The clouds appeared in formation on a late spring afternoon at Allied Brewing Company in Altamont. They floated above the adjacent Orchard Creek Golf Course while neighboring groups of clouds cast shadows over the Helderberg Escarpment. Beer lovers sipped on cold pints of a variety of craft beers or hard ciders while taking in the … Read more
By James A. Peterson I’m at Albany’s New Scotland Spirits Tasting Room, which just celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting a couple weeks ago. With me is Mark Brogna, the venue’s landlord and already its preeminent regular, along with his partner John McLeland and friend Julianne Burnham. Even though the Tasting Room is … Read more
With Memorial Day now upon us, and the 4th of July just around the corner, Capital Region residents are back to firing up the grill, cooking up their favorite summer dishes, and enjoying a cold beer by the barbecue. And while Price Chopper & Market 32 have been long known to have all a superior … Read more
Yes. True Brew is a “Craft Beer Lifestyle Magazine,” and we love craft beer. Yes, we are here to shed light on and support the emerging craft beer scene here in the Capital Region. And, YES, we do at times enjoy other non-beer drinks. I personally love a couple of fingers of whiskey after a … Read more
John Curtin and Jesse Sommer, owners of the Albany Distilling Company and New Scotland Spirits, respectively, are two aspiring “whiskey magnates” situated here in Albany County. Sommer claims his company wouldn’t exist without the encouragement and technical assistance Curtin has provided him, but Curtin insists he’s just paying forward the support he once received from … Read more
With Superbowl Sunday now upon us, and Springtime just around the corner, Capital Region residents are excited to be hosting parties and looking forward to the days where we can fire back up the grill. And while Price Chopper & Market 32 have been long known to have all a superior meat department, fresh, locally-grown … Read more
Readers will be forgiven for assuming I’ve been assigned “the New Scotland Spirits beat.” After all, I wrote three articles about the company last year, and I’m already kicking off 2024 with another. Yet New Scotland Spirts may well be New York State’s most dynamic craft distilling outfit, and I’ve watched from the front row … Read more
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — Mark your calendars and get your tickets now, barrel buffs! Exclusive barrel-aged beverages from the best brewers around are rolling into Lake George for Adirondack Pub & Brewery’s 12th Annual Barrel Fest on March 2, 2024, from 1-4 p.m. Barrel Fest is more than your average beer festival in a hotel … Read more
Spencer Deehring and Tristan Perry were walking hand in hand in Austin, Texas after leaving a downtown gay bar when they said a group of men attacked them in what police later investigated as a hate crime. The couple said the assault happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. after they had left a nightclub called Rain. … Read more
“Like every single veteran in every single city in every single state, I cringe when people thank me for my service,” says Jesse Sommer, a former U.S. Army paratrooper and founder of Albany County-based New Scotland Spirits. “The gratitude doesn’t fit. Like, yeah I saw some shit. But I also made it home, got paid … Read more