Hello again! We return from the aether once more, this time bearing news of fun times and music and snacks!

​First off, a big thanks to everyone who came out to our empanada event this past Thursday! We had some tasty brews and some delicious munchables and we raised some money for a good cause! Good times all around! And if you missed it, never you fret - we're lookin' to put together some similar events in the future, so it's nigh-on likely that you too will be able to do some good just by drinkin' beers on a weekday. Keep your eyes peeled!

And the fun for that weekend doesn't stop there (why would it?)! The day after our pierogi pop up, we're throwin' a Halloween-type shindig with our neighbors Night Shift Brewing and Short Path Distillery! We're still working out some of the finer details, but mark your calendars for Saturday 10/29 from 6-11pm! There will be adult trick-or-treating from fermentorium to fermentorium, complete with food trucks, beer and candy pairings, specialty cocktails, and activities at each business! Stay tuned!

And speaking of eats: if you've been by the taproom lately,* or read about the events we've been hosting, or even if you've been in the same room as the two of us for any length of time (particularly if beer is involved), you may have noticed that there's one thing that's almost as near and dear to our hearts as good ol' beer, and that thing is snacks. And with that in mind, we'd like to mention the fact that our snack selection in the taproom has started expanding - and it's gonna start getting a bit (more) eclectic in the near future! In addition to our Sunday Afternoon Pretzel-and-Cupcake-Extravaganza, we've had (locally made) Q's Nuts since day one,** and we've recently added Kalahari Biltong (also locally made) as a much-needed dried meat option. And considering our lack of a kitchen,*** that does put us well on our way to having our snack bases covered,**** but we're always on the hunt for new (preferably locally made) snackables - so if you've got a suggestion or a lead, drop us a line and we'll work on gettin' more good eats in your hands!

But speaking of empanadas, in case you were unaware: we're doing a beer and empanada event this Thursday 9/22! Tickets are mostly sold out, so you may wanna act quickly (although we have it on reasonably good authority that there will be a few more available at the door). It'll be a good time, and proceeds go to benefit the Everett Farmers Market! And, as an added bonus, (the sauce on the empanada, as it were), there's a shuttle running between Bone Up and Wellington Station from six until nine! Cool! Anything that spares you a modestly sketchy walk down Revere Beach Parkway is a good thing in our book. 

​Facebook Event: Craft Beer and Latin Inspired Empanada Tasting
Tickets on Eventbrite: $29

​And! If you can't make it out on Thursday, we've got the Bone Town Burgers truck rockin' steady this Friday night at the taproom, and if you're in the Brookline area late next week, we'll be slingin' samples and growlers over at Wine Press Brookline! Come say hello!
​Facebook Event: Bone Town Burgers Food Truck
Facebook Event: Wine Press Brookline Beer Tasting

And lastly, we have some moderate bummer news. For months now, we've been planning on brewing a wet hop beer with hops from Four Star Farms. But after getting all stoked about it and telling everybody who would listen, things went awry. Basically, the weather screwed us over a little bit: they can't harvest when it's raining, and it was raining on the planned brewday. Under other circumstances, we could have rescheduled, except that a) we only have one day of the week available, and 2) harvesting takes less than a week. And we can't go with a different hop because our preferred variety is the last one to be harvested, so this was the last chance. But now's not the time to point fingers (except at the weather. Stupid jerk weather). It's a bummer, but we're pressin' on - we had a pretty cool base beer planned (a light 'n' malty ale featuring grains from Blue Ox), so we got that goin' on instead, only this time it's brewed with regular ol' dried and pelletized hops just like we usually use. 

Howdy ho! We're three weeks in, with a whole bunch more to go; there's been a lot goin' on, and we got more to report, don't'cha know! 

For starters, we got paid a visit by none other than the friggin' mayor! There was a podium and heartfelt speeches about how great Everett is and a ribbon cutting* and a TV crew to fully capture us in all of our awkward splendor. And we got an Official Citation! We were pretty stoked about this once we realized that the citation didn't involve the word "traffic" or any fines (instead it was printed and framed up quite nicely). 

And part** of the reason that our Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was this week is that Village Fest is comin' up! Just to refresh your memory - Village Fest is when the city shuts down our street (Norman St. and/or Santilli Hwy, depending on which part you're on) and there are food trucks and outdoor drinking and bands and free hot dogs*** and a bounce house!

It's sure to be a bustlin' good time for all, though there are a couple things worth mentioning. Firstly, we can't open until the fest starts at 3:00 PM - so if you need to get your Bone Up in the early afternoon instead of waiting until the mid afternoon, you'd be advised to plan ahead and grab a growler on Friday. We'll be open from noon to eleven PM, as always, and this week we're rockin' with the Roving Lunchbox hand pie truck from 5-9pm! 

​And speaking of growlers, we won't be selling any to-go beer while the festival is goin' on (for liability reasons. We'll also be serving in plastic cups for similar reasons, which means flights won't really be an option). ​

Check out all the details for the fest here: Village Fest 2016

And speaking of beers, we've got a new release comin' up this Friday, as well as a couple new-ish releases that we just plumb forgot to mention on this ol' blog, so here's the stats and info on those bad mamma jammas:

Teamaker, Single Hop Pale Ale, 5.2%
Teamaker is a cool little hop that we wanted to get better acquainted with, so we threw a shitload of it (maybe even two shitloads) into a nice, medium-bodied pale ale! We're still getting to know the beer, but these woody, floral aromas are keepin' us bendin' our elbows every time we pour a pint for "research purposes." Debuting this Friday in the taproom!

​And. And! We're expanding our taproom hours! Again! Y'all seem to dig on kickin' back with a pint or three on Sunday evenings, and we'll be damned if we ain't gon' letcha! Our taproom is now open and servin' up suds until eight o'clock on Sundays, and - as always - we'll have fresh-baked pretzels (and usually a handful of other goodies) from Fat Boyfriend Bakery! So if you're lookin' to have a relaxing evening as you perpetually push away any thoughts of your impending work week, come on out and grab a beer!

Well hey there, cats and kittens! Bone Up has remained a whirlwind of frenzied motion over the past week or so, what with all the slingin' suds and servin' snacks and brewin' beers and good times all around! It's been such a flurry of activity (though much of the thrilled-to-be-open-related prancing has slowed a bit) that we forgot to tell you about all the cool events we got comin' up! But that's a problem we can fix, so we gon' do that right here right now. 

First and foremost, we have a tasting/growler popup at Social Wines this Thursday, September 8! We're back at our homefield beer store, and this time we mean business (and by "business" I mean "tasty beers," which is really just business as usual). So if you're in the area (or if you're not in the area but you really need to getcha some Bone Up on a Thursday night), come on by and say hi and try some of our flagships and some taproom-only* beers! 

Next up is next Saturday (the 17th), when we're thrilled to say we'll be at Village Fest! For those of you not in the know, Village Fest is a bigass street festival with food trucks and bands** and city-sanctioned outdoor drinkin'! And we have it on good authority that there's also gonna be a bounce house! The street is gonna be shut down from Teddie Peanut Butter all the way down to our humble abode, and we'll be joining our neighbors (Short Path, Night Shift, and Down the Road) pouring some beers outside! The festival runs from 3 until 9, and it's worth noting that we won't (can't) be open outside those hours that day. So if you were planning on comin' out and having a quiet pint and/or growler fill, you'd be advised to schedule around that. 

​Facebook Event Page: Village Fest 2016

​And hot on the heels of that fun-filled afternoon, we've got some more good times planned! As you may have noticed, we're pretty big fans of snacks around these parts - truth be told, they're one of our biggest non-beer priorities. So with that in mind, we're stoked as heck to say that we're partnering with Craft Brew England to do a beer and empanada tasting on Thursday, September 22! We'll be serving up empanadas filled with meats marinated in Bone Up Brews, and proceeds go to the Everett Farmers Market! So if you wanna come out and snack on snacks and drink some drinks, all in support of a good cause, grab yourself a ticket while the gettin' is good!

Get tickets right here: Craft Beer & Latin-Inspired Empanada Tasting

​And THEN, a little further down the road (October 27th, to be precise), we'll be hosting an Original Gravity concert! We'd been in talks with these fine folks for quite a while now, so it's pretty durn exciting that we finally get to work with them! A little background: Original Gravity is a concert series that pairs beers brewed by local breweries (and at least one cider house in the past) with music composed by local composers, which means we'll have a night of high-class tunes and some fresh new beers to pair them with! And since our space is... cozy at the best of times, there are a limited number of tickets*** available, so you might wanna scoop 'em up sooner rather than later if you're lookin' to get your flute on next month. 

Get tickets right here: Original Gravity Concert Series: Soliloquy

That's all for events (for now), but we'd once again like to offer a sincere Thank You to everybody who came out to our taproom over the weekend. We met some cool-as-hell people, and a bunch of y'all said you've been reading this ridiculous blog of ours for a while now and that is just completely, unbelievably incredible. This has been a labor of love, for sure (heavy on the labor), and we can't even express how cool it is to meet people who have been rooting for us as we've been getting started. And if you haven't already, come on by the taproom and say hi, we'd love to meet you!