Located the quiet neighbor of Glendale in Queens, is Finback Brewery. Opened earlier this year, Basil and Kevin have made quite a name for them selves in NYC, turning out delicious hop forward ales, saisons, and smoked beers. With their tasting room just opened in May, there is plenty of beers flowing, and much to see at Queen’s newest brewery. Continue reading “FINBACK BREWERY”
RISING TIDE MAINE ISLAND TRAIL ALE
There are some session beers that are just mind blowing, and I’m not even talking about IPA’s. Here we have a beer from Maine, that is so dank, crispy, and refreshing, that it is up there as one of my favorite sessions, along with Carton Boat, and Daytime from Lagunitas. That beer is Maine Island Trail Ale from Rising Tide. Continue reading “RISING TIDE MAINE ISLAND TRAIL ALE”
PORT JEFFERSON BREWING COMPANY
Not too deep into Long Island is a nice little brewery called Port Jefferson Brewing Company. Opened in 2011, long time Port Jeff native, Mike Philbrick, thought it would be a great idea to open a brewery in his home town. Port Jefferson is a beautiful place, and I would have to agree that it is a prime location to serve up some craft beer. Continue reading “PORT JEFFERSON BREWING COMPANY”
HOP BOX BREW KIT PART II
So we finally put our Hop Box Brew kit to work a few weeks back to see if we could turn out a half way decent beer. With the recipe given to us, we set forth on Jared’s stove to make a batch of chocolate oatmeal stout. Continue reading “HOP BOX BREW KIT PART II”
HOPS CRAFT BEER BAR
Morristown New Jersey might not be known as a craft beer centric town, but there are a few bars in town that are making the effort and HOPS is at the forefront. Continue reading “HOPS CRAFT BEER BAR”