Southampton Publick House
A new brewmaster follows tradition while striking out on his own. Phil Markowski was a pivotal component of Southampton Publick House. As brewmaster for 16 years, his commitment to producing distinct,...
View ArticleHigh Summer 2013
’Tis the season of pendulous muskmelons, bruise-prone tomatoes, over-ripe plums. These sun-soaked treasures are never sweeter or juicier than now, when farmers pull them from sun-soaked fields that...
View Article2013’s Crop of Wet-Hopped Beers
Local ingredients develop a region’s identity. A desirable creation made with local ingredients, however, propels a region. Hops are a basic component of beer. The sky-climbing perennial is usually...
View ArticleGreenport Harbor Brewing Company’s 2nd Annual Oysterfest Is Epic
On November 10 from noon to 6 p.m. the Greenport Harbor Brewery will be blowing out the concept of an oysterfest with an all-day schedule of music, tours, food and beer. Great details on their...
View ArticleBeer Sherpa: Brews for the Colder Weather
When the weather starts to change, sometimes you just need something dark. It was August, but I had fall on my mind. Maybe it’s because one morning, when I woke, the sun just coming up, I opened the...
View ArticleThe Race For Beer With All Local Ingredients
Rich Vandenburgh of Greenport Harbor Brewing Company wants to spur a generation of truly local beer on Long Island. Rich Vandenburgh of Greenport Harbor Brewing Company doesn’t just want to bring...
View ArticleStart Your Local Shopping With Edible’s Giftables
Support Wine Country—Long Island Wine Country celebrates its 40th anniversary year. Long Island, home to roughly 50 wineries, was this year named one of the top 10 wine destinations in the world by...
View ArticleThe Audacity of Hops Beer Dinner at Jedediah on Feb. 28
The final Session in the Speakeasy, a winter series featuring dinners paired with local beverages a the Jedediah Hawkins Inn, will wrap up on Friday, February 28, at 6:30 p.m. This week the subject is...
View ArticleBeer Dinner With Tom Acitelli at Jedediah Hawkins; 7 Beers to Try Plus One...
Last Friday was the final Sessions in the Speakeasy dinner at Jedediah Hawkins Inn. We sampled seven beers, ate some great food and listened to an information packed talk by Tom Acitelli, author of The...
View ArticleRowdy Hall Mug Club: Keep Your Own Behind the Bar and Get Discounts
Rowdy Hall launches the first mug club in the Hamptons: Rowdy Muggers Starting March 1 and ending June 30, Rowdy Hall is forming a mug club. The founding 55 members can buy in at $150. Membership...
View ArticleMoustache Brewing Co. Opening Party April 19
The wait is over! The opening of Moustache Brewing Co. is this Saturday April 19. Moustache, the Kickstarter darling of the Long Island craft beer community, has been working for this moment since the...
View ArticleGarrett Takes the Gold: The Brewer Who Won Big at Beard Awards
Pop a cork, people, we’ve got a big Brooklyn win to celebrate: Garrett Oliver, longtime brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, was honored with a James Beard Award, crowning him the country’s “Outstanding...
View ArticleThe Secret to Free Beer in Montauk: Look for the Wooden Coins
The craft beer explosion is all about throwbacks: the unearthing of forgotten styles of beer, the assumption that each town should have its own brewery, the flaunting of manicured facial hair. And now...
View ArticleUPDATE: Greenport Harbor’s New Tasting Room Set to Open July 11
We got over excited last week and announced that the new tasting room in Peconic for Greenport Harbor Brewing Company was on schedule and would open on July 1. Well, those guys have taken on a big...
View ArticleHook and Lager
If there’s one good reason for a big old, bright-red fire truck to come out of a well-deserved retirement after a half-century of fighting fires, it would surely be to quench people’s thirst. And in...
View ArticleAncient Ales for the Modern Beer Drinker
“Gruit? Did you mean to write fruit?” was one of the edits we received after writing about a Taste of Long Island for the fall issue and the herbal gruits the Brewers Collective plans to make there....
View ArticlePort Jeff Brewing Company Beer to be Distributed by Clare Rose
Port Jeff Brewing Company owner Mike Philbrick. Get ready for a local favorite to become more widely available. Clare Rose Incorporated has scored themselves the distribution rights for another Long...
View ArticleBlond on Blonde: The Road from Homebrew to Professional Beer
Jane Thom, DJ Swanson of Greenport Harbor Brewing Company and Jim Thom. Back in May, Brewers East End Revival hosted its 18th annual home brewing competition. Each year beers from around the country...
View ArticleHop Art: Beer Tasting Nov. 21 at Parrish Art Museum
Hop over to the Parrish Art Museum for a craft beer tasting and networking on Friday November 21. Schmooze to your heart’s content while sipping on Long Island’s finest brewskies. Regional breweries...
View ArticleBrewing up Terroir: Cuvaison 2014 by Greenport Harbor Brewing Company
photo courtesy of Greenport Harbor Brewing Company Loosely translating as a sense of place, terroir refers to the effect a region has had on the production of agricultural products. In the past such a...
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