There are parts of the state that I frequent, MetroWest where I live, Cambridge where I work, the North Shore where my in-laws live, so when I actually get the chance to visit a brewery the places located in those areas tend to be more likely stops. To be fair, I do a crappy job […]
I am finally finishing up my series of articles and reviews covering the beers I grabbed on my trip to Maine at the end of August. Good timing too, I am headed back to Maine next week for a big reunion of my college rugby club, and I will absolutely be grabbing some more delicious […]
There are very few beers that reach true unicorn status, where people will literally camp out by the brewery in order to assure their ability to purchase the beer on release day. One beer that was very much in that category for years was Dinner, the double IPA from Maine Beer Company. Before their recent […]
Although the craft beer marketplace is getting very crowded and competitive, I think there are a number of opportunities for smart breweries to stand out by doing things that are a little different. One underutilized style is hop-forward but well balanced and easy drinking session beers. There are obviously some great examples of these, but […]
After focusing a lot of my winter writing (and drinking) on bold, boozy, and malty dark beers I switched gears this spring, as I usually do once the weather starts to warm. I drank a whole hodgepodge of styles over the last three months, hop-bombs, Belgians, lagers, I even wrote up the first English style […]
Over the years I’ve dabbled a bit in homebrewing. Right after college my roommate and I bought a starter kit and tried to make a few batches of beer, the results varied from decent to so bad that a group of guys in their early 20’s dumped it out. My buddy went to medical school, […]
In honor of Hoppy Boston’s 5th anniversary I am giving away official Hoppy Boston t-shirts to 3 lucky winners. The shipment will also include some other Hoppy Boston gear, a coaster, stickers, and a new Hoppy Boston koozie. If you want a chance to win just follow these simple steps: Follow Hoppy Boston on Facebook, […]
With all of the breweries that have opened in the last few years, and all of the new ones opening or in various stages of planning, the local beer market is very competitive. Some argue that we are reaching saturation, I’m not sure if that is true, but a brewery needs to make stellar beer […]
I’ve thought a lot about what my brand would look like if I ever started my own brewery, there is zero chance I ever would take that leap but it’s fun to imagine. Idea number one would involve my day job as a chemist, maybe naming each beer after a different element. The second idea […]
For a long time I avoided most types of wheat beer. I’ve never been a fan of hefeweizens and only like a few Belgian style witbiers. My experience with American wheat beers was mostly with Sam Adams Summer Ale and similar wheats. I am not a Sam Adams basher, I love a number of their beers, but […]
