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Long Island is certainly the focus for this guide, but I've been adding some destinations in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Below is the new addition to the Long Island guide.
Once & For All
8 East Main Street
Patchogue, NY 11772
Publican: David Attoe
Long Island's newest craft beer bar opened their doors Thursday, February 21, 2008. Publican, David Attoe has selected an impressive line-up of tap beers for the pub's official opening. Presently, he has eight taps (an Italian Vin Service, very swank) and two cask conditioned ales being served with the nicest beer engines I've seen on the Island.
You might remember David. He helped Eric Rifkin of Bobbique get started with that location's extensive beer list. David has now opened this new place with the aim of giving Long Island its first real pub. At Once & For All the beer is the focus. They'll have some food, but the centerpiece is premium and craft beer.
David is a big fan of the Blue Point real ales and pledges always to have a cask of Blue Point Pale Ale or some other new offering from the local brewery. The guest cask will rotate. At my first visit the guest cask was Weyerbacher Hops Infusion. You'll find plenty of hoppy beers at this place since David is quite the hop fan. Blue Point's Hoptical Illusion and Green Flash are on draft.
At the moment, there are not any bottled beers. David is going to slowly build up the bottle selection based on his beer intuition and suggestions from his regulars.
The interior of the pub is very modern. It's one of the most stylish drinking spots around. This isn't some attempt to copy some English or Irish pub theme. Think Euro-modern design.
Expect great things from this place. Check it out soon. [posted on BeerMapping.com]
See also the review on LIBME's Drinking Well. And "once and for all - coming soon!!!" on The Beer Hall.
Directions
Located on the south side of Patchogue's Main Street at number 8 on the east side of North Ocean, just a short walk from the Brickhouse.
Second Places
Patchogue is quickly becoming the center of Long Island beer culture. It's the first Long Island town where you can stage a decent pub crawl. Pretty soon, I'll be posting an article on Patchogue as a beer destination. Other nearby beer places include Bobbique, the Brickhouse Brewery, and Fadeley's Deli Pub. If you fancy some old world architecture and a fair pint of Guinness, Reese's 1900 is just up North Ocean. If you are in Patchogue during the day, you should stop in a the Main Street Cafe and get an esspresso and a chocolate chip cookie.