By Jonathan Huber Edited by Kevin Wise I had the pleasure to sit down with Matt Kahn, President of Big Ditch Brewing Company, and discus the first year of the taproom being open, along with the future of Big Ditch and craft beer as a whole. As a functioning brewery, …
Read More »Beer Review: 3 Citrus Peel Out
You’d be surprised how many people I run into that still seem flummoxed when I call the beer “3-CPO” instead of its full name, “3 Citrus Peel Out”. We’re doomed if more of my friends and fellow beer geeks aren’t picking up on this one. But, you know better than …
Read More »Feeling Blue About The Monk
Today, April 16, 2016, marks the end of an era. Buffalo beer haven The Blue Monk will close its doors due to irreconcilable differences between owners. For many loyal Elmwood patrons, this one stings. The Blue Monk has become a neighborhood fixture on the strip. The blue hand of absolution …
Read More »My Off-Centered Tour at Dogfish Head
It was December 3, 2015. I wasn’t even planning to stop by World of Beer that night. I had been at another event and it was getting late. But I decided to stop by anyway- mostly because I have always been a fan of Dogfish Head beer. For every beer …
Read More »Beer Review: Hamburg Irish Red
Around this time last year, I tasted a few “true-to-style” Irish reds, and one of my local favorites was Flying Bison’s Aviator Red. And that beer is still one of my local favorites. Having said that, I have been particularly enticed by Hamburg Brewing Company’s Irish Red Ale. Leading up …
Read More »Beerology 2016 Presentation- Constructing Beer: The Science of Ingredients
Here is the complete video of my two presentation at The Buffalo Museum of Science on March 5, 2016 at a beer event entitled “Beerology”. The festival is a yearly festival that features food and beer from around the Buffalo region. Beerology focuses on the science of beer and includes …
Read More »Beer Review: Pineapple Sculpin
I watched as the last six-pack was carried up to the register at Consumer’s Beverages on Clinton today. But of course I always think there must be more “in the back” and in this case (no pun intended) I was correct. Upon inquiry it was discovered that another case remained …
Read More »Winter Hop Fest 2016: 42 North, 12 Gates, Community Beer Works, Dan Syracuse and Rudybob Watkins
I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …
Read More »Winter Hop Fest 2016: Four Mile, Lockhouse Distillery, Bootleg Bucha and Old First Ward
I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …
Read More »Winter Hop Fest 2016: Big Ditch, Hamburg, Woodcock Brothers and Resurgence
I headed out to Winter Hop Fest at Gene McCarthy’s and the Old First Ward Brewing Company not just for the beer, but for the chance to shoot some video of the participating breweries. Below are four videos from the event. In each short video, I asked brewery representatives to …
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