Posts Tagged: New York
New York: Saranac IPA, Matts Brewing, Utica
Posted by on Monday, March 28, 2005 in - 14 comments
I was asked the other day what I thought of Saranac beer by the Matt Brewing Company of Utica New York, a small regional or big micro which has survived a number of cats lives. When I pop over the river and go shopping in the USA, I am stunned that shopkeepers know nothing of Middle Ages brewing …
New York's Oldest Bars
Posted by on Saturday, March 12, 2005 in - leave a comment
I am a huge fan of the not blog Forgotten New York and its regular and comprehensive investigations of some aspect or another of New York's architectural heritage. This week we have a study on some of the oldest bars in New York City.
New York: 46'er Pale Ale, Lake Placid Craft Brewing, Plattsburg
Posted by on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in - 1 comment
I bought at six of this beer in Hannaford's grocery store in Watertown, New York for $7.99. Customsman let it go. Declared but he no cared. • It would be sweeter for that bonus but could it be? I really like this brew. Medium body. Lots of green hops almost to the point there is a green pea … read more »
The Blue Tusk, Syracuse, New York
Posted by on Sunday, March 6, 2005 in - leave a comment
The last of what Lew Bryson has called "the triumvirate" of Syracuse's temples to ale, the Blue Tusk, was my favorite for the mood of the day. Much Middle Ages on tap as well as Stone and Victory and even Blue Lite for who knows why. Loud and chatty, we walked in and immediately got into a two and …
New York: Awful Al's Whiskey and Cigar Bar, Syracuse
Posted by on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 in - leave a comment
Never was a beer from Stone so appropriate... • We only stopped in Awful Al's briefly when walking between Clark's and the Blue Tusk. Two reasons. I was told to stop taking photos and it is a reminder of how great the anti-smoking laws are for the consumption of fine beers. It is, however, the …
Clark's Ale House, Syracuse, New York
Posted by on Sunday, February 27, 2005 in - leave a comment
Click above for bigger beauty • I came away from a visit to Clark's Ale House knowing I should visit it again in a different circumstance. In the middle of a semi-sub-roaring tour of the town with friends, the quiet of Clark's was a little disconcerting and, given a wrong moment, felt like …
New York: Variety 12- Pack, Cooperstown Brewing, Milford
Posted by on Saturday, October 30, 2004 in - 10 comments
Another big buy from my trip a few weeks ago to the Party Source in Syracuse, NY. The case of this happy vista upon cracking the cardboard. Cooperstown Brewing is not actually in Cooperstown but is a proud cornerstone of the Milford, New York business community. • Like the Smuttynose case review …
New York: Oktoberfest, Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn
Posted by on Thursday, October 28, 2004 in - leave a comment
A dedicated stand alone lager review. I am pretty much an ale man and most lagers I try are the last two or three bottles in one of those handy US variety 12-packs. Now that the Red Sox have won, however, I can once again let the new New Yorkness of my inner me come out and tell the world, I like …
Lew Bryson on Beer
Posted by on Monday, October 25, 2004 in - 6 comments
I like the books of Lew Bryson and have relied on them during a few family trips we have taken into the States this year. Before you call the Chidren's Aid, one thing Lew does in his guides which make them valuable from the get go is his focus on the practical so the entry in New York Breweries … read more »
New York: Post Road Pumpkin Ale, Brooklyn Brewery
Posted by on Thursday, October 21, 2004 in - 1 comment
Now that the Yankees are out of the playoffs, I can admit again to my enjoyment of things New York...more upstate than anything but, as the City and upstate have a mutually vestigal relationship, there is much of the City to be found upstate. One great thing is the New York Times, another is the …
