> It's been so warm this Halloween, I'm surprised nobody wanted > to meet up and walk the trail like we did a few years ago! Lister Tom Schmieder and his wife went down, saw nothing. :( Then again, the two times I saw it, it was on a moonless night. > And now you can see... and taste the Hookerman any time > at the Long Valley Pub and Brewery. Just drop in and order a > cold mug of "Hookerman's Light Ale"! > That's right, A Beer named after the local legend of the > Hookerman, who is said to have died after losing his arm in a > long-ago rail accident. It is said that the Hookerman can be > seen late at night wandering the abandoned tracks with a > lantern looking for his lost arm. > The "light"est of their house beers, the Hookerman's > Light Ale is an American wheat ale. They use malted wheat in > the grist in addition to imported, 2-row pale malt. The wheat > contributes a very delicate, bready flavor. Then they add > imported Tettnang hops late in the kettle bois for a clean, > floral finish. > I posted two images, the Beer label the Brewery created, > And yes,one of the ghost himself floating along the tracks! AHH! I wasn't imagining things! I was there a few years ago and saw the bottles for sale. When my wife and I went there a few weeks ago, I asked if I could buy a bottle for my collection, and I was told "we don't sell beer in bottles." They firmly denied ever selling it in bottles, too. But now there's proof! :) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------
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