Remember last week?
When I was feeling a little under the weather …
… and my computer croaked on me.
Well the good news is that I wandered into my office on Wednesday morning last week to find my computer screensaver staring back at me, and the big box itself happily humming away behind it.
Yes, a technological miracle.
Or perhaps the world’s longest reboot.
No such reboot for me though.
My general sense of not feeling too clever on Monday had blossomed into a full-scale Snotpocalypse by Friday.
Bad enough for me to head out to my local Emergency Care center to get a diagnosis.
It had been a long time since I last had Covid, but I was showing most of the symptoms except for the aches and fever.
It certainly felt even crappier than both of my prior Covid episodes.
They spent some time poking me and prodding me and peering into all upper body orifices before declaring that it wasn’t Covid, because there were no aches or fever.
But it was Bronchitis, so they gave me a nice shiny Z-Pack to take home and enjoy over the weekend.
I have one day to complete the regimen, and it does appear to be doing its job, although my senses of taste and smell are still a little off.
So no beer for me last week, and probably not for a few more days this week.
What’s the point if I can’t taste or smell it anyway?
I did get to spend some quality time with Mr. Bagel though.
Scorecard w/e 03/03/26
In the past week the Cask Whisperer hasn’t actually enjoyed any casks at all, due to:
- Lack of smell.
- Lack of taste.
- Lack of access to any casks at home.
Upcoming Cask Events (Festivals and Otherwise)
- 3/20/26: Two Roads 2026 Cask Fest @ Two Roads Brewing, Stratford CT. Tickets now available.
- 3/21/26: River Horse / DuClaw Annual Cask Fest @ River Horse Brewing, Ewing NJ. Tickets now available.
- 3/22/26: An Afternoon of Casks V @ Nod Hill Brewery, Ridgefield CT. Tickets now available, get them while you can.
- 3/25/26-3/28/26: 2026 edition of NERAX. Tickets now available.
- 4/12/26: Yards Real Ale Invitational @ Yards Brewing, Philadelphia PA. Tickets now available.
- 4/12/26: Cellerman’s Invitational @ Daydreaming Brewing, Derry NH
- 5/23/26: NYS Brit Festival @ Seneca Lake Brewing Company, Rock Stream NY
Upcoming Random NYC Casks
- 5/16/26: Das Bock returns to Plattduetsche Biergarten. Again, no promises of a cask but there were several stichfaß and a surprise cask at last year’s festivities.
NYC Cask Venues
Known Operational/Active Beer Engines
- Jones Wood Foundry (x2)
- Fifth Hammer
- Wild East
- The Shakespeare (x3)
- Drop-off Service
- Rough Draft
Occasional Pins (worth a follow on Instagram)
- Strong Rope
- KCBC
- Tørst
- Blind Tiger Ale House
- Threes Brewing
- Brouwerij Lane (First Friday Firkins)
- The Owl Farm
- City Swiggers
Cask Venues Reachable from NYC by MTA or NJ Transit Train in Under two Hours
Metro-North Hudson Line
- Draught Industries, Beacon NY (one handpump, Old Glenham beer range).
- Coopers, Beacon NY (one handpump, Old Glenham beer range).
- Happy Valley Arcade Bar, Beacon NY (one handpump, Old Glenham beer range).
Metro-North Harlem Line
- The Ambleside Pub, Mt. Kisco NY (four handpumps, Old Glenham beer range).
Metro-North New Haven Line
- Marlowe Artisanal Ales, Mamaroneck NY (one handpump, Marlowe beer range).
- Nod Hill Brewing, Ridgefield CT (two handpumps, Nod Hill beer range).
NJ Transit NJCL Line
- Triumph Restaurant and Brewery, Red Bank NJ (one handpump, Triumph beer range).
- Little Dog Brewing, Bradley Beach NJ (one handpump, Little Dog beer range).
