News on Tap – August 21, 2015
It’s easy to let time pass by when you’re schlepping to your job that you love too much, but then Friday comes and you grab that ice cold beer (or in my case, cider), and everything is forgotten. All of the times you got pinged at work, the nagging supervisors, and dumb coworkers who you don’t even know how they even got hired. Maybe you’re heading home by train, bus, subway…or maybe you’re stuck in traffic (hopefully not texting and...
Going Gluten-Free at NoFo
photo by liz ohl photos by liz ohl One of the toughest obstacles I face living with a gluten allergy is going to beer festivals: experiencing the energy, smelling the hops, and walking away without a single taste of beer because I break out in hives with just one sip. Now that I’m back in the beer community, reconnecting with old friends and making new ones, there are so many more options available to people like me, especially...
Biking on the Brew Crew Cycles Express
Flashback an entire year to July 4, 2014. Somewhere amidst the drinking, fireworks and barbeques, Vicki Clacherty and several other women in her family launched an idea. Less than a year later in April, Vicki and her family members were cutting the proverbial ribbons on their collective venture, the Brew Crew Cycles located in Riverhead, New York. The Brew Crew Cycles is a unique experience, a 1.3 mile bike ride hitting three local...
Beer Was Made for Hiking
Not too long ago, I hated nature, but I think it was mostly because nature loved me too much. Anytime I spent more than 15 minutes outdoors, I’d collect a new rash, make friends with a colony of bugs, or somehow trip on a tree root and make out with the dirt. After years of suffering this love-hate relationship, I made a conscientious decision to divorce nature. I became a homebody, ventured off in the dead of winter, and...
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