Posts Written OnSeptember 23, 2010

Byebrook Farm’s Raw Milk Gouda

By Aaron Estes, Cheese Editor I was not familiar with Byebrook Farms or its location, Bloomville, NY (in Delaware County) prior to this past weekend. However, after tasting one of their cheeses, I would like to learn more about it. After doing a quick Google map search, I saw that it is to the southeast of Oneonta, right in the middle of the Catskills. There are quite a few farms up that way, and several of these dairy farms are figuring out ways earn more money for their milk.  The price that dairy farmers are paid for a gallon of milk, as…

Kelso of Brooklyn’s Kelly Taylor: The Beer Maestro of Brooklyn

By David Flaherty, NYC Correspondent  After turning down a rather desolate block of Brooklyn, and not totally sure of my directions, I was greeted by a man wearing a t-shirt that said “Beer Helps.” I knew I was in the right place. I had found Kelso of Brooklyn and I had found Kelly Taylor. One of the largest breweries in New York State lies in the heart of Brooklyn. It’s right under our noses and much to the surprise of many New Yorkers who stroll by; they stop dead in their tracks at the sight of an army of massive,…