A Brewhouse!

Finding a pub when travelling can be very hit & miss.  In Canada, hotel staff are often a good
source of recommendations, especially if you are specific about what you are looking for.  In
the USA... I wish you the best of luck.  Bobobobob found us a lovely spot via the internet a couple of years ago, and every time we are in Long Island we go back to the Brickhouse Brew Pub in Patchogue, NY.

The Brickhouse sits in a streetcorner brick building on the repectable downtown strip of Patchogue, not far from the ocean.  It's a busy spot on weekend evenings, and usually has live music.  The front bar doesn't have a lot of seating, but has lots of bar space and the only TV is a pull-down projection screen showing a ballgame.  I spent my time in the very pleasant rear dining room decorated with old-timey murals above the wainscotting facing across the two side walls.  The 1890's beachfront scene draws me in, and I can almost hear the crash of the surf and the chugging steam engine of the tour boat.  I wonder how people coul stand the summer heat in those three-piece suits and long gowns.  A straw boater hat might be nice, though.

The menu is pretty varied, and we all ate something different.  it was all good.  Pasta, sandwiches, appetizers.  You can't really go wrong here.  The beer menu is less varied.  They are honest and justified in their pride of their locally-brewed beer.  There were six draughts available.  Four of their own, and a pair from Blue Point (another LI microbrewery).   Brickhouse's Street Light, Hurricane Kitty, Mugga Chugga (!!!) and Nitro Boom Stout, and Blue Point's Toasted Lager and Blueberry Ale.  I love the whimsical names, and they brew a good enough product that even curmudgeonly patrons must hold their tongues.  The selection varies a bit, but you can check the current offerings on their website (http://www.brickhousebrewery.com/tap-room.html).   I had the Hurricane Kitty, Al and Mr. chris picked Street Light, and Bobobob got a flight with 1/2 pints of all options, and he was kind enough to share tastes.  IMO, stout is an acquired taste, and it was the only one Bobobob did not finish. 

The Brickhouse?  It's worth the drive.  Every time I'm in Long Island, I will return for the fine food and beer, and gay-90's holiday atmosphere of the dining rooom.  I only wish they sold beer as take-out.