Learn the Craft Behind Craft Beer at the North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ and Wine Festival, August 11th

Released on = August 8, 2007, 7:05 am

Press Release Author = Starfish Junction Productions

Industry = Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary = The North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ and Wine Festival is part of
a rapidly growing trend of appreciating the craft beer industry, introducing
attendees to the diversity of tastes offered by craft beers and the methods that go
into their creation. The festival will also feature seminars from beer experts on a
wide variety of craft beer related topics.

Press Release Body = LINDENHURST, NY. August 6, 2007 - Craft beer is the fastest
growing segment of the alcohol industry, and after trying a few choice brews it is
easy to see why. The variety of beer styles, brewing techniques, and presentation
methods available to craft brewers has redefined the idea of beer into something
more reminiscent of wine. Beer is now being carefully paired with specific foods,
not to mention the growing prevalence of its use in kitchen. The industry's rapid
growth has also been fueled by the creation of an enormous number of unique seasonal
and regional brews, leading to the emergence of both the beer connoisseur and, as a
result, the beer snob.

Many of these craft brews will be gathered for a tasting event, the North Fork Craft
Beer, BBQ and Wine Festival, on August 11th in Jamesport, NY. The festival will
also feature seminars on a wide variety of craft beer related topics. Speakers
include industry experts, such as Bernie Kilkelly of Ale Street News, who will be
discussing the growth of the craft beer scene on Long Island for the past ten years.
Many brewery representatives will also be giving presentations, including Mike
Vitale from Brooklyn Brewery and Celeste Beatty of the Harlem Brewing Company. Also
planning to attend is Mark Burford, brewmaster of Long Island's own Blue Point
Brewing Company, explaining how he decides which beers to brew.

To discuss both the ingredients and styles of craft beers, as well as the emergence
of the beer snob, is Samuel Merritt of Civilization of Beer, an organization
attempting to "close the gap between wine studies and beer studies in the
professional culinary community and return beer to its proper place at the American
table." Civilization of Beer is at the forefront of a recent trend of bringing
craft beer into the kitchens of high profile and high quality restaurants.

The North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ and Wine Festival is also a part of that rapidly
growing trend, introducing attendees to the diversity of tastes offered by craft
beers and the methods that go into their creation. Don't miss this exciting
opportunity to broaden your beer tastes and discover exactly what put the "craft"
into your new favorite craft brews. Tickets are available online now at
www.craftbeerfestival.com. Any additional questions, please contact Andy Calimano
of Starfish Junction Productions at (631) 957-7035.


Web Site = http://www.craftbeerfestival.com

Contact Details = Andy Calimano
Starfish Junction Productions
275 West Hoffman Ave., Suite 1
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Ph: 631-957-7035
Fax: 631-956-9252
andyc@starfishjunction.com

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