The Blind Bat Beers
The Blind Bat Brewery will be offering different beers during different seasons,to better match the varying weather and foods
of Long Island's Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
This is an extremely nano-, rather than micro-brewery, so the small volume of output will be kept local.
Hellsmoke Porter
A
roasty robust porter.
Brewed with malt that I smoke over alder and apple wood.
Goes great with steak, burgers,
as well as barbecued, grilled, or smoked food.
Kielbasi!
Cheeses?
Try it with Gouda, Brie, Swiss, or Havarti.
When?
Where?
Hellsmoke is coming back soon, stay tuned.
See the "Where to
Find" page.
Late Summer 2009
Beached Blonde
Something just for the Long Island Summer. Inspired by the lower-ABV range of Belgian Ales, mostly Pilsner malt with a little bit of flaked wheat. Some Saaz hops, cardomom, and coriander added to the boil, and fermented with a Belgian Ale yeast.
When?
Where?
Served in August at the North Fork Craft Beer Festival and Bellport Charity Beer Tasting, more to follow when the weather warms up again.... Unless enough folks ask for more sooner -- let me know what you think via the poll at this page.
Watch this space for more,
or sign up for the Blind Bat Brewery Email Updates.
Old Walt Smoked Wit
A smoked wit, you say?
Yup.
Researching smoked beers led me to a world of smoked wheat beers, particularly a smoked wheat beer popular in Poland about 100 years ago. (I'll list that one as one of the Blind Bat beers when I'm happy with the test batches and am ready to offer it to the public.) I didn't find anything about smoked wit beers, but decided to experiment a bit (a wit is a wheat beer). I like it, and hope you will too.
Pictured on the label is Long Island's old Walt Whitman, enjoying a smoke and a book in what is purported to be his favorite spot in his native West Hills. Long Island's springtime is awakening all around him.
When?
Where?
Served in August at the North Fork Craft Beer Festival.
Watch this space for more,
or sign up for the Blind Bat Brewery Email Updates.
Long Island Potato Stout
Long Island Potato Stout is brewed with local Long Island potatoes that are boiled, mashed, and then added to the mash of grains to add some extra dryness to a dry stout. The potatoes in this batch are the Yukon Gold variety, organically grown at Sang Lee Farms of Peconic.
Why organically-grown potatoes? Conventionally-grown potatoes rely heavily on the use of chemicals and pesticides -- not great for you or the environment. It is a challenge to grow potatoes organically, though, so they are not as inexpensive or as easy to find as conventional potatoes.
When?
Where?
Currently maturing prior to bottling, will be bottle-conditioned.
Watch this space for more,
or sign up for the Blind Bat Brewery Email Updates.