Brew News to Use
Springs Brewery has a Landbier now available and made for the cooler months. It's a golden lager (4.6-percent alcohol by volume) brewed with German pilsner and Munich malt, noble German hops, and the brewers' usual care and attention. The tasting notes indicate hoppy aromas with slightly sweet bread flavors -- "think well-hydrated sourdough boules and dry Honey Nut Cheerios," they say. Also promised is a "silky mouthfeel with a mild balancing bitterness." Emma Turner's can art benefits if you have more than one. It's available in the usual places.
This weekend, the brewery's Lazy Lightning IPA will also be available and the brewery's beers will be at the Springs Farmers Market and during the "St. Kilda" performance on Thursday at LTV. Look for their beer at the Springs Historical Society reception (more details in this week's Art Scene) on Saturday at Ashawagh Hall as well.
Montauk Brewing Company has released a limited charity run of Big Dog Double IPA. The 7.2-percent A.B.V. is not for the faint of heart or light of weight, but the payout from purchases for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons is as powerful as the brew. It's available at the tasting room on South Erie Avenue in Montauk while supplies last. The company's pumpkin ale was also recognized by Food and Wine magazine, which celebrated its "clean (not cloying) flavor, subtle hops, and gentle spices."
Godwin Is the Writer
Bridgehampton's Almond restaurant will bring back its Artists and Writers series on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Along with a family-style meal and a glass of wine or draft beer, the $49 entry fee will provide an evening of enlightenment from Peter Godwin. The author of six nonfiction books, most on issues related to Africa, has practiced human rights law in Zimbabwe and been a foreign correspondent from places like Angola, Sudan, Kosovo, Somalia, and South Africa. He has made documentaries in Cuba, Panama, Indonesia, Pakistan, Spain, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltics, and the Balkans for the BBC, written for National Geographic and Vanity Fair, and well, you get the idea. He also studied law at Cambridge after studying international relations at Oxford.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling the restaurant directly at 631-537-5665.
Greek to Me
Elaia Estiatorio in Bridgehampton has specials and other happenings to celebrate fall on the South Fork. Leading up to the holidays, New York D.J.s will provide the bass line to select weekends.
Dinner specials include a traditional Greek rabbit stew with a tomato sauce redolent of cinnamon and featuring local pearl onions. Happy hour occurs from Tuesday to Sunday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The restaurant will be part of Long Island Restaurant Week, beginning Nov. 6. It is also hosting a special wine dinner of four courses paired with appropriate Greek wine on Dec. 7, for which it is accepting reservations.
Southampton Prospects
Main Prospect restaurant in Southampton is going into fall with a number of specials and enticements. Monday is pub and football night beginning at 6 p.m. Thursdays have a supper club vibe with special musical guests from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays offer a pub quiz in the bar from 7 to 9 p.m. Sundays serve up brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with barbecue and music following at 3.
Happy hours are offered on Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. with live music on Fridays.
Farm Fresh
Marilee's Farmstand in Sagaponack is open and offering its weekly box of fresh vegetables. This week's box has fennel, carrots, beets, scallions, cilantro, Magic Molly potatoes, and delicata squash for $50 picked up at the stand or $70 for delivery. The stand also has lettuce, radishes, kale, parsnips, dry beans, and staples like honey, olive oil, bread, and pickled goods.
