Food and Things

Long Island beer lovers and visitors to the North Fork, take note: Greenport Harbor Brewing Company has opened for business.
These are not suds for whimps; Greenport Harbor’s beer is very hoppy. But I especially loved the Summer Ale, which is light and fruity. Head Brewer DJ Swanson told me he injects honey into the summer [...]

July 27th, 2009 | Tags: 11944, beer, Brewery, craft beer, Greenport, Long Island, new breweries, North Fork | Category: East End Long Island, Greenport, North Fork, LI, Southold, beer, breweries | Comments (3)

There had to be a month devoted to local beer making and imbibing, right?  And what better month than July?  That’s assuming the sun comes out, it gets hot and steamy like a normal  NY summer–and it stops raining.  A tall order, I know, given that, weather-wise, we’ve turned into Portland, OR,
Slow Food is using [...]

July 8th, 2009 | Tags: 10038, 11231, BBQ, beer, beer month, Events, food, Long Island City, New York City, Queens, six point brewery, slow foods, water taxi beach | Category: BBQ, Events, Long Island City, New York City, Queens, beer, breweries, drinks, hamburgers, hot dogs | Leave a comment

On the North Fork of Long Island, a new type of tasting experience is in the works—and it isn’t happening at the area’s vineyards.
Beer drinkers, welcome to wine country.
Final touches are being added to the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, set to open in mid-June in the Long Island seaport village. On tap will be free [...]

May 29th, 2009 | Tags: beer, beer tastings, Brewery, craft beer, East End, Greenport, Long Island, microbrewery, New York | Category: East End Long Island, Long Island Wine, beer, breweries | Comments (5)