Thursday, June 29, 2017

E-cig ban in NY restaurants, bars appears inevitable

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Customers who like to vape in New York State restaurants and bars may be on the verge of no longer being given special treatment. The St...
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Saturday, June 24, 2017

Warren-Washington beverage trail awaits Cuomo's signature

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If Governor Andrew Cuomo approves, as expected, a bill that passed both house of the State Leguislature before recess, a regional craft b...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Bill would make NYS beverage tastings sales-tax-exempt

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A bill passed by both houses of the State Legislature has been sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo to give licensed breweries, distilleries, an...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Food and drink aplenty on Saratoga Race Course schedule

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Eating and drinking often are part of having fun, and the calendar of 40 special  events released today for the upcoming thoroughbred raci...
Monday, June 19, 2017

For National Tequila Day, a basic guide to Mexican spirits

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Sangrita and a tequila sampler (Photo: Bill Dowd) National Tequila Day this year rolls around this coming Saturday. That will mean many ...

At Cornell, big, fat new Concord grape seeking a name

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A new breed in search of a name. (Cornell photo) • From the Cornell Chronicle By Jennifer Savran Kelley Big on flavor, aroma and...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

SLA accepting requests for craft beverage production centers

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New York State today began accepting applications for the operation of custom craft beverage production centers to provide space and equipm...

Imbibeable Cartoonery

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A gallery of artwork honoring those who draw conclusions.   • Go here to visit the Capital Region Brew Trail • Go here to visit ...
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Pushback on brewers' tasting rooms may hurt craft movement

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• From Forbes.com Grumblings are growing louder and legislation that limits direct beer sales out of tasting rooms is getting passed.[ar...
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New Lake George Beer Hub is in full operation

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• From NYupstate.com By Don Cazentre QUEENSBURY -- A big new "beer hub" is gearing up this summer to boost growth for two ...
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Friday, June 2, 2017

Update: Barge-shipped beer tanks to be delivered Saturday

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Fermentation tanks en route to Rochester. UPDATE (6/2/17): The first shipment of Chinese-manufactured beer fermentation tanks measuring ...

Dept. of Don't Believe Everything You Read

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This screen grab is from a promo of a story published in the UK newspaper The Daily Mail. Admittedly, tequila may not be THE liquor of ch...

Celebri-Quote: Richard Overton

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• Richard Overton is 111 years old and a celebrity in Texas or anywhere else our military veterans are revered. Here's a bit of a stor...
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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Fort Orange Brewing post tops May readership list

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My guest mixologist What posts did readers of "Dowd On Drinks" like most in May? My report on the latest local craft brewery p...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Riesling and beer event morphs into NY State Wine Festival

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If you attended the last Finger Lakes Riesling & Craft Beer Festival, yes you did. The "last," that is. The event, schedul...