Bellport Beer

This Saturday, March 13th, Southampton Is Here For A Tasting!

2010-03-09T11:30:00Z

This Saturday from 2-6PM, Spencer, of Southampton Publick House will be with us for a tasting! Spence will be talking beer, pouring samples, and hanging out with us while I work the Grill with some beer infused goodies for you!
This is a Southampton event not to be missed! We will have the full line of beers available in 6pks for tasting and purchase, as well as many rarities from my Southampton stash! I will be bringing out for sale, and for raffle, many items from the 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 special releases!
Make sure to come early, and stick around for a little while. I will not be making the rarities available for sale until 3:00, so anyone traveling will have time to get here. 2 weeks ago, people came from Nassau, Queens, and even NYC, and were happy to get their hands on some tough to find bottles of Sah'Tea and Theobroma!
I hope to see you there! It will be fun---as always!

Keegan Ales Tasting Today! March 6th, A Surprise Guest (Maybe) & What's On Tap This Week.....14 Beers On Tap!

2010-03-06T15:20:00Z

I hope you can make it to the Keegan ales tasting tomorrow. Tommy Keegan will be on hand to pour samples and talk beer with us!
***We may have a special guest stopping by! Hurricane Kitty Herself! It's a maybe, but Tom Keegean called at 9:30 this morning to let me know.***

is a coppery and heavily hopped India Pale Ale. Named after brewmaster Keegan's grandmother whose driving earned her quite a reputation with local police racing her six children to and from a local Long Island beach ferry during the 1960's, Hurricane Kitty is the undisputed family favorite. We try to make the hop bill read as aggressively as her driver's record

We have the full line up of Keegan Beers for tasting. On tap will be Super Kitty, Mothers Milk, and Joe Mamma's Milk stout!
Come on down, taste some great beer, hang out with some great people, and grab some munchies as I will have the grill fired up for the event!

It's been another busy week of growler filling for us as well! We kicked four more kegs this week, and tapped five! There are now 14 beers on tap!

we kicked the following.....
Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde
21st Amendment Back In Black
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
and
Brooklyn Brewmasters Reserve Cookie Jar Porter

And the new line up looks like this....

RARE BEER THURSDAY BEER
Speakeasy Winter Spice Ale (Unrated)

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Long Ireland Breakfast Stout

Long Ireland Celtic Ale   ******New***
River Horse Hopalotamus
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
Greenport Harbor Black Duck Porter ****NEW***
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Troegs Scratch 25 Magical Moustache Rye
Keegan Ales Mothers Milk   ****NEW***
Keegan Ales Super Kitty   ****NEW***
Keegan Ales Joe Mama's Milk Stout    ****NEW***
Dogfish Head Red & White
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Keegan Ales Tasting Tomorrow, Saturday March 6th & What's On Tap This Week.....14 Beers On Tap!

2010-03-06T00:52:00Z

I hope you can make it to the Keegan ales tasting tomorrow. Tommy Keegan will be on hand to pour samples and talk beer with us! We have the full line up of Keegan Beers for tasting. On tap will be Super Kitty, Mothers Milk, and Joe Mamma's Milk stout!
Come on down, taste some great beer, hang out with some great people, and grab some munchies as I will have the grill fired up for the event!

It's been another busy week of growler filling for us as well! We kicked four more kegs this week, and tapped five! There are now 14 beers on tap!

we kicked the following.....
Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde
21st Amendment Back In Black
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
and
Brooklyn Brewmasters Reserve Cookie Jar Porter

And the new line up looks like this....

<:od>RARE BEER THURSDAY BEER
Speakeasy Winter Spice Ale (Unrated)

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Long Ireland Breakfast Stout

Long Ireland Celtic Ale   ******New***
River Horse Hopalotamus
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
Greenport Harbor Black Duck Porter ****NEW***
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Troegs Scratch 25 Magical Moustache Rye
Keegan Ales Mothers Milk   ****NEW***
Keegan Ales Super Kitty   ****NEW***
Keegan Ales Joe Mama's Milk Stout    ****NEW***
Dogfish Head Red & White
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Keegan Ales Tasting This Saturday--With Tommy Keegan!

2010-03-01T14:04:00Z

This Saturday from 2-6, one of our hometown boys, Tommy Keegan of Keegan Ales will be here pouring samples, talking beer, and hanging out with us! We will have a limited amount of Super Kitty and Jo Mama bottles for sale, and also on tap! Of course we will also have the full line of 6 packs available. As always, I will have the grill fired up and beer infused BBQ will be on the menu!
Come on down, support one of our local guys, and have a good time.
Hope to see you there!

What's On Tap This Week

2010-02-28T18:55:00Z

Another week, another tasting, another bunch of growlers filled, another few kegs kicked!
This week three more went, and three more came!
New this week are....
Troegs Nugget Nectar! Yes!
Troegs Scratch series #25 Magical Moustache Rye
and another from one of our locals,
Long Ireland Breakfast Stout.

So this week, the line up shapes up like this.....

Click on the beer to see reviews.

<:od>RARE BEER THURSDAY BEER
Speakeasy Winter Spice Ale (Unrated)

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde

Long Ireland Breakfast Stout
River Horse Hopalotamus
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
21st Amendment Back in Black IPA
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Troegs Scratch 25 Magical Moustache Rye
Brooklyn Cookie Jar Porter
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Dogfish Head Red & White
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron

Todays (Sat. 2/27) Troegs Tasting

2010-02-27T16:53:00Z

Don't forget that today from 2-6 we will be having a Troegs tasting, and will have the awesome NUGGET NECTAR on tap, as well as the rare Scratch # 25 on tap.
I'll be grilling, there will be a bunch of beers to try, and as always, it will be fun!
Come on down!

Whats On Tap This Week!

2010-02-23T04:43:00Z

It's been a keg kicking couple of weeks! A bunch kicked, and some more are close to kicking, so expect another post by weeks end.
Kicked in the past 2 weeks were the following.........
Sixpoint Express
Troegs Mad Elf
Magic Hat Big 100 IPA (2 kegs!)
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale
Long Ireland Celtic Ale
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
and
Captain Lawrence Pumpkin Ale

So the new line-up looks like this.....

Speakeasy Winter Spice Ale (Unrated)

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde

River Horse Hopalotamus
Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
21st Amendment Back in Black IPA
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout
Brooklyn Cookie Jar Porter
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Dogfish Head Red & White
Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron
Dogfish Head Midas Touch

I am leaving a tap open for this weekends Troegs tasting. We will have Scratch #25 on tap!

The Dogfish Head Tasting...Wow!!

2010-02-23T04:21:00Z

Wow! What a great day! 15 minutes after the tasting started, the store was packed and the parking lot was overflowing with cars! People had to park on Station Road! The gathering grew as beer enthusiasts from NYC, Queens, Nassau, and even Massachusetts showed up for this special event!
Thank you to everyone who turned out and supported a great brewery and a great event! Elizabeth did her usual great job, and seemed to impress everyone who spent time talking to her or just listening in. It's always a pleasure, and an honor to have someone that I consider to be a great beer rep and beer person. She certainly knows her stuff!
   While Elizabeth was pouring samples, entertaining our guest with her knowledge of beer, and her unique style of doing a tasting, I was outside working the grill, trying out a new wing recipe, and a new blend of sauces for the dogs & kielbasa. If I must say so myself.... The wings came out awesome!! The sauce came out better than expected as well.
   Aside from the great varieties of DFH that I had on hand, Elizabeth was good enough to bring a bottle of Life & Limb and a bottle of Squall for us to taste! A nice surprise for those of us who were lucky enough to try it!
  I had a great time watching all of you have a great time! It also is nice to see and hear that my efforts are appreciated. It's also nice to see everyone enjoying the BBQ that I cook up!
We poured tons of 64oz. and 750ml growlers all day long as we had World Wide Stout, Midas Touch, Red & White, and Palo Santo Marron on tap for growler fills. One nut even took a 64oz of World Wide Stout! That's like a case of beer worth of alcohol content! His picture will be up on the site soon.
More on that in the next post....What's on tap.

Dogfish Head At Bellport Beer This Saturday!!

2010-02-18T17:29:00Z

This post is about the Dogfish tasting obviously, but keep an eye out for another "out of towner" post later on.OK. This should be a great tasting! We have an awesome line up of beers, both in bottles and on tap.
This Saturday from 1-5 PM, Elizabeth, from Dogfish Head will be here pouring samples and talking beer with us. I'll be firing up the grill with some beer infused goodies, and as always, I expect it to be a fun time!
The line up as of today is as follows......

Here is the AWESOME beer line up. Both bottles and also what is for growler fills.........
All are available for sale. 6 -8 will be for samples!

Bottles - Singles - 4pks - 6pks - 750’s

60 Minute
90 Minute
120 Minute (2 vintages)
Indian Brown
Raison D’Etre
Raison D’Extra (currently on hiatus at the brewery)
Olde School
Chicory Stout
Palo Santo Marron
Burton Baton
Midas Touch
Immort Ale
Festina Peche
Punkin Ale
Aprihop
World Wide Stout (2 vintages)
Black & Blue
Red & White
Chateau Jiahu
Fort (3 vintages)
Pangaea
Sah’tea
Theobroma

On Tap For Growler Fills

World Wide Stout
Midas Touch
Palo Santo Marron
Red & White

Come early, as some of the more limited stuff will not last long. To give people time to get here, we will not have some of the rarer stuff for sale until 2:00 PM

The Dogfish Head Tasting Is Finally Happening!!!!!!

2010-02-13T17:50:00Z

Well, we are finally going to have that big Dogfish Head Tasting that was postponed by the 2 foot snowstorm on December 19th.
Elizabeth will be here from this coming Saturday Feb. 20th from 1-5PM pouring samples for us, and talking about beer. She is an awesome beer person to talk to! She has both the knowledge and the passion for great beer that we so appreciate here.
I will update the beer list for the tasting as soon as I see what I still have available.
Check back soon!

A New Out Of Towner Is Ready!

2010-02-07T12:10:00Z

This time I have 2 different "Out Of Towner" 6 packs and 4 single bottles available! I did this last time, and it was a hit.
The six packs are $17.99.

Here's what we have this time.

Six pack #1
Yards ESA
Duck Rabbit Milk Stout
Bells Hopslam
Terrapin Rye Squared
River Horse Tripel Horse
Founders Double Trouble

Six pack #2
Flying Fish Extra Pale Ale
Casco Bay Winter Ale
Highland Cattail Peak
Bells Expedition Stout
Duck Rabbit Brown Ale
Founders Dirty Bastard

Single Bottles
Avery Collaboration Not Litigation
Terrapin Side Project Roggen Rauchbier
Brasserie Diue Du Ciel Derniere Volonte
Avery Salvation

Get them while you can!
And keep an eye out for a Black Albert sighting!

Super Super Bowl Sunday Growler Special!!!

2010-02-07T11:50:00Z

Okay. It's the Super Bowl, you go to a party, there's Bud, Miller, Coors, Corona, and Heineken there. Yawn...... But you show up with a growler of something different. Now it's a party! Hey, whatcha got there? Wow, what is this stuff?
Sounds a lot more interesting now.
Well, to make it easier, just for today, Super Bowl Sunday, and only for my blog readers, all growler refills will be 20% off!! (except the already "stupid cheap" cheap growler of the week) So since we already have the lowest growler fill prices on L.I. it's a total no brain-er to grab a handful of growlers and head over before the game! Also, if you don't have a growler, our $2.00 growler price is also the cheapest on L.I. (actually in the state!)
So check the tap list, and get down here before 6:00!

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New Ale Street News & Draft Magazine Are In Now

2010-02-07T11:44:00Z

If you have never picked up either, they are excellent beer publications.
The Ale Street News is free
Draft is 4.99
Check one or both out.

On Tap This Weekend

2010-02-06T16:17:00Z

Another week, another couple of kegs kicked.
The Bear Republic Racer X lasted just under a week! We will be getting some more soon.
The Cricket Hill Paymasters Porter also kicked.
So to replace those, we have the Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde (Cheap Growler of the week)
and a surprisingly good IPA from Magic Hat, The Magic Hat Big 100 IPA (100 IBU IPA)

So, this weeks line up is this.....

RARE BEER THURSDAY BEER
Sixpoint Express

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Magic Hat Odd Notion Blonde

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
21st Amendment Back in Black IPA
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
Troegs Mad Elf
River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout
Magic Hat Big 100 IPA
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale
Long Ireland Celtic Ale
Brooklyn Cookie Jar Porter
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Captain Lawrence Pumpkin Ale

I have also received a few calls and emails with start with "do you still have" When it comes to the growler station, unlike most places, I get 1/2 kegs, not 1/6 kegs. So don't just figure if it's been on tap a week you have missed it, just check the website, or give us a call. There is the occasional keg that goes in 5-10 days, but for the most part, they usually last about 3 weeks. Especially during the times that we have 13 beers running!

It's A Friday Night Thing....

2010-02-05T18:21:00Z

O.K. I know not everybody is up to speed on what that means. Email back if you want to know.
For those who do know..... 7:00PM tonight.
You know the rules!

A Couple Of New Items In

2010-02-04T20:55:00Z

Just a quick note....
This is some new, and/or back in stock stuff.....

Troegs Nugget Nectar 6pks
Flying Dog Gonzo Porter
Stoudts Winter Ale
Ommegang Ommegedden
Harpoon Celtic Ale

That's all for now!

A Whole Lot Of New Stuff And More Reason To Come Out On Such A Cold Day!

2010-01-30T03:38:00Z

O.K. I don't know if I am repeating myself on some of these, but if I am, sorry 'bout that!
Most of this is new to the store and some are just popular items that are back in stock.

In no particular order...........

Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Ginger Wheat
Long Trail Hibernator
Mikeller Red & White Christmas
Long Trail Brewmaster Series Imperial Porter
Goose Island Boubon County Stout 2009 Bombers ( and if you ask, some 2008 4-packs)
Goose Island Pere Jaques Bombers
Troegs Nugget Nectar Bombers
Dieu Du Ciel Peche Mortel
Avery Samael
Avery Mephistopheles
Moylans Kilt Lifter
Fishermans Pumpkin Stout (1 case)
Coney Island Freaktoberfest Bombers
Bud Select 55 ( just checking to see if you are paying attention)
Orkney Dark Island
Batemans XXXB
Mikkeller Cascade
Goose Island Sophie Bombers
Dieu Du Ciel Rigor Mortis
Avery Czar
Avery Kaiser (Why does everybody have to treat me like a kaiser) ---musical reference
St. Louis Peche
St. Louis Gueuze
St. Louis Kriek
St. Louis Framboise
Otter Creek Imperial IPA
River Horse Brewers Reserve Oatmeal Milk Stout Redux
Long Trail Winter White
Erie Railbender Scottish Style Ale
Weihenstephaner Korbinian
Weihenstephaner Vitus
Sam Adams Nobel Pils
Magic Hat Vinyl

<:od>

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA !!! Yes!!!
Saranac Irish Stout
Murphys Red
Southampton Cuvee De Fleurs
Blue Moon Rising Moon
Dicks IPA
Dogfish Head Theobroma (1 case)
I think there are others, but I don't know!

On Tap Update!

2010-01-29T23:05:00Z

Just a quick update on the taps.
We just kicked the Cigar City Jai Alia and decided that we need something special to put in it's place.
Bear Republic Racer X it is!

This Week On Tap

2010-01-29T22:02:00Z

It's been a pretty busy week of pouring growlers! We kicked another four, and that means we tapped another four!
Kicked were the following....
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2009
Coney Island Mermaid Pils
and
Anchor Christmas

The new guys are......
21st Amendment Back in Black IPA
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Long Ireland Celtic Ale
and the one I have been looking forward to....
Brooklyn Brewmasters Reserve Cookie Jar Porter!!!

So the new line up is this. Grab a growler & head on over!

Click on the beer to see reviews.

RARE BEER THURSDAY BEER
Sixpoint Express

Cheap Growler Of The Week!
Cricket Hill Paymasters Porter

Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock
21st Amendment Back in Black IPA
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010
Troegs Mad Elf
River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout
Cigar City IPA
Sixpoint Brownstone Ale
Long Ireland Celtic Ale
Brooklyn Cookie Jar Porter
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
captain Lawrence Pumpkin Ale

<:od>By the way, I will be posting a huge list of new stuff tonight, so if you plan on stopping by, check it out! Some of it is limited!

A Farewell To Our Friend Moose

2010-01-29T14:32:00Z

Last night I had the unwelcome and heartbreaking task of bringing our Moose to the vet for euthanasia. He was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer a while ago and thankfully lived longer than the time he was given. He also lived it being spoiled and given even more attention than he was already given. He did not suffer, as I refused to allow this happy sweetheart of a dog to go down that path. He stopped eating and drinking on Wednesday, but aside from being very tired and sleepy, did not show any signs of his illness. He was wagging his tail almost to the very end. The vet said that the timing was right, as another day or two, he would have had excruciating stomach and muscle pain. As hard as this was, we all felt this was the right thing for him.
   His last days were sad for us, but not so much for him. He spent his very last days being visited by a fairly constant stream of people who came buy to say their last good byes. He was kissed, hugged and petted for much of the day. He was taken for walks, and talked to, had his picture taken many times, and I was touched and amazed by the reaction of so many people. People pulled out their phones and called others to tell them that they should come down and say good bye. Who would have thought that Moose actually had a network of friends like that!? Moose definitely made a lot of friends in his five years here. Sometimes in my posts I say that I am always surprised by peoples concern for me, and interest in my family, because, hell, I'm just the beer guy. Yesterday I got to see it from the outside, as so many people were so sad and concerned about Moose. Again, he's just the dog at the beer store. I guess he was more than that to so many people.
   The amount of grown men & women who were brought to tears as they sat on the floor with him saying their good byes was something special to see. As different as we all are, we have so much common ground. Even some of the "tough guys" were teary eyed. That is a pretty special thing for our Moose.
I want to take a moment to thank all of you who were so concerned about him since we found out he was so sick. All of you who came to see him and make his last days happier as well. I especially want to thank Mike and Luci, as well as Colin and his family for taking Moose to their homes at night, so he would be comfortable, and have someone there at night if he was in any trouble. He definitely had a special lifestyle in his last months! I would also like to thank the "Moose walkers" Christian, Mike, Sean, and Colin. You guys stopped by just to take Moose for walks. He loved that! You guys also know that he loved you. He always lit up when he heard your voice.
For a dog that I tried feverishly to give away for the first month or so that he was here, he became such an important piece of the Bellport Cold Beer & Soda family. After staring at me for four straight days through the front door, on the night of Christmas eve, after I had sent everyone home so the could eat with their families, It started to pour, and it was an insane rain, coming down like a monsoon. There he was, still a puppy (about 6-8 months old) staring at me through the front door glass with those sad eyes. I just couldn't take it anymore. I opened the door, said "I give up. come in here." and so it began. I had him housebroken in about five days, and trained to do the simple stuff (sit, stay, lay down, don't take my fingers off when I feed you) in another few days. I still was willing to give him away to a good home, but the only people who wanted him just wanted him for breeding, or worse, fighting. So he never went anywhere. He loved it here from the start. Other than running in the parking lot and biting peoples tailpipes, he was extremely well behaved, and quickly became a favorite of not only mine, but so many of our customers/friends.
I trained him to protect me, but be docile otherwise, and he did just that. Nobody believed he would be a tough guy if you grabbed me, and a few stupidly tested the theory, but he was really much smarter than we ever gave him credit for. When we tried to come up with a mane for him that was beer related we came up with a bunch, but Moose, short the majestic "Moosehead Von Stupid Ass" (hey, it was collaborative and he really did seem stupid at the time) was the one we thought fit him best! As he grew from the 55 pound pup to the 80+ pound beast he was, "Moose" even seemed more appropriate.
All in all, he was a great dog. He loved attention, and loved his family and friends.
It is now very apparent that they loved him too. We will all miss Moose, but at least we all had him here to make us happy. He helped bring out the human in us.
Thanks everyone.