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LOCALadk Spring 2017

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52 Spring 2017 LOCALadk Magazine LOCALadk While Matt and Rich field questions, on the other side of the great camp a tribute of sorts is being made to another Belgian favorite – chocolate. Non-brewers in camp smack their lips as re- gional Adirondack favorite, North Creek's Barkeater Chocolates, demonstrates chocolate making, complete with the opportunity for everyone to try their hand at the craft. For serious home brewers, though, Saturday afternoon is the real climax they've been waiting for. This is when they set up at tables in the camp's rustic dining room and await the evaluation of their brews by the pros – Rich, John, Reed and Matt. The goal, each later agrees, is in the word "evaluate." Evaluators are quick to point out this is not a good or bad test. "Our goal," says Rich, is to evaluate the home brew compared to the style the brewer was seeking to put in the bottle." As with the rest of the weekend's activities, the evaluation exer- cise is all about "a sensory appreciation of specific styles of beer," says John. Reed adds, "We're not here so much to drink beer as we are to better understand what we are drinking or brewing. The beer may be drinkable but is it what the home brewer was trying to make?" Black flies or no, beer camp ends too soon for most. There's al- ways more to learn about craft beers, home brewing, and enjoy- ing the variety of beers available today. Because that leads to more questions for beer enthusiasts, most sign up for next year even before they leave. Richard Kraus pours a sample

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