About a week ago I went with a friend to nearby Sing Sing Kill Brewery. Although it’s been open for a while this was the first time that I’d been there.

First a word about the name for those who might not be familiar with the area. The brewery is located in the town of Ossining, New York. The name “Sing Sing” was derived from the Sintsink Indian tribe from whom the land was purchased in 1685. The Sint Sinck are members of the Wappinger Confederacy, who inhabited the land east of Hudson River between what is now Tarrytown and Croton. Until 1901, the town was known as Sing Sing. It changed its name to avoid the stigma of association with Sing Sing Correctional Facility, which is still Ossining’s largest employer.

Until my British compatriots arrived in 1664 the Dutch had a large colony called New Netherland. It was located on what is now the East Coast of the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to southwestern Cape Cod, while the more limited settled areas are now part of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut, with small outposts in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Consequently you’ll find many of the local place names are derived from Dutch. In this case ‘Kill’ is from the Dutch word for a body of water, most commonly a creek, but also a tidal inlet, river, strait, or arm of the sea.

So the name means the brewery near the creek in Ossining. While it’s not right on the creek it is quite close.

The brewery describes on its website as follows:

At Sing Sing Kill Brewery, we utilize the freshest local NY ingredients to craft beer that is representative of our area, our diversity, our commitment to sustainability, and to be a catalyst for our local economy by providing a gathering space to enjoy our offerings that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The beers were certainly good, but if you’re thinking of going there to eat I wouldn’t – unless you like hot dogs, which is about all they had.

I enjoyed the beers and the place has a nice ambiance and I would certainly go back.

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II