Birds and Booze

The Northern Hemisphere hops harvest of 2018 is well underway.*  In my own small way, I’ve been busy this week…

In North American birding, east versus west is the most basic geographic division of the continent. It defines and organizes…

After beginning the month with two sour beer reviews, I’ve decided to keep the streak going to close out August…

Drinking is an act of risk and vulnerability, though it’s such an everyday part of our existence that no one…

For all its enduring appeal as the perfect summer table fruit, the strawberry only seldom embarks on the hopeful journey…

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was among the…

I’ve been dragging my feet on wine reviews here at Booze and Birds for quite some time. Not that I…

One of my early memories of birds is the abundance of Ospreys I saw after moving from Syracuse, New York…

I was well into adulthood when I took up birding (at least in terms of legal age), and a few…

Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown, New York has long been one of my favorite breweries. Over the past two decades –…