I have made it pretty well know in this space that I love collaboration beers, it’s fun to see what happens when two or more talented brewers share their skills and ideas. I also think it is a great way for the brewers themselves to hone their craft, even the best brewer in the worldcan still […]
Tag: saison
SoMe Templeton Saison
Unfortunately it looks like I will only make one trip to Maine this summer, my next trip up north will probably be for Thanksgiving (and might be abbreviated). I had a grand plan to visit a crazy number of breweries on the trip up in July, and then I immediately started to scale back to a more […]
Enlightenment Things Are Beautiful
A few weeks ago I shared the news that Idle Hands was closing their Everett Brewery due to the loss of the building as a result of the new casino construction. While Idle Hands is keeping their brand going by guest brewing at Night Shift, this also effects the Enlightenment Ales brand. Over a year ago Idle […]
Homebrew Recipe: Hoppy Boston Mosaic Saison
I took a little bit of a break from homebrewing, but I am happy to say I finally jumped back on the wagon. I did brew two batches of beer at Hopster’s relatively recently, but it’s been over a year since I brewed beer at home. The major reason for the break was that my wife was pregnant, and then we […]
Brooklyn Brewing Sorachi Ace
The term “local” is used constantly when it comes to beer, to the point that there is some backlash against local-centric beer culture. Just because a beer is local doesn’t mean it’s good, and the term local is also very vague. Local beer will always be a relative term, whether it’s a beer brewed in your town, in your […]
Kent Falls Field Beer Saison #3
The main purpose of my pit stop in Connecticut a few weeks ago was to grab a number of local beers that weren’t available in Massachusetts yet. I hoped to get some background on these breweries to help plan for my future trips south, but I also wanted to know more about these breweries before they start to expand distribution […]
Cambridge Brewing Company Sgt. Pepper
Cambridge Brewing Company has developed a reputation for brewing some great barrel-aged and wild fermented beers. Due to limitations in cellar capacity most of these beers have been brewed on small scales, and the only way to sample the majority of them has been to travel to the brewpub in Kendall Square. That is about to change with a […]
Mayflower Squanto
I’ve written a number of articles about the evolution of established local breweries in the wake of increased competition. Another interesting case is Mayflower Brewing Company in Plymouth, MA. For years Mayflower was known for a solid lineup of no-nonsense, traditional British beer styles, led by their outstanding Mayflower Porter. Over the last few years they have expanded their seasonal line-up, with strong showings from […]
Bog Iron Ryezing Son
I have mentioned multiple times that saisons are my favorite spring beer style (and one of my favorite styles overall), so it should come as no surprise that I have been drinking a bunch of them recently. I am also on a bit of a rye beer kick, the addition of rye malt adds spice and complexity that […]
Slumbrew Seasonale Creep
Some people can drink any style of beer during any time of year. They will sip an imperial stout on a hot summer day and pound a crisp pilsner on a cold winter night. I am not one of those people. While there are some beers I’ll drink all year round, I tend to move […]
Hoppy Boston 
