In Which a Trifecta of Barrel Aged Treats Graces the Menu

Hello again! We're comin' back atcha with more tasty beers and fun times, but before we get to all that we should probably ramble about some new-ish beers that we kinda forgot to mention around here in blogland (we got all wrapped up in the Horatio Day excitement and, well, you get it) and also we've got an administrative note or two so let's get on with it before we get to it!

Let us gather in a circle for storytime

First on up, until further notice we'll be operating under (slightly) shorter winter hours. Turns out there's not a lot of midday or late-nite shenanigans going on in the dead of winter, so we might as well trim an hour from either end on weekdays.

Feel free to prove us wrong and bang down the garage door at 12pm every weekday

Secondly, as you may have already heard, we're requiring proof of vaccination status from all bar guests. For most of you, the biggest hassle in this change is that we're also now making everyone enter through the lobby, which seems to be confusing and/or annoying for a much larger percentage of people than we would have guessed, but also it helps keep the heat in so we'll call it an overall win. Anyway, yeah, bring your vax card or a photo of it or use the new MA vax status site that they just put up or... whatever, you get the idea. C'mon, be a team player, throw your mask on, and support your local bartenders!

Remember, it's not forever

Anyway, moving on! It turns out that we released several wonderful barrel-aged beers on and/or around Horatio Day and then we... forgot to mention them? Because it was Horatio Day? That logic aside, we'd like to correct our grievous error and shout about some cool new-ish beers!

If you didn't get a chance to try these beauties during Horatio Day, now's your chance!

First on up, on tap and in bottles right now is Critters XV! This here's a light 'n easy moderately-funky wild ale with a punch of pineapple to brighten things up and it's downright delightful! 

And speaking of Critters, we've also got Critters XVI in bottles right now and on draft soonish (i.e. whenever Critters XV kicks) and this iteration in the series was made with pink guava and wildflower honey and it's a bit more full and funk-forward than its predecessor but a little variety sure ain't a bad thing and we predict you gon' enjoy!

Behold the delicious evanescence!

And moving on into "clean" barrel-aged beers we've got a terrific trio to shout about, so hold on to your hats!

First up is Jam Session which is a very barrelly Belgian barleywine that spent a good long time in a bunch of whiskey barrels from our friends over at Short Path and whoo-ee is it tasty! It's packin' a buncha that dark fruit and sweetness that you'd expect and then there's just a whack of whiskey hiding right behind it and anyway it's in bottles right now and it'll be on tap at some point and it's good and you should have some! ​

Just a malt bomb of barrel goodness

And speaking of beers that are good and also in bottles right now, we also recently released Benevolent Beast! While similar in color to Jam Session, the similarities start and end there. This is a complex-ass blend of beers (there's like five different things in there) that plays it more subtle on the oak and brings out fun stuff like fruitcake and maybe a whiff of smoke (or did I just imagine that?) and anyway this one is also good!

Embrace the beast. The beast loves you

And lastly but far from leastly, we also released Ginger Occasion and it's also in bottles right now! You're probably familiar with how we do barrel-aged ginger-forward beers at this point, and this one is no exception (if it ain't broke, and all that), but for those of you who might be new in town we'll lay it out a bit. In short: we take our beloved Ginger Spectacular (a farmhouse ale on the strong side of the spectrum) and age it in a variety of different barrels where it picks up lovely notes of vanilla and oak and sometimes a little fruitiness and maybe a hint of toasted coconut if we're lucky and then... that's about it, actually, because then we drink it! And now you can too!

A delicious beer for ANY occasion

​And movin' back a bit into the here and/or now and/or future-ish times, we've got some stuff goin' on this weekend that we gotta tell you about! 

First on up, this week's trivia night (cult classic movies) will be postponed until Thursday February 24th for reasons you can probably guess. Also we won't be having a popup on Friday, though that one seems like the decision was precautionary rather than reactionary. But! Never fear! Simpsons trivia is probably still on schedule for next Thursday so you'll still be able to get trivial, you'll just have to wait a little bit. 

And while we're on the whole "moderate bummer" tip, we should probably mention that we won't be tapping a cask this week. What with all the stuff getting canceled left and right,* we figure it makes a bit more sense to make casks a Sometimes treat, so we'll be back next week with more cask goodness! 

Anyway, moving on into the weekend, we've got HotChix back in the house on Saturday! They'll be swingin' through and dishin' out some deliciousness from 6-10, so come on by!

Don't tell the other pop ups, HotChix might be our favorite

And then this Sunday is the first Sunday in a while that we haven't hosted a sushi class, so instead we're hosting a calligraphy class! More specifically, Sip & Script is in the house to teach you how to write words real good (the lessons also come with supplies) and it sounds pretty rad and you should come check it out!

We may be sold out of tickets at the time of writing, but you can double check that here:
Sip & Script Calligraphy

* At this rate we should probably bring back virtual events, even if it's just the low-key Friday night ones we used to do.