“Only the Devil and I know the whereabouts of my treasure, and the one of us who lives the longest should take it all.” –Edward…
Posts published in “Breweries”
“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed – Then I look into the glass and think about the…
Well me hearties, it’s been an unusually long interval since my last post, for which I’m half apologetic. Not entirely so, because sometimes a person…
Craft: “1. a trade or occupation requiring manual skill. 2. skill; dexterity.” – Random House Webster’s Dictionary “Craft”—and I use the term loosely—breweries are proliferating,…
“True Fermentation few workers understand, That secret therefore I will expound to you… For like as flour of wheat made into a paste, Requires ferment,…
In a beer scene as young as Rochester’s, to say that a brewery produces clean beers without any obvious defects is a compliment. True, that…
It’s Halloween, which in the U.S. is pretty much an excuse to eat candy, wear costumes, scare ourselves silly, and unabashedly celebrate pumpkins. And this…
“We may be entering a new phase of history, a time when we begin to rediscover . . . the traditional teaching that power must…
“Nothing ever tasted better than a cold beer on a beautiful afternoon with nothing to look forward to than more of the same.” — Hugh…
This here is a guest post by the enviably well-traveled Doug Brainard, long-time homebrewer and UNYHA (Upstate New York Homebrewers Association) member. Earlier in the year, he contributed How Long Would you Wait for a Pint?, on his award-winning framboise lambics. Rare and delicious, Doug’s lambics are a real treat for those lucky enough to taste them. Today, Doug’s not talking about his own brews; he’s back with a travel article and tasting notes from what might be the world’s smallest pub.
