Rocky Point Artisan Brewers

Check out this review of DEKS on beermapping.com. It’s about time someone spoke up about the short pouring. It is a problem and does turn off a lot of people. On the plus side, I think the service has improved remarkably. The current set of bartenders are much more attentive than […]

I’ve requested the addition of a few more beer spots to the beer map of Long Island. Check the listing on the right hand side. If you see a place you’ve been to, consider reviewing it. Also, anyone can suggest places to be added to the BeerMapping.com New York map. You […]

I’ve been working on my beer novels again. And I’ve been trying to think what I’m going to do with The Beer Hall in my post-craft-beer-reporter life. So what I’m going to do is come back to an idea that I’ve been playing with for the last four years (in various forms) — […]

You might notice a couple of new things on the site. I’m experimenting with integrating The Beer Hall with Google Friend Connect tools. Now you’ll be able to “join” the site. Not sure what this will actually mean in the long run, but I guess it means that you get networking superpowers […]

Alright, everyone else in the blogosphere has linked this one. But in case you missed it, there’s a video in the inspirational genre that you should see: “I am a craft brewer.”
Folks on the beer/malt mailing list take this as a breath of fresh air after what we had to sit through last week […]

The new issue of Beer Advocate magazine arrived today. I read Tim Webb’s article on the end of the British pub. He says folks shouldn’t shed any tears over its demise. I was inspired a little by his exhortation at the end of the article to reinvent the pub (or the concept).
I […]

I’ve added more reviews for Brooklyn and Manhattan craft beer locations. I realized that I have enough material to make a little New York City Craft Beer Guide. It’s not complete, but it would not be insignificant, especially if I include the information about the breweries, three of which are in Brooklyn.
I have […]

Last Saturday, a group of us from the Long Island Beer and Malt Enthusiasts, did a Manhattan/Brooklyn pubcrawl. Rich wrote up a full account over on The Drinking Well.
Walter posted some photos from the pubcrawl on the Long Island Beer Scene (our craft beer online community).
I’ll be updating my beer guide to include reviews […]

The bug bit me to jump start my podcast again. Depending on how you count, this will be my third season (or series). This morning’s recording session went pretty well, but it will probably take a few episodes before I’m sounding polished. With any luck I’ll be able to line up a […]

This just in… Dean called and said that the firkin of Dale’s Pale Ale scheduled for the next DEKS Firkin Friday has met its untimely demise as a result of improper handling on the distribution end. The good news is that the replacement firkin will be none other than Ridgeway Bitter. According to […]