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Dec 4, 2009, 10:16 am
Hello all,
This is just a notice to readers that Beantown Brews is moving to a new home. Blogger has been great to me, but I have decided to move things on over to www.beantownbrews.com A blog is not... Comment - Like
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Nov 27, 2009, 11:00 am
Lager Beer
By Paul Laurence Dunbar
I lafs und sings, und shumps aroundt.
Und somedimes acd so gueer.
You ask me vot der matter ish?
I'm filled mit lager ... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2009, 2:04 pm
I scored a 6-pack of tall-boy Narragansett lager courtesy of Mat over at Gansett. This is the second time in as many weeks that I have been sent beer to check out. I am not sure which mailing list I&#... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2009, 2:59 pm
I was checking my email the other day when I received a press release from Larry Bennett over at Brewery Ommegang. He was plugging their new seasonal release - Adoration; a spiced Belgian strong ale. ... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2009, 3:09 pm
I never did post a review of the English Bitter that I made a few months back. The beer came out with mixed results - some great tastes and some interesting...well...let's call them "learning expe... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2009, 11:00 am
Jolly Good Ale and Old
By William Stevenson
I cannot eat but little meat,
My stomach is not good;
But sure I think that I can drink
With him that wears a hood.
Though I go bare, take ye... Comment - Like
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Nov 4, 2009, 11:30 am
Do you like beer from the cask?
Never had it? Well, you should give it a whirl!
Starting tomorrow, November 5th. through November 7th, join NERAX North at The Tap in Haverhill, Ma for a rockin' ... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2009, 2:00 pm
Lines on Ale by Edgar Allen Poe Fill with mingled cream and amber,
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
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Oct 16, 2009, 2:30 pm
The second brew I completed on my long Columbus day weekend. I've had a rather high demand for a pumpkin ale this fall. The Dude abides...
Here is my recipe -
1 Packet Burtons Water Salt
.5 lbs ... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2009, 3:30 pm
I had a rather successful holiday weekend. I figured that I should try to accomplish something for Columbus Day in honor of the man himself, who was no slouch I hear. While I couldn't exactly disc... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2009, 6:19 pm
... saison in my humble opinion. Dry finish. This beer is a bit of a shocker on the first sip.
Drinkability: Once you get past ... multiple rounds of. It grows on you.
Overall grade: B+
This is... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2009, 6:35 pm
My buddy Shann was cruising around on a tractor at work when we he was saw a sight he knew very well - wild hops! He returned to the spot later on to collect what he could of the cones and very genero... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 5:41 pm
I just tried Saint Botolph's Town from Pretty Things; a heavenly brown ale that is sure to be a welcome addition to your fall beer menagerie.
Pretty Things, out of Holyoke Massachusetts is an unb... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2009, 5:53 pm
Continuing on the trend of fall beers, we have Sam Adams Octoberfest. We see a lot of beers labeled Octoberfest (or Oktoberfest) this time of year. So What gives? What makes an Oktoberfest and Oktober... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2009, 8:32 am
Autumn has once again established a base camp in the trees of New England. It is only a matter of time before the last bastions of summer have been overrun entirely. Bid ado the hefewiezen, the whit... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2009, 8:34 pm
I transferred my bitter to the secondary fermenter (a glass carboy_ and dry hopped it with 1 oz. of Kent Golding hops. It is holding at 68 degrees in the basement and I plan to let it sit for the next... Comment - Like
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Sep 3, 2009, 11:53 am
I brewed my first fall beer last night - an English bitter. A nice light bodied, lower alcohol brew that should be ready in short-time. I think it makes for a great season opener.
This is my first cr... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2009, 8:23 am
Just about every homebrewer runs in to supply issues now and again. We run out of something ridiculous - corn sugar - bottle caps - B brite. Or we have a brewing epiphany and run out to round up supp... Comment - Like
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Aug 21, 2009, 9:30 am
I just finished bottled conditioning five gallons of Belgian white and there is another five gallons of hefeweizen hot on its heels that should be ready in another week. I'll post the recipes late... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2009, 3:06 pm
Beer holds a prominent place in English literature. Check out this adaptation of the old English folktale "John Barleycorn" by Robert Burns. John is harvested and turned into beer!
John Barleycorn
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Aug 10, 2009, 6:46 pm
I celebrated my thirtieth birthday this past Saturday with a beer party and cook-out. I stocked the party with several local beers and several guests brought some great packs of craft brew. Lots of Ma... Comment - Like
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Aug 2, 2009, 4:53 pm
The other night I had a powerful thirst for a Belgian Whit. I hit up the Wine Gallery in Brookline to see what they might be able to provide me with. Now - the shelves in the Wine Gallery were a bit s... Comment - Like
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Jul 28, 2009, 7:02 pm
Homebrewing Hubbub - True to my word in the last post, I've moved right along from my success with the farm-day hefeweizen to another batch of homebrew. I wanted to get right back to the kettle as... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2009, 3:21 pm
Yesterday was Farm day and that means I got to roll out the farm-day hefeweizen made especially for the occasion. If you've been following my blog, and why wouldn't you, you may have heard me ... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2009, 7:07 pm
I was recently given two local beers by my beer-loving soon-to-be sister-in-law, Kristin. She found some great brews by Sebago Brewing Company out of Maine; Roundabout Red and Lake Trout Stout.
I was... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2009, 6:49 pm
Wait a second...aren't lagers those watery beers that coorsweiser makes? Like making love to the bottom a canoe; fucking close to water...
Not Brooklyn Brewery's Pre-Prohibition Lager! They t... Comment - Like
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