Beer Photo of the Week: Celebrate American beer
OK, this is not really a photo, but a banner reminding all craft beer lovers to celebrate American Craft Beer this week. It’s a time to remind yourself how good we have it here, with all of the great...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Visiting, murals and more
Even though we’re not brewing beer yet, there’s lots going on at the brewery. We will be open to the public three days a week starting June, 2. Our hours will be Thursday/Friday from 3-7 and Saturday...
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Guest blogger: Chocolate coconut stout continued
The coconut has been in the secondary fermenter for two weeks now, and it should be ready to bottle. I hate bottling. It’s my least favorite part of the whole beer making process. However, I know in...
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Beer Photo of the Week: Hey, nice cap
I still can’t believe the Harpoon Brewery is older than many of my coworkers. To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Harpoon will have a specail bottle cap. It looks nifty – here’s the photo of the week: …
View ArticleBeer Photo of the Week: A growler of goodness
This week’s Beer Photo of the Week comes to us from Juli Pritchard of the Empirical Brewing Company. The picture features a growler of Heine the Elder, a 10 percent ABV oatmeal stout from the Bluegrass...
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What’s my Favorite? Colorado
This week’s installment of “What’s my Favorite?” will feature Colorado, truly one of the great beer states in this country. Without further waiting, here’s my top five beers for Colorado. 1. Great...
View ArticleTry not to miss me too much
Hello all. I will be off next week from work. How does that affect you? Well, if you like reading my blog, I can’t promise daily blogs. I will try to blog in my spare time, and I will be …
View ArticleGuest Blogger: I need a beer
My week has involved almost going to the ER with a toddler, being awakened three times during the night to tell my daughter which fingers have nail polish, and trying to figure out where the heck a...
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New Yard House in Boston
Beer lovers have a new destination in Boston. The Yard House, a chain of restaurants with huge draft lists, opened its latest location, near Fenway Park in Boston, last week. I had a chance to go to...
View ArticleDonate and help a brewery out
The Prodigal Brewery at Misty Mountain Farm in New Hampshire has come up with a unique idea to raise money toward a new brewhouse – they are asking for donations. The brewery, run by Paul Davis, has...
View ArticleI’m back
Hello all, I’m back. Sorry for the lack of posts in the past week. I typically try to let you know ahead of time that I’ll be out, but this came out of nowhere. My mother had a medical emergency …
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Six packs revisited
I was out getting beer with a friend of mine last week, and he remarked to me “Why are six packs so expensive?” I then went on a whole rant, because they make the most money off of them, and …
View ArticleI support good beers
Ever since I wrote my book, people think I champion the merits of New England breweries, that I recommend beers from them because I’m from New England. That’s partially true. I can go on-and-on and-on...
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Drink some beer, buy my book
On Thursday (Dec. 13), I will be at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham, on Thursday, signing copies of my book, “Beer Lover’s New England,” beginning at 7 p.m. If you haven’t had a chance to buy...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
I don’t have much to say, except I’m wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holidays, and will leave you with this Christmas toast: “I wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year A pocket...
View ArticleMass. brewers converge on the State House
Brewers from around the state today are visiting Beacon Hill to speak to legislatures about the growing impact of the craft beer industry in Massachusetts. Members of the Massachusetts Brewers Guild...
View ArticleCraft Beer Cellar to open New England only beer store
The Craft Beer Cellar, the fabulous little beer store in the center of Belmont, announced Monday that they plan on opening a New England only beer store sometime this year. Suzanne Schalow, co-owner of...
View ArticleGuest Blogger: The Stein
A couple of years ago I wrote about how my beer stein had become a bottle warmer. Those babies are about to be 5, and 3, and so the stein hasn’t been a bottle warmer for some time now. I …
View ArticleGuest Blogger: Secret beer
Every once, and awhile I find a beer stashed some where in my basement, or in my fridge that I didn’t know I had. I don’t usually remember how it got there, or why it was there. All I know…
View ArticleWant more Beer Nut? Like me on Facebook
Hello all, just wanted to let you know that I started a Beer Nut specific page on Facebook. But, it’s not just going to be a place where I’m posting links to my column and blog. Sure, they’ll be there, …
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