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Episode 28: Olm Sweet Olm
Drinking Points - August 17, 2018 22:23 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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 C...
Episode 27: Brewiston
Drinking Points - August 11, 2018 21:29 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsYou 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 ...
Episode 26: You Got That Wright
Drinking Points - August 03, 2018 03:54 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHere'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 e...
Episode 25: Cars, Bikes, and... Beer
Drinking Points - July 27, 2018 15:49 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 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...
Minisode 2: Seven One Six
Drinking Points - July 20, 2018 23:10 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 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...
Episode 24: Find Your Hoppy Place
Drinking Points - July 13, 2018 18:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 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,...
Episode 23: Need Some Ice For That Burn?
Drinking Points - July 06, 2018 21:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAh, 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 ...
Episode 22: This Episode is the (Coffee) S**t
Drinking Points - June 29, 2018 16:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe 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...
Episode 21: Ruby Red Jacket
Drinking Points - June 22, 2018 16:42 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 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 disc...
Episode 20: Coop Du Jour
Drinking Points - June 15, 2018 17:01 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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 barrel...
Episode 19: Thicc Man
Drinking Points - June 08, 2018 16:49 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe'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 n...
Minisode 1: A Bleu-Collar Town
Drinking Points - June 02, 2018 00:42 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSo 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 chicke...
Episode 18: What a Beautiful River
Drinking Points - May 25, 2018 19:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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: Buffa...
Episode 17: Donut Miss This Episode!
Drinking Points - May 18, 2018 17:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome 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 provid...
Episode 16: Hayes for Days
Drinking Points - May 11, 2018 22:18 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 15: A Brut of a Fair
Drinking Points - May 04, 2018 18:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn 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, be...
Episode 14: Chuggin' West Shore
Drinking Points - April 27, 2018 19:14 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHow 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 Roo...
Episode 13: Hops n Hemp
Drinking Points - April 20, 2018 14:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWell...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 k...
Episode 12: Clinton's Folly?
Drinking Points - April 13, 2018 18:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAfter 11 episodes, we decided to throw in a revisit and show some more love for Big Ditch Brewing Company. This week we cover a ton a Erie Canal history and a bunch of different Big Ditch brews! What can you expect from this weeks episode? Learn about the sources of many Big Ditch beer names, he...
Episode 11: Take Me Out to the Brewery
Drinking Points - April 06, 2018 19:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTake me out to the brewery, take me out with the crowd, buy me some pretzels and a six pack, I don't care if I never get back...This week, we're celebrating the opening week of baseball by talking about a brewery located in the (supposed) birthplace of baseball--well, at the least--the home of th...
Episode 10: Śmigus-dyngus
Drinking Points - March 30, 2018 17:01 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCześć! Today we're celebrating Dyngus Day! What is Dyngus Day, you ask? Well, you've gotta listen to find out! In addition, tune in to hear Haley butcher the Polish language and Troy talk about eating weird pickled things. Oh yeah, and we talk about Dyngus Day-related beer and liquor, too. Na zdr...
Episode 9: The Whale
Drinking Points - March 23, 2018 18:13 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsEverybody get your “fun” meters out because the fun level in this episode is off the charts, so much that this episode was almost labeled “The Fun Episode”. So why are we talking about the many amusement parks and attractions that have meant family fun for generations of Western New Yorkers? Ta...
Episode 8: The First Ward
Drinking Points - March 16, 2018 19:05 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSorry to disappoint--this episode is about the First Ward, NOT Old First Ward Brewing. (We'll get there!) Regardless, this is our St. Patrick's Day episode! So naturally, we're talking about the Irish impact on Buffalo, and the neighborhood where they set their roots. Also we're drinking Irish-st...
Episode 7: Collective Arts
Drinking Points - March 09, 2018 20:06 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsListen up you hosers. This week we're going over the border to talk about our friends to the north, Canada, and more specifically, Hamilton, Ontario. So come inside, put on some dry socks (ya gotta hate those soakers, am I right?) and crack open that two-four and listen to us talk about some hist...
Episode 6: Resurgence
Drinking Points - March 02, 2018 01:37 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsHey, is this episode 6? Why yes, I believe it is! In this episode, we talk about some exciting news in Buffalo; as well as discuss the rise, fall and Resurgence of Buffalo beer. Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt BrigadeWe have a website: http://drinkingpoints.comFollow us on Instagram, Twitter...
Episode 5: Automail by 12 Gates
Drinking Points - February 23, 2018 03:27 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, we're drinking 12 Gate's New England IPA, Automail, and we get our questions answered straight from the source. Also, we get reeeal nerdy. Get ready!Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt BrigadeFollow us on Instagram, Twitter, and like our Facebook page @drinkingpoints!We have a w...
Episode 4: Southern Tier Brewing Company
Drinking Points - February 16, 2018 17:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis is Episode 4! Today we're drinking Southern Tier beers, and we welcome our first guest, our novice home brewing friend(and Haley's uncle) Ryan! Why the hell not? Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt BrigadeWe have a website: http://drinkingpoints.comFollow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Faceb...
Episode 3: Asylum Porter
Drinking Points - February 09, 2018 15:35 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to Episode 3!We're just gonna warn you; we're drinking a dark beer today, so the history gets a little dark--you might need a drink for this one. Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade
Episode 2: Railroad St
Drinking Points - February 02, 2018 16:07 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode, we take a trip down the 90 to our friend to the east: Rochester. We went for the beers--but ended up starting with liquor-- and then drinking beers. We call it: the flight of Railroad St. Music: "Low Bridge" by the Rust Belt Brigade
Episode 1: Low Bridge
Drinking Points - January 26, 2018 16:17 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWelcome to episode one of Drinking Points: A history podcast brewed for your enjoyment! This episode features Big Ditch Brewing Co. and their Low Bridge blonde ale; and if we're discussing Big Ditch in any episode, you know we're dropping some serious Erie Canal knowledge!Music: "Low Bridge" by ...
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