Helen's next stop is the Riverhead Brewery Tap where she samples a beer brewed on the premises specially for the occasion.
One morning, on his way to get bread in town, Baert found the man planted in the middle of the dirt road, blocking his passage until he sampled a freshly brewed batch.
The imam sampled the berries, experimented with a brew, and discovered a tasty beverage that would keep the monks alert and focussed on meditation and prayer late into the night.
This is no place for a rip-roaring drinking session then, but somewhere to sample a few very special brews.
You'll get to check out the local beer scene, meet some new people and sample a plethora of fresh brews.
He and his French partner, Marine Laurent, greeted me warmly and insisted I sample a sweet fruit drink brewing on the stove.
Sample the Brews A tasting of craft beers, most of them locally brewed, with hors d'oeuvres and music, will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 30 p.m., at the newly opened Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, N.Y.: $40 for members, $50 for nonmembers at the door, (631) 283-2118, parrishart.org.org
The old log structure has long been a landmark and, while the driver drinks coffee, passengers can sample a whole range of great brews.
Nowhere gets more in the spirit of the area than Ellicottville Brewing Company (28A Monroe Street; 716-699-2537; www.ellicottvillebrewing.com), where a sampler of five four-ounce micro brews ($5) is served on a Brew ski — a real ski.
After checking into a surprisingly stylish and yet inexpensive hotel nearby, it was time to sample the brew pub's line of beers and its unique culinary specialty: snails.
At a preview event at the brewery's Van Nuys tasting room I was able to sample the first brew — a Yorkshire pale ale called the Little Spree.
