Posts Tagged: New York
So Is This The Brewery Hell Bent On Raising Prices?
Posted by on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in - 11 comments
Some startling statements in this report on a presentation by Simon Thorpe, the president of Duvel USA/Ommegang from May 2 reported in this article published just yesterday: • “We are revenue and margin driven, which means high pricing and margins at the expense of volume... We think that the …
North Country Public Radio On NY State Hops
Posted by on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in - 10 comments
Before there was a beer nerd in me there was a radio nerd. When we moved to these borderlands at the east end of the Great Lakes, I immediately searched the dial for US public radio stations and, finding three, struck a bargain with NCPR that if they continue to make great local radio I will …
The New York Times Considers A Beer Can's Value
Posted by on Saturday, February 9, 2013 in - 1 comment
Rather good of The New York Times to take on the question of "what New York City beer can is considered the most valuable as a collectible?" in today's paper. Results included: • Liebmann’s Beer, a flat-top can from the 1930s from Liebmann Breweries in Brooklyn, the brewer of Rheingold Beer. A …
Albany Ale: In 1670 The Best Ale Was Wheat Ale
Posted by on Sunday, February 3, 2013 in - 7 comments
You ever wonder why the reference you find after two and a half years took two and a half years to find? Look at this: • Their best Liquors are Fiall, Passado, and Madera Wines, the former are sweetish, the latter a palish Claret, very spritely and generous, two shillings a Bottle; their best … read more »
Albany Ale: When Did Dutch Hop Importation Begin?
Posted by on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in - 5 comments
Last November, I suggested that one intention of the settlement of the Hudson Valley of New York in the first half of the 1600s was to set up an agricultural colony that might supply other colonial efforts with particular products. One of the books I have obtained as part of this idle bit of slow …
New York: Gordon Biersch, Destiny USA, CNY
Posted by on Sunday, December 9, 2012 in - 7 comments
I would love to tell you how the beer was at the Gordon Biersch at the mega mall... or is it small city... known as Destiny USA in Syracuse, NY. Because it opens tomorrow apparently. And I was down there today. Squinting through a window I think I learned that beers are four bucks a pint which is …
Not Beer: Cherry Tree Hard Cider, Original Sin
Posted by on Monday, November 26, 2012 in - 1 comment
Still sick. When you are sick you can skip taking your own photo when blogging about something. I found this NY state product over at Bear World in Watertown, NY a month or so ago. There's a definite move towards plenty of hard ciders if their shelves are anything to go by. Seeing as they serve a …
NYC Not Yet Dividing Good Beer From Soda Or Booze
Posted by on Sunday, November 18, 2012 in - 6 comments
While I am not a member of the anti-neo-prohibitionist movement¹ it is always interesting to consider where drinks, law and health intersect. And interesting it is to compare the approach New York City is taking with sugary soft drinks compared to the harder stuff. • In September, New York City …
New Yorkers Stocking Up For Hurricane Sandy
Posted by on Sunday, October 28, 2012 in - 1 comment
When I lived out east in Atlantic Canada, I lived through my fair share of hurricanes which veered too far north for my good. I recall during one wandering around from bar to bar with pals enjoying getting soaked in the warm tropical rain... until half a Halifax building's roof went rolling down …
Albany Ale: Did 1600s Dutch Brewing Culture Travel, Too?
Posted by on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in - 17 comments
One of the things that Craig has been working on is an unleashing of some dynamite information about the state of brewing in 1600s Albany. One of the things I was wondering as we've been emailing back and forth has been whether the Dutch colony at what became Albany operated like other early …
