The Captain’s Log The Captain Lawrence pilot brewing system is--pun very definitely intended--hopping. The first creation from the experimental brewhouse, which owner Scott Vaccaro calls “a hoppy wheat IPA dry-hopped with Palisades hops” from the Pacific Northwest, is available in the tasting room. Formerly known by...
Fathers, Sons, and an Invincible Partnership St. Vincent is the patron saint of charities, helping the poor and the suffering worldwide. St. Vincent is also the guy who refrained from strangling his son when the kid told him he wanted to be a brewer, not an accountant,...
Another Beer, Please, For the Subway Series As we’ve noted in this space before, beer and baseball make for an unbeatable partnership. So, with the Yankees-Mets Subway Series on us in a matter of days, we looked to stoke a little debate by gathering a prominent...
I’ll Take ‘Notorious Pirates/Beer-Loving Fishermen/Fearless War Heroes’ For a Thousand, Alex Whether they’ve learned it from their tour of the brewery or gleaned it from the website, most people in the tasting room seem to know that Captain Lawrence Brewing was named for Captain Lawrence Drive--the...
The Captain's Log Whiling away a summer day with a Captain’s Reserve Imperial IPA in one hand, and a bocce ball in the other, poised to give it (the ball, not the beer) a hearty toss down the lane… Not a bad way to spend an afternoon,...
Hale Males Ride Rail Trail For Pale Ale I’m waiting for three men. They set out from the World Trade Center around 10:45 Friday morning, on bikes, with a stop at the Bronx Ale House and another at the beer wonderland DeCicco’s in Ardsley, before arriving at...
Cinco de Derby If ever a day was created to lift a few festive libations with friends, it may just have been May 5. A quick translation of the date into Spanish reveals, yes, Cinco de Mayo, and it happened to be the 138th running of...
Music Discussion Reaches Its 'Peak' Caroline Corley, the voice of Westchester’s popular rock radio station 107.1 The Peak, lives the rock and roll lifestyle, and certainly looks the part—dressed all in black, a jangle of bangles around her neck, wrists and ankles, each with a unique...
THE CAPTAIN'S LOG: Benches, Bocce, Beer… Beverage Tax??? Big things are happening at Captain Lawrence Brewing, says owner Scott Vaccaro, most of them quite good. The four-month-old facility in Elmsford features an expanse of green space (well, greenish, at least), and plans call for benches, tables,...
Beers That Defy Description Enjoying a beer is easy. Describing exactly why you enjoy it? Not so much. Sure, it’s good, and it’s bubbly, and it’s a pleasant color. But what does it taste like? Those stuffy wine reviews, with their “oaky” and “jammy” and “gamey,” show...