NY Cork Report by Gibson Campbell

Friday, February 28: ”Craft Beer: A Love Story” As part Jedediah Hawkins Inns’ “Sessions in the Speakeasy” author and beer historian, Tom Acitelli, will host a beer tasting and discussion on the rapid expanse of craft brewing .  Some of what is written in Tom’s book “The Audacity of Hops” will be intertwined with the evenings’ libations and rhetoric. Six Long Island based beers will be poured alongside hearty pub-fare in the cozy speakeasy space of the Victorian Inns’ basement.

Tom says he wants to give the audience a general introduction to the history of craft beer and especially the prominence of the NYC area in that history. The rise of IPA as the American archetype and the use of Cascade hops (the first American aromatic hop grown and used in the states) will also be a focus in the session.  Tickets are $95 per person which includes beer, food, and a copy of Tom’s book. Don’t want to drive afterward?

http://newyorkcorkreport.com/blog/2014/02/13/upcoming-long-island-beer-events-february-and-march-edition/