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 […]
Tag: Stout
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beer’d Midnight Oil
As we move from fall into winter my beer fridge is being reloaded with dark and malty offerings. A number of these beers will be old favorites, along with some new offerings from breweries that I know make consistently excellent dark beers. In addition, I am going to try and sample the malty offerings from […]
Proclamation Bronze
The weather is getting cold, I’ve seen a few snow squalls, it is dark well before I make it home from work every day. You know what that means: it’s stout season! While I am not ready for brutal cold or for shoveling, I do love some dark and malty beers this time of year. […]
Exhibit A Sunday Paper
Last week I wrote an article about local beers that you should enjoy as replacements for some of the most popular releases from Founders Brewing. The obvious takeaway from the article was to support your local breweries instead of unrepentant racists, and this was clearly well-received, the article is already one of my most-read pieces […]
Long Live Ohhh Myyy
Long Love Brewing has certainly made its mark on the Rhode Island beer scene. Their beers are so popular that they quickly outgrew their original brewery and taproom, opening a much larger new facility in the city earlier this year. I haven’t been to the brewery, it has been way too long since I’ve been […]
Resilience Geppetto
Yesterday was St Patrick’s Day, always a fun holiday for beer fans. While there is nothing wrong with a pint or two of Guinness or even a green colored lager, there are plenty of other appropriate beer options for those celebrating the “holiday”. I tend to lean towards stouts, in mid-March there is still plenty […]
Idle Hands Check Raise
Over the last year or so I’ve noticed that the My Favorite Beers list, a compilation of all the highest scoring beers reviewed on Hoppy Boston, has skewed very heavily towards IPAs. This isn’t surprising, I love hoppy beers so I drink (and review) a ton of them, and so much of the industry is […]