Oak ‘em if you got ‘em

Looks like Bruce got his hot little hands on an oaken barrel– a tool which can only be used for evil once the Buffalo Road Rohrbach Brewery is set up. Let’s just hope he doesn’t go all overboard and brew an “oaky-weizen” or something. You never know with that freak. Anyway, the location is coming along, but it’ll still be a few more weeks before any brewing resumes at Buffalo Road.

A beer journey

Bruce and I are doing another beer trip this weekend. We’re heading down to Tap NY to pour for the Rohrbach Brewing Company. It’s a long drive with four kegs in a Honda Element, but epic journeys are our thing. We live for the danger, baby. The excitement. That’s how we roll.

Tap NY is one of the premier events for New York State breweries, and this will be the first time in six years that Rohrbach has a booth. It’s held a picturesque Hunter Mountain in picturesque Hunter, New York, in a picturesque ski lodge. It’s my understanding that action has been taken this year to reduce the heavy crowding that was becoming a turn-off to many festival attendees.

High Falls

No specifics yet, but I’ve heard the sad news that Dave Schlosser has moved on from the High Falls brewing Company. That’s a loss not only to the brewery, but also to the entire beer lover’s community in the Northeast. Details are nonexistent, but my gut tells me High Falls might be prepping for a sellout to the majors. Of course, folks have been speculating about that for 20 years.

Custom Brewcrafters

Brewing has commenced in Custom Brewcrafters’ monolithic new Honeoye Falls brewery, but the brewing area is not quite ready for tours so don’t go rushing down there and bothering Jason, Greg and John. The retail area of the brand-new, custom built brewery is open to the public; I’ve heard it has the feel of a Finger Lakes winery tasting room: inviting, warm and spacious. I’ll be checking it out over the next few days. With a designated driver.

-Mark