Rocky Point Artisan Brewers

I’m changing things up a bit here on this craft beer blog. Now that our local, community supported brewery is “coming out” I’ll start writing about our brewery and the Long Island beer scene from the perspective of a brewer, a beer artisan. So from here on out, in this space, you’ll get […]

I’m preparing a new edition of The Beer Hall Guide to Long Island and I’ve decided to shoot for comprehensive coverage rather than strategic inclusion of the best places in a particular geographic location. Since I’ll be putting in everything I can get information about, I’ve had to create a new category for those […]

You might have noticed that yesterday, I made some modifications to The Beer Hall. I moved all the googly stuff (including the calendar) to the page for my Long Island craft beer guide. So you might want to bookmark that page if all you want is my take on the local craft beer […]

By now, everyone should know I hang out at DEKS every Wednesday for happy hour. Wes used this bit of information to check up on me today. “So you’ve finally posted something on your web site,” he said. This isn’t the first time that Wes has pointed out my devotion to idleness. […]

LIBME will be launching its beer style study group. The first meeting will be held Thursday, 16 October 2008 at my home pub. RSVPs are essential. Check out the post on BeerMalt.org for the details.

Last Friday night I happened to be driving through Wading River. You can imagine my surprise when I saw a “For Rent” sign in front of the former location of Village Beverage. Fortunately, it didn’t take me long to find Village Beverage’s new location. It’s still in Wading River, but on the […]

First, I want to thank all the readers of The Beer Hall who stopped by the Long Island Beer and Malt Enthusiasts table at the North Fork Craft Beer Festival yesterday to pick up a copy of my new guide, The Beer Hall Guide to Long Island. I appreciate the show of support. […]

The Beer Hall Guide to Long Island is ready. You can buy a copy right now (online, $16.69) or you can purchase one (or more) from me directly for $15. I’m ordering a box from the printer and should have them within a week or so. If you can’t wait, then use […]

Since I mentioned Rich and Dave in the previous post, I might as well also say that Rich is the new manager of Bellport Beer. Congratulations to both Rich and Dave. Rich is now officially part of the craft beer business and Dave has the best possible store manager. Rich is going […]

Patchogue has a head start over any other place on Long Island in the race for being designated Craft Beer Capital. Main Street Patchogue sports a brewpub and two of the best taprooms around, Bobbique and Once & For All. Also not far away is the legendary Fadeley’s. And to top it […]