FRESH FACES AT TAP NY

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Every year we seem to see more new breweries up at TAP-NY. Maybe it’s the tax free zones that are available or just people that want to craft beer for their home town and general geography. Either which way you slice it, it’s great to see this boom in New York state and always welcoming to try beer from a company that is just starting up. Here are 17 new craft breweries that have opened up shop and were pouring at TAP-NY this year. Continue reading “FRESH FACES AT TAP NY”

TAP NY PART I

TAP-NY 1There is nothing more exciting than getting ready for one of the best beer festivals on the East Coast. If you have followed us in years past, you know that we always attend TAP-NY at Hunter Mountain. It is a great way to ring in the spring season and try some of the best breweries both old and new from around New York State. Continue reading “TAP NY PART I”

EAST COAST YEAST

Al East Coast Yeast

When you hang around breweries as much as I do, you never know who you may come across. You may meet another blogger, another brewer but how often do you get to meet a yeast maker? On my trip to Flounder Brewing a few weeks back I was introduced to Al Buck from East Coast Yeast. He is a bit under the radar and is working closely with a few breweries all over the country, procuring yeast cultures of all magnitudes with everything from ale yeasts to funky sour cultures. One of the coolest things about Al is he has the original Ballantine strain which has found it’s way back to New Jersey via Flounder’s Hill Street Honey Ale. Continue reading “EAST COAST YEAST”