The Tastings

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!

2025:
Dips - Grant McAullife with a Cheese and Broccoli dip
Mocktail - Grant McAullife with 0% Tanqueray Gin

2024:
NA Beer - Matt McAullife with Athletic Brewing's Upside Down
Cheese from France - John McAullife with a Delice de Bourgogne Lincet.

2023:
Wheat Beer - John McAullife with Apricot Wheat
Cheddar Cheese - Gus McAullife with Old Quebec and Raw Cow

2022:
IPA - Pat McAullife with Lazy Daze from Backyard Brewery

2021:
White wine from NY - Dan with a Thousand Island Reisling

2020:
Whatever you were drinking on the Zoom call.

2019:
Red Wine - Dan with Cycle Bluff Beauty

2018:
IPA - Dan with Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin

2017:
Beer - Rick with something he forgot to document

2016:
Red Wine - Rick with a 2014 Cline Pinot Noir

2015:
Gin - John Santmann

2014:
Whiskey - Uncle Jim with some of the nastiest Philadelphia Blended Whiskey

2013:
Scotch Whiskey - John McAullife with Oban

2012:
Beer from New England, NJ or NY - John McAullife with Saranac Adirondack Lager

2011:
Red Wine - John McAullife with Cellar No. 8 Zinfandel and Mike Moore with Spellbound Petite Syrah

2010:
White Wine - Uncle Ray with a 2008 La Toscana Reserve Riesling

2009:
Label must say "beer" somewhere - John McAullife with Saranac Black and Tan

2008:
White Wines of NY and NJ - Gerard McAullife

2007:
Domestic Ale - Sam Adams Brown Ale

Tastes Like...

We may need to update the subsection of bylaws that deals with tastings, as they've changed significantly over the years. What started as a selection of a single libation evolved into more complex pairings that include a drink with an appetizer; and later, even the drink requirement has been overlooked. Now the featured event comprises two tastings based on, I don't know, two things that can only be discerned with the most sophisticated taste buds?

In any case, here are the related blog posts about our tastings and a great place to voice your opinions.

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