Sunday, October 01, 2006

Festival of Ales

Imagine a Fall afternoon, where you had nothing to do other then sample the styles of a local brewery in an outdoor pavilon, with a charity chili cookoff, and a band in the background. Sounds like a good day right? Well that was Saturday at the Fesival of Ales in Honeyoe Falls.


Custom Brewcrafters is an amazing business and brewery. They make custom beers for bars and restaurants all over Western New York, in as many styles as you can think. They brew porters, brown ales, stouts, IPA's, lagers, etc. Each has a unique recipe and flavor.


Dom was my sampling buddy, and I couldn't pick a better partner. I'm so glad he convinced me to go. We have similar tastes I think when it came to both the beer and the chili, and both found we liked the Canaltown Brown Ale one of our favorites, with its hints of real coffee.


Kate (left), Rebecca (center), and Katie (right) all volunteered to pour for Jerimiah's, a great bar and restaurant here in Rochester. They didn't have to pour for long, because they ran out of beer, so we got a chance to chat and compare notes.


I was a bit surpirsed at the turnout, it was incredible. Though we had to wiggle our way to tables to get samples, the huge crowd was friendly, and we didn't have to really wait in long lines for pours. The rain held off too, until just after we left. For those who have not tried out Custom Brewcrafters work, I strongly recommend you ask for a pint they next time you are at one of the many places that carry one of their masterpieces.

1 comment:

TM said...

that first pic of Dom is just classic. that's a man who is serious about beer and chili. as it should be, of course.