Cider to the Rescue Recipes
Nov22

Cider to the Rescue Recipes

A few years ago on Thanksgiving Eve, I was prepping for my big Thanksgiving dinner and decided to get a few dishes out of the way so I wouldn’t feel stressed Thanksgiving morning. I baked pumpkin cake, threw together veggie dips, and whipped up cranberry sauce. But I managed to forget some ingredients for my cranberry sauce. The stores were closed and I had to utilize whatever I could find in my kitchen. So I grabbed an...

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Going Gluten-Free at NoFo
Aug11

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...

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News on Tap – July 24, 2015
Jul24

News on Tap – July 24, 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...

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Lions, Tigers and Brews at the Central Park Zoo
Jun26

Lions, Tigers and Brews at the Central Park Zoo

Let me preface this post with the standard joke… Lions, Tigers and Brews… OH MY! And oh my indeed was the reaction for the Lions, Tigers and Brews event at the Central Park Zoo on June 19 and June 20. I attended the evening of June 19 with my assistant Dora, who has a penchant for IPA/bitter beers. We arrived to the city a bit earlier, taking in the sights and sounds of beautiful Central Park. Come close to 7 pm and we made our way to...

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