Posts Tagged: New York
Lake Placid Craft Brewing Sold
Posted by on Wednesday, August 30, 2006 in - 3 comments
Hey, seems I am not the only Canada who loves upstate New York craft brewing. One of my favorites has been bought up: • “ Montreal's ICBS Ltd. said Wednesday it is buying New York`s Lake Placid Craft Brewing Co. The 10-year-old Lake Placid Craft Brewing Co. has created a market demand for their …
New York Beer Trail A Reality
Posted by on Thursday, August 24, 2006 in - 1 comment
Last year Julia from western New York posted about the idea of a beer trail from the state just like those wine trails from maker to maker that has help many learn about the great products from all around a given region. Now, the beer trail is about to move from idea to reality: • “New York is …
New York: Porkslap Pale Ale, Butternuts, Garrattsville
Posted by on Monday, July 31, 2006 in - 11 comments
...piggies...everywhere with the piggies... • Alan wrote glowingly about the Heinnieweisse from the new Butternuts brewery near Cooperstown New York last month so I was happy when finally I found their other brew, Porkslap, at Finger Lakes Beverage in Ithaca. There has been discussion here at …
New York Ditches Blue Laws
Posted by on Saturday, July 29, 2006 in - 4 comments
I have no idea why the laws were called the blue laws but they are history: • “You can now buy beer at breakfast time on Sundays, as New York says bye-bye to the blue laws. Gov. George Pataki signed into law Thursday a bill allowing beer sales to start at 8 a.m., superseding the former start … read more »
Drinking Like a Monk on Long Island
Posted by on Friday, June 30, 2006 in - 1 comment
Well, Long Island's beer reporter has been tasting plenty of beer, but my focus over the last week has been Trappist or Abbey-style ales and outside of Southampton Publick House there are few examples brewed on the Island. DJ Swanson of John Havard's Brew House in Lake Grove has a Triple in the …
Southampton Double White
Posted by on Friday, June 16, 2006 in - leave a comment
A new batch of Double White from Southampton Publick House is coming out now in the Atlantic states. This is one of the standard beers in the "XXII Reserve" series---beers that are bottled in 22 ounce bottles. The press release I received prompted me to inspect my cellar and sure enough I did have …
New York's First Beer Sommelier
Posted by on Sunday, May 28, 2006 in - 9 comments
A short but interesting article in today's New York Times on a newish restaurant, Cafe D'Alsace, with a serious interest in beer: • “"We don't aim towards pub people," he said. "We're about the beer geeks, people who want to try a new experience."” • This review says there are 118 beers there …
The <i>NYT</i> on McSorley's Old Ale House
Posted by on Sunday, May 21, 2006 in - leave a comment
The New York Times ran a great article today on McSorley's Old Ale House in that good city that has run for 152 years and a group of friends who meet there there: • “ON a chilly Friday night, outlined against a blue-gray cloud of cigarette smoke in front of McSorley's Old Ale House, the Five …
Update: Party Source, Syracuse, NY
Posted by on Monday, May 15, 2006 in - leave a comment
I have written about Party Source in the east end of Syracuse before, last time noting that I thought the shelves were a bit thin. Well, I am happy to say that when I popped in this evening I was very pleased. While the soda pop section is now cleared out, there was lots of excellent stock in the …
Big Hop Bombs: Un*Earthly, Southern Tier, New York, USA
Posted by on Saturday, May 6, 2006 in - 13 comments
Can these guys make a bad beer? • This ale pours a light tan foam and rim over bright cherry-amber ale. You pick up heat from the first whiff. Check the bottle. Yikes 11%. I thought it was a Double IPA - but no...it's an Imperial IPA. Good thing the Mets and Braves went to 14 innings. Another …
