Ommegang, Red Shed Win Medals In State Competition COOPERSTOWN – Brewery Ommegang won two prizes and the Red Shed Brewery one at the New York State Brewers Association’s third annual Craft Beer Competition. Ommegang’s Three Philosophers took a bronze in the “Belgian Other” category and Witte took a bronze in the “Wheat Beer” category The Red Shed’s Jessica’s Red Ale took a silver, in the “Amber/Red Ale” category. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS …
Editorial for January 18, 2019 Andela, Red Shed Show Entrepreneurial Mettle You may have noticed that Dec. 15 piece in the New York Times, “The Hard Truths of Trying to Save the ‘Rural’ Economy.” In it, reporter Eduardo Porter wrote: “I’ve lived most of my life in big cities. I don’t pretend to understand what it’s like to live in a small town or a family farm, or how it feels when all the jobs in a community seem to be…
5TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD, FARMING Quality, Quality, Quality Will Lure Customers, Brewers Say By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Asked today for “key factors to success,” four panelists from the local brewing industry spoke as one: Quality, quality, quality and quality. “It all starts with quality,” said Roger Davidson, Council Rock Brewery founder. “It is fun … (but) I try to do the best I can every single day for consistent quality.” “If quality isn’t the…