tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post8895131246120149425..comments2024-03-29T01:30:47.656-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: A long, long dayLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-89547712515963307252009-08-25T10:22:00.118-04:002009-08-25T10:22:00.118-04:00I always just say I was born in North Central PA, ...I always just say I was born in North Central PA, little place called Jersey Shore. Should I change that to be "I'm from upstate PA"?okbrewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734120990257928087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-81231007740064665922009-08-22T15:15:52.740-04:002009-08-22T15:15:52.740-04:00Not really. I'm hardly a "Philly guy;&quo...Not really. I'm hardly a "Philly guy;" I grew up in Lancaster County and I've lived in Pittsburgh. It's more like everything west and north of the front range of the Appalachians is upstate to me. <br /><br />I've seen this same conversation take place among folks in NY State. People in Poughkeepsie who say they're upstaters, Albany, Syracuse... Best comment I saw was a guy from Malone, New York (farther north than Plattsburgh), who said from where he was sitting, <i>everyone</i> else in the discussion was a downstater!Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-76408480887927369352009-08-22T15:00:36.199-04:002009-08-22T15:00:36.199-04:00I kind of agree with the "upstate comment.&qu...I kind of agree with the "upstate comment." Lew, for you everything outside of Central Philly is just about upsate. I live in Luzerne County, so for me upstate has a whole differnt geographical meaning. Point of view (or origin?) I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-79347887515572542772009-08-22T08:24:37.370-04:002009-08-22T08:24:37.370-04:00You find me a term as useful as "upstate"...You find me a term as useful as "upstate" is for New York, and I'll use it. Lewisburg, Millheim, Mifflinburg, and State College are definitely Central PA, but from where I am, Montrose, Sayre, Bellefonte, Wellsboro, Dubois, Venango...are all "upstate!"Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-78206293121782451802009-08-22T08:21:29.966-04:002009-08-22T08:21:29.966-04:00Dan,
Tim brews for balance, not a smack in the cho...Dan,<br />Tim brews for balance, not a smack in the chops. I find his beers quite enjoyable; the Brookie Brown is sweet and malty, the Porter is a fave, the Oatmeal Stout was great. I'll agree, I was disappointed in the Double Rainbow IPA...until yesterday. He's really got it dialed in now. Tim tends to brew with low-impact hops -- Fuggles, for example -- but use a lot of them. The result was an IPA with a good earthy/spicy nose up front, a smooth cool middle, and a rising wave of bitter at the end. The pilsner was pretty impressive, too. He's a man who loves balance, which can be a bad word in geek circles (no insult intended; I is a geek, too), but the patrons love it. When it comes to the porter and the Brookie, I do too.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-64341094255032185812009-08-22T02:40:32.156-04:002009-08-22T02:40:32.156-04:00Just remember tomorrow...
Lewisburg, Millheim and...Just remember tomorrow...<br /><br />Lewisburg, Millheim and State College = Central PA. Don't call it Upstate!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719238542373492893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-48206893223476792052009-08-22T00:18:21.037-04:002009-08-22T00:18:21.037-04:00Elk Creek is a cool place except for....the beer. ...Elk Creek is a cool place except for....the beer. Food is good, the atmosphere is great, they really did the place the right way and I love the local food aspect. But the beer just doesn't measure up. The porter is good everything else just lacks in taste, in flavor. Not too often I search a pale ale or an IPA for hops (and I can't be pegged as a hop head at all). I wish that weren't the case as I love the town and the whole area (this coming from a Pitt grad no less)...I was hoping for a bit more when they went from a really good coffee shop to the brewery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351984997665309743noreply@blogger.com