Drinking Points

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_@cloutieh

Publish Date: 6/23/2019

Minisode 6: After a Brief Hiatus...

Here it is: Minisode #6. As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus for the last couple of months. It’s a break that we needed, but that we couldn’t wait to end. This minisode is a PSA about mental health and mental illness.

“While we were away, I was battling my own mind. I’ve suffered from anxiety, panic, and depression since my early teens but I always found ways to cope. Recently, my coping mechanisms became unhealthy and destructive. My mental illness penetrated every facet of my life, from the time I got out of bed until I would lay my head on the pillow at the end of the night. I wasn’t sleeping, eating, or bathing by the time I really cracked. I had to make a few trips to the hospital, experiment with different medications, and begin therapy to get where I am currently. Honesty will be an important part of my healing process, so Haley and I decided that this minisode would be a great way to update everyone listening on what’s been going on and what you can expect in the future.” -Troy

Next week we’ll have a new full length episode and we’ll be picking up right where we left off. The summer is almost here, and the nice weather has already arrived. It’s time for a beer on one of the many patios around town! There’s plenty of history to reveal and a TON of new beers coming out throughout the summer to fuel the podcast! Thanks for your continued support and understanding. Cheers!

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Hotline: 716-834-3131

Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741

Best Self Behavioral Health: 716-884-0888

Spectrum Health and Human Services: 716-539-5500

Horizon Health Services: 716-831-1800

Evergreen Health: 716-847-2441

Music: "The Last Nine Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_ @cloutieh

Episode 11: Take Me Out to the Brewery

Publish Date: 6/11/2019

Episode 50: Hops n Homeruns

Everybody stand up, stretch, and grab yourself another beer because we’re talking about the ballpark this week. We chat a little bit about the Buffalo Bisons’ new field sponsor, Bisons mascots (animate and inanimate), and a man at the ballpark that’s even more recognizable than a mascot. Resurgence Brewing, Big Ditch Brewing, and Community Beer Works team up for a third time to release the Buffalo Brewers Series of beers. This one has us excited for the baseball season, now get back to your seats and press play!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things Mentioned:

Canadian Bacon (1995)

Buster T. Bison

"Celery's Greatest Race"

Conehead

Ballpark Brewers Series

"Top 10 Baseball Songs of All Time" (MLB)

"Baseball's Best Songs" (ESPN)

"The Natural" theme

"Baseball: Music at the Ballpark" (Spotify)

"Take Me Out to The Ball Game" (1908)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_ @cloutieh

One More Time, With Big Data (NYT)

Publish Date: 4/2/2019

Episode 49: Under the Influenza

We're back baby! Troy's been under the weather for about a week and a half, which we're not only going to use as an excuse for our absence, but we're also using it for the theme of this episode! We go over the history of Buffalo's largest hospital, which played an important role in the area during the 1918 flu pandemic. To go along with our theme of weird stuff that microorganisms do, we're drinking Big Ditch's Bidwell Wild Ale! Now wash your hands and listen up!

Check out Troy's new publication, Manic Expressive!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

ECMC: A Century of True Care

1918 Flu Pandemic (CDC)

"World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic"

The Bidwell Wild Experiment- Big Ditch Brewing Company

This Podcast Will Kill You

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_ @cloutieh

Love Canal on Google Maps

Publish Date: 3/15/2019

Episode 48: Love is in the air (and the water)

Showing some love during the week of Valentine’s Day. As you may know we really dig talking about the Erie Canal, but Episode 48 is all about the Love Canal. We talk about how a city planned to be a clean, futuristic utopia powered by hydroelectricity lead to the creation of a toxic waste dump: the plan for a “Model City” really was a model on how not to dispose of toxic waste, and once you do dispose of that toxic waste, how not to handle a national emergency fueled by sickness, death, and birth defects. This all happened along the Niagara Escarpment, which also happens to be where our drink this week is from. We discuss yet another story of pollution in WNY while sipping Riesling from Freedom Run Winery. Learn about the history of the Niagara Region as well as all of New York State’s impact on winemaking.

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned/further reading:

Pictures of Love Canal

The dream and demise of Model City

"A Toxic Waste Capital"

Revisiting Love Canal: A conversation with Lois Gibbs

Love Canal today: "We know what's in our backyards"

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_ @cloutieh

Publish Date: 2/20/2019

Episode 47: Bucha Didn't Know

This week we felt that after recording last time with Vinylly Friday, we needed to take a break from the brews--of beer, that is--because in this episode we're drinking Barrel + Brine kombucha! We discuss the somewhat disturbing way that kombucha is made as well as the tons of other fermented goodies that Barrel + Brine has to offer! And on the historical end, Haley gets serious about WNY's Eeriest body of water.

Cheers! Go have something fermented, and call your "Mother"!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Check out the first episode of Troy's new podcast, High Fives at a Funeral!

Things mentioned:

Ice volcanos

Ghost apples

Episode 9: The Whale (Crystal Beach ep.)

Cuyahoga River Fire

Blue-Green Algae Blooms

UB fish study

Lake Erie Bessie (1991)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Our personal twitters: @heycoffeegirl_ @cloutieh

"COMPANY IS COMING" by Chris Fleming

Publish Date: 2/11/2019

Episode 46: Fasten Your Belt Line

This week, we were joined by our buds Tim and Eddie from Vinylly Friday for a regular ol' collab-a-thon! This time around, we let them pick the brewery: we drank Main Course DDHIPA by Belt Line Brewery & Kitchen, a brand-new brewery and taproom that just opened down in the Hydraulic neighborhood. And as things generally go around here, the brewery decided the history for this episode...so more trains! Buckle up: we're all quite inebriated for this one (good thing we took the train!)

And since it was a "collab-a-thon," there'll be a new episode of Vinylly Friday featuring us coming up soon! We'll keep ya'll updated on when it does, but until then, listen to the rest of their episodes--they're some pretty funny dudes who talk about a wide range of music!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

Belt Line Railroad

Bennett Station (Airbnb)

F.N. Burt Co./500 Seneca

500 Seneca

"Jazz" Design

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 2/4/2019

Episode 45: One Beer Anniversary

It’s our One Beer Anniversary Episode!

An entire year has passed since we started Drinking Points! This week we go back to Episode 1, and reminisce about (read: completely rip on) our Pilot Episode too! We were welcomed back to record at Big Ditch Brewing Company yet again, which coincides with all of our Erie Canal chit chat on the first episode. Episode 45 is all about poking fun at our past selves and expanding on ideas we had a year ago!

Cheers!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Thanks to:

Become a patron!

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com (where you can find our whole back catalog of episodes, including the Pilot Batch episode)

"How to Survive if You Are Stranded in a Blizzard"

Publish Date: 1/27/2019

Episode 44: Blizzard? S'now Problem

Sometimes episodes are written around a historical event, sometimes they’re written with a certain beer in mind. Other times, a brewery releases a beer about winter weather with 7.7% ABV and 77 IBUs and we’re left with no choice but to do a Blizzard of 77 episode. So crack a beer and bundle up, because it’s a cold one out there!

Also, this episode features a special guest: our neighbor, Aaron! Check out his Instagram!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

Some photos from the blizzard (stoplight photo included)

Can a blizzard cause a baby boom? (2015)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Buffalo Museum of Science

Publish Date: 1/12/2019

Episode 43: The Experimental Episode

We're excited to say that this is (what feels like) our first real episode that we've recorded since ermmm... October? We took a classic Drinking Points field trip to the Buffalo Museum of Science to go along with this episode's beer, XPA by Woodcock Brothers Brewery! Happy New Years everyone!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

Guy with a bee as a pet on a string

"It's Just Beer"

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Available for download on Bandcamp

Publish Date: 12/31/2018

Minisode 5: (Last) Christmas Episode

Joy to the world! This is our off-the-cusp Christmas mini(?)sode! In this episode, we talk about Christmas trees, Christmas traditions, and... Christmas! And drink wintery beers! Join us around the Netflix Fireplace (Birchwood Edition) and let us join your holiday celebration this year! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!

(Haley wants to apologize in advance for sounding like a little bit of a Grinch, but we recorded this immediately after she worked two full retail days on Christmas weekend! I tried!!)

(Also, this is not our last Christmas episode... there will be more. I just love (Last) Christmas--only the original. Don't get it twisted)

Music: "Three Staple Waltz" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Thank you SO MUCH and Merry Christmas to our patrons!

Things mentioned:

Realchristmastrees.org

Wikihow: How to Grow Your Own Christmas Tree

Ten Christmas Customs with Pagan Roots

John Denver & The Muppets: 12 Days of Christmas

Venezuela's Christmas Tradition

Catalonia's Christmas Tradition

Caga Tio-- Norah Jones

Iceland's Christmas Tradition

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

BN article about McDermott Lofts

Publish Date: 12/24/2018

Episode 42: Where Momma Hides the Cookie Brown Ale

We're back (again!) And this time, in a brand new space: we've moved to South Buffalo! Obviously we're super excited, so allow us to gush about our new apartment and the building we live in now and its historical significance in the city. Now as this is both our first experience "leaving the nest," we thought we would drink a beer that (loosely) fits the theme of moving out of your parent's place.

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

Wasteland Studio

Episode 31: Music to Our Beers

Bishop John Timon

Stats about Buffalo religiosity

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Episode 8: The First Ward

Publish Date: 12/17/2018

Episode 41: This is not an Episode

Hey, uh... sorry we've been gone for a minute. We promise we were thinking about all of you the whole time and feeling really guilty about it. And we were drinking local beer.

Anyway, in this episode we're kickin' it old school: Old First Ward-school. We finally made it down to Gene McCarthy's/OFW Brewing and it was everything we could have ever hoped for. We gush more about the First Ward neighborhood (we've done this before, re: previous episodes) and plans for renewal of this historic neighborhood.

(About halfway though it starts raining like crazy outside. Enjoy the ambiance I guess?)

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Clip is "Stalker" from the Grease Creepers new album, Stay Creepy!

Things mentioned:

Ken Block's Gymkhana Nine: Raw Industrial Playground

WNY Land Conservancy- DL&W Proposal

Shower (Beer) Thoughts 10(By Haley!)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Buy their album "Rhythm & Roll" on Bandcamp!

Facebook: facebook.com/drinkingpoints ne: Raw Industrial Playground

Publish Date: 12/4/2018

Episode 40: Beer Me Up Scotty

As the snow starts to fall, November begins to pass us by, and the last thursday of the month approaches, it begs the question: WERE THERE EXTRATERRESTRIALS PRESENT AT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING?!

While there’s no record of aliens NOT attending the first feast, there ARE records of UFO sightings in New York State. We skim through YouTube videos of UFOs caught on local newscasts, records of sightings in our neighborhoods on nuforc.org, and a controversial visit the Men in Black took to Niagara Falls.

Does this episode seem too out there for you?

We also discuss the possible, and very real explanations behind sightings all over the U.S. like Top Secret programs operated out of Groom Lake salt flats [Area 51], and the companies behind them. While Lockheed Martin led those operations in the Nevada desert, they also continue research today at a location in Niagara Falls, New York. You may also hear the Imperial March play in your head when we talk about Northrop Grumman and their push to make space weapons and Star Wars a reality.

Sit back and listen as we cover all this and more while sipping on two intergalactic themed beers. How could we properly walk the line of conspiracies without getting spaced out on DIPAs by two of our favorite breweries. First we take on Radio the Mothership by Collective Arts, which is lighter in color than our second beer, but brings more effervescence and packs a boozier punch. Next we drink Space Kitty by Rohrbach Brewing Company which has a bronze hue, and balances the bitterness with some much welcomed malt.

Alright, put on your tinfoil hats, get in your cardboard box rocket ship, and have a listen!

Cheers!

Intro: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Outro: "Stardust" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

A History Channel Thanksgiving (South Park)

The Fourth Kind trailer

UFO in Tonawanda (Nov 2018)

UFO in Hamburg (Oct 2018)

UFO on Channel 7 (2016)(2018)

Skunk Works

Mac Sabbath

MIB in Niagara Falls, ON?

"Kalsarikannit"

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Buffalo Beer: The History of Brewing in the Nickel City

Publish Date: 11/16/2018

Episode 39: If I Could Turn Kaltenbach Time

This episode we throw things back and go back to our roots: this is our Buffalo Brewing Company episode! Surprisingly, we've only just had our first experience drinking with them in the last month! They're a two-year-old brewery that carries the same namesake as a brewery from a century ago, making beers reminiscent of yesteryears.

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

Rickyisms

Pennysticks Pretzels

Episode 4

Typhoid Mary

Taft throwing out first pitch

Labatt Brew House

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 11/10/2018

Minisode 4: A Seven Ounce Episode

Why are we posting a minisode this week? Well, we're still hungover (physically, emotionally, and spiritually) from Halloween. There isn't really a theme to this one, if we're being honest... but we do talk a lot about cats, adorable rodents, Troy's blog, beer, and a bunch of other Schlitz.

Music: "The Last Nine Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 11/6/2018

Episode 38: Scareman of the Boo'd

Throughout the nineteen-forties, fifties, and sixties, Buffalo’s theatre district was fortunate enough to host some of the biggest names in entertainment. On any given date, Shea’s Buffalo and the Town Casino across the street were sure to be home to an evening show, leading to late night after-parties that lasted until morning. Today, you can still catch a performance at Shea’s or a concert at Town Ballroom, and its said that while visiting both you can still hear the post-show festivities, or even be approached by the late Michael Shea.

While recording this week, Haley drinks a beer by Buffalo’s own Pressure Drop Brewing. With hints of cinnamon and toasted flavors, ‘Dog Birthday Party’ Graham Cracker Stout is warm and welcome on the palate during this cooler weather. Then, Pressure Drop sent in a special guest before his big release; Ol’ Green Eyes himself, ‘Dank Sinatra’. Although the opaque glass of beer you get from this one is on point with what we think of as a New England Style, the flavors are a true East Coast meets West Coast mashup. With a sweet, citrusy, almost herbaceous front end, Dank Sinatra finishes his set dank, earthy, and just a little bitter.

Music: "No Survivors" by the Grease Creepers

Great ghost stories at the Town Ballroom

Click if you dare:

WNY's All Time Greatest Nightclub: The Town Casino

Hocus Pocus- Witchcraft (the skeleton band)

Haunted Theatre of the Tonawandas

Some stories from the Holiday Inn

Haunted Tour of Grand Island Holiday Inn

"The Curious Dream" by Mark Twain

Craig Cheape (artist for Dank Sinatra)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 10/26/2018

Episode 38: Scareman of the Boo'rd

Music: "No Survivors" by the Grease Creepers

Great ghost stories at the Town Ballroom

Click if you dare:

WNY's All Time Greatest Nightclub: The Town Casino

Hocus Pocus- Witchcraft (the skeleton band)

Haunted Theatre of the Tonawandas

Some stories from the Holiday Inn

Haunted Tour of Grand Island Holiday Inn

"The Curious Dream" by Mark Twain

Craig Cheape (artist for Dank Sinatra)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 10/26/2018

Episode 37: Cider Killers

As the third of four Halloween episodes goes live we think it’s safe to say that we’ve gone from spooky, to creepy, to downright scary with this episode. What makes it cross the line to ‘scary’? The fact that these are the stories of the real monsters that have terrorized our communities: Serial Killers. While Robert Kleason wasn’t a serial killer by definition (his kill count isn’t sufficient enough), he was once rumored to be the inspiration for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. Then we discuss the man who spent years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, while the real ‘Bike Path Rapist’ was free to kill again.

The historical content may be dark, but we kept the drinks light and sweet. This week is a cider episode, and we tried a few varieties! Throughout the show we sip Leonard Oakes “Steampunk Cider” and review two ciders by Blackbird Cider Works that we tried before recording. Don’t think there’s something for your specific tastes in the cider world? Think again!

Music: "Smile" by the Grease Creepers

Taxidermist murders Mormon missionaries

Look if you dare:

Relaxing Car Ride (jump scare)

Altemio Sanchez Murderpedia

Job for a Cowboy - Knee Deep ft. Spongebob

SBT 8: Which Cider You On?

When you love the Beatles but also love Death Metal

Beers Ciders Drank:

Blackbird Cider Works Dry Oak Barrel Aged Cider

Blackbird Cider Works Red Barn Farm Style

Leonard Oakes Estate Winery’s - Steampunk Cider

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 10/19/2018

Episode 36: I Put a Spell on You

This week we discuss the true horror behind a popular urban legend in Angola NY, the curse of an Egyptian king cast in Niagara Falls, and we list off a number of “coincidences” that have happened along the Great Gorge Route near Devil’s Hole. Ready or not, we drink another pumpkin beer...well it’s more of a coffee beer by Fifth Frame Brewing Co. with a seasonal twist. Then we try our first Rye IPA, by Barrier Brewing. So do you want to find out where to go and possibly experience a good spook? Want to hear the funny crap other people say about the beers we drink? Then quit reading and get listening!

Are you ready?

Music: "Are You Ready" by the Grease Creepers

Shower Beer Thoughts #6 (will be updated soon)

Look if you dare:

"The Barnett Collection"

"King Ramses Curse" (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

"Devil's Hole Cave"--includes pictures!

"Niagara Gorge Railroad"--also includes pics!

"The Secret Plot to Kill McKinley" by John Koerner

"Angola Horror"

"The Ghost Train Song" Hey Arnold

Beers drank:

Pumpkin Spice Latte Brown Ale by Fifth Frame Brewing Co.

Evil Giant Rye IPA by Barrier Brewing Company

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

"Evolutionary psychology explains why haunted houses creep us out"

Publish Date: 10/14/2018

Episode 35: Get in the spirit!

Have you ever wondered why things make you creeped out? To kick off the show, Haley gives a run down on exactly why we find things creepy, and why she likes being spooked, while Troy reaffirms that when it comes to scary stuff, he’s a little baby b***h.

That being said, welcome to the first of four Halloween episodes! With New York having the history that it does, and with all the available seasonal beers, it was obvious to us that all that spookiness couldn’t be fit into a single show! This week, learn about NYS as the birthplace of Spiritualism, and two sisters that became famous for pranking their mother, and in turn, started an entire religion. And since it’s week one, you know some pumpkin beers were consumed! But whether you love em or hate em, we let you know where to send your thank you cards or your hate mail!

As always, drink responsibly, drink local, oh and stay creepy!

Music: "Grease Creepers Creep" by the Grease Creepers

Look if you dare:

How We Decide Who's Creepy (Psychology Today)

"What's So Scary About Momo?"

"Tin Toy" Pixar Short (1988)

The Fox Sisters: Spiritualism's Unlikely Founders (HistoryNet)

"Bones in 'Old Spook House'"

"A Skeleton's Tale: The Origins of Modern Spiritualism"

Lily Dale, NY

Paranormal Walks, LLC

Beers drank: Cold-Pressed Coffee Pumking by STBC, Vanilla Cappuccino Pumpkin Ale by Resurgence

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

"Killer Klowns" by The Dickies

Publish Date: 10/5/2018

Episode 34: A Brew Hope

This week we're revisiting Rochester! Haley's already feeling a little spooky so she'll be talking exclusively about Mount Hope cemetery and its most famous/interesting residents (no offense to the rest of the people buried there...) Also we discuss a newer brewery in the area, as well as another Rochester brewery that makes a beer based off of a well-known mass-produced beer.

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Become a patron! It could only cost you $1 a month, and it goes towards our beer funds as well as our ability to up our production value, and also we'd really love you for it! You'll get your name said on the podcast and get exclusive access to unedited episodes and more fun extras!

Things mentioned:

Fifth Frame Brewing (you can see the Yarp/Nerp!)

River City Project (this sounds a lot like a conspiracy theory but it's not)

The Hot-dog, the American dream and the Greek connection

John Oliver on Bud Light Lime

Beer drank: Swift Light Lime by Swiftwater Brewing

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 9/29/2018

Minisode 3: Ballpark Brewbash

Hey-ey-ey-ey we just got our new equipment in the mail, and drank a ton of new beers this weekend at the Ballpark Brewbash, so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity for a quick little minisode!

Remember: live every day like it's Buffalo Beer Week.

Beers discussed:

-Random Company by CB Craft Brewers

-Bisonberry Kolsch by Flying Bison

-Cherry Kolsch by Steelbound Brewery & Distillery

-Pills Mafia by Thin Man Brewery

-Come Quat with Me by Woodcock Brewery

-J-Pop by Sato Brewpub

-Raspberry Soiree by Ithaca Beer

-Paczki Milk Stout by Rusty Nickel Brewing

-Chai Tea Infused Pumking by Southern Tier Brewing Company

Music: "The Last Nine Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Become a patron!

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 9/24/2018

Episode 33: Drinking Hops

Hey there! This is a special pre-recorded episode that we recorded with the guys from What the Hops at Big Ditch during the Packet re-release! Regrettably, there isn't a ton of history in this episode, and that's mainly because we were going with What the Hops' style of podcasting: just shooting the shit. We hope you enjoy, and we'll be back next week with your regularly-scheduled history podcast (brewed for your enjoyment.) Happy Buffalo Beer Week! #COLLABORATION

Check out our friends from What the Hops!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Pierce Arrow Building conversion?

Publish Date: 9/21/2018

Episode 32: History Brewseum

Here it is: our Buffalo History Museum episode! To celebrate their upcoming Party on the Portico, we've decided to make this episode all about them (or at least mostly about them...) We love history! So obviously we love the history museum. Hear all about the origins of the museum as well as what you can see in-person there as well as online!

Things mentioned:

Buffalo History Museum

Green Schwinn

Buffalo History Museum exhibits

BHM Online Research library

Buffalo Drinking Map

Erie County Prisoner Identification (1896-1914)

KKK membership directory (1924)

Shower Beer Thoughts #7

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

They'll be playing their Monthly Ramble show at Mr. Goodbar on 9/19!

Beer drank: 1812 Butler's Bitter by Niagara College's Teaching Brewery

Join our new Facebook group! If you "like" the post we have up, you could win tickets to the Buffalo History Museum's Party on the Portico on September 21st!

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Three Little Pigs- Green Jello

Publish Date: 9/15/2018

Episode 31: Music To Our Beers

This week we're celebrating Buffalo's music scene to get in the spirit of Music is Art, the nonprofit started by a member of one famous Buffalo-based band. When you think of music and entertainment in Buffalo, you can't not think about the Theatre District, or its centerpiece: Shea's Performing Arts Center. Shea was a super busy guy who seriously LOVED entertainment. If you're not driving, take a sip for every theatre of his that Haley mentions in this episode.

TL;DL: Everything burns down *fire emoji*. Also we don't know how to pronounce vaudeville.

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

If you're listening on the day of the release, RBB plays Music is Art TOMORROW (Saturday, 9/8) on the main stage at 3!

Beer drank: Full-Stack IIPA by SingleCut Beersmiths

Join our new Facebook group! If you "like" the post we putting up on Monday, you could win tickets to the Buffalo History Museum's Party on the Portico on September 21st!

Things Mentioned:

Music Is Art

"The Wonder of it All" by Arlan Peters

In The Buff 716

Mac Sabbath

Shower Beer Thoughts #6

Misuta Chows

Cannibal Corpse on Ace Ventura

Wyatt Coin

DredNeks

Grease Creepers

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Bobby, can I go out and grill tonight?

Publish Date: 9/7/2018

Episode 30: Throwback Thirty

It's our thirtieth episode! You know what they say: 30 is the new 20! So for this, our thirtieth episode, we've decided to make our own little "clip-isode" where we go over our last 29 episodes (and the minisodes) and bring up some stuff that's come up since the episode has come out. Haley does do a classic deep-dive into something historic (should we tell you what it is?) Alright fine, it's the Buffalo Central Terminal! We just won't tell you where it comes in. HA!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Join our new Facebook group! If you "like" the post we'll be putting up on Monday, you could win tickets to the Buffalo History Museum's Party on the Portico on September 21st!

Beer drank: Gin Barrel-Aged Beautiful River by Big Ditch Brewing Company

Things mentioned:

Amazing Larry- CBW Instagram post

"14 years down the drain" Seinfeld

ALL OF OUR EPISODES. Go check out our back catalog if you haven't yet! (See how much we've grown :))

Publish Date: 9/1/2018

Episode 29: Keep On Capen On

This episode's for anyone going back to school this week coming up: this is our University at Buffalo episode! (Probably one of many, because there's a ton of history behind the school.) Consider this our most general UB episode, because Haley goes over the founding of the school and how the two main campuses got their start. Troy does a deep-dive on Capen Hall and Haley talks about her UB experience back in good ol' 2014, for which we have a moment of silence for Yik Yak.

To hear the unedited version of this episode, as well as getting to hear the new patron-only special secret that we talk about on this show, become a patron!

Also, join our new Facebook group!

Music: "Low Bridge" by The Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

"Best Iced Coffee in Buffalo" Step Out Buffalo

"Tracing the path of UB's North Campus" UB Reporter, Kevin Fryling

UB Library's University Archives

"A Rat in a Maze: Student Attitudes Towards the Design of UB’s Amherst Campus, 1968-1985." Jack Ding

Buffalo History Museum's Party on the Portico

Beers drank:

"Beer" by Swiftwater Brewing (Rochester, NY)

"Lunch Money" by Collective Arts Brewing (Hamilton, ON)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

We started a Facebook group!

Publish Date: 8/24/2018

Episode 28: Olm Sweet Olm

This episode is a little bit sloppier than our usual product--we blame recording at 10 pm and pre-gaming at New York Beer Project. Anyway, this is our official Frederick Law Olmsted episode! Olmsted played a huge role in making Buffalo a one-of-a-kind city; what he would call "the Best Planned City in the World." Haley discusses the three parks he designed for Buffalo and the vision he had for each of them--and the effect that the Buffalo expressway system has had on each of them. (You'll find out here that we have about as much passion about buildings as we do about parks.)

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Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned:

"The Best Planned City in the World" book (it says now there's only 5 left!)

Photos of the Parade House

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Tasting Sheet by Craftbeer.com

Publish Date: 8/17/2018

Episode 27: Brewiston

You didn't think we forgot about you, did you? We're a day late on our episode drop but we're sure it's worth it!

This week, Lewiston, NY is the focal point of the show! Along with its rich history and beautiful views, Lewiston is now home to a great place to drink freshly brewed beers! We got our hands on a Bourbon Barrel-Aged Quadrupel (thanks to our Patron Billy Jean) by Brickyard Brewing Company!

Expect our usual Drinking Points chatter: old buildings, influential individuals, and great beer. We give a little more information on what's behind the barrel aging process and we share every detail on our tasting sheet for this one. Cheers!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

The SILO

Troy's blogs (read them)

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

The Larkin Administrative Building

Publish Date: 8/11/2018

Episode 26: You Got That Wright

Here's a fun drinking game: take a drink every time the word "right" or "Wright" is said in this episode. (Actually, don't. That's not drinking responsibly.)

Well, if you know us, I'm sure you know by now this is our Frank Lloyd Wright episode! (Maybe the first of several, who knows.) In this episode we discuss one of Wright's most well-known designs, made for the man he called his best friend: Darwin D. Martin. In addition we talk about a few other Wright works in Buffalo, and we find out that Haley probably cares more about old buildings than people.

And an added bonus: we start a new Untappd segment, which has yet to be named, starring the beer of the episode; Frank by Community Beer Works!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade; "Swing Time" by Music by Pedro (Youtube)

*The Rust Belt Brigade are playing at 810 Meadworks on 8/4 at 9PM!

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Things Mentioned:

The Winslow House

A timeline of the Darwin Martin House

Gray cliff

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Publish Date: 8/3/2018

Episode 25: Cars, Bikes, and... Beer

In this episode, Troy takes the reins while Haley takes an accidental vacation day (don't worry, she's still here.) While Haley was working, Troy took a trip to Buffalo's Pierce Arrow Museum, where he learned a bunch about old cars and BIKES! And this museum just so happens to be down the street from Buffalo's first brewery since Iroquois closed in the 70s, Flying Bison Brewing Company! Thanks for listening!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Things mentioned:

Wyatt Coin (a WNY cowpunk band!)

Pierce Arrow Museum

Tom Segura on Hot Ones

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 7/27/2018

Minisode 2: Seven One Six

In this minisode, we're celebrating 7/16! Does it count as a minisode if it's still 40 minutes long? We like to think so. But unlike our usual beer-drinking selves, we're celebrating by drinking local kombucha by Barrel and Brine (go ahead, call us hipsters.) Haley discusses the history of phone numbers and area codes, and Troy goes on a series of Buffalo-based tangents that he's been waiting forever to unleash. Thanks for listening!

Music: "The Last Nine Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Publish Date: 7/20/2018

Episode 24: Find Your Hoppy Place

In this episode, we go over our weekend road trip through Western New York and discuss the colorful history of a few towns that we passed through: one that is known as the "birthplace of WNY", another that was the birthplace of the author of the Pledge of Allegiance, and a town that has not one, but two, correctional facilities! Also, we bring back one of OUR favorite segments (we hope it's yours too): WHAT COULD'VE IT BEEN NAMED?

The purpose of this road trip was to find our "hoppy" place at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY, which was obviously amazing; but being in Watkins Glen, of course, means that we had to check out the local beer scene. Watkins Glen is the home of Rooster Fish Brewing, New York's first Farm Brewery, so we drank a flight (as one does) and also managed to find some of their beer to drink on the show. Although the episode states that Rooster Fish was NYS’s first Farm Brewery; another beer we drank today by Good Nature Brewing from Hamilton, NY says THEY’re the first Farm Brewery in the state. Which one of you is it?!

The third beer we drank was by Rogue Ales. Why are we drinking a beer from out of state on the show? Because not only is Rogue from one of the top three hop producing states in the US. But they’re also 100% in on #drinklocal! They’ve got their own farms where they grow a ton of ingredients for their beer; and we think that’s pretty cool!

So I guess all we can say now is that we hope you enjoy this random episode, and we hope you find YOUR hoppy place!

Beers drank (not counting our flight):

Blight Buster- Good Nature Brewing

6 Hop IPA- Rogue Ales

Hop Warrior Imperial IPA- RoosterFish Brewing

Music: "Low Bridge" by Rust Belt Brigade

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Also, check out Troy's blogs on our website: Shower Beer Thoughts and Brews and Interviews!

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Publish Date: 7/13/2018

Episode 23: Need Some Ice For That Burn?

Ah, Canada and the U.S.A.

They gained their independence the same week in July (almost 100 years apart) and they’ve been friends since the very beginning right? WRONG!

*thunder crashes*

The year is 1812 and Congress declares war on Canada! Not really, they declared war on Great Britain who had control of Canada. Forts were built, destroyed, and rebuilt. The same went for entire cities! And it’s been so damn hot here that we thought, “Hey, let’s talk about the burning of Buffalo.”

Beer wise, we chat a bit about the oldest breweries of both the U.S. and Canada and we drink beers from four different breweries that we’re PRETTY SURE we haven’t mentioned on the show before! (Two American, two Canadian.)

So grab a beer, sit down, and have a listen eh! 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Beers drank:

Brew York- Ithaca BeerLug-Tread- Beau's BeerDernière Volontè Brettanomyces- Microbrasserie Dieu du cielOrbital Tilt- Captain Lawrence Brewing

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"10 Steps from Seed to Cup"

Publish Date: 7/6/2018

Episode 22: This Episode is the (Coffee) S**t

We say it every week: we’re a history podcast, brewed for your enjoyment. This week, we talk local brews of a different sort: coffee! A building occupied by one of our favorite coffee spots has a lot of history behind it. Join us as we talk about how we love our local coffee scene as much as our local beer scene. In the spirit of our topic, we’re drinking a couple of different coffee-infused beers. In addition, we give you a little TMI about what coffee does to the body...we hope you're not too shy. [Insert smiling poop emoji.]

To hear the unedited version of this episode, including a funny story from Troy's life and a bunch of f***ups, become one of our patrons! https://www.patreon.com/drinkingpoints

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Things mentioned:

"500 Block of Main"

Overwinter Coffee!

A Guide to Roasting Types

The History of Coffee

"The Answer is Always Yes"

"Effect of coffee on distal colon function."

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 6/29/2018

Episode 21: Ruby Red Jacket

In this episode we delve into a Buffalo historical figure who Haley has been super excited to talk about: Red Jacket! As expected, any talk involving post-European Native American history can get a little serious, but we promise it's not too much of a bummer! We even get a little spooky and discuss a possible Buffalo curse? And for the beer... well, that would be another curse of the Buffalo/Western New York area: we're drinking Genny Screamers. If you don't know what those are, you're gonna find out today!

And an extra tidbit: we talk about Resurgence's new can releases, specifically Peter B. Porter and Conehead IPA, which we're super pumped about!

(Sorry there's a lot of car/plane noises in the background. It was hot as a really hot thing so we had the windows open for the first half of the episode...then there's birds, which is a little less annoying)

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

If you enjoy listening to us, you'll *love* listening to our unedited episodes, available to all patrons. Lemme tell ya, this one was a whammy for editing (I blame pre-gaming at Resurgence.) Become a patron and hear all the dumb sh*t I have to edit out! https://www.patreon.com/drinkingpoints

Things mentioned:

Hear Troy do a burp at 8:59 because I was talking at the same time and couldn't edit it out!

Religion for the White Man and the Red (1805)

"Red Jacket's Revenge" (2016)

Interview with a Serial Killer on Netflix

Article about Buffalo Bill Cody (2016)

Two Fold -- where to find our friends' new publication!

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Episode 8: The First Ward

Publish Date: 6/22/2018

Episode 20: Coop Du Jour

This week, we stumbled upon an episode topic by accident (as we tend to do) and revisited Buffalo's Old First Ward at the Barrel Factory, home of one of Buffalo's newest breweries, Pressure Drop Brewing! This place is really awesome, and hits all of our "good place" vibes. They don't make barrels here anymore (yet?) but they do push out some serious beer, as well as spirits and kombucha. In addition, we touch on the growing trend of neighborhoods, such as the Old First Ward, going "micro-local," which we're obviously here for 100%.

To hear the unedited version of this episode (full of gross burps and a minute discussion about South Park that wasn't exactly our most professional moment) become one of our patrons! https://www.patreon.com/drinkingpoints

(Also we frigged up and forgot to thank our patrons this week. We love our patrons: Michael Angelo, Billy Jean, and Don Hughey!)

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade (see them at Mr. Goodbar on 6/20!)

Things mentioned:

Hear our cat making alien noises at 6:15

Shower Beer Thoughts #2: The Answer Is Always Yes

Darcy-Weisbach equation

Why pressure drop matters (science)

Why Pressure Drop matters (brewing company)

Collective Arts Liquid Art Festival

Vinylly Friday: The Black Keys - Brothers

Publish Date: 6/15/2018

Episode 19: Thicc Man

We're back everybody! (Congratulations to Troy for coming up with the episode name this week!) This episode has been in the works since the beginning of the project, and here we are finally doing it! Take a listen as we cover the history of Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory and one of their many notable creations; the first crash test dummy. Then we drink Trial By Wombat - a hazy IPA by Thin Man Brewery. How does the history and the beer crossover? Have a listen to find out!

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Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

(See them at Mr. Goodbar on June 20th!)

Things mentioned:

Joey's World Tour

Brews & Interviews

Interactive New York Map

John Paul Stapp: Fastest Man on Earth

F*** Air Bags Cartoon

Andre the Giant holding a beer can

Unknown Stories of WNY: Thin Man

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 6/8/2018

Minisode 1: A Bleu-Collar Town

So yeah, I know we said we weren't going to have a new episode this week. But first of all, this is a minisode--don't get it twisted. Second, we're workaholics. You should've expected this.

In this minisode, we casually discuss the lore behind two of Buffalo's biggest food legacies: the chicken wing, and the beef on weck.

Music: "The Last 9 Years" by the Rust Belt Brigade (I said rendition in the episode out of habit. It's their actual song on their album Rhythm & Roll!)

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Things mentioned in this minisode:

Beef on Weck

Kümmel (liqueur)

Wilhelm scream

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device

Publish Date: 6/2/2018

Episode 18: What a Beautiful River

This week we recorded on location at Big Ditch Brewing Company! We feature two of their beers, Beautiful River Farmhouse Saison and Electric District Pilsner.

Check out this episode to hear our favorite (and most likely completely untrue) story about the origin of the naming of our city: Buffalo. Also, hear a bit about how the power of the Niagara River and Niagara Falls was harnessed and where they decided to send the first dose of electricity once they flipped the switch!

(Also, wait around until about 40 minutes in, where you can hear a bit of our interview with the president of Big Ditch, Matt Kahn!)

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Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Things mentioned in this episode:

What are Queen Cities?

The New Wonder of the World by A.E. Richmond

"You said number 11"

Buffalo buffalo buffalo...

Styrian Golding Hops

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 5/25/2018

Episode 17: Donut Miss This Episode!

Welcome to our first (of many) collaboration episodes with our friends, Tim and Eddie from the podcast Vinylly Friday! This week, we're drinking a beer very close to our friends' hearts, the Walter's Jelly Donut by New York Beer Project! (They provided the beer and recording space, and we provided actual jelly donuts.) In addition, we discuss important topics, such as the mullet of beers and whether a dumpling is a hat or not. We hope this episode is a (donut) hole in one!

To get the full experience of our collaboration, make sure to listen to the episode of Vinylly Friday that we star on, in which we discuss the Tragically Hip album, Day for Night!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Support us on our *new* Patreon, where you can listen to this episode unedited, uncensored, and ad-free, amongst other fun things! https://www.patreon.com/drinkingpoints

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 5/18/2018

Episode 16: Hayes for Days

This week, we went "6 Days (hours) to Air" style and figured out our topic the night before from an Instagram post by Community Beer Works. So obviously we went to CBW, did some "research", and the rest was history. (History podcast, pun intended.)

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

Support us on our *new* Patreon, where you can listen to this episode unedited and ad-free, amongst other fun things! https://www.patreon.com/drinkingpoints

We have a website: http://drinkingpoints.com

Publish Date: 5/11/2018

Episode 15: A Brut of a Fair

In this episode, we're talking about one of our favorite points of Buffalo history: the Pan American Exposition. The Pan-Am had everything: state-of-the-art architecture, food and beer, a midway, music, crime and scandal... all that good stuff. (For this reason, expect future Pan-Am episodes, because we can only fit so much into one episode.) In addition, we discuss a newer style of beer being produced by two Pearl St. breweries in Buffalo! Well then, let us off at Buffalo!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Publish Date: 5/4/2018

Episode 14: Chuggin' West Shore

How do trains drink? They chug. Hop on the West Shore train with us this week as we talk about West Shore Brewing, a relatively new brewery in Clarence, NY! This brewery was suggested to us by a survey participant, and it did NOT disappoint! Our research this week took us into the Rare Books Room of the Central Library (how fancy!) Since we weren't able to drink West Shore Beers during our recording, we chose something else that seemed to fit the bill. All aboard!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

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Publish Date: 4/27/2018

Episode 13: Hops n Hemp

Well...we're not sure how to say this lightly, but we're releasing this episode on a day where a lot of people celebrate a certain plant. (I guess that's a good way to put it lightly.) This plant shares a lot of similarities with another plant, which, if you enjoy drinking beer like we do, you know we're talking about hops! One of the major similarities is the prohibition of the substances that these plants are found in, and in this episode, we'll be talking in detail about the prohibition of alcohol! And since we're a Buffalo podcast, we'll of course talk a bit about Buffalo's role during the prohibition! So join us, and remember to drink responsibly, which means you've gotta drink local!

Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade

We have a website: drinkingpoints.com