Posts Tagged: New York
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 …
New York: Scythe & Sickle, Brewery Ommegang
Posted by on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in - 2 comments
A harvest ale. An ale with not only four malts but four separate grain species: barley, wheat, oats and rye. And, unlike collaboration beers, you can actually pick out the characteristics each of these partners brings to the beer. There is the spice note of rye in the finish, the grassy tang of … read more »
Sharing Beer On A Quick Trip To Central New York
Posted by on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in - 6 comments
Nothing convinces me more that my decision never to go beyond the playboy gentleman amateur beery lifestyle that I have achieved through beer blogging than spending too much time on the road convinces. That is, by the way, what was said at the beer writers panel at Beau's Oktoberfest - beer …
New York: Craft Beer Brands Caught In BigCo Sale
Posted by on Thursday, September 6, 2012 in - 5 comments
While not MegaCo, the proposed sale of one NNY BigCo has a few familiar brands asking new questions about their futures: • The beer company could be worth around $400 million, one of the sources said. KPS has hired investment bank UBS to advise on the sale, according to that source. NAB's other …
New York: Brown and Liquid Gold, Captain Lawrence
Posted by on Sunday, July 29, 2012 in - leave a comment
You will recall that I have family in southern upstate New York and that one member of the family, Mike Malone, is a writer who has turned his mind to the beers of Captain Lawrence. Well, despite the rotten map, you will see that we have made the trip and spent a happy evening watching cousins …
