Governors Island, Water Taxi Beach
Saturday, June 19, $55, 3:30 – 8:00
www.nybrewfest.com
More than 120 international breweries, with a heavy emphasis on New York and the United States, will be pouring cold brews on June 19 on Water Taxi Beach on Governors Island at the fourth annual New York Brewfest. We highly recommend trying the fineries of Brewery Ommegang, Middle Ages, Goose Island, Magic Hat, Otter Creek, Smuttynose, Duvel, and Samuel Smith, among plenty of others. The event will feature live music by Alexis P. Suter, Mikey Powell, Dark Hollow, the Horseshoe Lounge Playboys, and Bagpipe Dudes; the seminars “Beer & Chocolate,” “Women in Beer,” and “The State of New York State Hops”; and food from Van Leeuwen, the Sullivan St. Bakery, Sigmund Pretzelshop, and Brewfest sponsor Heartland Brewery. And you don’t have to worry about finding a designated driver, as transportation to and from Governors Island will be handled by free water taxis all day.