Ithaca hosted its 3rd annual Brew Fest this past Saturday at Stewart Park, on scenic Cayuga Lake. All the heavy hitters were there from both the East and West Coasts. Were talking: Empire, Brooklyn, Roosterfish, Ommegang, Southern Tier (all from NY State), as well as Magic Hat (from VT), Lagunitas (from CA), Stone (from CA), Redhook Ale (from WA), and Harpoon (from MA), among many, many others. It was a plethora of brews, from ales to stouts to I.P.A.'s, and I enjoyed them all.
My Favorite: Ithaca Beer Co.'s White Gold Belgo-American Pale Wheat Ale style beer (found in the VIP tent only...thanks Suz for your passes!)
Silver and bronze metal went to: Rare Vos (Amber Ale) and Abbey Ale (Belgian Trappist Ale) from Brewery Ommegang in nearby Cooperstown, NY
Stone representing the Best- I mean West- Coast with the "massive hop monster" that is their Ruination I.P.A.
Southern Tier Brewing Co was pouring their English style bitter Harvest Ale
This guy came prepared with a pretzel necklace. Better than diamonds.
This guy is THE MAN. Seriously, he had a booth where he was thin slicing potatoes using a drill gun attached to an apple peeler. He then deep fried the thin potato slices and dowsed them in nacho cheese [See below]
You're right, a marigold-like mass of deep fried homemade potato chips slathered in nacho cheese sauce does not taste good with a cold glass of beer. Obviously.
Enjoying our last beer while watching the sunset on Cayuga Lake.
...It was brewtastic.
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