Farm + Beer Expo Brings Together Local Farmers, Brewers, Beer Industry Experts To Benefit Hurricane Relief

The Good Beer Seal, Brooklyn Brewery, and Brooklyn Brew Shop are happy to announce ** Farm + Beer Expo ** to be held at ** Brooklyn Brewery on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, from 7-10 p.m.** The Farm + Beer Expo brings together select craft brewers that have a focus on using local ingredients in their brews. This all-you-can-eat-and-drink beer event will benefit select local farms that were impacted by last fall's hurricane.

Unlimited 7-ounce beer samples will be provided by:

- ** Wandering Star ** will be tapping their last keg of 2010's all Massachusetts malt and hop _ Berkshire Hills 01201 Saison_
- ** Brooklyn Brewery **(a co-host of the event);
- ** Sierra Nevada **(bringing its _ Estate Ale_);
- ** Tundra Beer ** (one of the few beers currently meeting the Greenmarkets' standard of making beer with at least 50 percent of the ingredients grown by the brewer);
- ** Kelso **, which will be making a special locally-sourced beer for the Expo;
- Along with ** Empire Brewing **, ** Lagunitas **, ** Peak Organic **, ** Maine Beer Co.**, ** Ommegang **, ** White Birch Brewing **, and others TBA.

Food will be provided by ** Jimmy's No. 43 ** and ** DNA Info **, with more TBA. Expo participants include ** From Shoe Town to Brew Town **'s "green architects," who will discuss efforts to develop green breweries in the region; ** Brooklyn Brew Shop ** with homebrew demonstrations and brewers' kits available for purchase; Erica Shea and Stephen Valand will be on hand to sign their book, _ Brooklyn Brew Shop's Beer Making Book_; Sean Lynch from ** Pipe Dreams ** (a line cleaning service) will explain how great bars tend great beer; additional craft beer companies (TBA); and several farmers will be there to talk about their NY State farms.

Tickets available here soon!