There has never been a better time to be a beer lover. With over 7000 breweries in operation in the US, with each cranking out rotating selections of beer, we have nearly limitless options across a wide range of styles and flavor profiles. Some beer drinkers are taking full advantage of their freedom of choice, […]
This Fall I was up at my alma mater for a big college rugby team reunion, which featured some extended social time featuring the current team and over 75 alumni from across decades of rugby. It was a great time with old friends and new ones. Being back on campus I noticed a few things […]
The Mass Brew Brothers recently posted two articles summarizing the changes in Massachusettes beer in 2019. The first covered the new additions to the beer scene, including the 28 new breweries, 9 new taprooms and 3 expansions that launched in the state this year. The second article covered the bad news, 12 breweries closed this […]
Happy New Year! I like to start each year by recapping some of the highlights of the previous year on Hoppy Boston and setting some goals for the coming year. As always thanks again for reading the site and following Hoppy Boston on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. I am looking forward to another exciting year […]
I haven’t purchased or consumed a beer from Founder’s Brewing since I first read articles detailing the suit filed by a former employee alleging racial discrimination and recounting numerous negative experiences he had while working for the brewery. This belief has been reinforced repeatedly over the past year, Founders actions and responses to criticism have […]
Last Friday Mystic Brewing in Chelsea announced that they would be closing the brewery and stopping production of the brand’s beers this month, shocking many local beer enthusiasts. Earlier this week I wrote some thoughts on the brewery, their impact on me as a beer geek, and what this means for the local beer scene. […]
In case you missed the big news that dropped on Friday afternoon, Mystic Brewery founder Bryan Greenhagen announced on Facebook and Instagram that he would be closing the brewery and taproom and ceasing production of the Mystic brand of beers. Greenhagen later jumped on a Beer Advocate message board and shared some of the reasons […]
Craft beer Twitter can occasionally be a cesspool of bad-faith arguments and hype worship, but at it’s best it is a great community of passionate beer fans having interesting and engaging discussions on a variety of topics. One thought-provoking series of recent Twitter threads discussed how you started on your path to becoming a beer […]
Last week Simon Nielsen, the head brewer of Central Waters Brewing in Wisconsin, wrote an opinion piece for The Growler Magazine that generated some buzz on craft beer social media. He argued that craft beer was dying, that the innovation and spirit that highlighted the rise of craft beer has faded into a monoculture that […]
My latest article for The Full Pint details the reasons I love session beers and think they are an important part of the growth of craft beer, with an assist from session beer master brewer Chris Lohring from Notch Brewing! Previous Full Pint Articles: 16 Massachusetts That Need To Be On Your Radar Brewery Profile: […]
