Westchester County question

Captain Lawrence Brewing is the first thing that jumps to mind. They have an awesome, IMO, series of barrel aged "sour" beers. They update their beermenus page on a regular basis so you would have a good sense of what to request she bring back.

 

There's lots going on in Rockland across the bridge. There's a recent thread about options near (District 96 Brewery) that goes thorugh them.

 

@jaysker95
There's no need to go to NYC. Westchester is a big area though, so knowing where she will be staying will be a big help. Personally, I'd recommend stores over breweries, but that all depends on what you want. The Decicco & Sons supermarkets are a perfect destination, but some stores are better than others. There's a good one in Larchmont, so that should be easy for her. The difficult thing would be steering her to something you'd like without you actually in the store with her, but the staff at a good Deciccos would provide her with help. Very close to Larchmont is Half Time - which I would absolutely recommend if you were there, but I would pick Deciccos over it for your sister. Half Time is like a beer super store. It has bigger problems with old inventory than the nearby Deciccos. It might be a good choice for you/her though since you can buy anything there as a single.

 

I haven't been to Half Time in a bit but DeCicco's selection is top notch. Half Time is a much bigger store but if you're looking for fresh IPAs DeCicco's will do you right. Should be lots of fresh Interboro, Industrial Arts, some KCBC and others, along with some VT beers. Easy to spend way too much money "grocery shopping." They should have a fair amount of single cans too though expect to pay another $1 or so per can for breaking the 4-pack.

Another poster mentioned Captain Lawrence, good sours will always be there, they've been canning more (NE style) IPAs though you'd want to check on availability. Typically the most recent one or two would be at DeCicco's for what it's worth so if only one stop is being made, I'd send her there.

 

Tough to say. Eye of the beholder. I've only been to the Larchmont Deciccos a few times, and I probably haven't been to either in about a year - but I'd still consider either one a must if she's in Larchmont and wants to bring you back beer. Ardsley, Brewster, and Armonk also have good Deciccos. You can check their facebook pages for new releases. Crowler/growler lists are available on beermenus and the Half Time website.

Larchmont Deciccos is good if you want: a less overwhelming but well curated selection, helpful staff (although possibly located at the bar upstairs rather than near the beer in the coolers), refrigerated beer, crowlers to go.

Half Time is good if you want: singles from any sixpack (Deciccos will have some singles), hard to find imports.

I agree with @MrSimcoe 's post above. Keep in mind that it's "Captain Lawrence" and I'm only pointing that out because if she tries to pick up "Captain's Daughter" she'll be buying an entirely different beer. Deciccos usually stocks some Captain Lawrence sour beers, although the brewery might have a bigger selection (but Deciccos will obviously have plenty of choices from many other breweries).

I'm recommending the Deciccos because I would think that it's probably the easiest for her and she'll probably be able to get you something you'd appreciate.

 

For Other Half and LIC in Westchester, you’re pretty much going to need to stick to crowlers/growlers. You can use beermenus to see what’s at various locations. Beer Noggin is a small store that caters to geeks that also does growlers (and sells plenty of single cans). Deciccos is good if crowlers are the better transportation option over growlers. Deciccos will typically have 16oz can singles from places like Finback, Gun Hill, Singlecut, Threes, Barrier, (and Grimm if you’re lucky).

 

One of the owners of Beer Noggin here.

Your sister will be in good hands down in lower Westchester. The scene is quite robust now and she will definitely find some great beers on the shelf anywhere. Obviously, I would recommend coming to Beer Noggin. We are a small bottle shop & taproom so our selection is super lean and super fresh.

Feel free to shoot me a message on here when your sister is in town and I can go over our selection.

Cheers!

-B