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…
Posts published in “Travel”
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,…
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…
“Each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him. Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and as often as he…
“Death: “THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT.” Albert: “Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.” – Terry…
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.
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…
“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…