Posts Tagged: Massachusetts
Massachusetts: St. Hubbins Abbey, High and Mighty Beer, Holyoke
Posted by on Thursday, August 28, 2008 in - 2 comments
Excellent. A Spinal Tap reference in a well-priced Belgian-style ale, named for the patron saint of quality footwear. The brewery's website is but a page - refreshingly Tap-tastic as well. The brewery apparently uses the equipment at fellow Holyokarians at Paper City, whose mixed 12 pack I … read more »
Porter Season: Four US Porters Side-By-Side-By-Side-By-Side
Posted by on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in - 2 comments
...Colorado, Maine, New York, Massachusetts... • This porter season thing is a little overwhelming - sure it's a whole season but there's supposed to be snow by Friday and I gotta get on to the imperial stouts, old ales and barleywines...and winter beers...and Christmas ales. You know I want to …
Massachusetts: Country Ale, Wachusett Brewing, Westminster
Posted by on Saturday, July 14, 2007 in - leave a comment
I have liked the ales I have had from Wachusett Brewing out of Westminster in central Massachusetts: the winter, their IPA , the summer seasonal and the brown - I like that picture of the brown. • When I last tried this, there was a malty note that I knew I knew from somewhere but I could not … read more »
Two North-East US Winter Ales
Posted by on Monday, December 11, 2006 in - 3 comments
You thought I was going to title this A Tale of Two Winters or something all Dickensy like that, right? Well, I didn't. Sometimes you just have to set aside the Dickens and move on. These are two brews from two of my favorite smaller breweries within striking range of my place, Winterizer from the …
Another Four...No, Three US Pale Ales
Posted by on Thursday, May 18, 2006 in - 4 comments
What a burden research is. I considered the state of the English pale ale just a couple of weeks ago and now find myself again facing four pale ales armed with nothing but time and an opener. Interesting to note the two examples from Massachusetts - Endurance and Fisherman's Brew - and the …
Massachusetts: IPA, Wachusett, Westminster
Posted by on Thursday, October 13, 2005 in - 4 comments
I picked this IPA up in Worcester, Mass. the other weekend when I was on a road trip. I am a fan of northeast US IPAs. There is something in the body that just is not in the UK or Canadian version and there is a moderate sensibility that the west coast US versions just go past. • Wachusett IPA … read more »
Two New England Browns
Posted by on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 in - 1 comment
If there is one style of beer that can confuse it is brown ale. Beer, after all, is pretty much brown. There are any number of Belgian ales that can be thought of as brown but called Flemish brown or reds, quadruples or just browns. But there are also dubbles which are big and earthy and brown …
Harpoon Framboise, Harpoon, Boston, USA
Posted by on Tuesday, September 13, 2005 in - leave a comment
I've mentioned a few previous editions of Harpoon's 100 barrel series: their Union Street Revival Ale as well as the Maibock. The idea is a great one and I wish more brewers would take up the challenge of periodic signiture brews. Turns out this latest one, released last month but only seen by me … read more »
Massachusetts: Maibock, Harpoon, Boston
Posted by on Thursday, June 23, 2005 in - leave a comment
Another from the 100 Barrel Series from Harpoon of Boston, this Maibock is a nice malty expression of the bock without a heavy level of hops...and without that nice goat usually found on the label of a bock. The beer pours a nice caramel with a rich thick tan head that leaves an inordinate amount …
Massachusetts: Harpoon IPA, Boston
Posted by on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 in - 1 comment
I have always liked this beer from Harpoon, one of the flagships from one of New England's micro-marcos. Light amber ale pours a white loose bubble head which resolves to a rim. The pale malt provides light-medium body and a touch of nut. There are two distinct hops: one, a orange, herby green …
