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January 29, 2021ryanbrawn

Bog Iron Bold Move and Swiss Mistress

I’ve always enjoyed my visits to Bog Iron Brewing in Norton, excellent beer, great people, fun place to hang out or grab some beers to go, just a quintessential local brewery. A trip to visit had been long overdue for a while, my life is crazy with a demanding job and two young kiddos, so […]

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January 15, 2021ryanbrawn

Foley Brothers Long Beards

We’ve hit the toughest stretch of the year, the holidays are over but we still have 2-3 months of cold and dark weather before things start moving towards spring. One positive note, it’s stout season! I love rich, dark and malty beers. While I enjoy the imperial and bourbon barrel aged varieties of stout, and […]

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August 18, 2020August 18, 2020ryanbrawn

Aeronaut Black is Beautiful

The murder of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers seems to be the match lit in the proverbial room full of explosives that is racial injustice in the United States. Since the footage of the altercation was released protests have been continual across many cities and states, and there is a renewed interest in […]

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April 2, 2020ryanbrawn

Medusa Polar Vortex

There are many great things about social media, especially in times of isolation. I have built the majority of my following for Hoppy Boston through my social accounts, and met a ton of awesome people who have become virtual and in a few cases real-life friends. There is also a ton of crap on social […]

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March 27, 2020March 27, 2020ryanbrawn

Mayflower In The Darkness Bind Them

I am a huge nerd, and not just when it comes to beer. I am also a science nerd (the PhD in medicinal chemistry will do that), plus I love video games, everything Star Wars, and epic fantasy novels. One of the reasons I started writing Hoppy Boston was to get my non-science writing chops […]

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March 10, 2020ryanbrawn

Lost Shoe Merlin’s Mischief and Size 10

Last week I wrote about my first visit to Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company in Marlborough (spoiler alert, it is pretty awesome), and I thought I would follow up with formal reviews of a couple of their beers. I bought everything they had available to-go in cans, the big advantage of selling all of […]

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March 3, 2020ryanbrawn

Vanished Valley Hey, Don’t Forget the Coffee

You know what is one of the hardest parts of writing a blog about local beers for over 6 years? I lose track of which beers and breweries I have, or have not, written about. For example, I was sure I had written at least one review showcasing a beer from Vanished Valley, but I […]

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February 7, 2020February 7, 2020ryanbrawn

Barreled Souls Quaker State-Coffee/Knob Creek Variant

Every year on Black Friday there is a major set of barrel-aged beer releases from one of the biggest former-craft breweries in the country. Some people still go crazy for those beers (although many languish on store shelves), but I have started a new post-Thanksgiving tradition. Every year we go to visit my parents in […]

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January 28, 2020ryanbrawn

Soul Purpose Heart of MA

In an increasingly competitive craft beer market it can be advantageous for a newer brewery to establish a niche, a particular subgroup of beer styles that they specialize in and can be immediately identifiable with their brand. The issue is, as the brewery grows this niche can be limiting, but stepping outside can confuse customers […]

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December 13, 2019ryanbrawn

Bissell Brothers Umbra

I’ve shoveled snow the last two weeks so I think it’s safe to say that winter is here. While the Starks might be ready for winter I am not, but I choose to live in New England so I guess I can deal. One of the things I do love about the cold and dark […]

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