Posts Tagged: Beer Stores and Beer Shopping
Great Beer Shop News From Zak Avery In Leeds
Posted by on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in - 1 comment
I have a huge soft spot for the good people who put great selections of beer at good prices on their store's shelves. For me, retail is my main route to good beer - not the pub and not the brewery. So, it was glum news we heard from Zak in Leeds a few weeks ago telling us his shop had apparently …
What The Heck! I'm Posting This Craft Beer Video, Too.
Posted by on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in - 1 comment
Just in case you do not read Lew or Troy (which is inexplicable if you are reading this blog) I, too, post this for your consideration: • That is the two-term Premier of the Province of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty. He's released this video statement along with a number of proposals on how our … read more »
Haiku On Being In A North Syracuse Motel In February
Posted by on Saturday, February 19, 2011 in - 18 comments
It doesn't take much to excite a Canadian. A roadside chain hotel in central New York with a pool to placate the kids. A grocery store with a great selection of beer and many other things at great prices. I am moved to haiku. • Grocery store beer • Bests Our Government Store's shelves …
Does The Stash Need Short Or Long Term Balance?
Posted by on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in - 4 comments
Let's be honest. The stash is an extension of one's own day dreams and we know that such dreams can vary. Sure, there are the questions of reasonable budget and reasonable storage but there is the need to have balance. At this point in the winter, for example, I am a little light on hop bomb IPAs …
Considering The Delights Of The Growler
Posted by on Friday, January 14, 2011 in - 7 comments
I got the news on Facebook: • Growlers are ordered, kegs are coming in, 3 tap system is almost finished. Should be filling 32 and 64 oz growlers by next week. A few of our first drafts will be Dogfish Chicory Stout, Grimbergen Double, and Great Divide Fresh Hop. • That is the news from the Big …
Beer Shop: Beers Of The World, Henrietta, New York
Posted by on Sunday, January 9, 2011 in - 6 comments
A long drive into western and central and then northern New York saw me complete the loop of Lake Ontario over the weekend. We had a memorial service to attend and as I had done the 401 the weekend before, I was not eager to see the Big Apple four times in eight days. So, it was Lockport …
Galeville Grocery Shuts After 84... or 156 Years
Posted by on Thursday, December 30, 2010 in - 2 comments
My math is pretty bad but not as bad as the news out of Liverpool in central New York near Syracuse that the Galeville Grocery has shut after being a grocery store since 1926 and a building since 1854. Reader Jack forwarded me last Friday's news in an email earlier this week: • Even into this …
A Day In Watertown NY And Another Beery Big M
Posted by on Friday, December 17, 2010 in - 3 comments
Remember that Big M Mart in Potsdam New York that I helped stock better beer? Well, that is over in St. Lawrence County, down stream from us here in central Easlakia near where the big lake meets the big river. Click on the map. It will make more sense. Other near neighbours have good supply, too …
Ontario: My Peeps Seek The Land Of Beer Liberty
Posted by on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in - 8 comments
Note: I did not write "lib-beer-ty" because I have standards. Nevertheless, good to see that so many of my brothers and sisters are crossing the border like me to exercise their right to a reasonable personal retail relationship with craft beer: • Two Saturdays ago, Troy Burtch settled into a …
A Trip To Northern New York And All I See Is Beer
Posted by on Saturday, November 27, 2010 in - 4 comments
A eleven hour Christmas shopping trip in northern New York has left the stash enhanced and found me a new favorite cafe. The Blackbird Cafe on the main drag of Canton, New York was a real treat after a drive east north east with the family, aiming to hit a few favorite stores, drive some great …
