brewery
- Big Alice Brewing
- Singlecut Brewery
- Finback Brewery
- Rockaway Brewing Co.
- Coney Island Brewing Co.
- Greenpoint Beer & Ale Co.
- Garvies Point
- LIC Beer Project
- Flagship Brewing Co.
- Braven Brewing Company
- Blue Point Brewing Company
- Montauk Brewing Company
- Empire Brewing Company
- ICONYC Brewing Company
- Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
- Alphabet City Brewing Company
- Brooklyn Brewery
- And more…
