This is a page of  New York and nearby-area events of interest to homebrewers and all-around beer geeks. If you have an event you think should be put up on this list, E-mail us the information by clicking here. This page was last updated: May 8, 2008 3:15 PM

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• May 16-17: Amber Waves of Grain 12th Annual Western NY Homebrew Competition, Location TBD Hosted by Niagara Association of Homebrewers and Sultans of Swig. Entry deadline May 3 http://awoghomebrew.com/
• May 17: 12th Annual B.E.E.R. Brew-Off, The American Legion in St. James, NY. Presented by Brewer’s East End Revival of Long Island Entries collected Apr. 12 – May 10. Details at: http://hbd.org/beer/
• June 7:2008 BUZZ Off Homebrew Competition, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant West Chester, PA. Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ) will be holding the 2008 BUZZ Off home brew competition at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in West Chester, PA. We are looking for judges to help us evaluate the fine entries that we receive from around the country. Last year we had 270 entries and had 7 medal winners at the MCAB X competiton, tying us for the most winners from any one competition. We are also giving a portion of our proceeds to Philabundance (http://www.philabundance.org/), a local organization committed to hunger relief in the Delaware Valley. We certainly hope that you consider helping us on June 7th and helping the worthy cause that we are sponsoring this year. We can't do it without you! Also, Iron Hill is a gracious host and lunch will be provided. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or visit our website at http://hbd.org/buzz. Thank you for your support! Christopher Clair.
• June 13-14: New York State Homebrew Competition, The NY State Fairgrounds in Syracuse
  Hosted by the Salt City Brew Club. http://www.saltcitybrew.org/sf_competition.html.

Beer Events:

• May 8: Chelsea Night, Barcade, 6:00 p.m. on, 388 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Telephone: 718-302-6464. Please join us in welcoming New York City's own Chelsea Brewing for a night of great draft and cask beer. The beer: Altbier (cask), April Showers Spring Wheat, Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Mild, Frosty's Winter Wheat Wine, Imperial Stout 2004, Imperial Stout 2005, Imperial Stout 2006, Imperial Stout 2007, Hope to see you there.
• May 8: Smuttynose Night with Peter Egelston, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Come and meet Peter Egelston from Smuttynose Brewing The man that started this great Brewery! Mugs will be pouring the following specialty brews from Smutty: Smuttynose 2007 Big A IPA, Smuttynose 2007 Brett and I Strong Belgian Ale, Smuttynose 2007 Farmhouse Ale, Smuttynose 2007 Gnome Belgian IPA, Smuttynose 2007 Maibock, Smuttynose 2007 Scotch Ale, Smuttynose 2007 Smuttaroni Wild Rice Ale, Smuttynose 2008 Gbock Strong Lager, Smuttynose IPA
• May 10, 2008, Maifest, 1:00 p.m. on, Andy's Corner Bar, 265 Queen Anne Road, Bogota, NJ. Tel: (201) 342-9887. Our historic bier garden will be open, beer will be flowing, the Victoria Warne Band will be playing, and Charles and John will be grilling. Andy's 2008 Maifest will be featuring beers from: Blue Point Brewing, Boulder Beer Company, Brooklyn Brewery, Erie Brewing (Railbender), Flying Dog Brewing, High Point Brewing (Ramstein), Lagunitas Brewing, Peak Organic Brewing, River Horse Brewing, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Sly Fox Brewing, Troegs Brewing. We look forward to seeing you THIS Saturday.
• May 13, 4th Annual Brooklyn Brewery Dinner, Austin’s Steak and Ale, $60, 6pm, 82-70 Austin St Kew Gardens, NY, 718-849-3939 Enjoy a 5-course dinner and beer pairing, with commentary from Garrett Oliver (on the patio, weather permitting).
• May 13: Smuttynose Festival, Bar Great Harry, 7:00 p.m. on, 280 Smith Street (at Sackett) in Brooklyn, NY, 718-222-1103. Team Smuttynose will be taking over six of our draft lines. The beers: The Gnome: 9% ABV Belgian-style IPA, Brett & I, 2007 Farmhouse Ale, Maibock, Summer Weizen, IPA.
• May 14, Allagash Night, Downtown Bar and Grill, 6:00 p.m. on, 160 Court Street Brooklyn, New York, 11201. Come join us for some delicious brews from Allagash Brewery. On tap: Allagash Black, Allagash Odyssey, Allagash Musette, Allagash Interlude, Allagash Four. And why not try the following in bottle: Victor, Curieux, Hugh Malone, Victoria Ale, White Ale, Fluxus, Tripple Ale, Grand Cru, and 11th Anniversary..
• May 14 : Malted Barley Appreciation Society Meeting, Mugs Ale House, 125 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.. 7:30 p.m. Our guest will be Stone Brewing representative Mike Saklad. In addition, we should have some excellent homebrews to taste, and Mugs usual great selection of beers.
• May 16-18: The 15th Tri-Annual 'Cask Head' Cask Ale Festival, The Brazen Head, 228 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Expect 25 to 30 casks to be pouring over the weekend, 11 at a time. Many will be rare offerings not normally seen in cask in NYC. Beer range is courtesy of Alex Hall (BA: Imbiber) in conjunction with Lou Sones, the Brazen Head's manager. Beer will come in 10oz and 16oz measures, there's no entry fee and you pay by the glass.Opening hours: Noon to late daily. Beer TBD.
• May 17: Sixpoint Tasting, The Cherry Tree, 65 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11217 (718) 399-1353. Starting at 2pm, we will leave the Cherry Tree bar and tour the Six Point brewery to taste a variety of beers, then back to the Cherry Tree for 2 hours of Six Point open bar. Beers include:Sweet Action, Righteous Rye, Diesel Stout, Apollo wheat, Bengali Tiger, Gorilla Warfare, Brownstone.

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