Photos of the Brooklyn 2011 Beard Fest and Mustache Bash

A Hairy Night in Brooklyn: Where Women Whistle for Whiskers

By Mike Taylor

February 1, 2011 | 7:15 p.m

Shortly after the doors opened, a young man with a two-year supersized Brillo pad hanging from his face sipped his beer alone, eyeing the beautiful women who'd gathered at the bar, waiting anxiously for the show to begin. Hours later, he would amass applause and the attention of a roomful of admirers as the winner of the Brooklyn Beard Fest and Stache Bash's "Most Lustrous" award.

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