Watching the Argyle hills get painted sunset gold is one of life's little pleasures. It gets even better when you have a mug of Scotlander beer in hand and the aroma of Bab a Dew's wood fired pizza in the air. Such was my luck a few days ago when our family took the short drive up corkscrewing Co. 47 to hear a talk about Benedict Arnold at the Farm to Tap brewery.
It was a congenial, standing room only crowd that enjoyed Garrett Cloer's (Head of Interpretation at Saratoga Battlefield) talk on traitor Benedict Arnold, scoundrel James Wilkinson and a recently discovered letter that sheds light on events at Saratoga during the Revolution. The evening was sponsored by the Washington County Historical Society, part of a series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the country's founding. Maybe, if we served pizza and beer in high school history class, we'd produce more citizens who know that this country was founded by those who did not want to live under a kings iron fisted rule and fewer who want a 21st century maniacal tyrant calling the shots. Anyone see a problem with that plan?
Sarah and Matt Puhl have created a welcoming place to enjoy a brew (Hint: try a Boreas IPA), to chew the fat with friends and neighbors and to play a few games (calling all pinball wizards). Their site also serves as a Harvest Host and if you need to work up a thirst, the surrounding backroads of Argyle are great for biking. Let's make up for all those lost years of the town being dry. See you there.
Evening in the Hop yard
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