slumbrew – Flagraiser IPA

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Eric • 1 Comment

Slumbrew, the research and development brand of the Somerville Brewing Company is still a relatively new entrant into the Massachusetts microbrew market. Slumbrew serves as an R&D lab and they produce all kinds of different beers. When one is chosen for mass production they contract out with other brewers as they can’t handle the volume necessary in their brewhouse. They announced the beginning of their operations back in the Fall of 2011 and I have been on the lookout for their beers in my local store ever since. Recently I caught a glimpse of one of their offerings, the Flagraiser IPA, during a long-awaited beer run.

Read on after the break for my impressions and whether I’ll be keeping slumbrew on my radar in the future…. Continue Reading

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Winter Hibernation

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Eric • 0 Comments

Well we’ve clearly been in a bit of a winter hibernation, two posts in four months just isn’t going to cut it. However, it’s not without reason. The first few months of every year involve a whole lot of work and not very much play. We just finished up with all that real world stuff… Continue Reading

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Harpoon Brewery – Vermont Spruce Tip

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Eric • 5 Comments

Alright, so it’s been a little over two months since our last post…things got a little distracting in real life and the site kind of it the back burner. Hopefully we’ll be able to step our game up a little bit in the future and we’ll avoid the two month breaks between posts. Maybe someday… Continue Reading

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The Launch of Slumbrew

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Eric • 4 Comments

It is always great to welcome a new brewery to the fold and yesterday was a day to do just that. Slumbrew out of Somerville announced yesterday that they had officially begun brewing operations. Slumbrew will be producing both draft and 22 oz. options of multiple beers and the first beers were shipped on October… Continue Reading

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The Great Pumpkin Drink-Off

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Eric • 0 Comments

The Great Pumpkin Drink-Off started as a simple idea, we’d buy a bunch of different pumpkin beers (we stretched the “New England” definition a bit just for this event), invite some friends over and figure out which one we liked the best. Then we decided we’d use a single-elimination tournament bracket to set it up… Continue Reading

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McCormick & Schmick’s Beer War Series – Week 1

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Eric • 2 Comments

We posted about McCormick and Schmick’s Beer War Series a couple weeks ago, and had the pleasure of attending the first dinner in the series on September 16 with a few of our friends. The first dinner pitted Clown Shoes of Massachusetts up against Otter Creek Brewing of Vermont and included a five course meal… Continue Reading

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McCormick & Schmick’s Beer Wars Series

McCormick & Schmick’s Beer Wars Series

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Eric • 1 Comment

This Friday (September 16th) marks the start of the second season of the Faneuil Hall McCormick & Schmick’s Beer Wars Series dinners – pitting Clown Shoes vs. Otter Creek. For those who haven’t heard about this event (I hadn’t until a few weeks ago – thanks to friend of the site Holly for the tip!),… Continue Reading

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Haverhill Brewery – Haverale

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Eric • 0 Comments

Haverhill Brewery was originally founded as the TAP brewpub in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Eventually the beers that they were producing in the pub became more and more popular resulting in an increase in production and a transition into the Haverhill Brewery. Currently they distribute to bars and liquor stores throughout Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island. Being… Continue Reading

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White Birch Brewing Company – Indulgence Ale

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Eric • 0 Comments

White Birch Brewing Company is one of the smallest and newest breweries within New England, they opened for business in June 2009 brewing in 15 or 20 gallon batches. As more and more people find out about them and seek out the beers they produce, brewing has increased slowly from those small initial batches to… Continue Reading

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Berkshire Brewing Company – Dean’s Beans Coffeehouse Porter

Berkshire Brewing Company – Dean’s Beans Coffeehouse Porter

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Colleen • 0 Comments

This beer may sound a bit familiar, as I have previously mentioned the Nitro Coffeehouse Porter that I had while at the Brew Woo Beer Festival.  I LOVED the nitro version when I sampled it a few months ago, and have been hiding the Coffeehouse Porter in my fridge for a few months.  The only… Continue Reading

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