“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…
The Hoppy Half-Pint
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…
Last month, I did a travel post on our quick trip to Portland, and the train ride south, to Klamath Falls. We only spent the…
Situated at the intersection of Brockport’s Main Street and the Erie Canal, Stoneyard Brewing Company boasts an upstairs bar & grill, and a downstairs taproom.…
“Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines. ”…