Singlecut Beersmiths: Mastery Knows No Shortcut

Tim & Ray met at a Singlecut Tap Takeover at SD, when she worked for Singlecut.

SingleCut was founded in 2012 by Rich Buceta, who sold his sold his collection of vintage guitars to finance the brewery. It was the first production brewery in Queens since Prohibition.

Beer names are generally musically themed: lyrics, bands, artists, musical instruments.

On Tap:

• Softly Spoken Magic Spells – IIPA – Lyrics from Pink Floyd’s “Breathe.”
• The Pleasure, The Privilege – Helles Lager – Lyrics from The Smiths’ song “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.”

Cans:

• Weird & Gilly – IPA – Refers to Bowie’s bass player & drummer.
• Highway 41 – *taproom only release* we got a special hook-up – Reference to The Allman Brothers’ “Ramblin’ Man.”
• Bright & Hollow Sky – DDH IPA – Lyrics from Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger.”
• Twist Off – Extra Dry Lager – This one isn’t musical; it’s referencing twist off beer caps. ALSO 10% of Singlecut’s proceeds (all sales everywhere) for this beer goes to Sweet Relief, an organization helping out of work musical artists.
• Kim – Sour – Kim Deal, vocalist of the Pixies.
• Jan – White Lager – Jan Akkermann from the Dutch band, Focus, is one of Rich’s favorite guitarists.