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Truck Driver in New Brunswick Heist Gets 19 Months

A truck driver who was responsible for the truck that disappeared carrying 50,000 cans of Moosehead beer destined for Mexico has been sentenced to 19 months in prison. Nobody else has been charged to date.

The judge in the case addressed the perception in the media that the story is somehow humorous. "Why stealing beer is any funnier than stealing anything else is beyond me. It's a serious crime."

I'll drink to that, even if the beer was Moosehead.

More interesting whiskies

I found this site for Caddell & Williams interesting whiskies. They make a lot of their own single grain malts and vatted malts. The page also has an ordering feature and the ability to buy St. Georges' whiskies, which are made right here in the USA.

Salt City Brew Club

I had the pleasure of exchanging email with Todd Relyea this week. Todd is a brewer and also the web master for the Salt City Brew Club, a group of local brewers and beer enthusiasts. They meet the second Tuesday of every month to discuss recipes and taste a variety of beers. This month's event is at Kitty Hoyne's in Armory Square at 7 PM. Check them out!

Brewing and Distilling in Cazenovia, NY

Did you know that there was once at least one brewery and at least one distillery in Cazenovia, my adopted hometown?

According to Dan Weiskotten's amazing Cazenovia, Fenner, and Nelson history web site, there was a distillery on one side of Chittenango Creek, run by J. Hearsey (in 1827 it was known as the Hearsey & Burton distillery). And there was a brewery on the other side, run by S. Twist. See this article on Dan's site for more information.

Also, here's an ad from September 1810 from the original Cazenovia Pilot newspaper; it's also taken from Dan's site.

9/5/1810
"MALTING and BREWING. – THE subscriber having purchased the stand lately occupied by Mr. Chandler, as a nail factory, has put the same in complete readiness for Malting and Brewing, to which business he intends paying the strictest attention. Innkeepers in this and the adjoining towns are informed, that they may be supplied with Table and Strong Beer, of the best quality, on the shortest notice for which, and for Malting HOPS and in all kinds of GRAIN, will be received in payment. He flatters himself, that by his long experience in the above business, both in England and America, that he shall be able to give general satisfaction – and solicits the patronage of a generous public. CASH and the highest price given for BARLEY. THOMAS HARDEN.” (9/1/1810)