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+ FOOD & DRINK +
Below: A pint from Simple Motive Brewing Co.
BREWERIES
18th Ward Brewing
40 Division St., New Rochelle;
18thwardbrewing.com
Brooklyn-based brewery’s Westchester County taproom.
Alternative Medicine Brewing Co.
29 Elm Ave., Ste. 1A (enter on Portugal Pl.), Mount Vernon; alternativemedicine.beer Craft brewery with live music and events.
Argonne Rose Brewing Co.
1715 E. Main St., Mohegan Lake
argonnerosebrewing.com
Brewery and gastropub in a former church, featuring beer options with roots in France, Germany, and Belgium, plus Hudson Valley wines on tap.
Broken Bow Brewery
173 Marbledale Rd., Tuckahoe;
brokenbowbrewery.com
Award-winning Belgians, porters, and barrel-aged lagers spring from a dozen taps at this family-run microbrewery in Tuckahoe — both indoors and in the beer garden.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company
444 Saw Mill River Rd., Elmsford; captainlawrencebrewing.com One of the largest craft brewers in the Hudson Valley, this Elmsford
spot is known for its lively taproom, beer garden, and notable sour and barrel-aged beers.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. Barrel House 369 Lexington Ave., Mount Kisco; captainlawrencebrewing.com The Barrel House combines all of your favorite elements of hanging out at the brewery in a sleek, industrial setting. With freshly brewed beer and a new food truck serving brewery favorites, this spot is an experience you don’t want
to miss.
River Outpost Brewing Co.
5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill;
riveroutpostbrewing.com
Head to Peekskill to sample their range of original beers, including light lagers, hoppy IPAs, pilsners, and stouts.
Run & Hide Brewing Co.
223 1/2 Westchester Ave., Port Chester; randhbc.com
Named after an old Prohibition term, this Port Chester brewpub specializes in crushable Italian pilsners and smooth, no-lactose double IPAs.
Simple Motive Brewing Co.
222 Lake Ave. #1B, Yonkers; simplemotivebrew.com
In Yonkers, Westchester’s newest brewery and taproom features blondes, pale ales, and a Kolsch, with more planned.
Sing Sing Kill Brewery
75-77 Spring St., Ossining;
singsingkillbrewery.com
Every hop, malt, and grain in the home-brew recipes at this Ossining brewery hail from New York.
Soul Brewing Co.
41 Wheeler Ave., Pleasantville;
soulbrewingco.com
This downtown Pleasantville microbrewery specializes in Belgian- and German-style beers, with fruited sours and a chocolate milk porter in the mix.
The Wolf & Warrior Brewing Company 195A E. Post Rd., White Plains; wolfandwarrior.com
Home brewer Mike Chilltern puts forth an IPA-heavy beer list, including hazy juice bombs and imperial IPAs in his chill tap room and beer garden in White Plains.
Yonkers Brewing Company
92 Main St., Yonkers; yonkersbrewing.com
Inside a former trolley barn in Yonkers’ revitalized downtown waterfront district, this well- established spot offers seating for more than 120, as well as tours, tastings, food, and more.
CIDERIES
Hardscrabble Cider
130 Hardscrabble Rd.
North Salem hardscrabbleciderny.com
The epitome of farm-to-sip, all 10 varieties of apples that create this hand-crafted beverage are picked, pressed, and bottled on-premises at Harvest Moon Farm and Orchard. Tasting room open daily.
Thompson’s Cider Mill
335 Blinn Rd. Croton-on-Hudson thompsonscidermill.com
Unique artisanal cider made from 10 to 25 apple varieties from a historic four-acre orchard. Limited pick-up hours at the orchard and at Fable Farm in Ossining.
DISTILLERIES
Current Spirits
375 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford
currentspirits.com
This distillery crafts vodka, gin, bourbon, grappa, and rye whiskey; some of it ends up in zesty canned cocktails.
Nahmias et Fils
201 Saw Mill River Rd., Bldg. C, Yonkers; nahmiasetfils.com Distilling rye whiskeys (including a fully organic varietal) and a fermented fig spirit, called mahia, the national liquor of Morocco.
WINERY
South Salem Winery
1202 Route 35, South Salem
southsalemwinery.com
Micro-winery set on the grounds of the beautiful Gossett Bros. Nursery.
Westchester Makers
THE COUNTY’S CRAFT BEVERAGE BOOM
Craft beverages are trending across the nation, and Westchester is at the forefront of this impossible-to-miss movement with a host of breweries, distilleries, cideries and a winery.
Look for these local products at a store or farmers’ market in the area.
Heimat New York
639 Fayette Ave., Mamaroneck
heimatny.com
Using techniques and recipes
passed down from her
grandmother, Ute Londrigan
creates liqueurs, seasonally
bottled with a perfect blend of
German tradition and local New
York fruits. Tastings and sales by appointment; email ute@heimatny.com.
Merchant’s Daughter
8 Main St., Purdys merchantsdaughter.com Merchant’s Daughter is premium, New York- sourced, hard cider inspired by hard-working merchant families and the women who led them. Taproom is available only for private parties and events.
Neversink Spirits
33 New Broad St., UL-C, Port Chester neversinkspirits.com
A small producer of spirits made from New York State fruit and sometimes grain, Neversink specializes in making unique fruit brandies from apples and pears as well as gin from New York State apples.
Syndicate Distillers
P.O. Box 182, Somers
syndicatedistillers.com
Producer of New York Rocks vodka and Syndicate Distilling bourbon. Founder Albert Savarese is the former owner of Still the One Distillery in Port Chester. No tours or tastings are currently available, but products are sold at many local wine and liquor stores.
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THE BLIND PIG PHOTO BY ANDREW DOMINICK; SIMPLE MOTIVE BREWERY PHOTO BY RYAN NOEL
Did Someone Say Speakeasy?
It’s no secret and it doesn’t require a special knock, but these nightspots are reminiscent of days gone by. Channel the era of illicit boozing and jazzy vibes
when you tip across the threshold of Bronxville’s Whistling Rail, where fine-tuned handcrafted cocktails pair with palate-pleasing small plates. At Divino Cucina Italiana in Hastings-on-Hudson, a hidden door leads to the lower-level bar for a lengthy line-up of craft cocktails, presided over by black-and-white Prohibition-
era photos. And in White Plains, The Blind Pig’s dark and sexy, 1930’s-themed atmosphere is perfect for sipping creative cocktails and enjoying elevated bar food.
The Blind Pig