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. […]
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Some Thoughts on Mystic Brewery
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 […]
Mystic Saison Dutronc
Last week I wrote an article about the saison style, why I love the style and why I am so disappointed that it doesn’t sell very well, leading some significant local breweries to cut back their production. I am going to keep harping on saisons this spring, and if the articles are ignored by all […]
Mystic Double Voltage
There is an interesting trend that has been developing for a while where breweries who brew a popular IPA are making multiple versions with tweaks to the recipe. The “double dry-hopped” and “dry-hopped with XXX” beers are pretty minor changes to the beer all things considered, but add a little variety to a breweries offerings. […]
Mystic Voltage and Echo
It is no longer news when a brewery starts canning their beers, in fact I’m struggling to think of any Massachusetts breweries with a significant distribution footprint that don’t can. One of the last hold-outs was Mystic Brewing in Chelsea. For years Mystic brewed a lineup dominated by flavorful saisons and other Belgian styles, mostly distributed […]
Mystic Kanzu
I am a somewhat regular participant in a twitter beer chat on Thursday nights that starts around 9 PM EST. It’s a fun place to chat about beer, anyone is welcome to chime in, just follow the hashtag #beerchat and answer the questions posed by whomever is hosting. A recent topic was coffee beers, with […]
Mystic Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Saison
I am a big advocate for more variety in barrel aged beers. We have plenty of bourbon barrel aged stouts, I want to see more combinations of traditional (or less traditional) beer styles aged in barrels that used to hold various types of wine or spirits. One group of beers that are under-utilized in barrel rooms are the non-sour Belgian […]
Mystic Vinland 4
There are a number of local breweries that put out series of one-off or infrequent beers that I look forward to and will buy as soon as I see a new release. At the top of this list is probably the Vinland Series by Mystic Brewery in Chelsea. The term “terrior” is very popular with wine, […]
Mystic De Varenne
It looks like Mystic Brewery is undergoing a bit of a re-branding, new bottle art, an updated website and some new additions to the line-up of beers. As an aside, my two favorite Mystic beers (Mary of the Gael and Day of Doom) are not listed on the website, I would be very disappointed if […]
Mystic India Wharf Pale Ale
Before you read this article I’d like you to stop for a minute and try to think of how many breweries you know that don’t brew any beers labeled as an “IPA”. Between standard IPAs and all of the sub-styles and variants that carry the IPA name I bet you’ll have a hard time coming up with more than a handful. […]