I make 3-4 trips to Maine a year to visit friends and family, and I usually try to incorporate a few brewery visits as part of each trip. The logistics of this can be difficult with the young kids, they are good travelers overall but their naps and feeding schedules tend to dictate stops and […]
With the recent announcement that Norm Miller is retiring his popular Beer Nut column as part of a plan to cut back on drinking and focus on his health I thought it was about time to finally review Norm, his eponymous beer from Wormtown Brewery. It helped that Wormtown decided to distribute some of this […]
Of all of the amazing breweries in the great state of Maine the one I visit the most is probably Maine Beer Company in Freeport. Other breweries might be more trendy, or have new beer releases every week that generate buzz on social media, but Maine Beer Company makes consistently great beer. Every recipe has […]
Lat year my friend Ari and I made a bet on which team would win the AL East (I took my Red Sox while he is a Yankees fan). I won the bet, and the stakes were a 12 pack of beer of the winners choice. I was going to let him off easy until […]
On Monday I wrote a post recounting my first trip to Hill Farmstead Brewery in Vermont, a visit I made with a group of my college buddies a couple weeks ago. In addition to enjoying a couple pints at the brewery and a sampling of growler pours later in our hotel I bought a range […]
As New England style IPAs have become more main-stream you are seeing two different strategies breweries are taking with the popular sub-style. Some are focused entirely on small batches and direct sales at taprooms, prioritizing the complete control of storage and freshness with a style that is infamous for it’s short shelf life. Others have […]
The fact that Vermont has the most breweries per capita of any state in the country is well publicized, but Maine isn’t far behind, coming in second overall. So, even though I make somewhat frequent trips up to the state where I was raised there are a large number of breweries that I haven’t visited. […]
When a brewery (or any business for that matter) undergoes an ownership change it can cause a mixture of excitement and trepidation for regular customers. In the case of a brewery the causes for concern come in the form of worry that the new owners will stop making classic styles or that quality will decline. […]
The newest substyle of IPA that has gained a ton of buzz is brut IPA, a hop forward beer with an extremely light body, dry finish and high carbonation, intended to resemble brut champagne with added hops. This has led to a number of think-pieces asking if brut IPA will be the “next NEIPA”. The […]
Vermont is known for many things, maple syrup, crazy ice cream flavors, jam bands, nature, and of course lots of quality beer. Vermont still has the most breweries per capita of any state in the country, ranging from larger operations with regional distribution to tiny startups selling pints and growlers on site. Many of the […]
