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February 1, 2019ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: January 2019

Welcome to the first Random Beer Thoughts and Links for 2019! We have a lot to get through, so get comfortable, open a tasty beer and dive in! I personally knocked out a ton of content this month. I led off the year with at article recapping the year on Hoppy Boston and setting goals […]

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December 27, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: December 2018

The biggest story last month was the controversy surrounding Trillium, including their decision to cut the pay of some long-time employees. The story has continued to evolve over the past few weeks. Trillium put out another statement that finally addresses all of the accusations and shows that the brewery is making significant changes in the […]

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November 30, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: November 2018

I was originally going to include my thoughts about all of the recent Trillium news in this column, but it became way too long so I wrote a separate post with my thoughts on the Trillium debacle. Local beer writing legend Norman Miller has decided to retire his Real Beer Nut column and stop writing […]

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October 25, 2018October 26, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: October 2018

The Full Pint has tasked me with writing profiles of a number of the most popular breweries in Massachusetts. The first article in the series looked at Trillium while the most recent covered Jack’s Abby and Springdale. I also continued a series pairing songs from my favorite bands with local craft beers. My first article covered songs […]

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September 27, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: September 2018

It has been an exciting month on Hoppy Boston, as I’ve celebrated the 5th anniversary of the blog. Thanks to everyone who entered the t-shirt giveaway, packages are headed out to the winners this weekend, and if you didn’t win but still want a shirt they are available for purchase HERE. I also wrote a […]

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August 31, 2018August 31, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: August 2018

Bon Appetite magazine has named Portland, Maine it’s restaurant city of the year, with many breweries gaining mentions in the profile. Carla Jean Lauter has some picks of places the magazine profile missed. Speaking of Portland, the Mass Brew Brothers make their picks for the best beer city in each New England state. All six […]

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July 27, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: July 2018

Jeff Alworth at Beervana wonders if hazy IPAs are due for a fall. I agree with the plurality of people who answered the poll, hazy IPAs will continue to be popular but the current peak will fade a bit. I think many of the breweries who only make these beers to satisfy demand (and many […]

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June 29, 2018June 29, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: June 2018

I wrote a series of articles this month on the New England Craft Beer Hall of Fame, the beers that had the biggest impact on the massive growth of craft beer in the region. The first part has the guidelines and my picks, the second has the selections of some of my readers and part […]

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May 25, 2018May 25, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: May 2018

In case you missed it: I wrote a two-part article for The Full Pint on my favorite NEIPAs from every state in New England. Part One covers beers from Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire while Part Two covers beers from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Let me know what you think! One of the big beer […]

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April 26, 2018May 1, 2018ryanbrawn

Random Beer Thoughts: April 2018

I wrote a piece asking the question Can Craft Brewers Expand Their Market Share by Brewing Light Lagers? People seemed pretty pumped about the release of Night Shift’s Nite Lite, we’ll see how much the enthusiasm translates into consistent sales. I linked to a number of other articles on this phenomenon at the end of the piece, […]

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