If you’ve been attuned to the Craft Beer Industry as of late, you may have noticed a lot of mouth-puckering going on. Sours, also referred to as Wild Ales, have been a tradition in Belgium and Germany for centuries, but have just started to pick...
About three years ago the wheels in Rick’s brain started turning overtime when he first contemplated putting in a Malthouse and Hop Yard. The first two years were spent planning, researching, reading malting and hops books, phone calls, conferences and a few gray hairs. The gray...
The Vernal Equinox has passed, the snow is melted, and the trees have donned their buds. You know what that means, don’t you? Spring beers are on the way! I got to talk with some area brewers, who were kind enough to give me a...
Last week the Adirondack Craft Beverage Program Coordinator, Greg Chanese, did an interview with Keller from WEQX about the trail. Give is a listen and we hope that you enjoy the trail throughout the year. As a fun side game, try to count how many...
If you’re headed up to Whiteface, the Saranac Winter Carnival, or just to enjoy the scenery and shopping in the Lake Placid area, you’d be amiss to miss picking up a flight of beers at the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery. Located just off the...
A few months back we had the opportunity to work with Warren County Tourism to create a set of commercials that will air throughout the northeast promoting the trail and the makers in Warren County. Check out the compilation video below of all the footage...
With the rise of craft breweries in New York, picking which ones to visit is a really tough process. When we heard about the Hoppy Trails Brew Bus in the Glens Falls area (think a Finger Lakes wine tour on steroids), we were excited to...
When your kids all move out, and you own a farm with a huge barn, what do you do? You start a distillery, of course! That’s just what Dave Bannon and his partners did. Located five miles from Lake George, in the foothills of the...