“Whenever the devil harasses you, seek the company of men or drink more, or joke and talk nonsense, or do some other merry thing. Sometimes…
The Hoppy Half-Pint
“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…
By Meagan Wilson and Ben Wilson Photos by Ben Wilson If you’ve found your way here, I’ll assume that you’re at least mildly interested in…
“…asked me what I wanted. “Ballantine Ale,” I said…a very mystic long shot, unknown between Newark and San Francisco. He served it up, ice-cold. I…
“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…
“Forty-two!” yelled Loonquawl. “Is that all you’ve got to show for seven and a half million years’ work?” “I checked it very thoroughly,” said the…