ROOT + BRANCH BREWING IS A BREWERY LOCATED IN COPIAGUE, NEW YORK, KNOWN FOR ITS IPAS AND METICULOUS CRAFT ALE AND LAGER. IT WAS FOUNDED BY ANTHONY SORICE AND RYAN MAUBAN, WHO INITIALLY STARTED AS CONTRACT BREWERS, USING EXCESS CAPACITY AT OTHER BREWERIES. THE NAME "ROOT + BRANCH" IS INSPIRED BY A LITERARY GROUP AND REFERENCES A DESIRE FOR GRASSROOTS REFORM AND A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE CRAFT BEER SCENE ON LONG ISLAND.