Category Archives: Captain Lawrence

Rail Trails and Pale Ales

This is a fun story. As you may have noticed, I pick up a little beer money, quite literally, each week by penning a column for our friends over at Captain Lawrence Brewing. My most recent column, linked to here, focused … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 10

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 … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room

This week’s brew column checks in with Captain Lawrence Brewing owner Scott Vaccaro. 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 … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room

Fathers and sons, Kolsches and Imperial IPAs. 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 … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 6

Barley and the Chocolate Factory The beauty of the brewery tour, whether it’s Guinness in Dublin or Heineken in Amsterdam, or Captain Lawrence right here in Westchester, is that it’s a day at the brewery–plus an education. You walk out … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 5

Beer and baseball–a few of my favorite things, after snowflakes that fall on my nose and eyelashes, and schnitzel with noodle. Heyyyyyy, Beer Here! The first organized baseball game is believed to have been played in Hoboken on June 1, … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room

For this week’s column, we check in with the owner, and Captain, Scott Vaccaro. Captain Lawrence six packs will be in stores as soon as this Sunday, which means you won’t have to drag those giant growlers on board when … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 3

What I do when I’m not writing about commuting… “Notes From the Tasting Room” checks out what people are drinking, and what they’re thinking, at the Captain Lawrence Brewery each week. Erin Went Bragh Perhaps you’re finally putting the last … Continue reading

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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 2

“Notes From the Tasting Room” checks out what people are drinking, and what they’re thinking, at the Captain Lawrence Brewery each week. Happy, Ours It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, as the adage goes—shorthand for, let’s put this lame workday behind us … Continue reading

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Notes From the Tasting Room, Volume 1

“Notes” checks out what people are drinking, and what they’re thinking, each week in the Captain Lawrence Brewing tasting room in Elmsford. Super Brews Day T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, but let’s be honest—most-miserable-month honors go … Continue reading

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