Budweiser on the Shinacock
Greetings,
As the weather gets cooler and the days shorter here in New York I have a fond summer memory I would like to share with you.
This August my wife and I decided that instead of enduring the city heat we would drive out to Long Island for a short overnight trip to Southhampton, stay in one of the local inns and visit a local brewpub. Long Island can boast of at least four brewpubs and a brewery, all put out good beer. However, on this particular day, the traffic was heavier than usual. As we passed through the small hamlet of Hampton Bays we decided we were hungry and thirsty enough to weigh anchor at a fishing boat station situated on the Shinacock Inlet; an unassuming pier where small boats tie up get petrol, bait, and beer, before spending a day out fishing.
On this particular afternoon that heat was stifling, and as I said earlier, we were both thirsty and hungry. We both remembered that the Shinacock boat station as having some of the best peel-your-own shrimp we have ever tasted. We were slightly disappointed to discover that they no longer serve this particular delicacy. Nevertheless, we sat down in the shade, and ordered what they had: fried clams, fried fish (type unknown), fried shrimp, and a pitcher of Budweiser beer.
Fried food and Budweiser, I plead guilty!
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
( Peter.LaFrance@beerbasics.com / http://www.beerbasics.com )
As the weather gets cooler and the days shorter here in New York I have a fond summer memory I would like to share with you.
This August my wife and I decided that instead of enduring the city heat we would drive out to Long Island for a short overnight trip to Southhampton, stay in one of the local inns and visit a local brewpub. Long Island can boast of at least four brewpubs and a brewery, all put out good beer. However, on this particular day, the traffic was heavier than usual. As we passed through the small hamlet of Hampton Bays we decided we were hungry and thirsty enough to weigh anchor at a fishing boat station situated on the Shinacock Inlet; an unassuming pier where small boats tie up get petrol, bait, and beer, before spending a day out fishing.
On this particular afternoon that heat was stifling, and as I said earlier, we were both thirsty and hungry. We both remembered that the Shinacock boat station as having some of the best peel-your-own shrimp we have ever tasted. We were slightly disappointed to discover that they no longer serve this particular delicacy. Nevertheless, we sat down in the shade, and ordered what they had: fried clams, fried fish (type unknown), fried shrimp, and a pitcher of Budweiser beer.
This first picture is a picture of the patio outside the boat station.
Here is a picture of the cuisine…
And finally, a picture of the beer…
Fried food and Budweiser, I plead guilty!
Cheers!
Peter LaFrance
( Peter.LaFrance@beerbasics.com / http://www.beerbasics.com )
