Tag Archive 'Strand Smokehouse'

I’m super stoked to finally see this piece in print.  After living in Astoria for over a decade, it was nothing short of an honor to get to dig deeper into my borough, and attempt to shine a spotlight on the bar owners and brewers who carry the beer torch. Big thanks to Alia Akkam […]

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Saturday Night at the Smokehouse

Kelso Industrial IPA and Barrier Rembrandt Porter at Strand Smokehouse. Come at me, Saturday night.

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After months of curious gawkers cruising the windows and hypothesizing on the local blogs as to what exactly this massive project would bloom into, the Strand Smokehouse opened on Broadway in Astoria this weekend. In a former Blockbuster space that really shouldn’t have surprised anyone when it went out of business last year (although I […]

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