When I review beers for this blog I try to cover breweries from all over New England, although beers that are distributed to the Boston area tend to be the focus for practical reasons. With all of the renowned breweries in Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont it is easy to occasionally overlook the brewing scene in New Hampshire. New Hampshire […]
Tag: Porter
Maine Beer Co. King Titus
Tomorrow I am planning on posting my first brewery overview article covering Maine Beer Company. As part of my research for this article, I have been tasting or re-tasting a few of their beers to get their work fresh in my head. I hope to make this a trend, posting a standard review right before the brewery overview. While […]
Sierra Nevada Snow Pack
In the days before specialty beer stores that allowed you to buy everything by the single bottle, one of the quickest ways to sample a number of offerings from a brewery were sampler packs. Some packs also contain special beers that are only bottled for the mix packs. When I am having people over or getting together […]
Hoppy Boston/Hopster’s Fuggles Porter
My brother and I recently brewed another batch of beer at Hopster’s Brew and Boards in Newton, MA. Our first brewing experience at Hopster’s was over a year ago (I’ve been back since, just not to brew), and so much has changed in that time. First, Hopster’s received a liquor license to become a fully functional […]
Bog Iron One Down Robust Porter
Last week I wrote a post about finding the best brewery in Massachusetts (HERE), mostly as a response to Gary Dzen’s #HotBeerTake declaring that Trillium Brewing was the best brewery in the state. I hoped that my post would be a conversation starter and I would get a number of responses supporting the various breweries I mentioned or […]
Night Shift Thunder Moon
Apparently today is National Stout Day, so to celebrate I’ll review a porter (just to be difficult). Who needs a specific day to celebrate a certain style of beer? I love stouts (and porters) when the weather gets cool/cold. Living in New England that means they are seasonally appropriate pretty much from September through June (ok […]
Foolproof Raincloud Robust Porter
Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, RI was originally founded as High Jinx Brewing, but changed their name to prevent a potential trademark dispute. Foolproof was founded on the principle of experience based brewing where each beer was brewed to be perfect for a particular drinking experience. For example, their flagship “Backyahd” IPA was brewed as an […]
Berkshire Brewing Company Coffeehouse Porter
Founded in South Deerfield in 1993, Berkshire Brewing Company (also called BBC) is part of the old-guard of Massachusetts craft breweries. Founders Chris Lalli and Gary Bogoff connected on a mutual desire to brew fresh and high quality craft ales. Berkshire quickly grew into a recognized local brand, leading to an expansion in 1999. They now distribute their […]
Grey Sail Leaning Chimney Smoked Porter
One of the newer entrants to the burgeoning Rhode Island craft beer scene is Grey Sail Brewing of Westerly. After years of planning, Grey Sail Brewing was founded in 2010 by Alan and Jennifer Brinton. They renovated a building on Canal Street that had originally housed the Westerly Macaroni Factory, and a year later produced their first […]
Newport Storm Winter Porter
During a recent stock-up run I realized that I had yet to review a beer from Rhode Island, a huge oversight considering that the smallest state in the Union has a strong craft beer scene. One of the staples of Rhode Island’s craft beer scene is Newport Storm, brewed by Coastal Extreme Brewing Company in […]
Hoppy Boston 
