Posts Tagged“kickstarter”

Barrage Brewing Co. Latest Long Island Nanobrewery to Leverage Kickstarter

  Barrage Brewing Co., one of Long Island’s newest nanobreweries is trying to get its doors in East Farmingdale open after well over a year of trials and tribulations (mostly with regulations) at a couple different locations: In 2011, Steve tried to open Barrage Brewing Company in Freeport, NY, but was unsuccessful due to building zoning issues. For approximately one year, Steve searched for the right location to open the Brewery, and in March of 2012, he seemed to find the perfect facility in East Farmingdale, NY. He signed a lease and began work on the brewery with a 1…

Local Kickstarter Campaign: Condzella Hops Unites Long Island Farmers and Local Breweries

Local hop farmer John Condzella has created a Kickstarter Campaign with the hopes buying a used hop-harvesting machine from Germany that will be used not only to harvest his farm’s hops, but any hop farmer’s crop on Long Island. Check out the campaign and donate if you’re so inclined. Editor’s Note: We want to support Kickstarter campaigns like this whenever we can. If you hear about a local beverage-related campaign, please let us know.