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TAP New York Festival Toasts NY Craft Beer Culture And Industry

Patrick Donges — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:01:17 +0000

A festival this weekend in New York’s Greene County highlighted the recent expansion of craft brewing across the state. WAMC’s Patrick Donges was there.

TAP New York Craft Beer and Food Festival

Joe Donahue — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0000

TAP New York started out 15 years ago with a couple hundred beer fanatics and a handful of craft brewers at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, and has grown into the largest craft beer and food event in New York State.

Craig Gravina - The Albany Ale Project and the city's sudsy history

Patrick Donges — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:05:55 +0000

The city of Albany is steeped in history, including the history of one of the nation’s most beloved beverages, beer.

This afternoon the Albany Institute of History & Art will host its second annual Hudson Valley Hops event, a celebration of the history of brewing in Albany and today’s craft beer industry in and around the Hudson Valley.

Chili and Beer for the Big Game

Joe Donahue — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +0000

The Super Bowl is coming up next weekend and perhaps you are planning a gathering for the event. We though whether you are or are not, it would be helpful to call in an expert to help feed guests in a remarkable, comfortable and relaxing way.

A real-life cheese expert, Culinary Institute of America Associate Professor, John Fischer, joins us in studio this morning.

Fischer is the author of the book, Cheese: Identification, Classification, and Utilization. But, he is also an expert in beer, wine and even makes a mean batch of chili. Professor John Fischer joins us with an array of tastes to help plan for the Big Game.

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal Makes Case for Small Brew Bill in Berkshires

Lucas Willard — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:20:00 +0000

Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal met with brewers from across the Bay State today to discuss the upcoming brewing industry and a bill that seeks to make microbreweries more competitive.

Vox Pop : The Beer Show : 11/15/12

Patrick Donges — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Just in time for the winter holiday season, it’s the beer show on this edition of Vox Pop. Our beer panel – brewmaster George de Piro of Druthers Brewing in Saratoga Springs, brewmaster Paul McErlean of Mendocino Brewing Company in Saratoga Springs, and Russell Savoy of Homebrew Emporium in Rensselaer, New York and West Boylston, South Weymouth, and Cambridge, Massachusetts – answers your questions on beer and brewing. WAMC’s Katie Britton hosts.

Massachusetts Breweries

Joe Donahue — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:10:00 +0000

Our next guest has a tough job - and I would do it is a second. John Holl travels the country chronicling the story of American beer for his website www.beerbriefing.