Tag: New York Brewery

Brooklyn Beer School

Brooklyn Beer School

One of the perks of being “The Craft Beer Girl” is making friends in the beer industry. One of the perks of making friends in the beer industry is having the opportunity to attend special craft beer events. Brooklyn Beer School is one such event...

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Visiting Saranac Brewery

Last week I traveled out to Utica, NY to visit the Matt Brewing Company, home to Saranac beer. As the second oldest family-owned brewery in the country, and the oldest in New York State, the Matt Brewery is rich with history. As soon as you enter...

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Custom BrewCrafters Haunted Brewery

Custom BrewCrafters Haunted Brewery

Still looking for something to do for Halloween? This Saturday, October 27, from 5pm-9pm the brewery at Custom BrewCrafters will be “bewitched” with all sorts of mischief and mayhem! Take the Haunted Brewery Tour to catch a glimpse of what goes...

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Saranac Hop Harvest 2012

Saranac Hop Harvest 2012

The sun feels hot on my back as the sticky bines cling to my fingers. It’s calm and meditative work, picking hops by hand, no doubt very much the way it was done years ago, when these heirloom varieties were first harvested.  Fresh resinous...

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TAP NY 2012 – Day One

We woke much earlier than normal for a Saturday, anxious for the long awaited journey that lie ahead.  Bleary eyed and in desperate need of coffee, we loaded “Blue” (our trusty pickup truck) with two days provisions and hit the road…  We arrived...

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