Category: Diversions and Distractions
Posts related to hobbies, interests, or activities.
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Fall Tour of the Finger Lakes (October 9, 2010)
Read more: Fall Tour of the Finger Lakes (October 9, 2010)Since moving back to Upstate NY, Colleen and I try to make regular trips through the Finger Lakes to look at the beautiful scenery. We try to hit new sites each time we take these trips and this Fall’s excursion was no different. This trip took us down the eastern side of Canandaigua Lake, across…
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Franken-Rye P.A.
Read more: Franken-Rye P.A.Over the past year, I collected up various leftover grains that were sitting on the shelf waiting to be used. I usually buy a bit more ingredients than I need and so I decided to put a few of these grains together for a mix-and-match beer. I also wanted to use some of the Nugget…
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Marketing Hype vs. Reality: Large Breweries Struggle While Craft Breweries Flourish
Read more: Marketing Hype vs. Reality: Large Breweries Struggle While Craft Breweries FlourishIf you listen to the Big Boys (AB Inbev, MillerCoors, etc.) then the beer industry in America is in trouble. Despite going merger-crazy and leveraging economies-of-scale, macrobreweries in the US (and around the world) are in trouble. For example, Budweiser is having to give away free beer and “freshen” its image while the number of…
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How a Brew Day Goes Horribly Wrong
Read more: How a Brew Day Goes Horribly WrongThe last couple of years, I’ve taken time off from brewing during the summer months due to the fact that I have a hard time keeping my fermentation temps regulated when the weather is warm. Sure, I’ve used a swamp cooler but cycling out the ice packs gets to be tedious and and have a…
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Utica and Cooperstown Brewery Tour (June 19-20, 2010)
Read more: Utica and Cooperstown Brewery Tour (June 19-20, 2010)Ah June…when a boy’s fancies turn to beer and jam bands. And what better way to celebrate the season than to travel out to Saratoga for Phish concert and stop along at breweries along the way. As we were heading out to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for the Phish concert on June 19th, we…