Posts Tagged: Beer Stores and Beer Shopping
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 …
The Canadian Christmas Dipsomaniacs' Shopping Guide
Posted by on Saturday, November 13, 2010 in - 4 comments
I have always sorta thought booze does not make for much of a Christmas gift. Don't get me wrong. I like to hand them around with the support of any Christmas excuses going but are they really the gift or part of the event, the gathering itself? It's the latter for me. That being said, consider …
After My Lunch With The Guy Hauling The Kegs
Posted by on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 in - 2 comments
[This blog post has become a bit of performance art because of Andy's comment. Having edited again, I find my point of view oddly Jacksonian. So, please response either as to form or substance (or both... or neither) as you deem appropriate. Note: post-comments underlined and even the monkey head …
CJ's And Big M: Beer Shopping in Potsdam, New York
Posted by on Friday, October 29, 2010 in - 5 comments
The shore road running southeast along the St. Lawrence between Ogdensburg and Alexandria Bay New York is a pretty quiet time on a Friday evening in mid-autumn. Bottles clinked in the back. They and I were unaware that we were minutes from a duty free customs wave through. Joy. Bliss. Forty bucks …
Nova Scotia: Revisiting Garrison's Imperial IPA
Posted by on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 in - 2 comments
I reviewed this beer already, just sixteen months ago. Why mention it again? Because Cass Enright, as part of his examination of the weird system of beer in Ontario called "Free Our Beer" has imported it into the province. Yee-umm. • See, the FOB project is sort of like a business meets …
Back From The Road And Did I Really Learn Anything?
Posted by on Sunday, August 29, 2010 in - leave a comment
I don't know if you can draw conclusions from a trip just a couple of hours and laundry loads after hitting the driveway. Especially when you haven't even pulled out the digital camera to pretty up the post or to see if there are are any ideas in the images. So far these come to what I might still …
What Beer Goes With Non-Stop Rain?
Posted by on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in - 6 comments
There are summer beers for cooling you off in the sunshine. There are Octoberfest beers. There are imperial stouts for sipping as the winter weather howls beyond the doors. But what beer to have when the holiday is awash with rain? • I had a Mayflower porter last night which made a reasonable …
Massachusetts: Kappy's Liquors, East Falmouth
Posted by on Monday, August 23, 2010 in - 2 comments
Not a full report yet but stopped at Kappy's in East Falmouth, Cape Cod yesterday to have a look. It gets good word of mouth on the review websites like RateBeer and certain deserves the attention. I had to ask at a grocery store about the rules for beer buying in Massachusetts. Unlike New York …
