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The strange object appeared to have fallen from space, hurtling through the air before thrusting its staff into the earth like a Gold Rush speculator. It had chains and a basket and a silver pole, and someone had affixed a bunch of Captain Lawrence stickers to it.

Was it space junk? The flag of a conquering Viking splinter group? Soviet spy gear, perhaps?

“I don’t know what it is,” says Andrew Hansen from Bedford Hills, as he sipped the Grapefruit Pail, an American pale ale brewed with grapefruits and dry hopped with peels. “I feel like I should.”

His pal, Andrew Cascudo of West Hartford, Connecticut, is pretty confident he can identify the …

The Captain’s Log

Captain Lawrence Brewing will see your imperial IPA and raise you one.

Yes, a triple India Pale Ale is in the works in the brewery’s pilot system. The guys are slowly dry hopping the brew to get the maximum “hoppiness,” as owner Scott Vaccaro puts it, out of it. It’s called Seeking Alpha—a nod to the “alpha” acids in the hops that give the ale its trademark bitter flavor. The triple IPA should be available in the tasting room in the next month or so.

“It’s an all-around hops monster,” says Scott. “If it works out well, we may do a big batch.”

The Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA, a double IPA, is one of the most popular …

An Appreciation For Great Beer, and ‘Dirty Water’

People always look forward to unwinding over locally brewed craft beers on the weekend at Captain Lawrence, but after last week’s horrors, visitors seemed a little more eager to kick back and relax with friends. And while it won’t last long, it’s also a time when Red Sox gear is almost as common in the Yankees’ backyard as pinstriped apparel–and when those wearing the Boston garb are greeted with an altogether different upraised digit than they may be accustomed to: the thumb.

Dave Feinstein of Edgemont is wearing a Boston Marathon jacket. He ran on Patriots’ Day, posted a swift 3:09 (around 7 minutes a mile), and was back at his hotel …