TAP New York is one of New York State's largest growing craft beer festivals. TAP is an annual festival held in the base lodge of Hunter Mountain located in the beautiful northern Catskill Mountains. This is truly an amazing experience to be had because many of the invited brewers produce their beer for sale only in their location.... whether it is a restaurant, a brewpub or a small brewery. Others are breweries large enough to distribute on a larger scale, but maintain an excellent quality through their commitment to craft-brewing their product. Therefore it is truly a wonderful experience for beer nuts in NY. However this festival doesn't only include beer, it also offers some excellent food by some of the top notch chefs in the State of New York that complement these craft brews. It's about education.... about beer, about home-brewing, about beer/food pairings.... it's about cooking demonstrations from some of the best chefs in the region (and beyond).... and it's about good friends coming together for a weekend of good beer, good food and good times. To top it all off it is also a competition. Beer experts and non-experts get a chance to judge in two categories, "Best Beer" and "Best Brewery" in New York State.
Here's a list of this years TAP New York winners;
Best NYS craft brewery: Horseheads Brewing
Best beers in NYS:
- Gold: Maibock by John Harvard's Brew House
- Silver: Captain's Reserve Imperial IPA by Captain Lawrence Brewing
- Bronze: Massive IPA by Great South Bay Brewery
Best Craft Brewery in the Hudson Valley: Adirondack Pub and Brewery
Best beers in Hudson Valley:
- Gold: Whiskey Porter by Brown's Brewing (check out our podcast)
- Silver: Captain's Reserve Imperial IPA by Captain Lawrence Brewing
- Bronze: Dirty Blonde by Adirondack Pub and Brewery
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