In Which the Spooktacular Times Ramp Up

Well hey there! We've got a whole buncha rootin'-tootin' sure-shootin' spooktacular good times lined up for all y'all (including, you guessed it, new beer!) so we're gonna grab the bull by the brass tacks and cut right to the jib!

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And first on up since the barrel's already out of the bag on this one: new beer! This time around we figured we'd try something new, so we did a collab with a spooktacular local death metal band! OK fine, it's not exactly "uncharted waters" for us, but the beer is tasty as hell and the band (Pathogenic, by the way) is hella rad and also the beer was made to coincide with the release of their newest single! The beer (and also the song) is called Exiled from the Abyss and it (the beer, not the song) is a spooktacular lightish malt-focused amber ale that's hella easy drinking and it's out in cans on Friday which just so happens to coincide with October's Band Hangouts which features Pathogenic (more on that in a bit) and anyway it's tasty as heck and you should drink some!

And while we're on about Exiled from the Abyss, we should also mention that we have that very same beer on tap as this week's cask! We dry hopped the cask with some of the oh-so spooktacular Crystal from our friends at Four Star Farms and it's gonna be an interesting side-by-each because the original beer isn't dry hopped and anyway you'll be able to get a "snake peak" at the beer before it's officially released because that cask is gettin' tapped on Thursday! (also, as a "programming note," there won't be a cask next week because of Reasons. It will return the week after, though)

And since I was just talkin' about Band Hangouts, let's talk about Band Hangouts! If you've been around for a while, you know the drill already - we invite a bunch of cool local bands to come hang out and they set up merch tables and then... hang out! We put on a playlist of their music and sometimes there's a beer release (like this week), but that's about it! It's like going to a show, only without the show part, and you can actually talk to the band instead of shouting over the sound system at a venue while a line forms behind you. Anyway, that's all happening on Friday and in addition to Pathogenic (who we already mentioned) we're also hosting DBB and The Last King and Gannon and also Almarso World Flavor Kitchen is gonna be in the house servin' up L.A. Street Dogs!

To be honest, we've never heard of L.A. Street Dogs before, but the description starts with "bacon wrapped" and that's all *we* need to know

And then gettin' in to the weekend proper, we have several things happening and they're all gonna be pretty rad! 

For starters, we decided to host our spooktacular Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Contest all weekend! So dress up your pup(s) and bring 'em on by the beer garden and let 'em strut their spooktacular stuff (or just come look at all the cute dogs in costumes, we ain't gonna judge) and we'll be givin' prizes to the most spooktacular costumes and we're raising money for Animal Rescue League of Boston (who will also be onsite 12-3 on Saturday) and we've got food from Lala's on Saturday (which you already know is tasty as hell) and then Lobzter King on Sunday (and if you missed them last time you came by, you absolutely need to try their food because it's fantastic) and did I mention dogs in costumes?

I feel like I should emphasize the dogs in costumes. ​

And. AND. We felt the need to cram even MORE stuff into Saturday so we're hosting the Ghastly Gala! There's gonna be a buncha spooktacular artists (namely Emily V. Keefe, Adam Cutler, and Sam Heimer) settin' up shop during the day and then in the evening we've got some live music from Vudu Sister and Crone Visions and it's gonna be completely a blast and you should come out!

Did we mention dogs in costumes

And glancin' a bit farther forward to next week, we've got Horror Movie Trivia happening next Thursday and then we're also doing our spooktacular beer and candy pairing menu Thursday through Sunday if you've got a hankerin' for some sweet treats! And for those of you who ain't "in the know" on the beer and candy pairing thing, our intrepid brewers painstakingly taste through the entire* beer menu and come up with candy pairings for every beer (two per beer, actually - one chocolate and one fruity) and then we offer up a couple select** beer and candy flights for you to enjoy and it's a spooktacular time if we do say so ourselves and you should check it out! 

Don't let our blood sugar sacrifice be in vain.... come eat candy

* Well, the draft list anyway. By the time we get through that, we tend to be "about to barf" enough that the mere thought of coming up with pairings for the can/bottle menu is enough to make us want to puke our pants. 
** We used to do this as an "a la carte" kind of thing, but it got kind of out of hand so now we've got the set choices.