upstatemike
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The Middle Ages brewery is right here in Syracuse and they don't make girly beers. (Well maybe a couple, but those are in addition to the good stuff.)
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The Middle Ages brewery is right here in Syracuse and they don't make girly beers. (Well maybe a couple, but those are in addition to the good stuff.)
Lagerhead
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Yes, and the Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown is run by brewmasters with old-world (Belgium) roots.
(I agree that rice beers such as Bud are undrinkable.)
Paul
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I agree that Bud and the like are useless, I like the craft brews myself as well.
But Dan told me that all beers here are girly and the only place you can get decent beer is Belgium.
Neurorad
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I happen to drink a 'heroic' amount of US Microbrew beer. Some of my all-time favs include Grant's Perfect Porter, Stone Pale Ale, Bridgeport ESB, and Red Seal Ale. Although I dislike most 'frew-frew' beers (I put wheat beers in that category) there really are some exceptional beers made in the U.S.
I've really enjoyed the Sam Smith Winter Warmer this season, from the UK; haven't seen any Anchor Christmas yet this year.
Back on topic - been to Syracuse many times; my mother grew up there, and I still have many relatives in the area.
Having lived in the Southeast for ~20 years now, I'm really missing the snow (from CT originally).
Lagerhead
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Pshaw. All beers would be made from wheat, if wheat weren't historically scarcer and therefore reserved for breads. It was a WAF issue, even in the olden days, for sure:
"You're making beer again? Don't even THINK of touching the wheat. Use the barley instead." "Yes dear."
Barley is a substitute grain, a second choice. And rice beer -- just ridiculous.
You'll get no sympathy here. You are welcome to all the snow that you can take. And the temperatures that go with it.
We have lots of extra snow here in Southern California for you, I am at just under 4000' elevation so I get snow every year but we are closing in on a foot and a half for todays snow.
Neurorad
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Pshaw. All beers would be made from wheat, if wheat weren't historically scarcer and therefore reserved for breads. It was a WAF issue, even in the olden days, for sure:
"You're making beer again? Don't even THINK of touching the wheat. Use the barley instead." "Yes dear."
Barley is a substitute grain, a second choice. And rice beer -- just ridiculous.
You'll get no sympathy here. You are welcome to all the snow that you can take. And the temperatures that go with it.
Ooh CT! I grew up in Wilton, sandwiched between Norwalk and Danbury. Great area of the country. I really miss the convenient VT skiing.
I just CAN'T learn to like wheat beers, tried for years, but that cotton-in-the-back-of-my-mouth taste... :throwup:
But I almost always have some wheat beers in the fridge, for friends who love it.
Lagerhead
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Ooh CT! I grew up in Wilton, sandwiched between Norwalk and Danbury. Great area of the country. I really miss the convenient VT skiing.
I just CAN'T learn to like wheat beers, tried for years, but that cotton-in-the-back-of-my-mouth taste...
But I almost always have some wheat beers in the fridge, for friends who love it.
:throwup:
I know and agree. The job has taken me away a couple of times and I always came back to Fairfield County in spite of the winter. I actually enjoy lots of different beers (prefer Lagers, with a nice Head, something I learned from my grandfather). As long as they are not made with rice.
Dave
Neurorad
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I know and agree. The job has taken me away a couple of times and I always came back to Fairfield County in spite of the winter. I actually enjoy lots of different beers (prefer Lagers, with a nice Head, something I learned from my grandfather). As long as they are not made with rice.
Dave
Where in Fairfield County do you live? My first house was near Ridgefield -> (moved age 12) -> 2nd house property bordered Westport (off Rt 33). Moved away to go to college (20 yrs ago). The wife hates the cold (grew up near Baltimore), so she nixed the cold climate option.
Last time I went back to CT was last Summer, for the high school reunion. Didn't really seem that different - helped me to recognize what a good place it is to grow up in.
Certainly, we had a good deal of snow, but nothing like upstate NY.
Lagerhead
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Yesterday I went out for a couple of hours with my snowshoes and my dogs. Of course, at the same time my good buddy in Sarasota was enjoying a beverage in his lanai.
Probably near that gas station (now abandoned) at the top of the hill? In Ridgefield, as you know, it is called Wilton Rd. I lived around there too, for a couple of years.
There's a lot of that, sadly. Too much ill-gotten money around here.
[Dan probably wants conversations taken offline]
