Behind the Bar at The Rust & Gold
Welcome to Behind the Bar(tender), a series in which Long Island Pulse, thirsty for great conversation and even better cocktails, meets with the island’s most talented bartenders. Frank Antonetti...
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Squarehead Brewing Company Opening in Holbrook
Not many people remember what they were doing on Christmas Day 2009, but for Dave and Brad Jordan, it’s a holiday they will never forget. As the father and son duo sampled a four pack of ales from...
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Top Spots For Margaritas on Long Island
Margaritas are known for being sweet, tangy and downright delicious. A popular spring and summer cocktail, Long Island restaurants are embracing the rising temps with a host of different varieties....
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5 Blue Point Beers to Sip This Summer
Much like a summer wine (hello, still-trending rosé), a warm-weather beer should be refreshing. Strong enough to stand up to a burger or five, but light enough that it doesn’t prevent you from going...
View ArticleSay Cheers to 8 Long Island Breweries
Aug. 4 marks International Beer Day. Though a celebratory flight across the globe for a tasting may not be in the cards, it’s entirely possible to order a flight closer to home. Long Island breweries...
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House of Cider: Talking Instant Fame With Riverhead Ciderhouse’s Will Loughlin
Riverhead Ciderhouse’s cidermaster fills 15 kegs to get through a weekend Something is buzzing in Riverhead and this time, it’s not the wineries or Briermere Farms. Riverhead Ciderhouse opened in March...
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5 Long Island Fall Beers to Try
Fall blows in with a bevy of seasonal treats, perhaps most notably the Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte. But when it comes time to bookend the workday, consider another (less caffeinated) fall classic....
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Pick Up a Pint at Jamesport Farm Brewery This Fall
image: jamesport farm brewery Grab a pint at the new Jamesport Farm Brewery—opened in Riverhead Aug. 25—where most craft beers are made with hops, wheat and barley grown right on site. A true “farm to...
View ArticleBarnshed Brewing Boasts Seasonal Ales
There’s a pumpkin beer Long Islanders haven’t tried and it’s waiting to be poured from the taps at Barnshed Brewing. Head brewer Bryan Murphy began brewing in 2010 after a failed attempt at winemaking....
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Wine Not Hit These Non-Winery North Fork Spots?
Sniff. Sip. Savor. Repeat. The North Fork wine trail is an oenophile’s dream—there are more than 30 to choose from, each appealing to different tastes and vibes. But there are plenty of pitstops for...
View ArticleA Sweet and Smoky Brazilian
Caipirinha is Brazil’s drinkable super model. The country’s national cocktail doesn’t often make drink menus in the United States, but when a well-crafted one does come to town, it’s worth trading in...
View ArticleSeasonal Brews Warm Souls
Bread, milk and eggs alone won’t take the edge off winter’s ferocity. Seasonally appropriate antidotes (read: carb-packed beverages) are perfect for staving off brisk weather, priming fireside...
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5 Places to Buy Great Beer
Craft, micro, macro, barley, hops, malt—the list goes on and on. These are just a handful of keywords used when it comes to discussing breweries and the beers they produce. The Brewers Association...
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Hoppy Holidays
At holiday dinners, everyone raises a glass (of pinot grigio, champagne, cab sauv or prosecco, that is). But proposing a toast with beer? Not so often. Those who say suds just don’t seem special enough...
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A Fraternity of Distillers is Raising Spirits
Distilling: purifying a liquid by vaporizing it, then condensing it by cooling the vapor and collecting the resulting liquid. Unlike beer and wine, a spirit requires this process, which takes place...
View ArticleBrews to Break the Cold Snap
On any given spring day, you never know if you’ll get the lion or the lamb. It’s a time of change, when the soporific heaviness of winter subsides and brighter, airier things come to mind. In turn,...
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Discover Long Island Distillery Tasting Rooms
image: long island spirits Long Island has long been known for its vineyards and wineries, in addition to a growing brewery culture. Many establishments offer patrons the opportunity to sip and sample,...
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5 Long Island Pubs with Outdoor Seating
The temperature is slowly rising across Long Island and now more than ever diners are eager to dig into their favorite dishes outdoors. When in the mood for comfort food, nothing beats a juicy burger,...
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Lifted Spirits
As the viticulture industry continues to spread its roots across Long Island’s fertile soil and each new craft brewery further saturates an unquenchable market, the third component of the holy alcohol...
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Blue Point’s Expanded Point of View
Blue Point Brewery is undergoing a literal shift. Over the next several months, if all goes according to plan, the entirety of the Patchogue-based brewery’s local production will migrate, piecemeal,...
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