WNY Brews

Have you been to 42 North yet? They're in East Aurora and have only been open for a handful of months, but they're already putting out some really impressive beers.  You can check out their core beers here .When the 42 North team needed a brewer, they brought in Clay Keel; a Florida native,  Army Reservist, Husband, Father, and expert beer-maker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Have you heard of DIY Dog yet? BrewDog ( www. BrewDog.com ) is a brewery in The Unighted Kingdom you may have heard about; they have a popular TV show on Esquire called Brew Dogs, on which they travel the United States trying local beers, and their beers can be found around here every so often. (The consumers I went to yesterday didn't have any in stock, but I've gotten them there before).Read mor...

Willard Brooks is the president of The Buffalo Niagara Brewers Association. They're a group of brewers and bar owners dedicated to raising the bar (bad pun) in the Buffalo beer scene. Join them at any of their many beer events during the year, the next coming up on April 2nd! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Gilbert is the head cider-maker and Mazer (mead-maker) at Cigar City Cider and Mead in Ybor City, Florida. I've been interested in cider recently, and Jared was a fountain of cider and mead knowledge! I think I need to plan a trip to Tampa. You can find them at CigarCityCider.com You may notice another voice on this episode as well...Clay Keel, the Chief Brewer at 42 North in East Aurora pul...

Why does extract get such a bad rep? It gets cold in Buffalo, and extract is exactly what we need! Also, I have a great idea to share in the fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk to one of the most learned men of homebrewing! Rochester native, Brad Smith, creator of BeerSmith brewing software from Beersmith.com. He gives his first step for getting the most out of his software! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down at The Hydraulic Hearth with members of Das Hausbrauers Von Buffalo, The Buffalo Beer Goddesses, and The Sultans of Swig to discuss the benefits of joining a club instead of going it alone. It's a popular (read: noisy) room, and for good reason, but if you can handle the background noise, this episode is a great example of the amazing brewing community in Buffalo! Check out the show not...

I tell you about my experience making a hard cider from a Western New York staple...Mayer Brothers Apple Cider. I also review Not Your Fathers Root Beer and tell you about my wet-hopped IIPA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, I discuss a beer trip I recently took. We put together a tour of Buffalo brewing history and put a bus together to take a small group out for charity...then they never showed! So we did the tour to ourselves! I got to speak to Ethan Cox from Community Beer Works about his book. I also discuss The Buffalo Brewers Series cans from Big Ditch, Resurgence, and Community Beer Works. Lastly, I...

Happy Fathers' Day everyone! We talk to John Russo Jr. whom, along with his dad, own Hamburg Brewing Company. I'm also drinking a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale because they're great! It's can-conditioned...I would've thought that would explode the can, but apparently not! Also, I discuss the Fathers Day article from WNYCraftBeer.com and Kegworks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

This week I run through my top 10 online hangouts for homebrewing information and tools. I'm also drinking Southern Tier Tangier and absolutely love it. Check out WNYBrews.com/episode5 for the list of sites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I'm talking about grains! It's one of the most important ingredients in brewing and I need to throw some vocab out. I basically spewed words into a mic for 15 minutes. Also, I talk about Ellicotville's Stainless Steel Obsession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a few weeks and I'm sorry. I'm currently drinking a brown ale that we boiled for too long. I'm drinking it because, like all of our brewing mistakes (save one), it's still beer and we do NOT dump beer. Even though I know what to o with sub-par beer, I've still benn too much of a perfectionist in terms of the podcast. I haven't released a 3rd episode because I've been re-recording it over...

We talk about getting started in homebrewing. If you wanted to put together a brand new system, what would you do? Check out WNYBrews.com for links. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I talk to the guys at Resurgence, I sample some Pierogi from Ru's Pierogi, and get a call from Adam Richman about his new show Man Finds Food Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pre-first episode. A preview of what's to come in future episodes. The music today is from The Rearview Ramblers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.