Vermont has become a haven for innovative microbreweries, and one of the founders of this movement is Magic Hat brewing company, which has been brewing in South Burlington since 1994. Magic Hat brews popular year-round beers, such as their ubiquitous #9, as well as seasonals and single batch beers. With the growing popularity of microbrews […]
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Review: Boulevard Brewing Dark Truth Stout
Boulevard Brewing’s website says that they are the second biggest brewery in Missouri, the largest makes a lot of beer that won’t be reviewed in this blog (unless I do it as a joke at some point). Unlike the bland mass produced lagers from St. Louis, Boulevard makes a wide range of flavorful craft beer, […]
Review: Night Shift Simcoenation
The popularity of craft beer has led to an explosion of micro- and nano-breweries in the greater Boston area. Nightshift Brewery in Everett is one of the more innovative new breweries, making everything from Belgian ales to sours to a stout brewed with local chocolate. Originally started by three friends home-brewing in an apartment in […]
Welcome to Hoppy Boston.
What’s the goal of this blog? The goal of this blog is to share information about beer, with a focus on New England microbrews and home-brewing. What will the blog posts contain? I have a number of ideas, here are a few to start: 1. General info on beer, beer styles, history, important terms. 2. […]
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