Moustache Brewing Co: The Face (and Facial Hair) of Craft Brewing, Dan s Papers

C raft breweries are springing up on the East End practically every day. Riverhead’s Moustache Brewing Company, however, has a unique claim to fame: it’s owned and operated solely by one beer-loving couple. Matthew Spitz—who sports the brewery’s namesake, a colossal, curled handlebar mustache—and his wife and business partner, Lauri, have been brewing their own beer for nearly 10 years, but it was only this past April that they opened their tasting room and brought their work to a wider audience. A large section of the hop-scented building is devoted to brewing itself. The tasting room is intimate and friendly, with an indoor patio area which can be opened up to the outside on sunny days or...