Blue Point Breaking Ground on New Brewery
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Exciting expansion news coming from Blue Point Brewing:
Blue Point Brewing Company Breaking Ground on its New Long Island Brewery Location
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 11 am
WHAT: Blue Point Brewing Company is officially breaking ground on its new brewery! Brewery leaders, Mayor Pontieri, town officials and labor representatives will gather to celebrate with an official groundbreaking ceremony on West Main Street.
WHY: Blue Point Brewing Company got its start in 1988 as Long Island’s first distributing craft brewery and has since grown to one of the largest breweries in New York, all from right here in Patchogue. Set to open summer of 2018, the new brewery offers 54,000 square feet for Blue Point’s talented team of brewers to bring beer lovers more longtime favorites like Toasted Lager and new innovations like Beach Plum Gose. The facilities will feature a second floor restaurant and tasting room ‒ providing intimate views of the brewing operations ‒ plus green space and an outdoor beer garden for visitors to kick back with a cold one. The new brewery offers beer lovers from near and far an enhanced Long Island destination, and creates new jobs in Blue Point’s cherished hometown.
WHEN: September 27, 2017 at 11 AM EDT
WHERE: 225 West Main Street Patchogue, NY (less than 0.5 miles from the current brewery)
FAST FACTS:
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Location: 225 West Main Street Patchogue, NY (less than 0.5 miles from the current brewery)
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Size: 54,000 sq feet
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The new space will feature a second floor restaurant and tasting room, which will provide views of the brewing operations
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The new brewery will also feature green space and an outdoor beer garden
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The brewery will open in Summer of 2018
QUOTES:
“We’ve been so fortunate to have grown over the past few years and are excited to increase our production capacity to continue to craft new innovative brews for our customers, and with our rich history in Patchogue, we’re proud to break ground on our new brewery right here where it all began.”
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Mark Burford, Co-founder of Blue Point Brewing Company
"We’re looking forward to having the expanded capacity to dream up our next great beer. It’s pretty special to be able to break ground on our new facility only a half mile from where Blue Point first started."
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Dan Jansen, Brewmaster
"We appreciate Blue Point Brewing Company’s commitment to building a better community for Long Island and the economic growth a facility like this will bring to Patchogue.”
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Kevin Law, Pres/CEO of the Long Island Association
“We are delighted to be working with Blue Point Brewing Company on this project, and their decision to partner with us shows their dedication to the Long Island community.”
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Dick O’Kane, President, Nassau Suffolk Building & Construction Trade Council
“Suffolk County is excited to welcome the new brewery and the business it will bring to Patchogue. We look forward to the local jobs it will create and the delicious beer to come."
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Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Executive
ABOUT BLUE POINT:
Blue Point Brewing Co. was founded in 1998 in Patchogue, New York and was Long Island’s first distributing craft brewery. Nearly 20 years later, and with a portfolio of close to 30 beers, it has since grown to one of the largest breweries in New York. Blue Point’s flagship beer, Toasted Lager, has won several awards including a gold medal at the World Beer Cup.
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