Following the unfolding story in The Angler.

Read The American Idler.

Consult Donavan's beer guide.

Or, buy one of Donavan's books.

what's new...

The Anlger #5 (31 December 2011) The golden years: Rich and Donavan go to the Tap & Barrel in Smithtown. Real craft beer bars. What is small? Independent? Traditional? How to curate a craft beer tap selection. Niall's in Midtown. Black Irish. Long Ireland Brewing Company. Winter Ale and stuck mashes. Year end reflections. New Year's resolutions. Adventures to come.

I've started collecting my notes and posts from the last three years into one place, a new guide called "How to Start a Nanobrewery." If you've ever wondered what you needed to do to open your own legal commercial brewery in your own garage, this is the guide for you.

coming soon!!!

Tap & Barrel adventures.

just published: a year in beer

In this companion volume to the Long Island Beer Guide, Donavan Hall gives the full story of his first year as a professional beer writer. It's available now in a Kindle edition.