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Welcome to TAPSM New York!
Beer belongs on the dinner table!
We, the Hudson Valley Beer and Food Festival along with our hosts at Hunter Mountain Ski Bowl, are proud once again to showcase the brewers of New York state. We certainly appreciate your support and are thrilled to have you with us for this, our 13th year of TAPSM New York. Many of you are joining us for the first time and it is important for you to know that we are not just about beer. We are a Beer and Food Festival and each year we present an array of wonderful beer-friendly foods. This year we are featuring the centuries old culinary art of Charcuterie, originally intended as a way to preserve meats prior to the advent of refrigeration. Today we are presenting sausages, terrines, and pātes, with flavors ranging from mild to spicy, all having ethnic and national roots from around the world. We hope you enjoy.
This is our 13th annual event, and little did we know back in 1997 at the Culinary Institute of America where our desire to feature the best beer and the finest food, all in one setting, would lead. Well, with the help, encouragement and support of our New York State brewers, the chefs who present their beer-friendly cooking demonstrations, our partners at Hunter Mountain, and all of you beer lovers from New York and beyond, we are now the longest running beer and food festival in New York State!
TAPSM New York is a "one-of-a-kind" event and we like it that way. But we are not the only game in town. TAPSM New York is just one of many beer festivals that occur throughout the state every year, and we encourage you to seek out and support New York brewers everywhere.
So while you are here, visit all of our brewers, complete you beer tour of New York, and get your passport stamped.
Cheers!
Hudson Valley Beer & Food Festival, Inc. Committee,
Bill Woodring, President