1st of August, 2015 We caught up to Christopher Bates—restaurateur, chef, Master Sommelier and vintner–at his Dundee New York establishment, FLX Wienery. It was a…
Posts published by “Meagan Wilson”
Pacific Northwest-raised travel and craft beverage writer. Exploring the intersections where craft beverages, food, and culture meet. Will travel for beer.
“We can’t stop here, this is bat country!” –Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas We arrived at what was allegedly “the best…
If you haven’t eaten at the American Burger Bar & Beer Boutique yet, you should. Combination foodie haven and bottle shop, the place (3208 Latta…
“The light music of whiskey falling into a glass—an agreeable interlude.” – James Joyce Is there anything more Irish than whiskey? Oh, fine, other than…
Last month I had the rare opportunity to help with a commercial brew. Doug Brainard—whose outstanding framboise lambic occasioned a three-article series earlier this year—engineered…
“The fact is new and seems strange to many that there should be in the northeastern part of New York a wilderness almost unbroken and…
“What are these towers of silver?” “They are lights to guide us in the land of shadow, were all other lights may fail, pale reflections…
This Independence Day weekend, it seems appropriate to feature a brewery that is as American as entrepreneurship and the Transcontinental Railroad, and as down-to-earth as…
“…I’ve always considered writing the most hateful kind of work…Nothing is fun when you have to do it—over & over, again & again—or else…
It’s been a busy week for craft beer lovers in Western/Northern/Upstate New York. This year’s Rochester Real Beer Week is still going strong with, according…