Every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving I head out of town for a weekend with my college buddies, we’ve been doing these trips since we were in school (which is quite a few years ago now). The trips themselves have changed a bit over the years, but we’ve made it work almost every year, […]
Life has been especially crazy the last couple months, I didn’t even publish a beer thoughts/links article in October and I honestly don’t have a huge amount of content for November (so I’ve added the two months together). The biggest issue is that I have limited time on beer social media, which is where I […]
Tilted Barn Brewing in Exeter, Rhode Island has emerged as a destination brewery for people across the region which usually means one thing, a penchant for making excellent hazy New-England style IPAs. Tilted Barn actually makes a diverse range of beers, but it’s the hops and the haze that drives sales and hype these days […]
As we head towards the end of the year we will inevitably get a deluge of “best beers on 2021” articles popping up on every beer-related or even beer-adjacent website. I understand why people publish these articles, they generate plenty of interest, clicks, comments, and shares. In fairness, I will probably put out a similar […]
When you think of the Oktoberfest beer styles most craft beer drinkers immediately think of marzens, malt forward and (usually) slightly sweet lagers that can pack a little boozy punch. While this is a traditional style for the celebration in Germany, when you see pictures of huge tents filled to bursting with patrons hoisting giant […]
It’s October, which is the perfect month for my favorite seasonal beer style, Oktoberfest/marzens! The rich malt flavor combined with a clean and easy drinking lager body is perfect for a cool fall day, to complement some hearty harvest fare or to sip while watching football. I am super late in knocking out my Oktoberfest […]
I’ve reviewed a bunch of Amory’s Tomb beers already, it is pretty obvious that I am excited that such a stellar brewery is open so close to my house. I have made multiple visits for draft beers and for beers-to-go, and plan to make many more. From the day they opened Amory’s Tomb has been […]
Another month in the books, another slightly late roundup of all the month’s beer news from me! One new non-review article from me this month: the pandemic has sucked but there is one beer-related silver lining, the proliferation of beer gardens at local breweries. I for one am hoping many of these outdoor spaces stay […]
If you want an idea of how far behind I am in my beer reviews, the next couple articles I post will feature beers I purchased and sampled on my birthday night out and trip to Maine, which was over a month ago. Fortunately, I drank and took notes on these beers when they were […]
This has been a big year for change in the craft beer, especially with the revelations of endemic problems around harassment, misogyny, and racism in the industry. Many breweries have been called out, and high level people have resigned or stepped back from positions after facing accusations of improper behavior. This has led to many […]
Hoppy Boston 