So what’s all the fizz about this beer, anyway?  Sorry, bad pun to start off with.  But honestly, what’s the big deal with this beer?  That’s the initial question I asked myself.  There are basically three questions most people ask, in about the same order, when they first hear about …

Last weekend I was visiting friends when a bottle of Off Color Brewing’s Troublesome unexpectedly was poured into my glass.  A few minutes later, we also tried another beer: Ithaca Brewing Company’s Cayuga Cruiser.  Not being incredibly familiar with either of these beers, I was essentially conducting a blind taste …

Some people called him crazy.  Back in 2011, people told Crabapples Brewmaster Peter Orfanos there is no way that a craft beer pub would survive in north Cheektowaga.  There wasn’t enough money in the area.  The demographics weren’t right.  They were doomed from the start.  But Peter was determined to …

The addition of spicy peppers have reached the brewing notebook of many adventurous brewers.  And Westbrook Brewing Company’s Mexican Cake takes the addition of heat to a whole new level.  I had heard about Mexican Cake, but until recently did not have the opportunity to purchase this beer.  I obtained …