In Which There Are Beers and Burgers

Hello again! We're back again with our regular roundup of good times and good tastes, so let's get to it! 

First on up we've got a bit of a "change of cast" on the ol' funky line and that means crowd-favorite Critters XV has been replaced by the creatively-named Critters XVI! But this is more than just a number change - Critters XVI primarily features guava and wildflower honey as its main accoutrements (with a smattering of other fruits thrown in for good measure) and it's a bit less shy about bringin' the funk than its predecessor and anyway the point is that it's dang good and it's on tap and in bottles right now and you should come try some! ​

Your humble editor suggests pairing this funky lil' beast with our guava and cream cheese empanadas 10/10 would gorge

And should you be lookin' for something to do whilst you sip them funky suds, we might humbly suggest that you join us for  Strange and Bizarre Facts Trivia on Thursday! The title pretty much says it all, which means we're in for a pretty wild ride and it's gonna be fun and you should come hang out!

We are looking forward to finding out what Matt considers "strange and bizarre"

And speaking of hanging out, it behooves us to mention that we're takin' over the taps at A&B Burgers up in Beverly! Starting today, they're gonna be tapping four of our beers (specifically Extra Naked, Shut Up Kelly, Pizza Time, and Awkward Conversation) and pairing flights of those beers with a flight of sliders specially created* to pair with our beers! How cool is that? Anyway, the menu is below (and it looks tasty as hell tbh) and it's running through the rest of the month and you should check it out!

Extra Naked Table Beer
Burger patty with tzatziki sauce, cucumber, romaine

Shut Up Kelly! Porter
Blackened burger patty with blue cheese crumbles, blue cheese dressing, bacon

Pizza Time Hazy IPA
Burger patty with burrata, charred tomato, pepperoni

Awkward Conversation Cranberry Orange Grisette
Burger patty with charred pineapple, whipped feta and caramelized onion

BURGS

And moving back to things that are in our own taproom thankyouverymuch, we've got our long-awaited Beer and Girl Scout Cookie Pairings on Friday! We tasted through a whole buncha cookies and even more beers and we've got the perfect pairings for all your Girl Scout Cookie faves so you can come and drink beer and eat cookies (and there will be some Girl Scouts onsite to provide you with any to-go cookies you need) and it's gonna be a hoot and you should come hang out!

We'll be doing it again March 11-12, but the beer menu will be at least somewhat different by then, which means you should probably just come eat cookies with us twice!

And if you're more of a savory fan, we've got new-to-us Plat du Jour servin' up charcuterie on Saturday and that's gonna be tasty too, so come on out!

Also it hardly even bears mentioning at this point since it's pretty much a regular occurrence, but in case you ain't heard about all the sushi classes we're hosting: we're hosting sushi classes (led by the delightful Chef Harold) pretty much every Wednesday and Sunday for the foreseeable future and they're fun as hell!

And movin' a bit farther into the future, next Thursday - in addition to the return of our biweekly cask - we'll be hosting Cult Classic Movie trivia! Our host pretty pointedly didn't say which cult classics, possibly in effort to cultivate an air of mystery, but there ain't no mystery about whether or not it'll be fun (it will), so come on out!

Fun times!

* They asked us for pairing suggestions and Jared, true to form, sent them a needlessly-long rambling screed full of nonsense. But since they're pros, they came up with some really tasty-sounding burgers, so we'll call that a win. ​