Small Change Brewing, a small contract brewery based out of Somerville, is celebrating one year in operation this month. In a nearly saturated beer market, it is tough for any new brewery to make a big impression, especially a contract firm who can’t rely on the draw of a taproom, but Small Change has managed […]
My brewery visits are relatively limited right now, between the demanding job, house stuff and two young kids I don’t often have a free hour to kill sitting down at a brewery. Most of my visits are very brief, I happen to be in a specific area for something else and I am able to […]
The Pink Boots Society is a non-profit organization that helps further the careers of women in the beer industry through education, providing scholarships to help women advance their careers in beer. These scholarships make a difference, a recent article on craftbeer.com profiles some of the women who have been positively impacted by Pink Boots scholarships. […]
Over the years I’ve dabbled a bit in homebrewing. Right after college my roommate and I bought a starter kit and tried to make a few batches of beer, the results varied from decent to so bad that a group of guys in their early 20’s dumped it out. My buddy went to medical school, […]
This past weekend Cambridge Brewing Company celebrated their 30th anniversary with a big party and an impressive draft list at their Kendall Square brewpub. I was, unfortunately, unable to make the party due to family commitments, but I stop by CBC pretty regularly and hope to sample a few of their special anniversary beers before […]
I try to cover a wide variety of styles in my beer reviews on Hoppy Boston, but there are some obscure styles that have slipped through the cracks. In a few cases, they are beers I don’t really care for, you won’t see many reviews of hefeweizens or rauchbiers, they just aren’t for me. In […]
I recently published an article on The Full Pint highlighting 16 Massachusetts breweries that make spectacular beer but don’t get enough hype. The response has been phenomenal, but the most common comment has been “what about Brewery X?” I mentioned in the article that I could have easily mentioned 20 more places, there are so […]
When I published my picks of 16 Massachusetts breweries that make spectacular beer but fly a little under the radar (link leads to the article, check it out when you get a chance!) I mentioned that one of the things I loved about Medusa Brewing Company in Hudson was their style diversity. When you visit […]
My latest article for The Full Pint finishes my series of profiles of Massachusetts breweries by highlighting 16 breweries that make great beer but don’t get as much hype as they deserve. The feedback on this piece has been awesome, I really appreciate it. As I stated in the piece, I could have easily added […]
Recently the Mass Brew Brothers ran a tournament style blind tasting of local IPAs, with 4 regional tastings feeding into a final bracket. You can find the full results of each region and the finals HERE. The results were surprising to many people, beers from top-rated breweries like Trillium and Tree House were bounced early […]
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