Brewery SingleCut Beersmiths 19-33 37th St., Astoria 24 JUNE 2017 I LIC COURIER I www.qns.com Queens native Rich Buceta left his job in advertising to open SingleCut Beersmiths in 2012. Named after the body style of a guitar, Buceta’s love of music is apparent in his products, which are named after favorite musicians and songs. For example, there’s an IPA called “Is This The Real Life?” inspired by Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and a chocolate milk stout called ‘Eric! More Cow Bell” after the famous Saturday Night Live sketch. According to General Manager Dan Bronson, the brewery is “dedicated to making fresh lagers and hop-forward beers, and playing our music as loud as we wanted (take that, Mom!).” “Owner/Brewmaster Rich Buceta is a music-and-hop obsessed mad man, taking inspiration from classic west coast IPA, traditional Bavarian lagering techniques, and Black Sabbath in equal doses,” he added. The taproom is open on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to midnight, Thursdays from 4 p.m. to midnight, Fridays and Saturdays from noon to midnight and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. Visit their website at www.singlecutbeer.com. Founders Kyle Hurst and Scott Berger opened the nano-brewery in 2013, where they make small batches of craft beer. Big aLICe Brewing is also a New York State Farm Brewery so their beers are made from locally grown ingredients. Hurst and Berger partnered with local food co-ops and Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) to use fresh, organic ingredients to create seasonal beers. Beer lovers can opt into their Community Supported Brew brew program and for $125 a month you’ll get two half-growler bottles that can hold 32 ounces of beer, two half-growler fills of your choice each month for six months, a tote bag, 10 percent off merchandise and first dibs on special bottle releases. The taproom is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 10 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. To learn more, visit www.bigalicebrewing. com. Photos by Megan Swann Big aLICe Brewing 808 43rd Rd., Long Island City
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