by Debbie | Feb 11, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing, imperial IPA, Smoked Porter
It was among the greatest days ever for New York-based craft beer fans. There were two full blown brew festivals Saturday—the cleverly titled Hops and Props bash under the Spirit of St. Louis and other vintage aircraft at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island,...
by Debbie | Feb 4, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing, Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA
It’s been just a year since the first bottles of Captain Lawrence India Pale Ale came rolling down the line, and the beer is already the No. 2 seller, ahead of mainstays such as Captain’s Kolsch and Liquid Gold. The brewery is rewarding the IPA’s rookie of the year...
by Debbie | Jan 28, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing
The big game was still a week away, but the contest was on at Captain Lawrence, with a dozen small-batch brews battling for the taproom title. The competition was set up more like a March Madness bracket, but the Hop Bowl was just the right thing for that dull Sunday...
by Debbie | Jan 21, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing
It being a holiday weekend and all, Sunday was more like a Saturday in the Captain Lawrence tasting room. “Triple D” was in the house—it’s a “birthday weekend” for Dan Gannon of Stamford, and he’s sharing a few samples with pals Dane Nardi of New Fairfield (“New and...
by Debbie | Jan 14, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing
Back in September, the finest growler in Westchester County was still a virgin. Emblazoned with the Union Jack and “God Save the Queen,” the ceramic objet d’art was a retirement gift for Simon Ellis of Katonah, and we were pleased to witness it meet its first...
by Debbie | Jan 7, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing, Captain’s Kolsch, Schwarzer Hund
It is the time of year when our new year’s resolutions, not quite a week old, are—for the most part—very much intact. Yet we all might learn something from the denizens of Captain Lawrence’s tasting room, where the most popular resolution is, on a lazy and gray...