New local contract brewery FAB Brewing has gotten off to a very interesting start. Ben Holmes was one of the co-founders of Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville, but had left the brewery to start his own venture with a focus on beer, art, and political activism. After he saw a Trump supporter pop a “baby Trump” […]
It has been a rough few months for Backlash Brewing. In October there were published reports that the landlord who owns their Roxbury brewery and taproom was trying to find another brewery to take over the space. In late December I started hearing rumors that Backlash had closed the taproom, multiple people I know had […]
After the complete no-show by the Patriots this weekend, and presumably the end of their dynasty, it is officially Celtics and Bruins season for Boston sports fans. Fortunately, both teams are looking great, poised for strong playoff runs (which is especially great because the rumors from sources around the Red Sox make that team sound […]
I usually make an effort to try beers from as many New England breweries as possible, and to quickly share my thoughts on Hoppy Boston, usually in the form of a beer review. I think the best way to pass along information about a new (or new-to-me) brewery is to write about one of their […]
I typically don’t write negative reviews on Hoppy Boston. Most of the beers I try range from solid to spectacular, for all of the bitching in certain segments of beer media the vast majority of breweries know what they are doing and make a quality product. Every so often I taste a beer with an […]
There were a number of different breweries that I was excited to check out in Portland’s East Bayside neighborhood (and a few that I didn’t get a chance to visit on this trip), but the biggest draw was probably Goodfire Brewing Company. I had heard so many rave reviews about Goodfire’s beers, especially their NEIPAs, […]
In addition to the brewery stops I make in Maine, and I made quite a few on my recent trip, I usually try to swing by a local beer store and grab a little variety of beers from places I will probably miss. As I’ve mentioned before, there is a small convenience store in the […]
Earlier this week I posted a recap of my first, and very long overdue, visit to Stone Cow Brewery in Barre. My whole family had a blast and we will definitely be back sometime in the near future. Obviously, a big part of a visit to any brewery, and probably the piece that will most […]
My trips to Maine almost always involve stops at local breweries, usually a mix of old favorites and newer places, and the most frequent stop over the years has to be Maine Beer Company in Freeport. There are numerous reasons for this, the beer is consistently excellent, it’s a convenient stop about halfway through our […]
Bissell Brothers is one of my favorite breweries in Maine, but I am rarely able to visit. The majority of my trips north are with the family, and the timing of when we leave and when/where we stop is based on the needs of the kids, so South Portland is rarely in the cards, and […]
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