![\"Red](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/red_star.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Greenpoint Beer Festival at Red Star Bar featuring John Fort\u00c3\u00a9<\/strong><\/p>\n BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Red Star Bar, Brooklyn’s premiere sports bar will be hosting the first annual “Greenpoint Beer Festival” set to kick-off at 1:00pm on November 7, 2009.<\/p>\n Featuring over 20 craft and microbrews attendees will enjoy a variety of specialty brews from over 15 local, national, and international breweries including Blue Point, Sierra, Smuttynose, Lagunitas, Brooklyn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own Kelso and Sixpoint, Brooklyn Brewery\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brewmaster reserve, and for the first time in the United States, Latis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Steenbrugge Tripel. Attendees can also sample up to six of these unique and great beers for only $20!<\/p>\n Beerfest will also feature live music all day with a special performance by Brooklyn’s own Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer, John Fort\u00c3\u00a9. Fort\u00c3\u00a9 will perform powerful songs from his critically acclaimed new StyleFREE EP available on iTunes now!<\/p>\n SittinOnMusic Studio\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Evan Watson, Craig Mitchell, Tamika Jones, Fatso, and Kelly Jo will round out the bill.<\/p>\n “We couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be more excited! To have John Fort\u00c3\u00a9 and this lineup of beers – it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what Red Star is all about. Great music, great sports, great food, great beer. It only enhances the sense of community that Red Star was built on.” \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Eric Hall, General Manager.<\/p>\n With beer educators on site, tasty fare from Executive Chef John Manzo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kitchen, and amazing live music all day, Beerfest will be an event that any beer enthusiast, music buff and sports fan will enjoy and be talking about for a long time!<\/p>\n Must be 21+ to attend.<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>\n About Red Star Bar:<\/strong><\/p>\n Red Star opened in 2007 and is Brooklyn’s premiere sports bar. Red Star houses 11 HD screens and features all the major sports packages (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football and Basketball) daily. Executive Chef John Manzo serves up his personal take on comfort food featuring organically grown and free range ingredients. Red Star also features 14 draft beer taps a wide range of beers from around the world. For reservations and programming information please call 718.349.0149.<\/p>\n 37 Greenpoint Avenue About John Fort\u00c3\u00a9:<\/strong><\/p>\n John Fort\u00c3\u00a9 is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and producer from Brooklyn, New York, best known for his work with the multi-platinum group \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Fugees.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d On November 24, 2008, Fort\u00c3\u00a9 was granted a commutation by President George W. Bush after having served more than seven years of a fourteen-year federal prison sentence for a first-time non-violent drug offense. Those who campaigned on his behalf include famed singer\/songwriter Carly Simon and Senator Orrin Hatch (R) of Utah.<\/p>\n This July, marking the nine-year anniversary of the date of his arrest, Fort\u00c3\u00a9 released StyleFREE the EP, his first collection of new music in eight years. Fort\u00c3\u00a9\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s undeniable talent as a lyricist and musician, far from diminishing during his incarceration, has grown and matured. His new songs, full of powerful social commentary combined with hope and inspiration, bear witness to the remaking of a man and his struggle to remain free \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they are a testament to his spiritual journey and proof that the phoenix can, and will, rise from the ashes.<\/p>\n For more information on John Fort\u00c3\u00a9:<\/strong><\/p>\n www.girlieaction.com<\/a> and http:\/\/www.johnforte.com\/#\/cat-3<\/a><\/p>\n Other supporting acts provided by:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Greenpoint Beer Festival at Red Star Bar featuring John Fort\u00c3\u00a9 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Red Star Bar, Brooklyn’s premiere sports bar will be hosting the first annual “Greenpoint Beer Festival” set to kick-off at 1:00pm on November 7, 2009. Featuring over 20 craft and microbrews attendees will enjoy a variety of specialty brews from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,100,25],"tags":[837,838],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/red_star.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1911"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1913,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1911\/revisions\/1913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBrooklyn, NY 11222<\/p>\n\n