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Earth Day & Two Goats

Sun Makes your beer Skunk ? Think again !

This little known micro-brewery, Two Goats in Hector, upstate NY is a solar powered brewery. 

Chemistry says, beer exposed to ultra-violet rays rips apart Isohumulones, the chemical stuff found in Hops that contributes to beer's bitterness. Two Goats got creative and concerned about environment. They used the beer's enemy - Sun, to power their brewery instead.

Isohumulones !! LOL ! I feel like a scientist right now !

In the famous finger lakes region, About 10 miles from Watkins Glen State Park, by the beautiful Seneca Lake is where I found this little brewery pub. 

Oh ! Totally forgot to mention my whole point of creating this photo story. EARTH DAY. A day when people worldwide suddenly demonstrate support for environment and its protection. Interestingly enough, We've managed to keep just one such day. The planet is in an environmental quagmire. Sadly, most of us don't get it though. Thankfully, There are some of us who are doing or at least trying to do our bit. Like Two Goats !

DISCLAIMER: I am not getting paid by Two Goats to write all this. NO ! Not even free beers.

I have been to quite some eco-friendly places. Another solar powered brewery that I have been to is Maine Brewing Company near Portland, Maine. No pictures there ? Got drunk ? Eh ! Almost !

Two Goats have a concise beer list, but they offer some good beers sure. I happened to go there on one of the coldest days (READ COLDEST) of this winter in February. The temperatures (wind-chill) were about 40 F Below Zero. But this small hut-like brewery with cozy-rugged interiors and welcoming people, poured warmth, not just beer. A live band performing, delicious hot pub food and the lake facing deck added icing on the experience. Well ! Quite literally icing !

WARNING: Never risk your butt to frost bite for drinking beers out in the freezing cold & snow. 

To conclude...Any little effort by each one of us, to conserve environment and to protect Earth, would exponentially add up to a better planet. Importantly, you may choose Earth Day to initiate the conservation; But, You will have to keep doing it everyday. YES ! EVERYDAY ! We can all do a lot of simple things towards a better environment. Maybe walk to work ? Maybe Bicycle ? Maybe start recycling if you don't ? Maybe plant a tree ? Or whatever...

I am walking that extra-mile from now on. What have you decided ?

Pro Tip: Beers I recommend - 1. Goatmeal Stout 2. Goatgasm (a mix of IPA & ultra pale ale)

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Earth Day & Two Goats

Sun Makes your beer Skunk ? Think again !

This little known micro-brewery, Two Goats in Hector, upstate NY is a solar powered brewery. 

Chemistry says, beer exposed to ultra-violet rays rips apart Isohumulones, the chemical stuff found in Hops that contributes to beer's bitterness. Two Goats got creative and concerned about environment. They used the beer's enemy - Sun, to power their brewery instead.

Isohumulones !! LOL ! I feel like a scientist right now !

In the famous finger lakes region, About 10 miles from Watkins Glen State Park, by the beautiful Seneca Lake is where I found this little brewery pub. 

Oh ! Totally forgot to mention my whole point of creating this photo story. EARTH DAY. A day when people worldwide suddenly demonstrate support for environment and its protection. Interestingly enough, We've managed to keep just one such day. The planet is in an environmental quagmire. Sadly, most of us don't get it though. Thankfully, There are some of us who are doing or at least trying to do our bit. Like Two Goats !

DISCLAIMER: I am not getting paid by Two Goats to write all this. NO ! Not even free beers.

I have been to quite some eco-friendly places. Another solar powered brewery that I have been to is Maine Brewing Company near Portland, Maine. No pictures there ? Got drunk ? Eh ! Almost !

Two Goats have a concise beer list, but they offer some good beers sure. I happened to go there on one of the coldest days (READ COLDEST) of this winter in February. The temperatures (wind-chill) were about 40 F Below Zero. But this small hut-like brewery with cozy-rugged interiors and welcoming people, poured warmth, not just beer. A live band performing, delicious hot pub food and the lake facing deck added icing on the experience. Well ! Quite literally icing !

WARNING: Never risk your butt to frost bite for drinking beers out in the freezing cold & snow. 

To conclude...Any little effort by each one of us, to conserve environment and to protect Earth, would exponentially add up to a better planet. Importantly, you may choose Earth Day to initiate the conservation; But, You will have to keep doing it everyday. YES ! EVERYDAY ! We can all do a lot of simple things towards a better environment. Maybe walk to work ? Maybe Bicycle ? Maybe start recycling if you don't ? Maybe plant a tree ? Or whatever...

I am walking that extra-mile from now on. What have you decided ?

Pro Tip: Beers I recommend - 1. Goatmeal Stout 2. Goatgasm (a mix of IPA & ultra pale ale)

© Nipun Nayyar

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Places are not just spaces. They have their own expression. The Oculus expresses the concrete nature of life of a New Yorker. This guy had stopped to bask in the spring sun, ironically, it is in a confined space he found both peace and warmth ! Such is life in the rush of cities. #whpexpressions #oculus #newyorkcity #wtc #traveldeeper #justgoshoot #chasinglight (at The Oculus at the World Trade Center)

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This portrait lived in my archives for over 1 year now. Shit cold day it was..wasn't it @aprilvidal_photography ? #portrait #travelportrait #justgoshoot #newyorkcity #streetportrait #what_i_saw_in_nyc #neverstopexploring #artofvisuals (at New York, New York)

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Throw a hard light..experiment..experience. A fun throw back to a portrait of my photographer friend Matt ! #travelportrait #streetportrait #artofvisuals #neverstopexploring #portrait #justgoshoot #newyorkcity (at New York, New York)

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Will we get to see this white again in New York tomorrow morning ? #doubtit Nonetheless...it's snowing on the onset of spring still ! #newyork #newyork_instagram #nbc4ny #what_i_saw_in_nyc #traveldeeper #athomeintheworld #centralpark #justgoshoot #neverstopexploring #passionpassport #nyc (at New York, New York)

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That's how you bathe out in the wild. Although it was summers in Boundary Waters, Minnesota...but the water was still cold enough to stop you breathe..trust me ! #traveldeeper #outinthewild #athomeintheworld #swim #bath #boundarywaters #bwca #minnesota #travelportrait #portrait #neverstopexploring #travellushes #igersminnesota #camping #travellushes #passionpassport (at Boundary Waters Minnesota)

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That mist, that river, those mountains and the sky ! If you want to learn about the world and self...Travel ! Just travel ! #quecheegorge #traveldeeper #justgoshoot #exploreeverything #visualsoflife #athomeintheworld #neverstopexploring #travellushes #wanderlust #ig_vermont #vermont #quechee (at Quechee, Vermont)

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Less is more ! Cruising just past Plymouth, Massachusetts on a fine misty afternoon. #traveldeeper #athomeintheworld #neverstopexploring #justgoshoot #plymouth #passionpassport #stayandwander #beautifulday #landscapes (at Plymouth, Massachusetts)

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'Tip n Top' of a mountain ahead of Lansdowne, a small hill station in Uttarakhand, India. #traveldeeper #neverstopexploring #landscape #solocar #himalayas #athomeintheworld #soultravelers #travellushes #wanderlust #lansdowne #uttarakhand #justgoshoot #adventuretime (at Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India)

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Albany...YES it is the capital of New York, NOT New York City 😃 #traveldeeper #neverstopexploring #wanderlust #passionpassport #reflections #visualsoflife #exploreeverything #landscape #albany #newyork (at Albany, New York)

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Stormy clouds on Lake Champlain. Shot from Burlington, Vermont; what you see on horizon is New York State. #traveldeeper #neverstopexploring #ig_vermont #passionpassport #athomeintheworld #travellushes #justgoshoot #visualsoflife (at Burlington, Vermont)

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Travel that extra bit, only then you shall find the treasures this world has to offer. Explored such whites in my last trip to #maine ! #traveldeeper #whiteisthenewgreen #soultravelers #athomeintheworld #exploreeverything #justgoshoot #llbeanmoment #neverstopexploring (at Little Deer Isle, Maine)

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Snowy beach, snowy bridge and snowy Atlantic ocean. Oh ! Such essentials of life. Capturing the #deerislebridge was worth the snowy hike ! Deer isle bridge is the only vehicular way to reach Stonington from the mainland #maine ! #traveldeeper #neverstopexploring #llbeanmoment #igersmaine #ig_maine #exploreeverything #hiking (at Deer Isle - Sedgwick Bridge)

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They say, it's calm before or after a storm. I say, if it's a snow storm...it is calm ! Wish there was more snow this winters. Created this slowmo last month. #whiteisthenewgreen #traveldeeper #neverstopexploring #winterlicious #chasingsnow #passionpassport #centralpark #newyorkcity #what_i_saw_in_nyc #nbc4ny (at Central Park East)

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Can you spot the house ? I spotted it hiking on the coast of Acadia National Park on a freakin cold day. With wind chill of -25 C, I was lucky I could be there a day before the park shut down completely because of a snow strom. #solotravel #traveldeeper #justgoshoot #exploreeverything #athomeintheworld #neverstopexploring #visualsoflife (at Acadia National Park, Maine)

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That calm sound of a creek, the flowing wind and the soothing views. But then the noise within. #WHPsightsandsounds #traveldeeper #travelbug #athomeintheworld #neverstopexploring #artofvisuals #passionpassport #travellushes #soultravelers #vermont #thetford #landscape #exploreeverything #visualsoflife (at Thetford, Vermont)