Long Island Beer Festival Offers Restaurants Opportunity to Showcase Skills, Menu Items

Long Island restaurants will have a unique opportunity to showcase their skills and menu items ahead of the key summer season at the Long Island Beer Festival on May 12.

Huntington, NY (PRWEB) March 10, 2006

The Long Island Beer Festival is offering restaurateurs an opportunity to gain pre-summer exposure in front of an audience focused on good food and drink by showcasing their culinary skills at the event on Friday, May 12, at the Hilton Long Island Hotel in Melville, NY.

The festival, which will benefit North Shore Animal League America in Port Washington, NY, is expected to attract as many as 3,000 beer connoisseurs from Manhattan to the Hamptons and Montauk and beyond.

Sponsored by Shoreline Beverage, Long Island’s leading specialty beer marketer, the Long Island Beer Festival will bring together hundreds of exclusive gourmet beers from around Long Island, New York State, the country and the world.

“Like wine, today's handcrafted beers can be paired deliciously with gourmet foods,” said Stuart Haimes, owner of Shoreline Beverage and the festival’s organizer. “The Long Island Beer Festival will give attendees many opportunities to experience the excitement associated with tasting the world's finest beers – all in one location.”

The event will include tutored tastings and guest speakers, among them Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver, author of the Brewmaster’s Table. There also will be live music and door prizes.

The Long Island Beer Festival will allow beer enthusiasts to have an opportunity to taste, learn about, and appreciate the handcrafted ales and lagers of the world, many of them available elsewhere in the region. Ticket sales will be limited to 3,000 to prevent overcrowding and make the event enjoyable for everyone.

Guests, who must be 21 and older, will be encouraged to drink responsibly. Free shuttle service will be available between the event and the Long Island Railroad station in Huntington.

The event will take place in the Hilton’s 10,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom and will run from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.

For additional information visit the website or call 1-800-783-BEER. For restaurant participation or sponsorship opportunities contact Frankie Polito at (516) 435-7196.

North Shore Animal League America, the events primary beneficiary, is the world's largest no-kill pet rescue and adoption organization. For more information visit http://www.nsalamerica.org.

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