A cask shaped glass from the 2016 Long Island Nano Cask Ale Festival with a small amount of dark beer lingering in the glass

RPAB 7th annual Nano Cask Beer Festival

February 9, 2016 · by · in busman’s holiday, field trip

The **Rocky Point Artisan Brewers** 7th annual *Long Island Nano Cask Ale Festival* marks the unofficial beginning of the 2016 Long Island beer-festival season. Held at the *Rocky Point Clubhouse*, in Rocky Point, New York, the event highlights nano- and…

Craft Beer New Kids, No More - Destination Unknown Beer Company

Craft Beer New Kids, No More – Destination Unknown Beer Company

January 25, 2016 · by · in qna with dnu

Melba asks the brewers and co-founders of Destination Unknown Beer, located in Bay Shore, NY, how the business is going after their initial startup.

Bay Shore Brewery Boom

Bay Shore Brewery Boom

November 6, 2015 · by · in freshly bottled, tap report

Melba reports on a third brewery opening its doors in Bay Shore, New York—The Brewers Collective.

Grinding Away

Grinding Away

October 23, 2015 · by · in drink pieces, freshly bottled

Melba gets to the nitty-gritty on the collaboration between Sail Away Coffee and Barrage Brewing, CMP, a coffee milk stout.

Beer, Beats, and Bicycles: Honoring Ed Hahne

Beer, Beats, and Bicycles: Honoring Ed Hahne

July 23, 2015 · by · in drink pieces, field trip

Over 200 people packed into the main room of Bobbique in Patchogue, New York, on Saturday, June 20, to snack on brunch bites, hoist a pint for a good cause, and to share memories of Ed Hahne, for the Ed Hahne Memorial Beer Brunch.

Long Beard Brewing

Long Beard Brewing finds its place in Riverhead

June 25, 2015 · by · in drink pieces, freshly bottled

You read it here first! Long Beard Brewing signs the lease and gets the key to its new home in Riverhead.