NYC Homebrewers Guild Anniversary Party

It's tired maxim, but I'll trot it out again: Today's homebrewers are tomorrow's professional brewers, the men and women who will one day craft your favorite new IPA, gose or some other style that has yet to be invented or dredged from the history books.

Getting a taste of these beers typically requires you to be buddies with the brewer. (Or if you're in New York City, attending my homebrew tour.) But on Saturday, November 2, you'll have the chance to sample your way the most dizzying—and dizzyingly delicious—collection of homebrew the city has ever seen.

That night, the Brooklyn Brewery will be taken over by the New York City Homebrewers Guild for its 25th anniversary party. (Fun fact: Brooklyn brewmaster Garrett Oliver was a founding member.) To celebrate, the guild has enlisted clubs from across the city to pour their homebrewed creations. From Brooklyn Brewers to Brewstoria (Queens, that is), this event will welcome a stunning array of brewers from across the city—more than 65 different beers and counting.

You'll be treated to free samples of the homebrews, as well as an unlimited buffet of Brooklyn Brewery beers. But act fast. Tickets are just $25 and they're going fast. You don't want to miss out on tasting the future of beer in New York City.

What: NYC Homebrewers Guild 25th Anniversary Party When: Saturday, November 2, 9 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Brewery Tickets: $25. Buy them here.