We’re back baby! Troy’s been under the weather for about a week and a half, which we’re not only going to use as an excuse for our absence, but we’re also using it for the theme of this episode! We go over the history of Buffalo’s largest hospital, which played an important role in the… Read More Episode 49: Under the Influenza
Showing some love during the week of Valentine’s Day. As you may know we really dig talking about the Erie Canal, but Episode 48 is all about the Love Canal. We talk about how a city planned to be a clean, futuristic utopia powered by hydroelectricity lead to the creation of a toxic waste dump: the plan for a… Read More Episode 48: Love is in the air (and the water)
This week we felt that after recording last time with Vinylly Friday, we needed to take a break from the brews–of beer, that is–because in this episode we’re drinking Barrel + Brine kombucha! We discuss the somewhat disturbing way that kombucha is made as well as the tons of other fermented goodies that Barrel + Brine has… Read More Episode 47: Bucha Didn’t Know
This week, we were joined by our buds Tim and Eddie from Vinylly Friday for a regular ol’ collab-a-thon! This time around, we let them pick the brewery: we drank Main Course DDHIPA by Belt Line Brewery & Kitchen, a brand-new brewery and taproom that just opened down in the Hydraulic neighborhood. And as things… Read More Episode 46: Fasten Your Belt Line
What makes a great beer? Sometimes a great beer is the crackery smell of a pilsner, or the resinous pine sap bite of a crystal clear IPA. Great beers consist of multiple layers, but flavor is what keeps you coming back for another. Flavor is the combination of both taste and smell. As mucus membranes… Read More Shower (Beer) Thoughts #11
It’s our One Beer Anniversary Episode! An entire year has passed since we started Drinking Points! This week we go back to Episode 1, and reminisce about (read: completely rip on) our Pilot Episode too! We were welcomed back to record at Big Ditch Brewing Company yet again, which coincides with all of our Erie… Read More Episode 45: One Beer Anniversary
Sometimes episodes are written around a historical event, sometimes they’re written with a certain beer in mind. Other times, a brewery releases a beer about winter weather with 7.7% ABV and 77 IBUs and we’re left with no choice but to do a Blizzard of 77 episode. So crack a beer and bundle up, because… Read More Episode 44: Blizzard? S’now Problem
