Next Sunday, a man from Ridgewood will throw the first ever

Totally Local Beer Festival in Brooklyn

. Every brewery featured will be small (no more than 5000 barrels produced a year) and will come from somewhere in New York state. Arch Rowan has always felt that it’s important to “feel that connection with where you put your roots down,” and that passion and enthusiasm for locally made products led to a desire to “showcase truly great [locally made] beers.” The festival will last over five hours, which leaves you plenty of time to enjoy spectacular beers from breweries such as