Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Boy, Are They In For an Earful

Someone wants me to give a presentation on Albany Ale. I swear this isn't a belated April Fools Day joke.

Really.

In front of actual, living people, no less.

The Albany Institute of History & Art has asked me to speak at their second annual Hudson Valley Hops fundraiser, on Saturday April 20. The event—in connection with Albany's Times Union.com—will feature samples from Adirondack Brewery, Brown's Brewing Company, Brewery Ommegang, Chatham Brewing, C.H. Evans Brewing, Crossroads Brewery and Keegan Ales. My pal Dieter Ghering will be giving a talk on heritage hops, and Kathy Quinn, a decendent of the Quinn & Nolan Quinns, will also be speaking.

The event runs from 4 to 7 p.m, and the price per ticket is $25—you can purchase them here. You can also contact Eileen at the Institute at (518) 463-4478 x408 for more information.

Courtesy of the Albany Institute of History & Art

Now all I need to do is figure out a way to squeeze 400 years of brewing history into 20 minutes.

UPDATE: In a little bit of cross-promotion, the Lionheart Pub will be serving some of the same brews being offered as samples at the Hudson Valley Hops event. Stop by the pub that night and buy me a pint for blowing your mind.

16 comments:

  1. Sorry I could not join you. But at least you won't have to deal with the "what he meant was" banter doomed to have sucked 17 of the 20 minutes in itself.

    I recommend the hearty use of jazz hands.

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    1. I have every intention of pouring a little beer on the floor in your remembrance.

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    2. The only other hint I can give you is don't have a little to drink before you speak. Go dry or get really loaded. Much more certain how things turn out that way.

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    3. To quote Dean Martin... "What are all you people doing in my bedroom?"

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  2. Congratulations, and success! (luck have those who don't know what they do)

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    1. Thanks—and I am, most definitely, the poster-child for not knowing what I do.

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  3. Not death by PowerPoint I hope!

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    1. Sir I am a bona fide graphic designer—what's power point. Seriously, though, the Institute is providing me with images of there beery collections that I'm going to use to illustrate points in the Albany Ale timeline.

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  4. Good to hear this. Will some of the brews offered attempt a historical recreation?

    Gary

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    1. That was the original game plan, unfortunately the event didn't come together soon enough for that to happen this year, but as in baseball, there's always next year!

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  5. Craig, just a suggestion, but I think it would be a gas if Bill Newman could attend this. I believe he still resides in Albany. As you know, he founded one of the earliest modern ale revival breweries, the first one on the East Coast I believe. There can't be many William Newman's in the phone book there.

    Gary

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  6. What I'm I talking about again? Hops! Are you sure?

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  7. Hutch over at The Crossroads Brewery is dry hopping a cask of one of their beers with Helderberg Hops from our farm for this event.

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  8. It was very nice to meet you Saturday evening. i hope you contact me soon. Reed, owner of the Saratoga Zymurgist

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