64 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com buzz QUEENS BREWERY Bringing back Queens BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] Nelson Rockefeller is making sure no one forgets the borough after tasting his Queens Lager. Coming from a family of barley wheat farmers, Rockefeller -- no relation to the former governor -- was always surrounded by one of the top ingredients that would take him to starting his own business. Growing up north of Seattle, Washington, Rockefeller would wake up early to work on the farm and by 10 or 11 a.m. was looking for food and something cold to drink. And what’s better than an ice cold beer? “That’s where we got the beer culture from,” he said. Yet his love for beer continued to brew even as he attended Washington State University as a classical pianist major. In his junior year he decided to change his major to fi ne arts and in 2002 came to New York to fi nish his senior year at Stony Brook University, where he made the decision to stay in Queens. He currently ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES QC QC QC $59 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 10/15/13 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Offer ends: 10/15/13 DISPOSABLE CONTACTS $99 Includes: •EYE EXAM •2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft contacts brand clear spherical lenses. Not Valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer ends: 10/15/13 BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and EYE EXAM tting add’l. *See store for details. QC FLEX SPENDING Use it or lose it! AMAZING SAVINGS of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com lives in Maspeth. His love for beer and the borough continued and he came up with the idea to start his own micro- brewery with the help of a team of business partners. Queens Lager, which is the fi rst line of beer from Queens Brewery, made its fi rst public pour during the New York City Craft Beer Festival on July 20 at Webster Hall in Manhattan. In the beginning of August, the fi rst distribution of the beer began and Queens Lager can now be found in almost 40 bars around Queens, including the Courtyard Alehouse in Sunnyside. “It’s like giving birth,” said the father of three. “It’s one of the best feelings in the world.” At the moment, although Queens Brewery is headquartered in Long Island City, brewing and packaging takes place in Saratoga Springs. But Rockefeller is looking for a place in the borough to call home. As for their future facility, Rockefeller would like to work with 5Pointz artists to decorate the indoor and outdoor walls while curating pieces as well. He said he would also like to work with Edwin Safarian, a professional arm wrestler, and the New York Arm Wrestling Association. Although Queens Lager is the only beer Queens Brewery is currently distributing, Rockefeller is constantly experimenting with brew recioes to come up with new additions. Queens Brewery is sticking to selling Queens Lager throughout the borough but hopes to expand its distribution to other cities in the future. “You take care of home base fi rst,” he said. “Queens is forgotten. We’re bringing back Queens.” Looking to make Queens Lager a household name, Rockefeller has written a song for the beer that will be printed on their pint glasses. A video for the song, directed by Marcin Stawarz, can be found on the Queens Brewery website at www.queensbrewery.com and will feature a new artist every month. “It’s one of the best songs I’ve ever written,” Rockefeller said. Rockefeller says the big advice he gives people looking to have a nice cold drink is to try something new by ordering half glasses and samples. And what better way, he said, than by sipping some Queens Lager. Photo Courtesy of Nelson Rockefeller/Queens Brewery
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