On Monday I posted a write-up on my recent visit to Amory’s Tomb, the Maynard establishment that specializes in saisons and other Belgian styles. The day before my visit Amory’s Tomb released three beers in bottles, all part of their barrel program. The importance of the barrels is obvious at Amory’s Tomb, a stack of […]
As the New England-style IPA gains more popularity and market share a certain segment of craft beer geeks spend more and more time and energy trying to tear down the substyle. One common criticism is that the beers are all essentially the same, similar malt bills, yeast strains, and a subset of popular hop varieties. […]
This year has seen a number of new breweries open across the state, some with fully equipped taprooms and others as contract brands, making and packaging their beer at other breweries and relying on distribution. My life is completely crazy right now so my brewery visits have been limited, and many of the new taproom-only […]
I am a big fan of dark lagers, I love the combination of roasted malt flavor in a clean lager body. Unfortunately, relatively few brewers take on dark lager styles, most of the craft lager beers are light styles like pilsner and Helles lager or cross-over “IPLs” that are loaded with hops. From what I’ve […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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