Sam Adams releases a number of variety packs over the course of the year, usually changing them with each season. This month they also released a special new pack, called the Brewing The American Dream Collaboration Pack. This 12-pack features two bottles of Boston Lager along with two bottles each of five new collaboration beers. Each collaboration is with […]
Tag: IPA
Boothbay Brewing Thirsty Botanist
I’ve never done any formal beer trading. I like to focus on local beers, and I really don’t like the chase whalez to trade for other whalez game that seems to dominate the beer trading sites online. That being said, I have a couple of friends who are fellow beer nuts and when we get together we […]
Maine Beer Company Woods and Waters
There are so many amazing breweries in Maine and I’ve made an effort to expand my horizons and make different stops on my trips North, but there is one place that I always seem to visit, Maine Beer Company in Freeport. Some of that is ease of access, it is right off the highway and very much […]
Brewmaster Jack Crushendo
Unlike some of the outspoken beer critics/bloggers/talking heads on twitter I am an unabashed fan of the New England style IPAs. As a point of clarification, New England style IPAs are beers with large doses of fruity hop aroma and flavor, substantial haze and low bitterness. Many IPAs brewed in New England don’t fall into […]
Wachusett Wally
Probably the biggest challenge facing “veteran” craft brewers is balancing the continued production of the beers that built their brand with innovating to compete and meet the changing preferences of the market. Some brewers stubbornly refuse to change, even if they need to lower production due to decreased demand. Some have completely changed their brand, […]
Riverwalk Rangelight
Riverwalk Brewing has been going through a series of exciting transformations this year. They have expanded distribution, you can now find their beers all over the state of Massachusetts. It might just be me, but I’ve also noticed increased availability and selection of their beers in metro-Boston and metrowest. Riverwalk also announced that they are […]
Lamplighter Watchman
There are a number of major milestones that a brewery goes through as it starts up and begins to establish it’s place in the market. Opening the doors and starting to sell beer is obviously the first huge event, along with seeing your beer on draft at local bars. Starting to can or bottle beer is another big […]
Down the Road Seventh Star IPA
If someone told you five years ago that Everett, MA would become a hotspot for local beer you probably would have told the bartender to cut the person off. It’s easy to forget how quickly that has changed, just a few years ago there was nothing related to beer in Everett. First Night Shift opened up their […]
Battery Steele Kineo IPA
Industrial Way in Portland has become one of the most successful brewery incubators in the country. This industrial park houses Allagash, one of the best Belgian style breweries in the US as well as Geary’s, the first post-prohibition brewery in Maine. Across from Allagash is One Industrial Way, a series of small warehouses where many of the […]
Narragansett It’s About Time IPA
The original Narragansett beer brand was founded in the state of Rhode Island in 1890 and they brewed beer in the state until the 1980’s. Narragansett even shares it’s name with a town and a bay in the state that are both popular tourist destinations. It’s history and recent rebirth make Narragansett arguably the most recognizable beer from Rhode Island, but the […]
Hoppy Boston 