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Joshua M. Bernstein, Gourmet.com's beer columnist, has written about brews, bars and booze for New York Magazine, Time Out New York, ForbesTraveler.com and The New York Times.

Until a couple of weeks ago, if you wanted to pound a pint of Captain Lawrence's Captain's Reserve imperial IPA, you either had to pay a visit to the Pleasantville, N.Y., brewery or pray to a boozy deity that your local saloon was serving the ludicrously aromatic elixir.

Your prayers have been answered. The medal-winning Captain's Reserve has ditched its draft-only status, and the brewery's brand-new bottling line has begun humming. However, the Captain's not capped in the usual 12- or 22-ounce glass carafes, but instead the squat pint.