In addition to the brewery stops I make in Maine, and I made quite a few on my recent trip, I usually try to swing by a local beer store and grab a little variety of beers from places I will probably miss. As I’ve mentioned before, there is a small convenience store in the […]
There are very few beers that reach true unicorn status, where people will literally camp out by the brewery in order to assure their ability to purchase the beer on release day. One beer that was very much in that category for years was Dinner, the double IPA from Maine Beer Company. Before their recent […]
I have seen way too many articles recently about the impending death of craft beer, mostly bemoaning the rise in popularity of hazy IPAs and pastry stouts. A particularly egregious example was written for The Growler Magazine, and frustrated me to the point that I felt the need to pen this response. Craft beer isn’t […]
I am trying to do a better job of taking quality photos when I visit breweries, this effort is part of a larger goal of working on improving all of my beer photography. It is still a work in progress, but I think I am making strides. It is especially difficult when I am trying […]
Barreled Souls Brewing Company in Saco, ME is probably best known for their big beers, a selection of stouts, barleywines and other high gravity styles that are often brewed with adjuncts and aged in a variety of spirit barrels. These beers are delicious, but just a piece of the breweries repertoire. Barreled Souls also cans […]
Last week Simon Nielsen, the head brewer of Central Waters Brewing in Wisconsin, wrote an opinion piece for The Growler Magazine that generated some buzz on craft beer social media. He argued that craft beer was dying, that the innovation and spirit that highlighted the rise of craft beer has faded into a monoculture that […]
Earlier this week I posted a recap of my first, and very long overdue, visit to Stone Cow Brewery in Barre. My whole family had a blast and we will definitely be back sometime in the near future. Obviously, a big part of a visit to any brewery, and probably the piece that will most […]
My frequent readers know that my life is kind of crazy right now, between a demanding job and two young kiddos at home it is amazing I find time to knock out regular blog posts. As a result, my brewery visits are fewer than I would like, and most are just quick stops to run […]
I am starting to plan potential brewery stops for my next trip to Maine, which happens in a couple of weeks, and it is tough to even narrow it down to a shortlist. There are always old favorites I want to visit again, new places I want to check out for the first time, and […]
Every year the North American Guild of Beer Writers hands out a series of awards at the Great American Beer Festival for the best in beer writing from the past year. Anyone can enter in a number of different categories, and I thought I would put Hoppy Boston up for best beer blog this year. […]
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