The fine folks of Small Craft Brewing Co. [66 Merrick Rd, Amityville, NY 11701] are hosting our next club meeting, Tuesday, May 18, 2020 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. 

We’ll be recapping the latest homebrew competition winner and hoping to discuss upcoming events and club happenings, as restrictions permit. All guests must be wearing masks, unless otherwise seated at a table. The outdoor tent will be open for seating as well.

Bring homebrew to share, sample, discuss or gain feedback.

Beer related items for the club raffle are always welcome.

Club Memberships are available. $25/Individual | $40 Family | Add $10 per person for access to the Tri-Club Benefits

Join us on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, at Sand City South (150 S Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst, NY 11757) for our next club meeting. The meeting will be from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. 

This is limited capacity event due to social distancing and seating capacity restrictions. HHCBC and AssLIHC members may sign up to reserve their seat by clicking here.

The highly anticipated opening of Sand City’s southern Long Island location took place in early March and the club is fortunate to be able to attend a limited capacity event at the brewery. We’ll be awarding the winners of the Spring Club Competition, discussing progress of the ’45 Challenge’ teams and Last Brewer Standing: Clone Wars entrants, along with some other special announcements. Bring any homebrew-related questions with you! 

Feedback Table will be open for anyone that wants to bring homebrewed samples to discuss. 

The monthly club raffle is open for donations. Some tasty beverages are up for grabs in this month’s raffle.

2021 Club Memberships are Open:

$25/Individual | $40/Family | Add $10/person for Tri-Club Membership

Thank You Noble Savage Brewing Co (Glen Cove) for hosting our March Club meeting! Special Thanks to Frank and Lauren for holding down the taps, serving awesome beer and providing a safe socially distanced place for us to meet. While the attendance was limited due to pandemic capacity restrictions, everyone enjoyed the evening.

We caught up on some of the members’ progress with their ’45 Challenge’ recipes—an attempt to create a winning homebrew recipe that can earn a score of 45+ in a BJCP sanctioned homebrew competition. [No easy feat!]

A few of members dropped off entries to the Spring Club Competition, with the top three entries getting a chance to have their recipe brewed at South Shore Craft Brewery, joining John DiSpirito’s Belgian Blonde in South Shore’s Homebrew Excellence Series of special releases.

The Primary Round entries of the Last Brewer Standing: Clone Wars competition were collected at the meeting, as well. 24 Entrants were split up into pairs, assigned commercial beers and challenged to recreate the commercial recipe in a homebrewed example. Winners of each paring move onto the Secondary Round in June.

Join us on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021, at The Brewer’s Collective (1460 N Clinton Ave, Unit N, Bay Shore, NY 11706) for our next club meeting. The meeting will be from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. 

We’ll be reviewing the upcoming homebrew competition schedule, discussing progress of the ’45 Challenge’ teams and Last Brewer Standing: Clone Wars entrants, along with some other special announcements. Bring any homebrew-related questions with you! 

Feedback Table will be open for anyone that wants to bring homebrew samples to discuss. 

The monthly club raffle is open for donations. Some tasty beverages are up for grabs in this month’s raffle.

We’ll also be selecting the winner of the special raffle for the 7.5 Gallon Stainless Steel Anvil Bucket Fermenter, donated by Tom Beach. Entries to the fermenter raffle are still open at $10/ticket. Click Here to Get Details and Sign up.

2021 Club Memberships are Open:

$25/Individual | $40/Family | Add $10/person for Tri-Club Membership

Due to recent restrictions and concerns surrounding COVID19  we have unfortunately canceled our annual awards celebration and holiday meeting. 

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 7:30 PM

Join us for an eventful event at Ghost Brewing Company (25 Drexel Dr, Bay Shore, NY 11706 [Behind Great South Bay Brewery]). All in attendance must adhere to proper Covid-19 precautions and any regulations implemented by the host/venue. Be prepared to remain seated at a table for the duration of the meeting.

‘Iron Brewer’ Team Challenge Judging – All in attendance will be served tasters of each team entry and a winning ‘Iron Brewer’ will be named.

• Several members were mailed secret ingredients and the names of other homebrewers to partner with. All secret ingredients must be used to create a unique beer that will be sampled and judged by those in attendance. The winning team is seeking to overthrow the reigning Iron Brewers: Team Dalton, Murphy & Elmore – Will The Chairman crown a new Iron Brewer? 

 We will also be . . .

. . . voting on the 2021 Club Board of Directors.

. . . collecting bottled donations for the Turkey’s Against Cancer fundraiser with the Barbeque Brethren (w/Greg Wright)

. . . collecting bottled entries for the holiday calendar (w/Kevin McKenna)

. . . announcing and signing up for future challenges and happenings

. . . celebrating the medal-winners of the LIBME Homebrew Competition

Join Us on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:30 PM for our next Club Meeting at The Black Sheep Ale House [78 2nd St Mineola, NY 11501]. As per current pandemic rules, all attendees must be wearing masks and following the house rules for safe distancing and dinner service, including remaining seated for the duration of the meeting and must order one food item per beverage ticket. (If you’re gonna drink, you gotta eat). There will be table service for food and beverages. Lucky for us, The Black Sheep now serves dinner; and what a tasty menu they have!

We’ll be celebrating the recent club competition winners, discussing brewing German beer styles, and accepting nominations for the 2021 Club Board Positions. Space is limited to the quantity of seats available. Please note, we may be outdoors/indoors depending on the weather. 

Join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30 PM at Bright Eye Beer Company, 50 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561. Co-Owners, Luke, Molly and Keira opened the brewery earlier this year and have some excellent beverages on tap. Luke teamed up with head brewer Brendan Maxim,  who brewed for Laguna Beach Beer Company in California and Crazy Mountain Brewing in Colorado before joining the Bright Eye team. 

Entries for the Fall Club Competition and Last Brewer Standing Secondary Round will be collected at this meeting!

Join Us for our August Club Meeting at Garden Social in East Meadow! Tuesday, August 18th at 7:30 PM – 1964 Hempstead Tpke East, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Behind Lidl) – – Great tap list and menu to enjoy in a socially distanced and outdoor dining venue. Bring your homebrew questions and let’s start getting ready for those end-of-summer recipe plans.