The Official Argue About Where Upstate NY Is Thread

[EWG]

WTF ever happened to Beer balls!?!


do I need to take this to the beer thread?

Nope. This is the place. Beer balls are as upstate as Riggies.

[Skidog]

Nope. This is the place. Beer balls are as upstate as Riggies.

Fuckin A #murica #upstateasfuck

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[3s]

I had a girlfriend that lived in Bronxville
She admitted that anything in Westchester Co is upstate
It made her cry lol

[Brownski]

Godammright. We need a video version of this with your kids (or someone) humming God Bless America in the background.

Look, I've noticed a disturbing trend in this thread capping on Goat's Milk Latte Pumpkin Spice Lager-Ale Oated Blueberry Pineapple Sour craft beer. This needs to be addressed.

The Upstates have a long history of being on the cutting edge of all thing beer:

- Matt's was the first brewery to serve a legal beer after prohibition
- The introduction of Cream Ale by Genesee
- Beer balls, duh
- Some of the first micro-beers were brewed out of Matt's (dockstreet, for example)
- Many breweries at the forefront of the independent brewery revolution (Lake Placid, Ithaca, Ommegang)
- The fine folks at Matt's helping to guide the Craft Brewers Association to a place of strength
- The new wave of talented micro-breweries (Prison City, Other Half, Thin Man if you think Buffalo is upstate)

So now the Upstates are a haven for all kinds of beer drinkers. You want the original post-prohibition classic drinking beer? Utica Club. One of the very first small batch independent beers? Saranac Adirondack Lager. A classic microbrew? Ithaca Flower Power. A cutting edge hazy? Other Half Mylar Bags. Independently owned? All of them.

So if you are a micro person or a UC person you are happy in the Upstates. I expect respect to be given to all who swill hops. All beer is beer.

Unless there is fruit in it. Fuck beer with fruit in it.

[m2711c]

my country tis of thee.

[BmillsSkier]

Look, I've noticed a disturbing trend in this thread capping on Goat's Milk Latte Pumpkin Spice Lager-Ale Oated Blueberry Pineapple Sour craft beer. This needs to be addressed.

The Upstates have a long history of being on the cutting edge of all thing beer:

- Matt's was the first brewery to serve a legal beer after prohibition
- The introduction of Cream Ale by Genesee
- Beer balls, duh
- Some of the first micro-beers were brewed out of Matt's (dockstreet, for example)
- Many breweries at the forefront of the independent brewery revolution (Lake Placid, Ithaca, Ommegang)
- The fine folks at Matt's helping to guide the Craft Brewers Association to a place of strength
- The new wave of talented micro-breweries (Prison City, Other Half, Thin Man if you think Buffalo is upstate)

So now the Upstates are a haven for all kinds of beer drinkers. You want the original post-prohibition classic drinking beer? Utica Club. One of the very first small batch independent beers? Saranac Adirondack Lager. A classic microbrew? Ithaca Flower Power. A cutting edge hazy? Other Half Mylar Bags. Independently owned? All of them.

So if you are a micro person or a UC person you are happy in the Upstates. I expect respect to be given to all who swill hops. All beer is beer.

Unless there is fruit in it. Fuck beer with fruit in it.

Yeah, that got a real nice slow clap goin here

[Nobody Famous]

Big money in the upstates is spent on horsepower, not on the actual fucking horses.

^ This

[Nobody Famous]

Looks like a reasonable price

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Saranac, NY

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Why is there no water in the hot tub? That is the most pimp canal packet I've ever seen.





Hell yes. Clambake season is nearly upon us.

Thank you for your service Cliff.

I'm gonna claim first mention of clam bakes in this thread!

And the VFWs, Eagles, Elks, Legion or "Lits Club" bars look just like this last picture, right down to the POW-MIA flag on the wall and emblem on the shirts, the old crusty dudes drinking cheap beer from cans with a coaster underneath and smoking cigarettes -- no cigars, too high brow!

[Brownski]

Geographically questionable but upstate in my opinion



Aqueducts are maybe not universal to the upstate but they’re around



Rafted up boats and jet skis. Yeah, boat culture is universal so probably is not meaningful to the discussion. Technically the lower Hudson is part of the barge canal system so….

[Skidog]

Geographically questionable but upstate in my opinion



Aqueducts are maybe not universal to the upstate but they’re around



Rafted up boats and jet skis. Yeah, boat culture is universal so probably is not meaningful to the discussion. Technically the lower Hudson is part of the barge canal system so….

For my sisters wedding the had a barge motor up the hudson to Rhinebeck. We all went out in the front lawn of the private venue and the crew that does the Macy's display did a fireworks show from the barge. Oh and James J.T. Taylor of Kool and the Gang fame was the entertainment...they filmed the whole thing for some tv show at the time....super fun weekend though.

[BmillsSkier]

Just did a little dive on Bannerman's Castle. Always like to hear the story behind some kind of cool looking ruins like that.

[Brownski]

Just did a little dive on Bannerman's Castle. Always like to hear the story behind some kind of cool looking ruins like that.

You can do quite the Wikipedia spiral upstate. Here’s some more reading:
https://nyskiblog.com/bannerman-island-kayak-tour/
spam alert!

[huckbucket]

I know this isn't strictly an upstate thing, but I'm gonna argue that Abbott's vanilla almond custard is the height of summer perfection. Started in the ROC and is now in a handful of states.

[gravitylover]

Our celebrity travel blogger https://nyskiblog.com/cold-spring-kayaking/

[huckbucket]

Our celebrity travel blogger https://nyskiblog.com/cold-spring-kayaking/

Strong work Brownski!

[Timberridge]

Ditto. You and Harvey have a nice blog.

[BmillsSkier]

Strong work Brownski!

Yep. That's strong as new rope.

[Harvey44]

Ditto. You and Harvey have a nice blog.

Thanks man. Brownski brings it.

[riser4]

What are the odds Cuomo be "going upstate" when this is through?

[riser4]

Sorry, my bad, I think maybe "sent upstate" is what I was looking for?

[Brownski]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it. The blog is really 100% Harvey’s creation. I just enjoy writing and it’s a good outlet for me.
edit:For the real Upstate enthusiast this is the one to read though:
https://nyskiblog.com/mohawk-river-k...g-memory-lane/

[grskier]

Speaking of Upstate beer:
I haven't seen Equilibrium mentioned in here yet...

They make some fabulous beers. Middletown has something going for it.

[huckbucket]

What's the story with Colgate University in Hamilton? Good school? What's the town like? They got one or two gas stations?

[m2711c]

There’s nothing they’re going to be able to teach you at Colgate that you couldn’t learn for $20-$40,000 less per year at any state institution. It doesn’t have the serious cachet of any of the actual Ivy leagues, but it does have all of the cost. The campus is beautiful.

There are two gas stations, but only one of them is technically in the town of Hamilton.


What’s your major?

[riser4]

Colgate is division 1 NCAA, fwiw.