tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282140921851003304.post4647693836837528612..comments2023-10-19T08:07:01.709-04:00Comments on drinkdrank: Albany Ale: The Curious Case of Mr. Hoxsie's "Beer"Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14129472719929268755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282140921851003304.post-4281298707020906062014-09-19T15:05:48.135-04:002014-09-19T15:05:48.135-04:00I’m pretty sure that George Hoxie spoke in the thi...I’m pretty sure that George Hoxie spoke in the third person a lot, and he used “Hoxie” to refer to himself, his establishment, and his “beer.” “Hoxie” was also known as “Kinderhook Pop,” and Hoxie originally hailed from that town. It was definitely a root beer of some type – maybe a mixture of root and lemon beers – and was clearly different enough to be identifiable. While he didn’t “invent” it, Hoxie clearly promoted it so that his name got attached to it. You can find reference to “Hoxie” being manufactured in other places (Naples, Auburn, and Hudson, for example) well into the 1880s. <br /><br />There were certainly imitators of this drink, and, as I noted, “Hoxie” was one of them. "Hoxie," or “Kinderhook Pop” was “a special brew, made and sold in large quantities in jugs” by George Lathrop, founder of the Kinderhook Bottling Company. In 1860 Lathrop apparently mixed various roots and other ingredients (including yeast presumably), placed them in a jug and tied down a cork on the whole thing. When the cork blew off, Kinderhook Pop was born. It was manufactured for years by Richard Alexander who had been Lathrop's assistant and took over the concern, and then by Edward Risedorph (into the 20th century). There does appear to have been some connection between the Lathrop and Hoxie families. And, interestingly, when Alexander took over the business it appears that the beverage was also called “Hoxie” or at least was known to be the same thing. Although it was explosively foamy, it was not alcoholic ("not stronger than a boy"). Apparently it was manufactured with a marble inside the bottle to hold in the pop, and this needed to be pushed down the neck of the bottle to pour it out or drink it. It might be that its frothiness was responsible for the decision in 1880 of the citizens of Elmira that “Hoxie” was synonymous with “lager beer.” Or, maybe there were other lager-esque qualities to it. The good people of Troy, however, saw Hoxie and root beer as “about the same thing.” <br /><br />There is not a lot out there on what went into it or what it tasted like, but then there isn't really much on other types of small beer -- like "Peruvian" beer -- that were being advertised in the region in the 19th century.Gerry Lorentznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1282140921851003304.post-49753097596356885302014-09-18T14:26:52.236-04:002014-09-18T14:26:52.236-04:00That logo is sweet. With the dollar sign and all.....That logo is sweet. With the dollar sign and all.. looks like something a rapper would use today.Chad Polenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838187463946401115noreply@blogger.com