The Strand Beer List

New York Beer List by Style

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Doc's Draft Hard Apple Cider

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Brewed By: 
Warwick Valley
Self-Defined Style: 
Hard Apple Cider
Strength (ABV): 
5.0% ABV

This cider is semi-dry and wonderfully effervescent with a remarkably fresh apple nose. Its crisp, fruit forward taste and a clean, refreshing finish, have won our cider countless awards and praise.

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Southern Tier ipa

Product - Southern Tier Ipa
Brewed By: 
Southern Tier
Self-Defined Style: 
American India Pale Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.5% ABV
Best With: 
This IPA's generous hop character makes it an ideal pairing with spicy foods such as barbecue, dry-rubbed ribs, or ethnic cuisine such as curry based Indian food, wasabi based Japanese dishes, or spicy Thai entrees.
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Greenport Harbor Harbor Ale

Substyle - American-Style Pale Ale
Brewed By: 
Greenport Harbor
Self-Defined Style: 
Pale Ale

An American Pale Ale that is made with a base of 50% wheat malt for a subtle sweetness. The Amarillo hop and all its orangey citrus character is the star.

Best With: 
The fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor of pale ale lends to this beer’s ideal match with generously spiced foods such as Southern barbeque, wasabi crusted Japanese dishes, and curry based Indian dishes. This style is also the perfect complement to grilled meats, burgers, and pizza.
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Ommegang Witte

Product - Ommegang Witte
Brewed By: 
Ommegang
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian-Style Wheat or White ale
Strength (ABV): 
5.1% ABV

Ommegang Witte is our take on a Belgian-white, or Witbier. Adhering closely to traditional ingredients and flavor profiles, Witte proved its worth at the 2010 and 2008 World Beer Cup by capturing Silver in its category amongst the best in the world. Initially the first Ommegang beer available on draft, Witte is now featured as the Summer Seasonal in our featured-seasonal draft rotation. Though available for year-round enjoyment in 750 ml and 12 oz bottles, summer is the ideal time to enjoy a Witte draft at your favorite warm weather, draft beer destinations.

Imagine...

Best With: 
A picnic with light summer foods, appetizers, salads, and barbeques. Or while sitting on the beach, watching clouds drift by.
Awards: 
2011 Gold - Belgian Style Wheat Ale - Great American Beer Fest
2010 Silver - Belgian Style Wheat Ale - World Beer Cup
2009 Silver - Belgian Style Wheat Ale - World Beer Cup
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Blue Point Toasted Lager

Product - Blue Point Toasted
Self-Defined Style: 
Toasted Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.3% ABV
Color (SRM): 
10º L

This is our flagship beer. It won the gold medal at The 2006 World Beer Cup, the silver medal at The 2006 Great American Beer Festival and the silver medal at the 2004 World Beer Cup. Copper in color this brew is made from six different malts including: English Pale, Crystal, Munich, Carapils, Wheat and Belgian Caravienna. Toasted Lager displays a balanced flavor of malt and hop which makes for easy drinking. Special lager yeast is used to produce that long lasting, smooth finish.

Best With: 
This beautiful beers toasted malt flavor is fantastic with medium weight meals such as glazed hams, cured meats, smoked fish, chicken, turkey and Cornish hen dishes. This beer would also work well with nuts and salads with nut accents.
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Sixpoint Brownstone

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Brewed By: 
Sixpoint
Self-Defined Style: 
Brown Ale
Strength (ABV): 
6.0% ABV
Bitterness (IBU): 
45 IBU

Brownstone is our bedrock; the first fortress of Sixpoint. This mahogany-hued brew has elements of roasted barley and a hop-forward profile.

Best With: 
Burgers, sandwiches, hearty American fare.
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Sixpoint Sehr Crisp Pilsner

Sixpoint The Crisp
Brewed By: 
Sixpoint
Self-Defined Style: 
Pilsner
Strength (ABV): 
5.5% ABV
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Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison

Product - Ommegang Hennepin 2012
Brewed By: 
Ommegang
Self-Defined Style: 
Belgian-Style Farmhouse Saison
Strength (ABV): 
7.7% ABV

As you pour this rich golden ale into your glass, consider your surroundings. Are you in a restaurant? Outside on the deck? Is it hot and humid? Cold and brisk? Take a drink. Feel the way Hennepin is bright and lively in your mouth with a warming mix of spicy gingersnap and citrusy hops. Refreshing. Relaxing. It's true: no matter where you are, Hennepin is the perfect ale for all seasons.

Best With: 
Try Hennepin with rustic fare such as quiche, bread and cheeses, roasted chicken, fresh water fish, including shellfish (especially lobster). Hennepin's coriander and ginger notes lend themselves to the composed spicing in Asian cuisines. It goes well with Thai and Indian cuisine, sushi, Mongolian hotpots, fried fish, spare ribs and Peking duck.
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Southern Tier hop sun

Product - Southern Tier Hop Sun
Brewed By: 
Southern Tier
Self-Defined Style: 
American Wheat Ale
Strength (ABV): 
4.5% ABV

Pour Hop Sun Summer Wheat Beer into a pint glass, give it a long whiff and you'll realize that this isn't your average wheat beer. Filtered to a golden clarity and dry hopped to perfection, Hop Sun is a fantastic session ale in which flavors of wheat, barley and hops commingle to a refreshing and zesty conclusion. Hints of lemon and sweet malts waft to the fore as a touch of bitterness contributes to Hop Sun's bright finish. Enjoy Hop Sun all summer long as a perfect balance to your outdoor recreation. Summer never tasted so good.

Best With: 
This wheat beer pairs great with lighter fare, particularly salads with a citrus dressing. For a change of pace, try this wheat beer with a wedge of lemon or orange.
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Defiant Muddy Creek Lager

Substyle - American Dark Lager
Brewed By: 
Defiant
Self-Defined Style: 
Lager
Strength (ABV): 
5.6% ABV