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New Year, (Possibly) New Beers!

12/28/2016

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​Hello again! We're nearin' on the end of the year, which means we gotta cram in the Good Times before the Real Winter kicks in and we* resign ourselves to being cold and grumpy for upwards of three months.** 

And we got good times by the fistful! First off, we'll be open this Thursday (December 29th) from 3 'ti 11! You weren't gonna be getting anything done at work anyway, so you might as well knock off early and come knock back a few pints (and/or grab some growlers for any sorta New Year's Drinkin' you're gonna be doin'). 
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Let's not kid ourselves, you're only at the office this week because you used up your last vacation days on that series of "very important doctor's appointments." 
And for the big day itself - The Eve of the New Year, known far and wide as "generally kind of disappointing" - we're gonna be playin' it low-key without all the frills and the fussin'. Disposable hats and noisemakers? Not our style. Novelty eyewear? Those became impractical once years stopped having two zeroes in them. Big screen showin' the ball drop? The only screen we have is our cash register, and that might not even have speakers. But we are gonna have a full lineup of tasty beers and snacks and games, goin' strong until one in the dang morning! So come on by, cozy up and hunker down with a pint, it'll be a good time!
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RSVP on Facebook. Or don't!
Regardless of what sorta shennanigans you get yourself into on NYE, we reckon you'll probably wanna ease into the afternoon with some tasty eats and maybe a beer or four, so we're puttin' on a spread! We got Fat Boyfriend Bakery (the one(s) behind our usual Sunday pretzels and cupcakes) bringin' a smorgasbord of savory baked goods, and we're pickin' up a hefty haul from Union Square Donuts! So whichever way your snack preferences swing, we've got you covered and we've got eight tasty beers to pair with them!
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Because we all know day-drinking encourages donuts (and vice-versa).
Speaking of our full-to-the-brim draft list, once again we got that Good Problem To Have where we can't release any new beers until we finish off something that's currently on tap. And wouldn't you know, we've got a new beer that's just itchin' for something on the menu to kick,*** so we dunno when our next beer release will be... maybe Saturday?
And if that ain't enough for ya, we've got an action-packed month planned for January! Check it: 

The weekend of 1/7 is business as usual. We like to think of it as a "cool down" week after all the festive franticness, but really we're just making time for everybody to "totally start going to the gym this year. For real this time" before they resume eating nachos at every meal and daydrinking through the weekends. 

Friday 1/13 we're throwin' a block party with all our neighbors! It's apparently mountaineering themed**** so there's gonna be a yeti and a vaguely mountainous beer release on our end (a single hop pale ale made with summit. Get it?) and maybe some smores why not. 

Friday 1/20 we're hosting a BeerAdvocate throwdown and we're bringin' in Miguel's Empanadas to provide some eats! Double whammy! 

Friday 1/27 you demanded pierogis so we're bringing back the pierogi makers. Last time they came through we ate so much we're still a little grossed out/proud, and we'll probably definitely dive in headfirst this time around too. 

And then after that it's February, the longest short month of the year, when we'll be dreamin' up a whole slew o' new things to convince you to fight the frost, don your dandiest duds, and sip some suds down at our digs! 
* "We" in this case refers to pretty much all New Englanders (except people that are big into skiing, I guess). 
** Or, if you're Jimbo, scowling until July when it's too hot to do anything except complai
n about how hot it is.
*** Protip: It's gonna be Oh My. So if you're a fan, come get it before it's gone. 

**** Gotta say that "mountaineering themed" was not a phrase I ever expected to use. 
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More Fun Times Than You Can Shake a Stick At

12/20/2016

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​​Howdy and hello, it's time for more bloggin' so here we go! 

First and foremost, we've got some funny business vis-a-vis holiday hours over the next couple of weeks, which we summed up with this festive, handy and/or dandy visual aid:
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All appropriate times to play hooky/hide from your in-laws/bring us cookies
Aside from the expected closures, we got some other semi-major schedule changes all up in. Firstly, we'll be open on Thursdays starting at three PM for the rest of the year (all two weeks of it)! So if you need to do some last-minute Xmas shopping this week, or if you just wanna kick back and hang out on a Thursday night, come on by!

And, equally importantly, the city has allowed us to stay open late (until one AM) on New Year's Eve, so we're gonna do that! Now, we here at Bone Up are of two minds about this particular holiday: we like drinking-related celebrations as much as anyone, but it seems like NYE is when a lot of places like to charge a steep cover to get you into a "party" whose theme is apparently "Let's Make These Drinks Way More Expensive!"... which ain't really our style. Instead, we're throwing a (free to enter) party whose theme is more like "Let's Keep it Low-Key" and we're putting in even less effort than we usually do* for this type of shindig. We'll have beer and games and snacks for some comfortable good times. And who knows, we may even go buck wild and order a pizza. Party on, etc. ​

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​RSVP on Facebook! Or don't! It's all good either way.
And it's worth mentioning that we'll be open for our usual hours (noon to eight) on New Year's Day, so in the event that you want to come in for a "brunch" that may or may not consist mostly of wondering whether or not you can keep down a pretzel, you should come on by! As a courtesty, we'll keep the music level down. 
And after the Christmas Craziness and the New Year's Shennanigans are all said and done, we've got just hell of fun times lined up for our Month O' Fun** in January! After a "cool down" weekend, we're gettin' off to a strong start by throwing some sort of mountaineering-themed block party with our neighbors!
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We'll be wearing our finest (and only) boots
And to keep things in line with this totally normal party theme, we'll be trottin' out our next single hop pale ale, this time featuring Summit! And as always, we're tryin' to showcase hops that we feel are underappreciated. In this case, it's the hop that brewers love to hate (and vice versa) - when used properly, it tastes like orange marmalade; but when used improperly, a lot of people think it tastes like onions. Should be fun!
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Mountains! Get it?! Summit? Thematically appropriate hop name?
The Friday after that, we got a double whammy! The boys over at BeerAdvocate are descending upon our taproom for one of their "throwdowns," which I'm told is a free social/meetup/gathering for Beer People. So we're gonna hang out, talk shop, and give tours to anyone who asks nicely from 6-9pm! As an added bonus, staff-favorite Miguel's Empanadas will be in the house with some epicurean delights*** available for purchase!
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We've got loads more Fun Things in the books and/or in the works for the rest of January and all of 2017, but we'll save those for another week! 
* Our theory is that a bar is basically like a party anyway, so our usual amount of effort is "slightly more than none."
** Or rather, our Month That Will Hopefully Distract You From The Grim Reality of January in New England.
*** S
everal of our bartenders (but mostly Kurt) are in the habit of eating their salsa with a spoon.
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Beers! Colors! Minor Announcements!

12/13/2016

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​The weather outside has been takin' a turn for the nasty these days, which means it's the perfect season to grab a growler of El Pulpo, grab a blanket, hunker down next to That Special Someone and tell them to get their own damn growler because you ain't sharin' yours.
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Or if you're lookin' for something that's a bit more light 'n' dry (but still malt-forward), then mayhaps you'd be interested in a pint or four of our new Biere de Garde: Vye-Olent World! We used a whole mess o' Blue Ox Vye-Enna malt* and brewed up a slightly fruity (and admittedly somewhat light** for the style) buncha malty goodness! It goes on tap this Friday, so swing on by and try it out!
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Another beer brewed so we could use a terrible pun. Viva la Bone Up!
Speaking of things that are good, our first coloring contest*** has come to a close! We had a lot of stellar entries (and an unexpectedly sassy pile o' captions), and we're pleased as punch to announce our winner: Victor Prizzio, and our runner up: Susanne Fyfe (who claimed she couldn't come up with something creative, then went and invented Grape PBR. We are proud and horrified, Susanne)! They'll be gettin' some sweet swag as prizes, and we're gearin' up for another coloring contest (Bone Up themed this time!) starting in the new year! Good times, etc. 
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Hey Jeff! Did you order leather chaps? // Oh shit! I ordered polyester. // Submitted by Victor P
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What's up with all the grape PBR?! // Shut Up Kelly! // Submitted by Susanne F
And because we just couldn't resist, here are all the entries for the contest:
Lastly but far from leastly, we found a few people who shared some hella kind words about our beer and our taproom recently, so we figured we'd direct your attention over to Hopping Around New England and Beer Awareness! We love the heck outta brewin' tasty beers and running this taproom, and we're stoked as anything that y'all are diggin' it! Cheers!
* Hence the pun that nobody other than us is going to find funny. 
** Us? Disregarding style guidelines? The
hell you say!
*** To be fair, we really just piggybacked onto the Red Fang Coloring Contest. We'll be adding all these to #RFCC (there's a sweet swag bag involved) and if an entry gets selected, we'll be sure to let the winner know!
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Short 'n Sweet: Got Another Release For Ya This Week!

12/7/2016

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Hello again! It's the blogginest time of the week, once again! This time around we're here to bend your ear about some holiday hours of ours and a rerelease/rename of a fan favorite that'll be showin' up around here before you know it!

As we've mentioned once or twice before, we will be closing a bit early (5 PM) this Sunday, December 11th for our "Annual" Employee Appreciation Day and/or Vaguely Holiday Themed Festivity-O-Rama. So mark your calendars, set alarms on your phones, or maybe just pay attention to the numerous alerts we'll be broadcasting, because we gon' be closed.

But! To make up for it, we'll be open for business this Thursday, December 8th (i.e. tomorrow) from five until eleven! And what's more, we'll be releasing Oh My! Throwback IPA (formerly known as OHM) that very same day! What fun indeed!

And lastly, on Saturday December 24th (AKA'ed as XMas Eve), we will be closing at 8 PM. 
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This old-school citrus and pine goodness is comin' your way!
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