Tom New's Posts - Erie Beer Society2024-03-28T23:45:40ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNewhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2795820626?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3589kq45cit4k&xn_auth=noKelleys Island Brewerytag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-06-23:4473086:BlogPost:21752010-06-23T18:12:05.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p>I had an opportunity to go to the Kelley’s Island Brewery last week with a group of WQLN members and really enjoyed it – which (I guess) isn’t saying much, I seem to enjoy every Brewery that I go to - probably because they are all so different.</p>
<p><br></br>Kelley’s is run by Patti Johnson, who is very friendly and very welcoming.</p>
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<p>The brewery is totally laid back. It’s located on the south shore of the big US Lake Erie Island. Kelley’s Island is pretty much a bicycle only…</p>
<p>I had an opportunity to go to the Kelley’s Island Brewery last week with a group of WQLN members and really enjoyed it – which (I guess) isn’t saying much, I seem to enjoy every Brewery that I go to - probably because they are all so different.</p>
<p><br/>Kelley’s is run by Patti Johnson, who is very friendly and very welcoming.</p>
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<p>The brewery is totally laid back. It’s located on the south shore of the big US Lake Erie Island. Kelley’s Island is pretty much a bicycle only island. There are no franchises restaurants or big box stores. The town looks and feels like a Cape May New Jersey or a Fort Niagara with out all the gingerbread.</p>
<p><br/>The brewery offers 4 kinds of ales. When we were there they were pouring two - Summer Haze and Anglers Ale. Summer Haze is promoted for the lite beer drinker. It has a crisp clean taste with a bit of a surprise after taste of orange peel. I thought the Anglers Ale was the more interesting. It’s made in the style of an English bitters. It has a hint of hop and a nice “bite” in its after taste. There is nothing complex about either of the beers - they are made for summer. Both are preservative fee and both have a very fresh taste. Best of all the ABV for each is only 4.5, which means you can still enjoy your day after a healthy tasting.</p>
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<p>The reason to go to Kelley’s is for the view. Food and drink are served on the lawn overlooking Lake Erie. The views are of the lake and the distent coastline of Ohio. Seating is in Adirondack chairs – really a heavenly experience. Sunsets must be amazing. Here is a link to their web <a href="http://kelleysislandbrewpub.com/">http://kelleysislandbrewpub.com/</a></p>
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<p>Kelleys Island Brewery <br/>504 W Lakeshore Dr,</p>
<p>Kelleys Island, OH 43438<br/>(419) 746-2314</p>Sheetz says "Free The Beer"tag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15382010-04-01T14:13:45.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p>Sheetz Coffeez will be at this year's Erie Micro Brew Festival pouring their fancy Coffeez</p>
<ul>
<li>Latte – steaming milk with a shot of espresso</li>
<li>Mocca - steaming milk, chocolate and a shot of espresso</li>
<li>Espresso – caffeinated wallop</li>
<li>Steamerz - steaming milk</li>
</ul>
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<p>Sheetz Coffeez will be at this year's Erie Micro Brew Festival pouring their fancy Coffeez</p>
<ul>
<li>Latte – steaming milk with a shot of espresso</li>
<li>Mocca - steaming milk, chocolate and a shot of espresso</li>
<li>Espresso – caffeinated wallop</li>
<li>Steamerz - steaming milk</li>
</ul>
<p></p>Why doesn’t Erie have a professional team called the Hot Wings?tag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15372010-04-01T14:10:09.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p>Everyone who goes to the Erie Micro Brew Festival can</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet Chief Williams</li>
<li>Hear the Chief Williams Calypso band</li>
<li>Taste Chief Williams world famous Island chicken wings</li>
<li>Have a Ham Sammie</li>
<li>Sample Innovated Services Hot Sauces</li>
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<p>Everyone who goes to the Erie Micro Brew Festival can</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet Chief Williams</li>
<li>Hear the Chief Williams Calypso band</li>
<li>Taste Chief Williams world famous Island chicken wings</li>
<li>Have a Ham Sammie</li>
<li>Sample Innovated Services Hot Sauces</li>
</ul>Something different from the Erie Micro Brew Festivaltag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15362010-04-01T14:05:20.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p>Everyone wo goes to the Rrie Micro Brew Festival will receive</p>
<ul>
<li>a Pretzel Necklace – (for some reason I’m having a hard time explaining this. It’s a necklace with about 8 to 10 hard pretzels on it and when the feeling comes over you – um - you eat a pretzel.)</li>
<li>A Bottle of Specialty Ale, prepared for the brew festival by Erie Brewing.</li>
</ul>
<p><font size="4">Tastes Great :: Less Filling - NOT!</font></p>
<p>Everyone wo goes to the Rrie Micro Brew Festival will receive</p>
<ul>
<li>a Pretzel Necklace – (for some reason I’m having a hard time explaining this. It’s a necklace with about 8 to 10 hard pretzels on it and when the feeling comes over you – um - you eat a pretzel.)</li>
<li>A Bottle of Specialty Ale, prepared for the brew festival by Erie Brewing.</li>
</ul>
<p><font size="4">Tastes Great :: Less Filling - NOT!</font></p>Food at the Erie MIcro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15352010-04-01T14:02:35.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p>Marnie Mead-Oberle's will demonstrate and offer tastings of -</p>
<ul>
<li>Her world famous Cheddar Beer Soup</li>
<li>Her world famous Beer Biscuits</li>
<li>Her world famous Brats simmered in beer served on buns</li>
<li>Her world famous Ox Roast simmered in beer served on kimmelweck</li>
<li>Her world famous Beer Cake</li>
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<p><font size="4">Yummy!</font></p>
<p>Marnie Mead-Oberle's will demonstrate and offer tastings of -</p>
<ul>
<li>Her world famous Cheddar Beer Soup</li>
<li>Her world famous Beer Biscuits</li>
<li>Her world famous Brats simmered in beer served on buns</li>
<li>Her world famous Ox Roast simmered in beer served on kimmelweck</li>
<li>Her world famous Beer Cake</li>
</ul>
<p><font size="4">Yummy!</font></p>New to The Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15342010-04-01T14:00:22.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Sly Fox Brewing Company</strong><br/>519 Kimberton Road<br/>Phoenixville, PA 19460-4745<br/>(610) 935-4540<br/>The Sly Fox family of beers are brewed with care and precision. Every style is a product of distinction featuring compelling branding that has created a groundswell of support from the beer community. <br/><strong>Sly Fox will pour</strong><br/>__Pheonix Ale<br/>__113
<strong>Sly Fox Brewing Company</strong><br/>519 Kimberton Road<br/>Phoenixville, PA 19460-4745<br/>(610) 935-4540<br/>The Sly Fox family of beers are brewed with care and precision. Every style is a product of distinction featuring compelling branding that has created a groundswell of support from the beer community. <br/><strong>Sly Fox will pour</strong><br/>__Pheonix Ale<br/>__113New to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15332010-04-01T13:59:48.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Sackets Harbor Brewing Company</strong><br></br>212 West Main Street<br></br>Sackets Harbor, NY 13685-3183<br></br>(315) 646-2739<br></br>Sackets Harbor Brewing Company operates one of NY state's oldest continuing working microbreweries featuring both a working brewery and dining establishment offering fine dining and upscale pub fare that is paired with a rotating selection of over fifteen craft beers brewed on-site. Formed in 1995 and located in historic Sackets Harbor, NY on the shore of Lake…
<strong>Sackets Harbor Brewing Company</strong><br/>212 West Main Street<br/>Sackets Harbor, NY 13685-3183<br/>(315) 646-2739<br/>Sackets Harbor Brewing Company operates one of NY state's oldest continuing working microbreweries featuring both a working brewery and dining establishment offering fine dining and upscale pub fare that is paired with a rotating selection of over fifteen craft beers brewed on-site. Formed in 1995 and located in historic Sackets Harbor, NY on the shore of Lake Ontario, the brewery occupies the former New York Central railroad station building and retains most of its original detail.<br/><strong>Sackets Harbor will pour<br/></strong>__War of 1812 Amber Ale<br/>__Thousand Islands Pale AleNew to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15322010-04-01T13:59:07.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Long Trail Brewing Company</strong><br/>5520 Us Route 4<br/>Bridgewater Cors, <br/>VT 05035-9600<br/>(802) 672-5011<br/>Long Trail is brewed in Bridgewater, Vermont. They began brewing in 1989 and since have grown to become an award winning brewery. They boast one of the most environmentally friendly breweries in the world.<br/><strong>Long Trail will pour</strong> <br/>__Long Trail Ale<br/>__Blackbeary Wheat
<strong>Long Trail Brewing Company</strong><br/>5520 Us Route 4<br/>Bridgewater Cors, <br/>VT 05035-9600<br/>(802) 672-5011<br/>Long Trail is brewed in Bridgewater, Vermont. They began brewing in 1989 and since have grown to become an award winning brewery. They boast one of the most environmentally friendly breweries in the world.<br/><strong>Long Trail will pour</strong> <br/>__Long Trail Ale<br/>__Blackbeary WheatNew to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15312010-04-01T13:58:14.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Lavery Brewing Company</strong> <br/>123 W. 14th St<br/>Erie, PA 16501<br/>(814) 602-5845<br/>Lavery Brewing is Erie’s newest craft brewery. Lavery uses the finest ingredients to create unique and innovative Pennsylvania-style ales. <br/>Lavery will pouring <br/>__Imperial Red Ale<br/>__St. Sidonius Saison
<strong>Lavery Brewing Company</strong> <br/>123 W. 14th St<br/>Erie, PA 16501<br/>(814) 602-5845<br/>Lavery Brewing is Erie’s newest craft brewery. Lavery uses the finest ingredients to create unique and innovative Pennsylvania-style ales. <br/>Lavery will pouring <br/>__Imperial Red Ale<br/>__St. Sidonius SaisonNew to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15302010-04-01T13:57:40.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p><strong>St. James's Gate Brewery (Guinness Beer Garden) <br></br></strong>St James's Gate<br></br>Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland<br></br>01 408 4800<br></br>St. James's Gate Brewery was founded in 1759 (the same year the British captured Fort Niagara from the French and the year George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis) by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. Their main product is Guinness Draft.<br></br><strong>Guinness will pour</strong> <br></br>__Smithwicks…</p>
<p><strong>St. James's Gate Brewery (Guinness Beer Garden) <br/></strong>St James's Gate<br/>Dublin 8, Co. Dublin, Ireland<br/>01 408 4800<br/>St. James's Gate Brewery was founded in 1759 (the same year the British captured Fort Niagara from the French and the year George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis) by Arthur Guinness. The company is now a part of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan. Their main product is Guinness Draft.<br/><strong>Guinness will pour</strong> <br/>__Smithwicks <br/>__Harp<br/>__Guinness Stout</p>
<p><br/>The Guinness Beer Garden will also feature samples of Smirnoff Premium malt mixed drink flavors. These drinks are brand new and an exciting alternative to beer, because these malt beverages taste like a mix drink.<br/>__Classic Lemonade<br/>__Blueberry Lemonade<br/>__Cranberry Lime</p>New to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15292010-04-01T13:56:57.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Great Divide Brewing Company</strong><br/>2201 Arapahoe Street<br/>Denver, CO 80205-2512<br/>(303) 296-9460 <br/>Great Divide beers have earned 16 Great American Beer Festival medals and 4 World Beer Cup awards. Great Divide was also ranked 14th in Ratebeer.com’s 2008 “The Best Brewers in the World” and was ranked 7th in Beer Advocate’s 2008 “All-Time Top Breweries on Planet Earth.”<br/><strong>Great Divide will pour</strong><br/>__Great Divide Titan IPA<br/>__Great Divide Yeti<br/>
<strong>Great Divide Brewing Company</strong><br/>2201 Arapahoe Street<br/>Denver, CO 80205-2512<br/>(303) 296-9460 <br/>Great Divide beers have earned 16 Great American Beer Festival medals and 4 World Beer Cup awards. Great Divide was also ranked 14th in Ratebeer.com’s 2008 “The Best Brewers in the World” and was ranked 7th in Beer Advocate’s 2008 “All-Time Top Breweries on Planet Earth.”<br/><strong>Great Divide will pour</strong><br/>__Great Divide Titan IPA<br/>__Great Divide Yeti<br/>New to the Erie Micro Brew Festtag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15282010-04-01T13:56:17.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<strong>Brewery Ommegang <br/></strong>656 County Highway 33<br/>Cooperstown, NY 13326-4737<br/>(607) 544-1800<br/>Brewery Ommegang is a place where the beer isn't overhopped or overhyped. Ommegang’s Belgian-style ales are functional art, crafted to make your dining and drinking experience something to behold. <br/><strong>Ommegang will pour</strong><br/>__Ommegang Abbey Ale<br/>__Hennepin Farmhouse Saison<br/>__Three Philosophers Chalice
<strong>Brewery Ommegang <br/></strong>656 County Highway 33<br/>Cooperstown, NY 13326-4737<br/>(607) 544-1800<br/>Brewery Ommegang is a place where the beer isn't overhopped or overhyped. Ommegang’s Belgian-style ales are functional art, crafted to make your dining and drinking experience something to behold. <br/><strong>Ommegang will pour</strong><br/>__Ommegang Abbey Ale<br/>__Hennepin Farmhouse Saison<br/>__Three Philosophers ChaliceRandom things – some new, some old - about this year’s Erie Micro Brewfest.tag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-04-01:4473086:BlogPost:15272010-04-01T13:55:19.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<ul>
<li>Tickets are $30</li>
<li>Saturday April 17 :: 1 to 4 and 5 to 8pm</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ErieBeerFest.com">www.ErieBeerFest.com</a></li>
<li>Buy tickets at – Erie Beer and Pop Outlet :: The Brewerie :: <a href="http://www.ErieBeerFest.com">www.ErieBeerFest.com</a></li>
<li>32 Breweries will attend this year (complete list at the bottom)</li>
<li>102 beers will be featured</li>
<li>Plus 4 bubbly malt products from Smirnoff – Lemonade, Blueberry Lemonade, Cranberry…</li>
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<ul>
<li>Tickets are $30</li>
<li>Saturday April 17 :: 1 to 4 and 5 to 8pm</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ErieBeerFest.com">www.ErieBeerFest.com</a></li>
<li>Buy tickets at – Erie Beer and Pop Outlet :: The Brewerie :: <a href="http://www.ErieBeerFest.com">www.ErieBeerFest.com</a></li>
<li>32 Breweries will attend this year (complete list at the bottom)</li>
<li>102 beers will be featured</li>
<li>Plus 4 bubbly malt products from Smirnoff – Lemonade, Blueberry Lemonade, Cranberry Lemonade</li>
</ul>The Latest List of Brewers Coming to The Erie Micro Brew Festivaltag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-03-26:4473086:BlogPost:14902010-03-26T14:48:54.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Tickets are available at the Beer and Pop Wearhouse, the Brewery and online at <a href="http://www.WQLN.org">www.WQLN.org</a></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><strong>The List</strong></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Appalachian Brewing Company <br></br>Blue Canoe Brewery <br></br>Brewerie at Union Station <br></br>Brewery Ommegang <br></br>Church Brew Works <br></br>Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales <br></br>Ellicottville Brewing…</font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Tickets are available at the Beer and Pop Wearhouse, the Brewery and online at <a href="http://www.WQLN.org">www.WQLN.org</a></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"><strong>The List</strong></font></p>
<p><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">Appalachian Brewing Company <br/>Blue Canoe Brewery <br/>Brewerie at Union Station <br/>Brewery Ommegang <br/>Church Brew Works <br/>Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales <br/>Ellicottville Brewing Company <br/>Erie Brewing Company<br/>Great Divide Brewing Company<br/>Great Lakes Brewing Company <br/>Guinness Brewery <br/>Hometown Beverage Company<br/>Lancaster Brewing Company <br/>Lavery Brewing Company <br/>Main Street Grille & Brewing Company <br/>Magic Hat Brewing <br/>Marzoni's Brick Oven & Brewing Company <br/>Penn Brewing Company<br/>Rivertowne Pour House <br/>Rock Bottom Pittsburgh<br/>Rust Belt Brewing Company<br/>Sackets Harbor Brewing Company<br/>Sly Fox Brewing Company<br/>Southern Tier Brewing Company<br/>Sprague Farm & Brew Works <br/>Tröegs Brewing Company <br/>Victory Brewing Company <br/>Voodoo Brewing Company, LLC<br/>Yuengling<br/></font></p>
<p></p>Long Trail Blackberry Wheattag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-01-22:4473086:BlogPost:8582010-01-22T19:05:57.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
Congratulations Lisa - the January meeting was a blast. I must admit that I am not a wheat-beer guy. There is an after taste that I am unable to describe. It may be a yeasty finish kind of thing – not sure, but I did enjoy the Long Trail Blackberry Wheat. The color and flavor were very much like a Rolling Rock. I only recognized the slight hint of blackberry and I didn’t get any of the wheaty after taste. Good starter beer for anyone who wants to experiment with craft brews.
Congratulations Lisa - the January meeting was a blast. I must admit that I am not a wheat-beer guy. There is an after taste that I am unable to describe. It may be a yeasty finish kind of thing – not sure, but I did enjoy the Long Trail Blackberry Wheat. The color and flavor were very much like a Rolling Rock. I only recognized the slight hint of blackberry and I didn’t get any of the wheaty after taste. Good starter beer for anyone who wants to experiment with craft brews.Church Brew Workstag:eriebeersociety.ning.com,2010-01-17:4473086:BlogPost:6992010-01-17T16:29:10.000ZTom Newhttp://eriebeersociety.ning.com/profile/TomNew
My wife and I went to the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Church is located in the old St. John's The Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, across the street from the ‘now closed’ Pittsburgh Brewery. I had two beers there –the Pipe Organ Pale Ale and a seasonal called Sleigh Wrecker.<br />
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I love a strong hop flavor in a craft brew and usually ask for the hoppiest thing on tap. If the wait staff knows their stuff, they usually will serve a tasty mug of just what the doctor ordered. Our…
My wife and I went to the Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Church is located in the old St. John's The Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, across the street from the ‘now closed’ Pittsburgh Brewery. I had two beers there –the Pipe Organ Pale Ale and a seasonal called Sleigh Wrecker.<br />
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I love a strong hop flavor in a craft brew and usually ask for the hoppiest thing on tap. If the wait staff knows their stuff, they usually will serve a tasty mug of just what the doctor ordered. Our waiter was superb. She knew the product line inside and out. She suggested the Thunder Hop as Church’s hoppiest drink. But because TH is only served in a bottle, I defaulted to the next hoppiest, Pipe Organ. Pipe Organ is now labeled as an APA – American pale ale. I thought Mad Anthony’s was the only APA. I guess our Erie secrets are getting out. The Pipe Organ was great – full bodied, strong flowery flavor and aroma. Low ABV and high IBU.<br />
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The Sleigh Wrecker made me nervous. The waiter told me (batting her eyes) it was her favorite; it had a vanilla (yuck), chocolate (yuck), and caramel flavor (yuck). So I don’t know if it was the eye batting or the fact that “Crown of Love by Arcade Fire was playing on the stereo, but I ordered a Sleigh Wrecker. What a surprise. What she brought was a very robust porter with a very nice hoppy-bittery finish. Yummy - Church Rocks!<br />
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And as good as the beer was the food was better. I try and follow a vegetarian diet when my wife and I eat out. I ordered the Asian Vegan Stir Fry - marinated tofu, seared vegetables and rice noodles tossed in a soy-ginger-garlic sauce. Awesome – awesome with a side note. There may have been a bit too much sauce.<br />
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For me Church is a thumbs up 4 star-fun!