A Quick Update from the Road

Posted by Mike

As this part of NW PA is much more hospitable to mobile wireless interwebs, I thought I’d throw a quick update out there. While Steve still owes you all a recap of our visit to Straub yesterday (as he’s now a convert/evangelist), so far today we visited both Sprague Farm & Brew Works in Venango and Voodoo in Meadville. Brian and Minnie met us at Sprague and gave us a great tour of the facility, and we enjoyed samples of all their beers over lunch. Our visit with Matt was touch-and-go for awhile, as he’s a difficult guy to get ahold of, but our guide at Straub (where he’s the Guest Head Brewer) managed to contact him and help set something up for us. We had an extremely interesting conversation with Matt about not only what he’s doing at Voodoo but also what he hopes to do with Straub, and after a growler fill straight from the fermenting tank, we’re now in the State of NY on our way to Southern Tier. Sadly we missed the 5:00 tour time, but we should have plenty to do there regardless.

More to come when we have time to download video and photos!