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BARNSHED BREWING
NY’S BRAVEST BREWER
EXPLORE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S LIFE AND LASTING LEGACY AT
THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE CENTENARY CONFERENCE
Nationally Recognized Experts and Scholars
Will Discuss How Roosevelt’s Diplomacy,
Foreign Policy, and Reformism Address Current
Geopolitical Issues
The Theodore Roosevelt Institute at Long
Island University, which is dedicated to
preserving and growing the 26th President’s
legacy, will honor one hundred years
since President Roosevelt’s passing with a
centennial celebration event at Tilles Center
from October 27-30.
The multi-day event will feature speeches from
leading experts and scholars. Topics will include:
• Roosevelt’s diplomacy and foreign policy
• Roosevelt as a master strategist
• Roosevelt as a reformer
• Roosevelt’s enduring influence on the
American mind
“TR was far-sighted enough that much of what
he had to say then is just as relevant today,” said
Tweed Roosevelt, the president’s great-grandson,
Chief Executive Officer of the Theodore Roosevelt
Association, and Chairman of The Theodore
Roosevelt Institute.
In a time when political differences threaten
to divide, a collective commemoration of proud
moments and figures in America’s history preserve
the common identity shared amongst its citizens.
Few people are more revered by those on both
sides of the isle than Teddy Roosevelt.
Entering the 20th century, the expanding
country needed courageous leadership and
shrewd policy. The charismatic “Trust Buster”
established national parks, orchestrated the
Panama Canal’s construction, and won a Nobel
Peace Prize. President Roosevelt had the desire
to make society fairer and more equitable, with
economic possibilities for all Americans.
As a New York State Assemblyman, Civil
Service Commissioner, New York City Police
Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Colonel of the Rough Riders, Governor of New
York, Vice President and President of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt’s public life has come
to define an era and launched the United States
on a trajectory to become a world power. Through
his remarkably maintained home at Sagamore Hill
and his many letters, his private life and how it
influenced his decisions is accessible through the
Theodore Roosevelt Institute, to today’s students
of history, international relations, political
science, media, and environmental conservation.
Theodore Roosevelt continues to fascinate
Americans a century after his death, and his legacy
impacts us to this day. Long Island University is
excited to honor him with this centennial event.
For more information or to register for one
day or the full conference, please visit: liu.edu/
Roosevelt.
BY BERNIE KILKELLY
Many people use homebrewing as
a relaxing hobby, but for one New
York City firefighter, homebrewing
became a burning passion that
sparked his founding a brewery in
his hometown on Long Island.
Twelve-year FDNY veteran Bryan
Murphy opened Barnshed Brewing
in early 2017 in a small warehouse
located off Route 107 on the Hicksville
Bethpage border, where he grew
up in a large Irish Catholic family. His
launch came after raising more than
$16,000 on Kickstarter to purchase a
used 1-barrel brewing system from a
local brewer and becoming a licensed
New York State farm brewery.
“The support from the community
has been tremendous,” Murphy
says, “beginning with the Kickstarter
campaign and then the enthusiasm
of people who come to our tasting
room.”
Barnshed’s name came from Murphy’s
first makeshift brewhouse, a
backyard shed shaped like a barn,
where he made his homebrews.
Many of the beers on tap today in
Barnshed’s cozy tasting room — open
on Thursday and Friday evenings as
well as Saturday and Sunday afternoons
— include his first beer, 135
Pale Ale, Propaganda Porter, Murphy’s
Lawger, and Bethpage Blonde.
There are usually 12 beers on tap
and Murphy likes to experiment
with many different styles, including
Belgian beers, German hefeweizen,
New England IPAs, and Irish stouts.
“Being small, we have the flexibility
to brew whatever beers we want,”
said Murphy, who still does all the
brewing himself.
Most of Barnshed’s production is
consumed at the tasting room but
beers are also available at a few
accounts including BK Sweeney’s
in Bethpage, Kegs and Cases in Levittown,
and Heneghan’s Tavern in
Point Lookout.
“We are self-distributing right now
and looking to add a few more accounts,”
said Murphy, “but we like
where we’re at.”
Seasonal beers on tap in October will
include Oktoberfest, a Marzen-style
dark lager made with chocolate malt,
Pumpkin Ale made with traditional
pumpkin pie spices including allspice
and cinnamon, and Barn Dunkel Weizen,
a dark wheat beer.
It’s just the thing to quench a fiery
thirst.
Barnshed Brewing is located at
100 Lauman Lane in Hicksville.
For more information visit.
barnshedbrewing.com.
Bernie Kilkelly is the editor and publisher
of LIBeerGuide.com.
MAIN DISH
Bryan Murphy of Barnshed
Brewing.
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