Wow.

Holy shit.

​That just happened.

These people were all here on purpose! 

We opened! And it went even better than we dared hope! The taproom was bustlin', the beer flowed like wine, and everybody had a good time!* It's still kind of unbelievable to us - we've spent so long just lurking by ourselves in the fermentation cellars that we almost didn't know what to think when we saw people lining up to drink our beer! But it's basically the best feeling ever - we've been smiling for so long that we're starting to get sore (and incidentally, if you're constantly wearing a wide-eyed shit-eating grin, you usually get a seat all by yourself on the bus no matter how crowded it is). 

And, of course, we have a jillion people to thank for this unrivaled success. First and foremost are the latest additions to the Bone Up Crew - Ben and Nic - who started out their tenure here with a heapin' helpin' of Trial By Fire, and they handled it like friggin' champs! And let's not forget our slightly-less-official crew members: Catyie and John and Steph, who were instrumental in ensuring that things ran like clockwork (or as close as we get to "clockwork" around here). 

And that's not all! The fine folks over at Bit Bar were generous enough to loan us some games to make the wait bearable (sorry kids - those ain't permanent), and as the icing on the cake Bonetown Burgers had some delicious eats for y'all! ​

It was one hell of a day, is what we're getting at, and we very much appreciate the efforts of everybody who made it such a success. 

So if you made it out to try some tasty beers - thank you for coming out! We were/are overwhelmed and overjoyed with the sheer number of people that wanted to come out to our weird little brewery and drink our beers! We've put a lot of ourselves into this place** over the past weeks/months/years, and we are just pleased as pie that y'all like coming here and drinking our beers!

But enough about opening day. That joyous occasion is in the past, and we must look forward, not backward. As some of you may have heard/noticed/experienced, we made a last-minute, largely-unannounced decision to be open on Sunday (and we had tasty fresh-baked pretzels). So I guess we're open on Sundays now!*** With baked goods! Cool! 

And speaking of us being open for more hours, we're looking to expand our front-of-house team. So if you or anybody you know is looking to work for the coolest brewery around, then I don't know what to tell you because they probably aren't hiring. But if you/they wanna work for us dorks, check out our new Jobs page and/or drop us a line!

And! There's more! We've got a new beer that's gonna be released this weekend! It's an IPA whose Secret Details will be revealed as soon as we remember to update the damn beers page, so keep your eyes peeled. ​

​It's been one heckuva week down here at Bone Up Headquarters and Novelty Snack Emporium, let me tell you. After we finished running around in circles and excitedly squealing about our permits (total estimated time: four days), it dawned on us that we've got a whole heckin' bunch of shit to do before we open on Saturday! For months, we've been shoveling stuff onto lists marked "To Do Later" or "Need to Do Before Opening the Taproom" or, simply, "Probably?" So it's been intense, but we're as close as we're gonna be to what you might call "ready:" our kegs are full, our staff is staffed (more about them later);*

​And somehow, in the midst of all this craziness, we still made time for the absolute highlight of our brewing year - Brewers' Day at Four Star Farms! As you may well know,** roughly half of the hops we use come from this fine farm in Western Mass,*** partly because we think it's the coolest that we know the people who grow our ingredients (the other reason is that we've been getting some crazy good aromas from their hops).

​Now, if you'll excuse us, we need to go take a nap on top of a grain bag. See you's Saturday!

It's a banner week around here, so I'll cut the usual shuck and jive and get right to the point: we're friggin opening! It's legit and it's official - we've crossed our t's and dotted our lower case j's and now that all our paperwork is in order (well, mostly) - we can finally serve you beer! 

There's hell of details to share (the short version is that Opening Day is Saturday August 27th, noon to eleven PM), but first we'd like to extend a heartfelt Thank You to everybody who's helped us get to this point - from family and friends who have provided unthinkable amounts of support (not to mention free labor) over the past months and years, to our somewhat newer friends down at city hall who helped us get this dang place licensed and legit, to everybody out there who helped spread the word about the tiny-ass new brewery that was set to open "hopefully soon" for an interminable amount of time. And Thank You, Dear Reader, for reading our silly-ass blog and listening to us go on and on about a taproom you couldn't visit (or, for those of you who have been with us for a while, a brewery whose beer you couldn't drink). Thank you. 

Anyway. Details! Opening! Things! As presented in handy Q&A format because that's easier to write. 

When is the taproom opening?
Saturday, August 27th at noon, and we'll be pouring until 11pm!

Will there be food?
Yes indeedy! We don't have a kitchen, but that ain't gonna stop us! On Opening Day we'll have the good folks from Bonetown Burgers parkin' their truck in our lot and servin' up some dang delicious grub. And if you don't feel like walking all the way out to the parking lot (or if you come at some other time), we'll have some small snacks available at the bar. 

Is there parking?
We've got a dozen or so spots in the lot, and there are usually plenty of street spots on the weekend!

Are you T-accessible?
Yes! The closest stop is Wellington, which is about a twenty minute walk (ten if you walk like Jimbo). 

What are your hours?
For now, we'll just be doing Fridays and Saturdays from noon until eleven, but we'll be expanding that as soon as humanly possible (starting with Sundays, most likey). We're excited to be open as much as possible, but before we can do that we'll probably need to take care of a few minor details like "having staff."

Speaking of staff, are you hiring?
We sure are!* We're looking for people to work some weekend shifts front-of-house, so drop us a line at [email protected] if you're lookin'!

Wait, why aren't you open on Sundays?
Short answer? Because it's summer. We currently brew on Sundays, and even with all our giant ventilation systems, it gets hot as the dickens in there, which ain't exactly a relaxing environment to kick back with a pint. But if y'all really wanna come in and grab some beer on a Sunday, we'll grab some extra fans and get in gear on makin' that a reality!

Do you have outdoor seating?
Not yet, I'm afraid. We're are supposed to be getting a patio at some point, but that won't be around until the beginning of next year's Outdoor Drinkin' Season at the earliest.** As for that lovely, inviting slab o' concrete out front, that's sadly just a Patio Tease. Among other things, that's the only working loading dock for the building and it kind of kills the whole laid-back/non-deadly vibe when a truck drops its lift gate on your table. 

Do you have air conditioning?
We unfortunately don't have that yet either (it's been an interesting summer, to say the least), but we are workin' on it! ...

Can I host my private event at your brewery?
If it's after the 27th, and it's not on a weekend, sure! Just drop us a line and we'll figure something out!

If you get the chance, please take a minute to RSVP on our Eventbrite page - we're trying to get any semblance of an idea of how many people to expect. We can't wait to see you there! 

Hi there, welcome back to our blog! It's been a hella happenin' week around here as always, what with all the beer brewin'* and suds slingin'!** And what's more, we finally got the nice people down at City Hall to swing by and weigh in on whether or not our building is presentable enough to open! 

And the answer is... Probably! We are, at the very least, a big ol' step closer - after some hemming and a moderate amount of hawing, we got a verbal greenlight from the relevant parties!*** Now, we're hesitant to make a Formal Announcement until we have a real, actual permit in our grubby little paws (since we really don't like making promises we aren't sure we can keep), but still. Holy shit. It's probably real! It's probably happening! We're shifting into Maximum Preparedness mode in anticipation of things going well enough that we'll be able to open soon (so if you're handy with a paintbrush or a feather duster and you've got a few hours you feel like donatin', please drop us a line). So you might be advised not to make any concrete plans for the Saturday at the end of the month. Just in case, of course. 

​Hi Kids! It's blog time again! When we left off last week, we were on the cusp of unleashing the remainder of our four flagship beers upon the world - more specifically, we were set to unleash them upon Giles Liquors. And dang but we just had a great ol' time! ​

And if everything goes well when the town swings through (and we're hopeful - this place is way less terrifying than it used to be), we should be able to get that permit tootsweet! And once that happens, our plan is to giddily jump around until we get lightheaded and have to lie down, and then spend a week or two furiously dusting*** and polishing and touching up paint in order to have everything spiffy as the dickens for when we finally**** bring y'all in to drink our beer!