To all of our good friends, especially those in South Shore Homebrew Emporium, we have some important news. We have worked hard to be a great local homebrew store. Partly due to our efforts to teach people how to make beer and wine there are now more than 5,000 breweries in the US. We are[…]

FINGER LAKES WINE 2017 We will visit the Finger Lakes on October 5th this year. Place your order today for 6 gallons of juice in a new bucket. Bring a bucket in to the store and we will take $15 off the price. Orders must be received by October 4th. Call 518-283-7094. W is White[…]

Hop Project September 9, 2017. Albany Pump Station. We are making a smash beer. Using the same wort and yeast, Imperial A38 Juice, each of 16 participants are using a different hop. We will each exchange 2 beers with every other brewer on October 7.   8:30 AM.Chris Leo starts the brew, heating the water..[…]

  Road Trip: Russ and Roger visit Hudson Brewing Company  in Hudson, N.Y. https://www.hudsonbrew.com/ We filled the Transit, plugged in the GPS, and hit the road. It was a gorgeous day as we passed fields of veggies, apples, hay and all the bounty of upstate. I – 90, Rt. 9, 9H, 66 and then into the maze[…]

The Homebrew Emporium will once again be organizing a bulk grain purchase on behalf of our customers. To participate, call or stop in to your local Homebrew Emporium.   We are accepting orders through Sunday, August 27th  and you will be able to pickup the grain Sunday September 10th, probably even sooner.  We will contact[…]

Russ and I made a delivery to Druthers in Albany http://www.druthersbrewing.com/locations/albany , where we got to watch the newly installed bottling line running.   George gives a shout out to an employee. Empty cases wait to be filled. Pallets waiting delivery.  

Bobby Belleard, head brewer at Table 41, gave me directions to see where he and partner Giorgio are serving beer this summer, from May until October. They are at Lanthier’s Grove, in Clifton Park. Never having been there the address 4 Dunsbach Ferry Rd, Cohoes, NY was punched into my GPS and I was off. Lanthier’s[…]

Mustard ranks with plants that please us by irritating us and causing pain. They deliver volatile, pungent chemicals that begin in the food and travels through the air to irritate mouth and nasal passages.  Mustard, along with cousins’ horseradish and wasabi, are part of the cabbage family. Mustard is one of the most popular and[…]

Day trip: Joe Daddy’s Hard Cider (aka Brookview Station Winery, aka Goolds Orchard) I90 exit 11, east on Rt. 20 to the red light and a right and I was on 150 and it was a beautiful day. A few miles later I realized I missed my turn. Just a short while later I spotted[…]

Brookview Station Winery 1297 Brookview Station Road Castleton, NY 12033 (518) 732-7317   OR   1-88-TO-UNCORK Brookview Station Winery – Joe Daddy Hard Cider produces and bottles wines and ciders just 10 minutes from downtown Albany in Castleton NY.  Stop by the tasting room, Joe Daddy’s Hard Cider is on tap. Their hand crafted hard cider is[…]