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John Liegey and Rich Vandenburgh of Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. at the opening of their Peconic tasting room. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Greenport Harbor Brewing Co. tapped the kegs at its much-anticipated Peconic tasting room and brewery Friday afternoon.
The parking lot might not have been completely paved yet and the bathrooms still need a few finishing touches, but that did not stop a healthy rainy Independence Day turnout. On tap for opening day were the brewery’s Harbor Ale, Black Duck Porter, Summer Ale, Otherside IPA and Citrus IPA.
“We’re pretty blown away,” said co-owner Rich Vandenburgh of the crowd. “I can’t believe I’m finally standing here, drinking a beer.”
Construction on the $4 million brewery at the former Lucas Ford dealership took more than two years.
“It’s been five years since we opened [the Greenport location] and we might have forgotten how much work it is,”
The company’s fifth anniversary party will be held at the Peconic location next Saturday, July 12.
See the photos after the jump.
Caryn Hayes and Bob Ezzard of Mattituck, Tom and Diane Brady of Jamesport. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Mary Balkin of Buffalo, Chris Golon of Oyster Bay, Tom Quinn of Floral Park, Ryan Walsh of Bellmore and Mary Beth Reynolds of Wayne, NJ. (Credit: Vera Chinese)William Becker, Adriana Aracri and Keri Becker. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Julia Bradford and Olivia Bradford of Southold and Doug Bradford of Greenport. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Credit: Vera ChineseKatie Caffery of Southold, Katie Mann of Greenport (the designated driver, obviously) and Kaylie Peters of White Plains. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Jennifer Zajd of Greenport and Rachel Terry of Southold. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Paul Surozenski of Greenport and Eric Wolfe of Southold. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Kathy and Mike Russo of Southold. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Credit: Vera ChineseKelly McCoy of Southold and Tim O’Keefe of Cutchogue. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Matt Flanagan, of Wrentham, Mass., Joan Miller of Peconic, Ward Flanagan of Wrentham, Mass. and Kaitlyn Flanagan of Wrentham, Mass. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Andrew Couden of Falls Church, Virginia, Rachel Martonik of Falls Church, Dan Halligan of Philadelphia and Mike Colona of Chicago. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Credit: Vera ChineseCredit: Vera ChineseCredit: Vera ChineseMaggie Withrom of Trumbull, Conn. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Kara and Tim McMahon. (Credit: Vera Chinese)J.M. Peters of Southold, Daniel-John Erdman of Southold and Chester Conroy of Southold. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Andy and Jill Freedman of Mattituck. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Matt, Jessica and Helen of Remsenburg. (Credit: Vera Chinese)Deanna Paquette and Russ Marshalek of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Mr. Frito Burrito (center). (Credit: Vera Chinese)Beth Castronova of Garden City and Wayne Sailor of Mattituck. Special thanks to Wayne for retrieving my car in the pouring rain. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014.
Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News.
She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later.
She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007.
She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.
