Earlier this week I wrote about my first visit to Redemption Rock Brewery in Worcester. One thing I glossed over a bit was the beer, aside from saying that I enjoyed everything I tried and brought some crowlers home, I didn’t write much for specifics. This was because I intended to write this follow-up article […]
I am not at the stage in life where I can just visit breweries whenever I want, my life is extremely busy, so I try to find creative ways to squeeze in the occasional stop at a local establishment. A good example was 4th of July weekend, we decided to bring the kids to the […]
I don’t get a ton of time to read right now, my life is crazy between work and family, and after that my small amount of “free” time is taken up by other hobbies, like planning and writing posts for Hoppy Boston. Recently I took a work trip to China, and with the 13+ hour […]
My latest article for The Full Pint details the reasons I love session beers and think they are an important part of the growth of craft beer, with an assist from session beer master brewer Chris Lohring from Notch Brewing! Previous Full Pint Articles: 16 Massachusetts That Need To Be On Your Radar Brewery Profile: […]
The last few times I’ve stocked up at the bottle shop I realized that I am way behind in spreading the love on my beer reviews, there are way too many local breweries that I’ve yet to feature on Hoppy Boston, or haven’t written about in way too long. A good example is Barewolf Brewing […]
One article of note from me this month: a re-cap of my visit to Amory’s Tomb, the Maynard brewery that specializes in Belgian beer styles. There is a fight brewing between the local restaurant industry and the multitude of seasonal beer gardens that have popped up all over the city, with a major restaurant lobbying […]
New England breweries that established themselves before the haze-craze took full effect have interesting decisions to make; do they stick to the hoppy beers that established their brand or do they make the juice-bombs that many drinkers are craving? The decision is probably a little easier for breweries that brew English style or even West […]
On Monday I posted a write-up on my recent visit to Amory’s Tomb, the Maynard establishment that specializes in saisons and other Belgian styles. The day before my visit Amory’s Tomb released three beers in bottles, all part of their barrel program. The importance of the barrels is obvious at Amory’s Tomb, a stack of […]
Between my crazy work schedule and having two young kids at home my brewery visits have become few and far between. My list of new breweries I want to check out and favorites I need to get back to has gotten really long. One that has been high on my list for a while was […]
Although the craft beer marketplace is getting very crowded and competitive, I think there are a number of opportunities for smart breweries to stand out by doing things that are a little different. One underutilized style is hop-forward but well balanced and easy drinking session beers. There are obviously some great examples of these, but […]
