Posts Tagged: New York

Tip of the Cap: George Bahto

Tom Bedell

George Bahto died on March 18, 2014 at the age of 83. I was lucky enough to meet George and… Read more »

Drinking by the Numbers

Tom Bedell

In 1983, two years before I wrote my first article about beer, the U.S. brewing industry had sunk to an… Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 8: Sixpoint Global Warmer

Tom Bedell

The good news is that starting tomorrow, the days are getting longer. Well, still 24 hours, but more light. The… Read more »

Six for Thanksgiving–or Thanksgivvukah

Tom Bedell

The fourth Thursday in November has become a great (if totally unnecessary) excuse to do some fancy beer shopping. But… Read more »

Living with Hope, in a World Old or New

Tom Bedell

(First published September 14, 2001, in the Brattleboro Reformer) Until Tuesday, I was still dreaming about Ireland. I had just… Read more »

TAP Beer of the Week: Celtic Ale

Tom Bedell

The Roseland School of Dance in Ronkonkoma, New York, held its annual recital this past weekend, so off Lynn and… Read more »

Twelve Beers of Christmas 4: 2XMAS

Tom Bedell

Here’s something different. From the brewery that has brought you Imperial Pumking Ale, 2XIPA and 2XStout comes a brew inspired… Read more »

The Session #70: Don’t Believe the Hype

Tom Bedell

It may seem that in this over-stimulated world, you’re either trying to escape hype, or are suspected of producing it…. Read more »

In the sudsy realm of my life, the question I hear most often, and quite often, is the impossible-to-answer, “What’s your favorite beer?” The second most frequently asked question I hear comes when I pull out some beer not hitherto known to the questioner, who asks in near-wonderment, “Where did you get that?” It’s as if I’d traveled to some distant locale and cut through jungle brush to bring this exotic beer back alive.