Posts Tagged: Regional Scenes
New York: JW Dundees APA, High Falls, Rochester
Posted by on Friday, July 8, 2005 in - leave a comment
I have had this bottle at the back of the fridge for a while. And I know the photo is not as sharp as it might be. But I like it. And I like this beer. This is the upgrade from High Falls Brewing of Rochester, (land of the garbage plate) the brewers for decades (or rather successors of brewers) of …
Finger Lakes Beverage Center, Ithaca, New York
Posted by on Monday, July 4, 2005 in - 9 comments
You know when they say someone or something • is truly beautiful on the inside once you get to know? • OK, I have been a little quiet around here as of late but that is because I have been on special assignmentTM and this last special assignmentTM took us to Ithaca, New York about 3 hours due …
A Norwegian Travels South-west
Posted by on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 in - leave a comment
I was in London last week, which is pleasant during all seasons, but this has been the hottest July for 30 years, so there is an extra need to refill the body's liquid reserves. • I first visited the splendid Pitfield Beer Shop, which sells both a number of bottle conditioned ales from its own …
Albeerta?
Posted by on Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in - 6 comments
Although Calgary is home to the world's largest malting company, Canada Malting, makers of masses of the main ingredient in ales and lagers, it has taken a long time for beer to get some respect in Alberta. Like other areas of Canada 15 to 20 years ago, a very limited selection of beer existed …
New York State "Beer Trail"?
Posted by on Monday, June 20, 2005 in - 5 comments
The New York State Legislature is currently considering legislation that would create a New York State Beer Trail. • “"Such a rich history of the brewing industry is here and we ought to be exploiting that if we can," said Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, whose district was the home of original …
Caskival, Vancouver, BC
Posted by on Monday, June 20, 2005 in - 2 comments
I have never been to one of these things, the CAMRA-esque bung-poppers but if you are in the Vancouver Area in early August it might be worth a visit: • “British Columbia is bursting at the seams with great locally-made beer, and • we would like to invite beer fans to explore the newest & best …
Retro Beers
Posted by on Sunday, June 19, 2005 in - 4 comments
Interesting to see reports on a back to the basics trend in beer buying by young-uns in the US: • “Among the recent bright spots was the quirky story of Pabst, which caught on early this decade with young hipsters in Portland, Ore., and its popularity spread out. Without initial prompting, "PBR" …
China Blues
Posted by on Thursday, June 16, 2005 in - 1 comment
In case there were any readers wondering why Charles, Joe and I have not been often posting on the wonderful brews of China, I have had to come to terms with a few things about life in China and, while, as well as AsiaPundit, I • maintain a personal blog and contribute to the Good Beer • Blog …
A Norwegian Travels South
Posted by on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 in - 1 comment
Travelling through Europe as a yo-yo for a few weeks, and I must tell you it is much more business than pleasure. But I am accumulating some interesting beers to try out during the summer - I'll just have to find somewhere to store them. First stop was Paris, where I had a very nice bottle of …
Tough Crowd
Posted by on Saturday, May 28, 2005 in - leave a comment
India is a tough place to have a beer apparently: • “ Don't stare at anybody at a pub, even if you just mean to admire his shirt or her hair. Staring is not taken well inside a pub and has often been the cause of brawls. Pub regulars feel drinkers are getting more belligerent these days, summer …
