Blue Point Brewing Company

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Blue Point Brewing Company
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Blue Point Brewing Company
Location Patchogue, New York
United States
Opened1998
Annual production volume54,000 US beer barrels (63,000  hL)
Owned by Tilray
Website bluepointbrewing.com
Active beers
NameType
Toasted Lager Amber lager
Hoptical Illusion American IPA
Mosaic Session IPA American IPA
Blue Point Blueberry Ale Fruit beer
Beach Plum Gose Gose
Prop Stopper American IPA
Citrus Plunge American IPA
Macho Muchacho Mexican-style Lager
Delayed Pilsner
Hazy Bastard New England IPA
Blue Point Oyster Stout Oyster Stout
Rum Barrel-Aged Oyster Stout Oyster Stout
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Sour Cherries Stout
Rye Barrel-Aged Rastafarye Rye Beer
Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Red Ale Red Ale
Seasonal beers
NameType
Blue Point Summer Ale Golden Ale
Honey Robber Cream Ale
Blue Point Oktoberfest Oktoberfest
Blue Point Pumpkin Ale Pumpkin Ale
Blue Point Winter Ale Amber ale

Blue Point Brewing Company is a brewery that is a subsidiary of Tilray located on Long Island, in Patchogue, New York. [1] [2] [3] [4] The brewery offers a variety of year-round beers, and several seasonal brews, as well as a 'tasting room' which is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The brewery hosts an annual Cask Ale Festival, concerts and other events in the brew yard. [5]

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History

Bluepoint Brewery taprooom at Long Island MacArthur Airport. Bluepoint Brewery taprooom at Long Island MacArthur Airport.jpg
Bluepoint Brewery taprooom at Long Island MacArthur Airport.

The brewery was founded in 1998 in a former ice factory by Mark Burford and Pete Cotter, both avid home-brewers at the time. [4] In regards to the decision to open up a brewery, Pete said: "Other parts of the country had local microbreweries and we saw an opportunity for a microbrewery to meet the demand in the market between Montauk and Manhattan." [6]

Blue Point Brewing Company's flagship Toasted Lager won a gold medal at the 2006 World Beer Cup in the American-Style Amber Lager category. [7]

In 2014, Blue Point was sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev for nearly $24 million. At the time of acquisition the brewery was distributed in 19 states as well as Washington D.C. The brewery continued to operate in Patchogue, NY. [1]

In 2023, Anheuser-Busch InBev sold the brewery to Tilray Brands, as part of a deal that included eight beer and beverage brands. [8] [9]

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References

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