Blue Point Brewery Opens New Tasting Room, Restaurant

The Blue Point Brewing Co. opened its tasting room and restaurant in Patchogue on Thursday.

The brewing company's new location is at 225 West Main St.

The new 54,000-square-foot location, which owners said cost around $40 million to build, has a tasting room, restaurant and fresh oyster bar. It's at the location of the former Briarcliffe College in Patchogue.

"This new facility will not only increase our brewing capacity, but will also let beer lovers experience the people and place that inspire Blue Point every day. And we're pretty damn proud to be a part of that," the company announced.

Split into two sections, the brewery's upstairs area overlooks the Patchogue lake and the downstairs beer garden, and has more than 30 taps.

This week, the tasting room has limited hours and will be closed on Easter.

Regular hours are Wednesday and Thursday, 3 to 9 p.m.; Friday, 3 to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Blue Point Brewing Company was started in 1998 when, according to the company's website, "two friends who noticed a lack of fresh beer on Long Island and wanted to lower their bar tabs. " Now, the company started by Mark Burford and Peter Cotter is the biggest craft beer maker on Long Island.

In 2014, Blue Point was acquired by Anheuser-Busch for $25 million.