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In Which We Make More Room For More Beer

7/31/2018

Hello again! We got lotsa things brewing (both literally and figuratively) so we ain't gonna "beat around the bush" with a bunch of "shuck and jive" and instead we're gonna "get right to it" and maybe we'll make some friends along the way and maybe learn a thing or two about this big ol' world of ours.

Like how Jimbo is all heart and no muscle at arm wrestling. Too soon?

Anyway. We've got some pretty cool stuff goin' on behind the scenes as part of our hopefully-soon-to-be-useful army of clutter: a brand new cold room! Now, it ain't yet up and running (much to the dismay of the people who populate our already-too-small existing cold storage space) and we can't use it until we follow a bunch of "safety regulations" or something, but it's here! And it's more-or-less put together! Progress!

Very little blood was spilled on the floor this go-around.*

And speaking of progress, Audio Triviality is back this week! And he's bringing back a theme that was either a crowd favorite last time or it's just proof that he's running low on ideas. Anyway, the theme is Bad Music!

You'll likely hear good music blastin' from the back while your humble brewers hustle through a double brew to get the rest of them birthday beers ready in time!

And what, praytell, would ease the pain of having to listen to Papa Roach or whoever for a few hours? Probably some cask! And if you're like us (which, maybe? I dunno), you may well have noticed that Extra Naked is hella tasty on cask. We have also noticed that, so this week we've got Extra Naked on cask! Dry hopped with something or other!

Editor's note: it's Masscade. You know, our favorite?

"But wait," you say, "Liz and/or Jared (I'm not sure who writes this blog) - if you're brewing as much beer as you say you are, why you got them empty lines in the draft list?" Well never you fret, gentle strawman, because we've got a perfectly good answer for all of that and it's definitely not something that I'm making up right now.

Anyway the main rub of the gist is that some of these beers are Secret Beers and they sure as heck wouldn't be secret if we released them to the public, now would they? But we got at least one secret beer goin' on this weekend and one the next and there might be another one in the middle I dunno and then after that we're gonna start bringin' out the Birthday Beers** startin' early next week!

Party! In advance!

Speaking of partying, we gots to announce July's coloring contest winners! Here they are, come on down and collect them sweet winnings!

Our first prize goes to Brendan H., who colored at the bar all night, disappeared for days, and left work yesterday to drive over all harried-like midday to make sure he submitted his picture on time. Good jorb!

And our runners up!

Lastly but certainly not leastly, we've got some tasty-as-heck pop ups coming your way this week! Today, we're hosting our first ever beer dinner in the taproom, and there's still a few tickets left! We'll have cheese and veggies and chicken and beer and good times, so if you're hungry, come on by!

Not pictured: carrot cake

On Friday, Andres from Mr. Tamole is swinging through with his delicious salsas, tamales, and street corn! There's carnivore and vegetarian-friendly options available as always!

That mole sauce though

And on Saturday, we're delighted to announce the debut of Littleburg Kitchen in the taproom! They'll be slingin' some tasty-as-heck veggie burgers and small treats all afternoon!

Woo! Plants!

* See most of the blog posts from early 2016.
** ICYMI: We're plannin' a whole slew of beer releases for our birthday bash on 8/25 w(which you should totally come to), including but not limited to a beer brewed for each band that's playing the party!

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In Which We Bring You Sauciness and Doom

7/25/2018

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Hello friends! I hope you're in the mood for doom, because we got some spooktacular treats comin' your way!

First on the docket - which is to say, a beer that we tapped almost a week ago but then kind of forgot to mention (despite how tasty it is) - Doomrider! If you're lookin' for the lowdown skinny on this lil' ol' big beer, the short scoop is that it's a farmhouse that's been hangin' out in some barrels for a while and a half. More to the point, it's a tasty (and mildly tart) beer that's gotten a buncha quality time with some Bear Creek Wheat Whiskey barrels and hoo-boy is it tasty!

Speakin' of tasty, this Thursday we're once again revvin' up the beer engine with our favorite-ever beer to put on cask: Extra Naked! This time around it's dry hopped with Mt. Rainier grown by our friends at Four Star, and we're right stoked to see what this new-to-us hop brings to the table.

And while there's talk of tables, did we mention that we'll be doing a beer dinner at T'ahpas 529 this Thursday? Because we are! The menu looks tasty as all get-out and we cooked up some beer pairings that we're pretty dang excited about and also we're probably gonna be there to awkwardly ramble about our beers! It'll be fun for everyone! If you wanna get in on this, give the restaurant a call at (781) 590-4916 to make a reservation!

And while we're goin' on about fun, we should probably mention that we're bringin' in our friend(s) from Alex's Ugly Sauce for some hot sauce flights on Saturday!

And you know what goes great with hot sauce? Probably barbecue, right? Well I sure hope they're a good pairing, because we gon' have BBQ from Smokin' Betty's at the same dang time and if that don't sound like a party then I don't know what does.

And if you're lookin' for something fun and weird to do outside the cozy confines of our taproom, Jimbo's gonna be reppin' strong at the Pink Boots Arm Wrestling Showdown and Mini Train Jamboree at Lookout Farm this Sunday! There's gonna be good times and good causes and probably a pretty good showing on the silly costume front - what more could you ask for?

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In Which We Make Beers With Friends (and For Friends)

7/17/2018

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Hello friends! I hope you're ready for good times and friendship, because we've got some good times and friendship comin' atcha!

First up, we are just straight-up excited as heck to show you our fully-installed new bar! It's been lingering in a sort of ~80% done limbo for a couple weeks (because of Reasons) but dang does it look fine! Admittedly, there's still a finishing touch or two that needs to be added, but that stuff is all pretty quick, right?

... right?

...and what's that behind it? Is that a new tile floor for our soon-to-be-expanded production area? It sure is! While that might not be as purdy as our sturdy ol' bar, it means we can finally start doin' stuff in our new production space! Woo!

So much room for activities! Like cleaning! And sanitizing! And organizing!

Speaking of doin' stuff, remember that collaboration brew (well, whiskey "brew") we did with GrandTen a ways back? Well they came on over to our house to return the favor just yesterday: we took the grain bill from their single malt whiskey, and for the first time ever we had a guest yeast strain all up ins! We don't know a hell of a lot about what their yeast is bringin' to the table (they were pretty tight-lipped on the details), but you can rest assured that this is gonna be a beer unlike anything we've made in the past!

FRENS

Woohoo! Milling!

And while we're goin' on about cool stuff happenin' in Future Times, we figure we best let y'all in on the sweet deets about what we got planned for special beers for our birthday party! Now, as we mentioned, we're plannin' on havin' four musical guests this year, and assuming all goes according to plan, we're gonna brew up a beer to pair with each dang ol' band! But you knew that already.* But what you (probably) didn't know is that after a bit o' planning, we've (mostly) got the beers themselves mapped out! For The Weisstronauts we'll have a hoppy blonde ale named Jaunty, for Blood Built Empire we'll have a dry stout that ain't got a name yet (we were gonna call it "Empire" but that's the name of a brewery in a neighboring state and we ain't wanna step on toes, so we're goin' with "Blood Built" unless that changes), for DNA's Evolution we'll be brewin' up a pale ale tentatively named DNA, and for Sunken City we'll be brewin' up a new(ish)fangled take on an old favorite - a witbier - and namin' it Sunken Wit.

And one last note on that - while we are brewin' up these here beers to enjoy at our lil' ol' party, it's not entirely feasible for us to hold off on releasing all of them until the Big Day, so keep an eye out over the coming weeks if you want a sneak peek!

Our draft list, as it currently stands - Four Star Smoothie, Mr. Buttons, Azacca, and Springtime Lies are all on the cusp of extinction, so come visit us this weekend for one more pour if you enjoyed them!

Anyway. Back to the now. As per usual and right on time, this Thursday we're servin' up a cask that's fresh as heck and twice as tasty! This time around it's gonna be Hillcrest! If you like things that are brown, this will probably be right up your alley.

Hi Patrick!

And speaking of good things that we think you'll enjoy, we've got our friend Mr. Tamole back in the taproom this Friday! Good tastes and good times to be had by all.

It's been too long!

And for something a little later on and further afield, we'll be reppin' at Tails & Ales in Methuen on Saturday! It's a beer festival plus a fundraiser plus a giant pet adoption! Come on out and say hi and maybe leave with a dog!

Or possibly a farm animal.

* Unless you didn't.

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We've Got Some Stairs to Nowhere

7/11/2018

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Ahoy there! We got good beers and good times galore out here on the SS Horatio* so climb aboard and grab a beer! Yarr!

First and/or foremost, we've got a new beer on tap right dang now! It's a session brown ale called Hillcrest and it is brown! Jimbo went and brewed this lil' beer up to celebrate her parents' recent milestone wedding anniversay - session-strength, smooth-sippin', and brewed with a fistful of oats 'n love, this beer is the perfect choice for an impromptu summer stroll with your favorite human or late night campfire chats.

Next up we've got the return of Simpsons Trivia this Thursday night! It was pretty dang fun last time - and a close match to boot, with the Flandersian Scholars just barely beating the Disciples of the Order of The Muntz, who were trailed closely by the Shelbyvillains.** Anyway we've got our question list all ready to rock and we're stocked on stupid prizes and we might even remember to announce the themed beertail before the end of trivia night this time, so you should come on out!

Getting back to the brownish-beer-related fun times, we've got Mister Buttons on cask this week! We didn't add no funny business to this one because this beer is pretty much made for cask and we figured that messing around with it would be the sort of thing that a silly person would do, so we left it alone!

Moving right along, on Friday we've got Brato back in the house to shove some hot sausage in your mouth during our first ever Inferno Night! Thassright, they cooked up an extra-spicy (and extra-tasty) menu just for us and they'll be servin' it up in our taproom all dang evening!

And then on Saturday, if you happen to be a morning and/or exercising person, we've got a 5K heading out of the brewery at 11AM, followed by flights in the taproom!

Lastly, as a follow-up to last week's brewery-buildout extravaganza (two holes in the wall), now we've got a staircase to nothing! But maybe don't use it because in addition to going nowhere it also doesn't have railings yet.

* That's what our patio is called now, apparently, which should in no way be confusing for anyone.
** I have no idea if any of these team names are accurate because I didn't pay that much attention during the last trivia.

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In Which We Get a New Bar and a Bigger Hole

7/3/2018

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Hello, friends! It's been a big ol' busy ol' week around here and we've got tons of cool stuff to share!

In the biggest news, our new bar has arrived! We spent a lotta time thinking through and working out the various details, but this is the first time we've actually seen it all up close and personal, and dang but it looks amazing!*

And in more big rad news, we've got (most of) our doorways leading between the existing and in-progress parts of our taproom! They don't look like much (because they're just people-sized holes in the wall), but it's yet another step forward (and it really opens the room up, if we do say so ourselves)!

And speaking of rad news, we know it's somethin' of a fun outdoors grilling type day today, so to celebrate we're dolin' out free hot dogs in the taproom! Come and get 'em!

And in the midst of all that big news, we can't forget about the trusty-as-always cask release! We were right pleased with the cask of Azacca that was dry hopped with Mass-grown cascade, so this week we're tryin' the same beer with New York-grown cascade - on tap this Thursday! Wild times, indeed.

Speaking of things that happen on the regular, don't forget to come on out this Thursday for Audio Triviality! We suspect a good time will be had, though we don't know the theme of the night because Matt won't tell us (or he did tell us and we forgot, but either way we don't have his phone number so we can't ask him).

And while we're on the topic of trivia, don't forget to swing through next Thursday for the second installment of Simpsons Trivia! A good time was had by all last time (except for maybe the jerks that didn't like their stupid prizes), so we feel pretty confident saying it'll be fun again this time!

Speaking of which (and/or not really), a new month means a new batch of coloring contest winners! We had some extremely adequate entries this month, which made judging tricky to say the least, but we were able to pick a winner and four runners-up! Party!

Congrats on first prize, Lindsay!

And looking a little farther into the future, Jimbo's gettin' ready to resume her wrestlin' persona as the Fermento-Terror at the Pink Boots Boston Summer Showdown on July 29! It's gonna be at Lookout Farm in Natick and there's gonna be arm wrestlin' and laughter and novelty train rides and special beers. Grab your tickets here - all proceeds go towards the Pink Boots Boston Chapter. Come on out and support the rad ladies who make your beer!

Lastly but not leastly, we'd be remiss if we didn't mention (again**) that we're throwing a second birthday party for our taproom at the end of August! We have several bands lined up*** and several special beers in planning and many many fun ideas to give y'all some good times to enjoy!

* There is, of course, a bit of touch-up work that we need to do, but that's just details (adding side rails, attaching the bar top to the supports that it's sitting on, stuff like that).
** Spoiler alert, we'll be mentioning this pretty much every week until it happens and then maybe also for a little while afterwards too.
*** Our current lineup is entirely bands we've met through the taproom. How friggin' cool is that? Tentative lineup: The Weisstronauts, Blood Built Empire, DnA's Evolution, and Sunken City!

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In Which We Make More Room For More Beer

In Which We Bring You Sauciness and Doom

In Which We Make Beers With Friends (and For Friends)

We've Got Some Stairs to Nowhere

In Which We Get a New Bar and a Bigger Hole

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