Greenport Harbor Brewing Company Celebrates Fourth Anniversary

Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. Turns Four 

Celebrates with Party and Special Brew

June 28, 2013, Greenport, NY.  Greenport Harbor Brewing Company announced plans to recognize their fourth anniversary with a block party-style celebration at the brewery at 3:00pm on Saturday, July 20, 2013.  All are invited to attend as the owners, staff, and special guests celebrate four years in beer and the future expansion plans for the brewery.  The event will begin with a special keg tapping ceremony which will feature their special limited-edition anniversary brew called, simply, #4.  Tickets and information is available at http://www.harborbrewing.com.  The brewery is located at 234 Carpenter Street, Greenport, NY  11944.

"We have so much to celebrate," boasted Greenport Harbor Brewing Company co-owner, Rich Vandenburgh.  "The response to our beer from the Long Island community and beyond has been amazing.  The last four years have been quite an adventure.  We have a lot to be thankful for and lots of people to thank," he added.

To mark this special milestone, Greenport Harbor Brewing Company has produced a limited supply of #4, their anniversary beer.  #4 is a straw colored ale with golden highlights.  Beer lovers will certainly enjoy the German Spalt Select and Czech Saaz hops which are blended to create a lightly bittered ale with inviting aromas reminiscent of fresh cut grass and summer fruit.  The special anniversary brew will be served at the hometown gathering on July 20 and will be available in very limited supplies at key accounts. 

The anniversary celebration will be hosted at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company's current production facility at 234 Carpenter Street in Greenport, NY where great food and great music will mix with great beer and great friends. Beer lovers from across Long Island will gather to raise a pint (or two) in celebration of the success the brewery has achieved over the last four years and to learn more about the progress of the expansion plans into the bigger production facility in Peconic.

Tickets for the event are on sale now.  Purchase tickets online in advance of the event for $25 which includes a pint glass, five tasting tickets and a meal ticket or tickets can be purchased at the door on event day for $30 (cash only) and includes receive four tasting tickets and a meal ticket.  Meal tickets may be redeemed for specific food selections from one of our three food vendors at the party who will also have other food selections and non-alcoholic beverages available for sale.  Tickets and information atwww.harborbrewing.com. 

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Greenport Harbor To Expand

GREENPORT HARBOR BREWING IS EXPANDING:

Purchasing Lucas Ford Dealership in Southold

Keeping Tasting Room in Greenport

Greenport, NY. In order to make room for additional production capacity and ultimately the bottling of its beer, Greenport Harbor Brewing Company announced that it is now in contract on the Lucas Ford dealership in the Hamlet of Peconic, Southold Town.

There are, however, no plans to leave Greenport.

"Our heart and soul will always be in Greenport", said Richard Vandenburgh who co-founded the Brewery with his best friend, John Liegey. "We will maintain the tasting room on Carpenter Street and use the production space for an apprenticeship program. We want to give those interested in breaking into the business an opportunity to learn."

The Lucas Ford property not only provides room for increased operations, but land to cultivate and explore local grown crops solidifying the North Fork as a local beer destination. Once completed, it will also hold a tasting room with indoor and outdoor seating.

Greenport Harbor Brewery plans to close on the new property in spring of 2012 and be up-and-running in January of 2013. The new facility, with its 25,000 barrel brew house system, will quadruple production and double its workforce in 24 months.

Greenport Harbor Brewery is currently located on 234 Carpenter Street in Greenport, New York. Its mission is to create great tasting, local craft beer. No frills or fanciness--just great beer. Learn more at www.harborbrewing.com


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Greenport Harbor and Blue Point Win Applebees Contest at North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ & Wine Festival

BAY SHORE, NY. - Attendees at the 5th Annual North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ & Wine Festival held at Martha Clara Vineyards in Riverhead, NY on August 13, 2011 were asked to vote for their favorite beer of the festival as part of the Applebee's favorite beer contest. The two beers that received the highest number of votes will be offered on draught at Applebee's locations on Long Island, one in Nassau County, one in Suffolk County.

"It it was wonderful to see how excited the festival attendees were to cast their vote for their favorite craft beer," said Marc Prince, Director of Operations for Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar/Doherty Enterprise. "We run the voting to give our guests who enjoy craft beers a say in what we serve in our restaurants. We want to offer them choices. For our guests, this is a way for them to let us know what they want," added Prince.

With a sold out crowd in attendance yielding nearly 1100 votes, the attendees selected two seasonal beers as the most popular at the festival: the Pumpkin Ale from the Blue Point Brewing Company (Patchogue, NY) and the Leaf Pile Ale from Greenport Harbor Brewing Company (Greenport, NY). "Talk about a hometown advantage," said Andy Calimano, event producer and owner of Starfish Junction. "These Long Island breweries make amazing beers, and the locals really recognize that." Blue Point Brewing Company's Pumpkin Ale will take over a tap line at all the Nassau County Applebee's restaurants, and Greenport Harbor's Leaf Pile Ale will be available at more than 14 Applebee's locations in Suffolk County, starting at the end of September.

Blue Point's Pumpkin Ale is golden orange, crisp and delicious, with an innocent hint of cinnamon and nutmeg that articulates the fall season. The limited availability of this seasonal beer makes it highly desirable. Just like the leaves, it's gone after Thanksgiving. Leaf Pile Ale is "like a slice of pumpkin pie in a glass," says DJ Swanson, brewer at the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company. "Fresh whole ginger, cinnamon, all spice, and nutmeg gives this ale its distinct character," he explained.

Executives from Applebee's work with event producer Starfish Junction to conduct three fan favorite voting platforms per year, one in the spring at the Spring Craft Beer Festival (www.SpringCraftBeerFestival.com) held in March at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY; at the award-winning North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ & Wine Festival (www.NorthForkCraftBeerFest.com) held every August at Martha Clara Vineyards in Jamesport, NY.; and every fall at the fun-filled International Great Beer Expo (www.GreatBeerExpo.com/Nassau) held each November at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. Previous winners have included Fire Island Beer Co. (NY), Brooklyn Brewery (NY), Magic Hat Brewery (VT), and Blue Point Brewing Company (NY). To find an Applebee's location near you, visit www.Applebees.com.



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