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Old Crow Distillery Company: Old Crow

January 11, 2019 by Tristan Lowery 1 Comment

Well, it’s happened again – my first bird of the year was a crow. This year it was an American Crow (Corvus brachyrhyncus), though...

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Champagne and Birds

December 28, 2018 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

A year ago, we presented a barleywine, a very strong beer, as a stand-in for the traditional Champagne in our New Year’s Eve edition...

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Bellwoods Brewery: Barn Owl No. 14

December 21, 2018 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

It’s a sometimes-painful fact of life that some fruits are easier to cope with as food than others. This condition applies to making fermented...

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Decoy: Cabernet Sauvignon (2016)

December 14, 2018 by Tristan Lowery 2 Comments

This just might be a birding joke as old as the hills, but it’s one I hear without fail every year come Christmas Bird...

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Gulls Simplified: A Gull Book Review

December 4, 2018 by Donna No Comments

I’m not a larophile*, but some of my favorite birders are. It’s hard to escape the mystic pull of wanting to excel at gull...

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“Shaking up IPAs” – Rhinegeist Brewery and Green Cheek Beer Company: Ain’t No Tang

November 30, 2018 by Tristan Lowery 2 Comments

Birders have a natural tendency to appreciate variety in form, from the bewildering range of colors displayed within a single avian family, to minute...

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“A Flanders Brown Thanksgiving” – Casa Agria Specialty Ales: Zarza Marrón

November 16, 2018 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

I find the American celebration of Thanksgiving an awkward holiday for birders. There’s no other day on the calendar more associated with birds, but...

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