Brewery Profile

Rites Brewing

In Bay Shore’s beer scene, a visitor to this taproom finds a small-brewery lineup that moves across familiar categories without treating them as fixed templates. Rites Brewing offers beers rooted in traditional styles, then marks them with specific process choices or ingredients. Roeder is its Franconian Kellerbier, while another part of the roster is a single-hop Hazy IPA built around Yakima Anchovy hops. Coronation of Rye takes a Belgian-style Saison framework and adds malted rye with open air fermentation. The taproom also serves craft-distilled cocktails made with spirits from Better Man distillery in Patchogue, giving non-beer drinkers or mixed groups another option without shifting the brewery away from its main identity.

Travelers making brewery stops on Long Island often look for range: something lower and malt-driven, something hop-forward, a sour option, and a beer suited to colder weather. A stop here fits that pattern through beers such as Garlands, a Berliner Weisse style sour made with local grains and kettle souring, and Food For Thought, a Nitro Dark Mild positioned for cooler weather. The list shows an interest in both regional connection and older beer traditions, but it does not read as a museum of styles. The choices are specific enough to reward visitors who pay attention to fermentation, grain, hop selection, and texture, while still being recognizable to someone ordering by style rather than by technical detail.

For planning, the taproom is the place to confirm the day’s pours, since availability can change and the known roster includes several different styles rather than a single flagship focus. Hours vary throughout the week, with service accommodating visits from midday into the late evening depending on the day, so checking current hours before traveling is sensible. The confirmed drink options are beer and cocktails using Better Man spirits; other amenities such as food service, reservations, events, outdoor seating, or packaged beer availability should be treated as unknown unless the brewery confirms them directly. For visitors building a Bay Shore stop around local drinks, Rites Brewing is best approached as a tasting-room visit centered on draft beer variety, process-driven styles, and a cocktail option tied to a nearby Long Island distillery.

Rites Brewing operates in Bay Shore, New York, offering a selection of beers that explore traditional styles with distinctive brewing techniques. Their roster includes a Franconian Kellerbier called Roeder, a single-hop Hazy IPA featuring the Yakima Anchovy hop, and a Belgian-style Saison named Coronation of Rye, brewed with malted rye and open air fermentation. The brewery also produces Garlands, a Berliner Weisse style sour using local grains and kettle souring, and a Nitro Dark Mild called Food For Thought for cooler weather. In addition to beer, the taproom serves craft-distilled cocktails using spirits from Better Man distillery in Patchogue, NY. Taproom hours vary throughout the week, accommodating visitors from midday to late evening.

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1460 N Clinton Ave unit O, Bay Shore, NY 11706, USA, Bay Shore, New York, 11706

Website: https://www.rites-brewing.com/

Hours: Monday - Thursday: 3pm - 10pm Friday - Saturday: 12pm - 11pm Sunday: 12pm - 7pm