Empire Rye – A Whiskey Befitting the Empire State

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

More Than Your Average Beer Fest with a Bonfire, Brunch and Rare Barrel-Aged Beverages

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

Taking the Leap: Changing Careers Was 100% Right Move for Brewer, Distiller

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

Roughly Refined™: A New Brew for Paradox Brewery

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

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