Craft Beverage Industry
One of the major turning points in the Hudson Valley craft beverage surge took place in 2015, when husband and wife Dennis Nesel and Jeanette Spaeth opened Hudson Valley Malt, paving the way for truly local grain-to-glass production.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Apr 18, 2019
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Craft Beverage Industry
Slate Point in Dutchess County Leads the Local Mead Industry
With a more than 7,000-year legacy, mead, a fermented beverage made from honey, is likely humanity's original alcoholic drink. The golden-hued elixir is coming back around for a victory run, with the ancient art form meeting cutting edge of craft beverage expertise. Like cider before it, mead is way different than what you thought. Get ready for your new favorite drink.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Apr 11, 2019
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Craft Beverage Industry
This Pioneering Gardiner Wine-Maker Celebrates 20 Years
In the fall of 1998, long before the Hudson Valley was national craft beverage mecca, before the words “Napa of the East” had ever been uttered, husband and wife Michael Migliore and Yancey Stanforth-Migliore produced their first vintage on the nascent Whitecliff Vineyard in Gardiner.
By Marie Doyon
Apr 5, 2019
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Craft Beverage Industry
With over a dozen breweries and more cropping up all the time, Dutchess County has more than enough on tap to keep beer lovers happy (and busy!). To get you started on your way to hoppy heaven, here is a subjective guide to the top 5 breweries in Dutchess County.
By Erik Ofgang
Jan 31, 2019
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Craft Beverage Industry
With the proliferation of breweries over the past decade, it can be hard to know where to start. Stick with Chronogram as we tour the region's brewing facilities and taprooms to bring you the top 5 in each county of the Mid-Hudson Valley. Here are the can't-miss breweries in Columbia County.
By Tyler Zielinski
Jan 25, 2019
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Craft Beverage Industry
In Spring 2019, Industrial Arts Brewing will unveil a second production facility, taproom, and event space on Fishkill Avenue in Beacon. The repurposed 150,000-square-foot warehouse will have ample outdoor seating and panoramic mountain views, a New York State-focused beverage program, beer to-go, and food truck partners.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Jan 18, 2019
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After teaching himself the lost trade of coopering, master woodworker John Cox is producing barrels to supply the shortage prompted by the exponential growth of New York State’s craft beverage industry.
By Marie Doyon
Dec 1, 2018
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From Mobster Moonshine Operation to Above-Board Distillery
On October 10, 1932, the FBI raided a secluded, pretty spot in quiet Pine Plains—the tunnel-ridden, bootlegging hotspot of mobster Dutch Schultz. Eighty-six years later, the property is slated to reopen as an above-board brewery with the inaugural spirit will be Schultz wash, an original recipe updated for modern palates.
By Anne Pyburn Craig
Nov 16, 2018
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In April, one of Japan’s premier sake brewers, Asahi Shuzo, announced a collaboration with the Culinary Institute of America, to build the company’s first US facility in Hyde Park. The brewery and visitor center, a $28-million project that will create 32 jobs, is slated to open in Spring 2019.
By Marie Doyon
Nov 9, 2018
Tags: sake craft brewery culinary institute of america Web Only
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Sloop Brewing Sets Up Shop on the Former IBM Campus
Hudson Valley history is such a rich mix—bread basket, political hotspot, industrial powerhouse, creative and culinary destination—there are upon layer of stories here.
By Marie Doyon
Nov 7, 2018
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Craft Beverage Industry
Keegan Ales has released a limited edition seasonal pumpkin pancake stout called IHOPS, in collaboration with the International House of Pancakes. Go get it before it's gone.
By Marie Doyon
Oct 12, 2018
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This Poughkeepsie Microbrewery Makes Beer with All NYS Ingredients
Situated on a 25-acre farm, Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie offers a variety of complex and critically acclaimed sour farmhouse ales that are made exclusively with New York ingredients, from hops to malt to fruits and yeast cultivated at the farm itself.
By Erik Ofgang
Aug 24, 2018
Tags: plan bee farm brewery farm brewery craft beer
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A Wine for this Region
With its earthy and approachable flavor, the Cabernet Franc is poised to become the calling card of the Hudson Valley. Just in the past three years, the Valley has witnessed a shift from an unorganized appreciation to a passionate focus on the Cabernet Franc, and a new coalition is championing it as the wine of the region.
By Ashley Moor
Jul 19, 2018
Tags: cabernet franc hudson valley wine wineries regional identity
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One of the major turning points in the Hudson Valley craft beverage surge took place in 2015, when husband and wife Dennis Nesel and Jeanette Spaeth opened Hudson Valley Malt, paving the way for truly local grain-to-glass production.
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Lucky Dragon, which had its grand opening last night, Thursday, April 11, is a celebration of classic Chinese restaurant fare and of the Hudson Valley’s bounty. Like Cinnamon before it, this “farm-to-chopsticks” restaurant in Rhinebeck broadens the scope of farm-to-table into ethnic cuisine.
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Indoor recirculating aquaculture systems resolve the heavy resource draw and sustainability issues associated with other kinds of fish farming, leaving only the tasty harvest. Whether you’re looking to saute, grill, or bake at home, or find a restaurant whose seafood dishes you’ll love, ECO Shrimp in Newburgh and the Hudson Valley Fish Farm provide the real thing, and shopping with them supports the research that will fix the problem and feed the planet.
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