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syracuse_swedishhillint
Oh there was way too much wine fun to put into one post. I’m also trying to mention wine as little as possible, which has been working out quite well so far. Onward to the rest of the day! This is what the Lakes Region looks like. Yeah, it’s mostly […]

‘CuseQuest Part 5: MORE Wine

 in Drink / New York  tagged beer / Buttonwood Grove Winery / Cobblestone Farm Winery and Vineyard / Finger Lakes Region / Goose Watch Winery / Knapp Winery & Vineyard / lady friend / Swedish Hill Winery / vineyard / Wegmans / wine / winery / zero by
syracuse_empireboard
Whew. Way too much in the last post to try to squeeze in Empire, which deserves a little space. Empire Brewing Company is down on Walton Street in Armory Square, a historical part of downtown Syracuse. The armory (now the Museum of Science and Technology, or M.O.S.T.) was built in […]

‘CuseQuest! Part 3: Beer Day Cont’d – EMPIRE

 in Drink / New York  tagged amber ale / Armory Square / beer / brewpub / brown / cream ale / Empire Brewing Company / fruit beer / Genesee Brewing Company / Genny / IPA / light / stout / summer / syracuse / white ale by
syracuse_suhal
Labor Day Weekend. A chance to get away from New England for a bit and continue the drinking adventures a bit farther from home. Due to the Lady Friend’s small cache of available vacation time, we decided to take advantage of Monday’s holiday and skedaddle. But where to? Syracuse! Tha […]

‘CuseQuest! Part 1: The Arrival, Faegan’s, Chuck’s

 in Drink / New York  tagged beer / Chuck's / Faegan's / lady friend / Marshall Street / pitcher / SU / syracuse / Syracuse University / Yeungling by
bluehillskegs
Ok. So I’ll admit that the cocktail end of these ramblings have turned mostly beer-centric with many brewery/ brewpub tours n’ tastings. But I’m running this show, and beer is tasty, so here’s another brewery tour. Another glittering brewery frontage. Blue Hills Brewery is located in Canton, MA near the […]

There’s a Brewery in Them Thar Blue Hills

 in Boston / Drink  tagged beer / black ale / Blue Hills Brewery / brewery / farmer-brewer license / fruit beer / Imperial IPA / IPA / lady friend / wheat by
braysint03
This is Part Seven of an ongoing series chronicling the Maine Beercation of late July, 2011. To start at Part One, click here. Ow. Following a day of tours and tastings including Gritty McDuff’s, Allagash, The Maine Beer Company, the Great Lost Bear, Sebago Brewpub, and Novare Res, I awoke […]

Upta Potlind, Paht 7: Bray’s Brew Pub

 in Drink / Maine  tagged beer / Blacksmith Winery / Bray's Brew Pub / brewpub / brown / Casey Sage / fruit beer / lady friend / pale ale / red ale / wheat by
justbeerglassrev
So, I’m not sure how many people noticed it, but Boston.com ran an alarming article last week (Aug 4, 2011) titled “Rule change alarms small brewers.” The article discussed the farmer-brewer licensing rule in Massachusetts. Basically, this rule allows smaller, startup breweries to be licensed as a farmer-brewery collaboration, which […]

V-MA Day: Victory in Massachusetts

 in Boston / Drink  tagged ABCC / beer / Blue Hills Brewing / brewery / Bully Boy Distillery / farmer-brewer license / homebrew / irish lad / Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission by
glbbear
This is Part Four of an ongoing series chronicling the Maine Beercation of late July, 2011. To start at Part One, click here. This is where I’m supposed to tell you how awesome the tour of Rising Tide Brewing Company was. The Lady Friend had been in contact with the […]

Upta Potlind, Paht 4: Rising Tide Fail and Great Lost ...

 in Drink / Maine  tagged beer / brown / cask conditioned / Great Lost Bear / IPA / lady friend / Portland / Rising Tide Brewing Company by