Here is a snapshot of what East Coast breweries are saying about Hurricane Sandy. If we lose power here and things go quiet for a few hours, head over to @BeerPulse on Twitter.
Dogfish Head closed down its Rehoboth Beach brewpub in Delaware.
🙁 Closed til further notice. Stay safe, everyone! #sandyde #sandy pic.twitter.com/SFSRNX3J
— Dogfish Head Brewery (@dogfishbeer) October 28, 2012
Up on the northeastern shore of New Jersey, Carton Brewing reported on Facebook that it had moved supplies to “higher ground” where possible and was evacuated on Sunday.
Cape May Brewing, on the southeastern tip of New Jersey, is inexplicably open today. Here is a photo of Cape May as of this morning.
Sixpoint posted a photo this morning showing what the Red Hook section of Brooklyn looked like:
Gettin' slammed with the first wave of winds right now, if this is a warmup, gonna have to pull a Snake Plissken on this MF'er
— Sixpoint (@sixpoint) October 29, 2012
Red Hook, Brooklyn as of 6:48 a.m. this morning. This is actually a photo of the Beard St. piers, which looks… http://t.co/dBRt5T9e
— Sixpoint (@sixpoint) October 29, 2012
Meanwhile, the normally active social media accounts for The Brooklyn Brewery have gone silent.
On Long Island, Blue Point Brewing’s taproom is closed for the day and they’re worried about brewhouse flooding.
Nearby, Southampton Publick House said on Sunday that it would stay open as long as it had power.
Tröegs Brewing shut down for business on Monday:
@troegsbeer Due to the impending storm, Troegs Brewery will be closed on Mon 10/29. More details on Facebook page and http://t.co/w1N49AQD.
— Tröegs Brewing (@TroegsBeer) October 29, 2012
Iron Hill Brewery also closed down all of its restaurant locations:
All Iron Hill locations will be closed today, 10/29/12, due to Hurricane Sandy. Stay dry and safe everyone!
— Iron Hill Brewery (@IronHillBrewery) October 29, 2012