Saturday, August 20 in Long Island at Blue Point Brewery,
Mickey Hart, legendary Grateful Dead percussionist, brings his band to Patchogue for their only Long Island show of the summer. Hart played the brewery last year with fellow former Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and their band, The Rhythm Devils. Faith-Tesoriero Productions is promoting the ‘brew yard concert’ for the second year running. “Mickey was blown away by the reception that he got from the crowd last year, and loved performing at the brewery. It’s not surprising, what better place to have a live show than a brewery?!” said Faith-Tesoriero’s Jim Faith.
The all-day celebration will also feature a special ‘Rusted Root Trio’ project featuring lead singer/guitarist Michael Glabicki, Preach Freedom and Colter Harper, as well as Jam Stampede (with members of Ratdog, DSO, and Zen Tricksters). Doors open at 2PM with additional surprise bands, plenty of Blue Point beer, local food, and arts and crafts available for purchase.
The 13th Anniversary Celebration takes place rain or shine from 2-10PM at the brewery in Patchogue, NY. Tickets are $39 in advance and $45 at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.BluePointBrewing.com or in the brewery tasting room at 161 River Avenue, Patchogue. Attendees can ride the train or drive and park in the Patchogue train station lot. The brewery is a quick 5 block walk west from the station.
We’ve joined forces with Blue Point Brewery to give away a pair of tickets to their big anniversary bash. Tell us why you love Blue Point beer and Gary Rosen, the NJ Blue Point Rep, will pick a lucky random winner for this awesome event. Short stories, essays, one-liners, just give us the best you’ve got and you could be hanging with Mickey Hart, Rusted Root, Gary and the rest of the Blue Point crew on August 20. Contest runs until August 16, so hurry and get your comments in!
Dear Blue Point and Gary Rosen,
I love beer. More specifically, I love Blue Point Beer.
Love,
Mike
PS- What do you call a bear with no teeth? A Gummy Bear!
Gary pick me pick me! Love me some Blue Point in all it's iterations…..the thinking man's (or woman's) beer!
audreycashin@myway.com
I'll grow dreads for some Rastafa Rye!
I drink (Blue point); therefore I am…no longer thirsty!
Hey Blue Point! I met you at Roxy’s Craft Beer Party in West Palm Beach Florida. I loved your Rastafa Rye so much I brought it in as a tap at my bar in South Florida. The love affair began then and has continued to this day…I have since moved to Long Island and will ever support your brews in every bar I work! Way to represent New York crafts! I would be honored to join you all at the festivities and get totally ‘toasted’ on some toasted lager!
Mary ‘Bear’
Love this stuff ever since I went to the cask ales festival in patchogue 5 years ago
love me some toxic sludge……..pick me pick me pick me pretty please!
I first met Gary at the Court Jester. He was so friendly and knowledgable about his beer! We had such a good time that we followed him like groupies to Old Bay! Blue Point is not only delicious but it also has passionate staff members! What more could you ask for! Yay beer!!
I used to live on Long Island and believe I can still speak the language. I'm a little rusty, but here goes:
So, lissen to dis…
I move down to frikkin’ Sowt Jersey 20 years ago from Lawn Guyland and it is a frikkin’ beeya wasteland.
Wait, wait…dares maw…See-ree-us-lee!
So, I’m in New Yawk on bidness one day and I go into dis baw. I see day have Blue Point Oatmeal Stout. So, I figya, “Hey, it’s frikkin’ beer from Lawn Guyland! It must be out-frikkin’-standin’!” See-ree-us-lee! I tawt I frikkin’ dyed and went to frikkin’ hev-in!
I need maw. It’s been too frikkin’ lawn. I need to be in Pachawg wich yous drinkin’ yaw frikkin’ awesome beeyas. I also have some ol’ paw-kin tickets I should pay faw while I’m in Pachawg.
Hope it translates well.
Gary is a great guy, met him at our last homebrew club meeting….he was even nice enough to tell me he liked my soured Abbey Dubbel….now renamed "Flemish Dubbel"
I'm trying to replicate the Bluepoint Blueberry ale in my homebrew kitchen so I need some time with those guys!