I am pretty sure that Narragansett Brewing Company is working on a collaboration beer with every business based in the state of Rhode Island. It is a really cool way to connect with some of the local businesses, especially considering how iconic the Narragansett name is in the state. First they released Del’s Shandy in collaboration […]
Author: ryanbrawn
Enlightenment Beyond The Infinite
I was excited in September when Idle Hands Brewery announced that they signed a lease on a new facility in Malden which will open in Spring on 2016. Idle Hands is an underrated staple of the brewing scene in metro Boston and I have enjoyed a number of their offerings over the years. One question […]
Jack’s Abby trIPL
In the early days of “craft beer” (I know, I said I was going to avoid that term, but there is no good way to differentiate the ground-breaking breweries of the 80’s and 90’s with the macro beers that dominated the market at the time) many of the iconic beers and brewers got started with brewpubs, restaurants […]
603 Brewing 18 Mile Rye Pale Ale
I have recently spent some time discussing how I select the beers that get reviewed on Hoppy Boston. It is usually a combination of recommendations, buzz and some random choices. There is one situation that will almost always result in a purchase; when I walk into a bottle shop and see beers from a New England brewery that […]
Peak Organic Super Fresh
Let’s talk for a minute about beer styles. Styles are really a way to convey to the consumer general information about the flavor profile of the beer they are about to purchase. If I go to a pretty novice beer drinker and ask them the difference between a stout and an IPA they will probably […]
Atlantic Leaf-Peeping Ale
Although Boston is my home now, I am originally from a very touristy area in coastal Maine. Our main tourist season was always the summer and I understood that, beautiful weather, fresh air, the hills and the ocean drew people out of the city and into our local bed and breakfasts. We also had a smaller secondary […]
Lord Hobo Steal This Can
I am pretty sure the most vociferous response I’ve ever had to a Hoppy Boston beer review was to Boom Sauce, the Double IPA from Lord Hobo Brewing Company in Woburn, MA. Normally when I write a positive review I get a couple people who agree or occasionally someone writes and tells me why they didn’t care […]
Singlecut Billy Full-Stack
While some of the beers I review are spur of the moment selections, many are recommended to me from various sources. I read a number of other beer blogs/columns, plus I follow other beer writers on twitter, and they always have ideas. I also follow a number of breweries, and many have added me to […]
Mayflower Standish
My neighborhood in Watertown is a little hit-or-miss for trick-or-treaters (needless to say Halloween was a night in, I am old and have a baby, so even with the holiday falling on a Saturday there was no way I was going out myself). Most of the people in our area have lived here forever or are the late 20s/early […]
Don’t Forget About Flagship Beers
Last week Jeremy Danner, brewer and brand ambassador for Boulevard Brewing Company went on a spectacular twitter rant (all beer fans should follow him @Jeremy_Danner). I know, I know, Danner goes on a twitter rant almost daily so I need to be a little more specific. This rant involved a reveler at the GABF in Colorado […]
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