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A “Raney” Birthday at Two Roads

by Chansoda on June 13, 2015

We celebrated our friend Erin’s (Rane) birthday with a trip to Two Roads Brewery in Stratford this weekend.

Very cool brewery and highly recommend a visit if you’re interested in science, or beer, or just the science of beer! Definitely take the tour, it’s fairly inexpensive, you’ll learn a lot, and a plus, they give you beer to try! I love how they turned around the old historic US Baird building in to this beautiful factory and pumped so much life back in to it. It’s really impressive that they just started brewing a couple years ago (still considered a start up), but they already have expansions on the way and putting out some great craft beers.

We ordered a flight and found that Karla and I are partial to the Honeyspot Road White IPA, it had a nice clean crisp taste with a smooth sweet aroma to it. So so good on a hot summer day. Enjoyed it with some unhealthy fried goodness and serious layered baked potatoes from The Spud Stud food truck, parked outside for your convenience. (Check out the Two Roads website for their food truck schedule)

Great visit, and from their website, looks like they have lot going on, so if you like good brews, definitely check them out.

It was really hard to take good pictures with beer in hand, and beer on brain = tipsy.

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Grab a beer and have a seat at Two Roads

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Huge vats!

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The ladies!

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All kinds of brews!

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The Honeyspot hits the spot!

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I suggest you try them all.

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Factory tour

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Samples for everyone!

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the malts!

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What do you see in there?

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The foam is a good thing.

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wanna try some veggie mite…

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almost my last name, almost…

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Supporting the local brewery with Two Roads gear from the shop.

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sporting our gear!

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Yeaaa growlers of beer!

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growler monster!

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And one for the Road… errr, Two for the Road…

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At Stone Barns

by Chansoda on June 8, 2015

A swanky food-centric birthday party got me photo gigging at Blue Hill At Stone Barns. Such a gorgeous place on an absolutely lovely day.  A very big Happy Birthday to our friend Tim! And a big thank you to Tim and Christine for the honor of documenting the day. We had such a great time with his band of merry friends. The food, the setting, and the company were all amazing.

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Adirondack Winter Adventure

by Chansoda on February 22, 2015

We headed up to Minerva, NY for a small Adirondack Winter Weekend with Karla’s Caramoor crew. The weather was frigid but we had a great time exploring a little bit of the area and staying in this cozy house playing games with some fun people. Late nights with Cards Against Humanity, Lunchbox, and some improvisational songwritng. Karla and I had to head out early Sunday to celebrate a best friend’s birthday, but it was a wonderful weekend. Definitely coming back for some real adventures next time. Highly recommend this wonderful Adirondack Getaway that we stayed at.

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Karla and Morgan. Daria. About to head out to explore a little bit of the area.

How excited does Morgan look?

 

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The most adorable couple: Steve and Emma.

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“Charla!”

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Attempting a karate kick.

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Let’s walk and experience the tundra.

A frozen Lake George.

A frozen Lake George.

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My darling Karla, smiling, but really saying, “it’s bleeping cold out here!”

Me on the frozen lake, I would like to hop on one of this snowmobiles.

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It’s chowder time.

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Serving up cold at the ice bar.

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Ahhh heat!! Let’s warm up with some whiskey.

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Dylan and Daria in for a pose. But I missed it with a poor light setting.

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Found a heart on the ground. Look at the lovebirds working together to stack the pool balls.

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Venturing back out in to the cold.

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Ice sculptures. Karla loves Olaf.

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Let’s all pet the snow elephant.

We’re being “those people.” 🙂

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Yay! Let’s just check out any open stores here.

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Running to the car. Headed to the Sagamore.

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Then decided it’s best to stay in. Warmth. Food. Games. Friends.

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Relax.

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Music.

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Finally, a picture of Christine and Tim.

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Pretty awesome mosaic in North Creek.

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Some animals on a farm.

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The sun came out on our way home, gorgeous winter day. This was up by Bear Mountain on our way back.

 

 

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