Latest reviews from Bay Shore
| 70 /100 25 DREXEL DRIVE “Stopped by on a Sunday it this place was packed and I mean packed. Standing room only. Plastic cups ... no flights or not even 1/2 pours. I HATE places that make you buy 16ozs of beer.“ |
| 70 /100 25 DREXEL DR “Literally located in the same building as Great South Bay ... you can get to each other from the inside. Ghost is in the back. Came on a Sunday and there was just a handful of people in here while Great South Bay was standing room only. Plastic cups for full pours and samplers. We were lucky to find a parking spot in the back.“ |
| 46 /100 1460 N CLINTON AVENUE UNIT L “Visited on a weekend, and had trouble locating the place. It's actually on the backside of the industrial building which has another, and larger brewery on the front. You have to be alert to see the sign pointing towards the back of the building. I had initially thought it was a second entrance to the other brewery. The inside was large and sadly deserted. They had 4 beers on tap, and small 13 oz cans to go. The cans were hand sealed and when I tasted them the next day the beers were mostly flat.“ |
| 70 /100 25 DREXEL DRIVE “Big open space, not a lot of seats. Not charming, or inviting. The service was attentive though. The selection was all GSB beers, but a decent amount of them, including unusual ones you don’t see anywhere else. The only food is a food truck outside the place, which in fairness is pretty good. A tad expensive, $6 for a 10 oz. serving of their higer end beers, $18 for some growler fills. Not bad overall.“ |
| 70 /100 25 DREXEL DRIVE “Tucked away in a little industrial park off a couple highways on Long Island. Retail space is huge. Bar that seats maybe 16 with tables for another 50 or so and standing room for several hundred. The brewing space is vast, with maybe six fermenters and additional equipment inhabiting maybe 10% of their available brewing space. You can tell, they want to get big. Food wise, a food truck was physically parked inside the brew space running off their electric. I was told the food was sick, but did not partake. Still cool having a food truck inside. Clientele was very local but that doesn’t bother us. Service was great. Friendly and attentive but not oppressive. You get a flight of four maybe 6oz samples for $5 which is a good deal. Pints are $5, growlers roughly $12. Ten beers on tap, some also available in bottles. I was shocked at how consistent their offerings were. I would definitely swing back by on my way to my in-laws.“ |
| 70 /100 25 DREXEL DRIVE “Visited May 2012.
Small building and small tasting room on Long Island. Kind of a neat area that I wish I had explored more when I lived on the east coast. The tasting room is kind of home made looking as is the rest of the place. Beers were served in plastic from keggerators made from chest freezers. The server was very nice and gave a bit of a talk on the brewery while serving beers. It helped that there were no other customers there. The beers weren’t all that impressive. Some had a bit of appley flavor but none were real offensive. Most interesting was probably the blood orange pale ale. Blood orange is my least favorite citrus fruit and why waste hops on a fruit beer? Just do a blood orange blonde ale. I wish them well but I’m not sure I’d return. They also bottle some things if you want to find their stuff in the grocery stores.“ |
| 70 /100 The Cortland (Bar) 27 WEST MAIN STREET “Visited in May 2012.
Last stop of the day and during Long Island Beer Week to try some Spider Bite beers. Not even quite sure someone thought to list this place here but that’s alright since I probably wouldn’t have thought to look them up otherwise. They only have 4 taps and 2 of those were filled with Spider Bite beers. I was not a fan of the oyster stout (but I like neither salt nor stout in my beer) but the black IPA is good for what it was. There isn’t a lot of room in there for a lot of people but I didnt have any problems finding a spot at the bar. This also seems to be a very busy area for bars so parking can be tough.“ |
| 30 /100 42 EAST MAIN STREET “Not a very good selection of "craft" beers. Took quite a few tries to get service at the bar.“ |
| 76 /100 25 DREXEL DRIVE “Visited early evening on a Thursday. My GPS didn’t take me right here, so for other visitors - the brewery is located on the NE corner of Union Blvd and Saxon Ave. They are in the middle of building a new brewery, for the time being they are located in an older building on the property. This place had a great feel of a small brewery rapidly growing. Both of the brewers were present pouring samples, and were very friendly. They pour tastes of each of their beers (6 when I visited) free of charge, and also fill growlers and had two bottles for sale. The crowd seemed pretty local, and were really happy to be there. I had a fun time, and am sure I will visit again when I am on Long Island.“ |
