Beer Summit at the Park Plaza Castle

April 12, 2010 by Chris
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This year's Beer Summit will be held on April 16 & 17th, 2010 at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston, MA. Tickets are going fast, but there are still two sessions to choose from – both with over 50+ brewers bringing 200+ beers:

Berkshire Brewing
Binding Brauerie
Blue Hills Brewing
Boston Beer
Boulder Beer
Brooklyn Brewery
Brouwerij Affligem
Cape Ann
Cape Cod Beer
Cisco
Clipper City
Cody Brewing
Element Brewing
Eurobrews
Franziskaner
Frosty Knuckle
Gardner Ale House
Geary's, Gritty's
Harpoon
Haverhill Brewing/The Tap
High & Mighty
Innis & Gunn

For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.beersummit.com/

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Central Maine Brewfest

April 12, 2010 by Chris
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The Central Maine Brewfest will be held at the Augusta Civic Center, Saturday afternoon on April 17, 2010. There will be two shows, the first starting at 2-5 pm and the second at 7:30-10:30 pm.

If you live in the Southern Maine area, this is a must-attend event. There will be samples from all of Maine's best micro-breweries.

2010 Participating Brewers of the Central Maine Brewfest:

Allagash Brewing
Andrew's Brewing
Atlantic Brewing
Belfast Bay Brewing
Casco Bay Brewing
Geary's Brewing
Gritty McDuff's Brewing
Kennebec River Brewery
Liberal Cup
Oak Pond Brewery
Peak Organic
Penobscot Bay Brewery
Sea Dog Brewing
Sebago Brewing
Sheepscot Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Kennebec Home Brew Supplies

Tickets will be $25. For more information, visit https://www.centralmainebrews.com/

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Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project

February 23, 2010 by Chris
Filed under Brewery Profiles, Cambridge, in Your Neighborhood

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Dann Paquette, and the others behind Pretty things beer and Ale Project are gypsys of sort – they no brewing home, but instead rent breweries and do what they do, which is produce original, unique microbrews. Dann Paquette, founder of the company, has been brewing beer from last 18 years in England and Europe. He and his wife Martha draw the outstanding artwork for the bottles, formulate the beer, also think up for interesting name such as the Jack D'OR, Baby tree, ST Botolph's Town, Babayaga and American Darling.

You can find Pretty Things in Cambridge and Boston Massachusetts as well as NYC and Philadelphia. Look out for these guys – big things to come. Stay pretty and drink real beer with Pretty Things!

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Wachusett Brewing Company

February 23, 2010 by Chris
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Wachusett Brewery founders Ned, Kevin and Quinny developed a significant appreciation for beer while attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Adventures in biking, canning, and hiking that led the trio to the northern New England states allowed them to visit some of the first operating craft breweries. Armed with a "we can do this" attitude the three cast off from their careers in engineering and biology to found the Wachusett Brewing Co. in 1993.

Wachusett Country Ale was introduced to beer fans of Massachusetts the next year after lots of experimenting to get the formula just right. When Wachusett opened, the three designed and built most of the equipment; did the brewing and filling, selling and delivering, and everything else that a small startup brewery needed.Ned, Kevin and Quinny are now backed by some of the most passionate and capable co-workers in the industry. Wachusett Ales continue to be hand crafted with the finest ingredients available, bottled and kegged in our Westminster facility. The three have never strayed from their plan to brew and sell the freshest, highest quality beers possible.

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Common Ground – Allston’s little known beer bar

January 28, 2010 by Chris
Filed under Beer Bars, Brighton-Allston, in Your Neighborhood

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When you think about beer in Allston, you think Sunset, Big City, and Deep Ellum. Don’t get me wrong, these are all great bars with outstanding tap lists. If there are any complaints about those bars, it is that they are overcrowded. Sunset is one of Boston’s most famous beer destinations. Big City is their sister bar, and more of a pool hall than anything else (that happens to have over 80 beers on tap), and is filled to the brim with BU and BC students. Deep Ellum, well, I can’t say to many negative things about that place. It’s one of my favorite spots in the city, but it is small, and is gaining a reputation. Those unfamiliar with the Ellum may also feel slightly intimidated by it’s hardcore beer enthusiast click.

That leaves us with The Common Ground. Harvard Ave’s hidden beer gem. You’ll find about a dozen taps such as Smuttynose, Dogfish, Avery and Victory, plus many more in bottles, which are rotated often. The beer menu is very descriptive and helpful, plus the food is excellent.

Make a stop here before heading to Sunset. You’ll be glad you did – you may just return across the street after you check out the line.

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Beer Summit – 10th Annual Beer Summit

April 21, 2009 by Chris
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The 10th Anniversary Beer Summit took place on Marathon Monday weekend, April 19th and 20th at the Castle at Park Plaza in Boston.Â For those of you who missed this event, make sure you keep an eye on www.beersummit.com to ensure that your sample mug is in hand next time, as you truly do not want to miss these events.

Unlike the ACBF put on by BeerAdvocate, the Beer Summit focuses on local brew houses, with few out-of-town breweries in the mix.Â Here’s a list of brewers who were in attendance:

Allagash Brewing
Anheuser-Busch Boston
Atwater Brewing
Babycham Cider
Belhaven Brewery
Belukus Marketing
Berkshire Brewing
Blue Hills Brewing
Blue Moon Brewing
Boston Beer
Boulder Beer
Brasserie Lefebvre
Brasserie Unibroue
Brooklyn Brewery
Brouwerij De Koninck
Brouwerij De Proef
Burgerbrau Czech Pilsener
Cape Ann Brewing
Charles Wells Brewery & Pub
Cisco Brewers
Clipper City Brewing
D.L. Geary Brewing
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments
Eurobrews
Franiziskaner Weissbier Brewery
Gardner Ale House
Gina Cigar
Greene King Brewery
Gritty McDuff’s
Harpoon Brewery
Haverhill Brewing/The Tap
High & Mighty Brewing
Hugs & Halos
Ireland On the Road
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing
John Harvard‘s Brewhouse
Kennebec Brewing
Konig-Brauerei
La Resistance
Long Trail Brewing
Mad River Brewing
Magic Hat Brewing
Martha’s Exchange Restaurant & Brewery
Mayflower Brewing
McNeill’s Brewery
Mercury Brewing
Narragansett Brewing
NewCentury Brewing
Newport Storm
North Coast Brewing
Opa Opa Steakhouse & Brewery
Oskar Blues Cajun Grill & Brewery
Paper City Brewery
Pennichuck Brewing
Peroni Brewery
Redhook Ale Brewery
Saranac Beer
Sebago Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Smuttynose Brewing
Southampton Brewery
Southern Tier Brewing
Spaten Brewery
Stoudt’s Brewing
Total Beverage Solutions
Trinity Brewhouse
Tuckerman Brewing
Weihenstephaner Brauerei
Widmer Brothers Brewing
Woodchuck Cider
Woodstock Inn