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
With the colder winter months now upon us, regional craft beer lovers are looking forward to more than just football, holiday and New Year’s Eve parties. They’re also looking forward to indulging in the vast array of beer styles that become available each holiday season.
Mallory Zakeosian and Andrew Smith had both already earned bachelor’s degrees in different fields, when they decided to return to college to major in Craft Beer Brewing and Craft Spirit Distillation. Mallory Zakeosian adding mash salts to the mash tun at Victory Brewing Company’s Downington, Penn., facility for Lady Laga, the new beer she helped … Read more
By Trampoline Design & Marketing Co. Paradox Brewery, an independent, veteran-owned craft brewery, specializes in brewing innovative beer out of its state-of-the-art facility in the mountains of the Adirondacks. Utilizing the naturally-filtered water flowing through the granite below the brewery, the beers are clean, crisp, smooth, and, no matter your preferred style, highly drinkable and … Read more
With the cool and beautiful autumn months now upon us, regional craft beer lovers are looking forward to more than just football, foliage, and Halloween parties. They’re also looking forward to indulging in the vast array of beer styles that become available each fall. And, while Price Chopper/Market 32 has been long known to have … Read more
Alumnus at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and student at Speckled Pig Brewing Company share how learning the science behind brewing, hands-on experience prepared them for the industry. Equally as exciting and satisfying as trying a new beer for the first time and quickly discovering it’s now in your list of favorites is “talking beer” with … Read more
Mead and Meat, Wine and Whiskey, Beer and Bands Jesse Sommer, founder of Albany County-based New Scotland Spirits, is no stranger to the pages of True Brew Magazine. That’s no accident. As part of a deliberate strategy to generate awareness for his company’s products, Jesse has postured his company to participate in any (every) event … Read more
By James Peterson In early March, just as Schenectady Distilling Company founder Ken Gibbons set about inventorying the dozens of whiskey-filled white oak barrels at his facility, he was struck by the potential of his aging warehouse occupants. “I had all these barrels from a bunch of different distilleries, with varying age statements, each reflecting … Read more