Mark Burford
Founder/Brewer, Blue Point Brewing Co.

Mark Burford is a Long Island native who has spent most of his life around microbreweries. After spending several years in the NAVY, living in various places in the U.S. Mark’s love for brewing beer became more than just a hobby. Living in California in the early 80’s Mark found himself in the center of the microbrew revolution. Mark began to volunteer at breweries in his spare time to learn more about the industry.

The notion of becoming a part of the emerging American microbrew movement drove him to get a part-time position at Honolulu Brewing Company and to learn as much as he could about the industry. When he returned to New York, there weren’t any breweries on Long Island, so he opened up a home brew supply store where his future partner was a frequent customer.

He later became Brewmaster for Long Island Brewing Company in Jericho and then began to work at Cobblestone Brewery and Winery in Huntington. Not long after Pete joined him at Cobblestone, they decided to open Long Island’s only exclusive microbrewery, Blue Point Brewing Company.

Mark is proud of the high quality beer the brewery produces and hopes that the Blue Point Brewing Company becomes a part of Long Island culture and heritage.