Scot stuff around Albany NY

[crash]

Hope to see you there Frank.

I understand about combining visits for family history. We're doing the same for my side of the family at the Glengarry Games up in SE Ontario next July 31/Aug 1. That is fairly easy for us, and we'll drag the travel trailer up to keep expenses down.

Frank

[frank_a]

Thanks Crash. I am looking forward to it.

Just so ya know, I'm also just trying to be the person my dog thinks I am.

Unfortunately, the McEwans is gone. Small bottles!

Malt tasting tomorrow night at our St. Andrews Society building in downtown Albany NY. There will be a few of us there in kilts...

Frank

[georgeetta]

hello Albanians ..

our family was up Cohoes after the war ..Uncles were all soldiers the wives made uniforms bullets etc and Aberdeen got bombed ..the bad way .

usually eth Uncs drank whatever was wet ..my first stout was ..during college my uncle handed me a 4 zo ..and then they blended it ..after that my standard was a12 oz of whatever bud genny ..ballantyne ..and 3-4 oz xtra stout and maybe a lime slice ..usually that beat anything in a bottle ..McEwens was a favorite ..but harder to find usually the Latham beverage store had that ..and MacAndrews ..which to me was about the best ..Fischer/Alscace from France was not bad either .

our chum who chef'd in schools ..had meat pie machine and normally cranked out Scottish pies periodically ..sometimes we got from ..Stop n Shop over Adams Mass international section ..from Jersey I think ..you have to call ..else ..ask a local scottish shop ..

I've added family recipes before ..stovies ..soups ..haddock ..fish n chips ..etc

Scotties fish shop was at Rt 9 and 155 ..the it went down the pipe ..they'd brought over family from Aberdeen to run it ..and it was very popular ..difft than ..ted's .


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[frank_a]

Looks like MacAndrews Scotch Ale is no longer brewed. That beer store in Latham is the only place around here you can find McEwans, and they usually have at least one 4 pack in stock, often two. I have standing orders to pick up an extra 4 pack every so often when I'm up there for a buddy at work.

Where ya at now Georgeetta?

Frank