I mentioned in my recent Beer Thoughts/Links column that many new breweries were still pushing forward with plans to open despite the pandemic. It is a testament to the amount of time and work that goes into opening a brewery, plus the amount of red tape that needs to be navigated, so prospective brewery owners […]
Tag: Session IPA
Moat Mountain East Intervale
I completely understand why many breweries have shied away from the brew-pub model and focused just on selling beer instead of serving food. Running a restaurant is a whole other headache and a very difficult business in it’s own right. That being said, I love brewpubs, beer goes well with so many types of food and producing both in […]
Hidden Cove Castoff
As more and more breweries open and expand distribution the shelves at a local bottle shop have a wider range of breweries, but often a more limited selection of beers from each. Many of the breweries introduce themselves to new markets with just one or two flagship beers and save their more limited edition beers […]
Maine Beer Co. Beer II
Every summer I make at least one trip up to Maine to visit family and friends. Ideally I make multiple trips, but with the new addition to the family it looks like my recent 4th of July weekend trek to the north could be it for this summer. With that in mind I felt the need […]
Newburyport Melt Away Session IPA
The recent explosion of the session IPA style has been remarkable. A couple of years ago the style didn’t even exist and now it seems like every brewery is hopping on the bandwagon and brewing a session IPA. I have had mixed opinions on this particular sub-style from the beginning. On one hand it is kind of […]
White Birch Hop Session
My wife and I are home from the hospital with our first child and getting into the swing of things. It is definitely a huge life change, everything revolves around the little guy’s schedule. While being responsible for the life of another human being is a little terrifying, it is also a fun and exciting […]