Jack's Abby (2018)

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  1. JacksAbbyBrewing

    JacksAbbyBrewing Zealot (509) Jul 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    Yes, we plan to pipe some CO2 for purging soon.
     
  2. IPAkindaguy

    IPAkindaguy Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2010 Florida

    Stopped by last night and this place is already cranking and things seem to be going pretty smoothly. Great to see the guys who were usually pouring at Morton st moved up to running the place. Its amazing to see what this place become in just a few years. From free samples all the way to full blown restaurant. I live in town and already know Ill be at this place all to often
     
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  3. MVP09

    MVP09 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Massachusetts

    Agreed the progression has been very cool to see from the beginning. I remember the original Morton set up with the bar against the window to the brewery. You use to be able to grab the beers yourself. Back when Hoponious was in 500ml. The first time I visited inhad my doubts there was actually a brewery down that street. Congrats JA Crew!
     
  4. -Rick

    -Rick Savant (1,083) Dec 22, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Anyone try the two new sours? Any feedback?
     
  5. Andrew041180

    Andrew041180 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    The new website looks great!

    Edit: Cool new labels too. I'm digging the new branding.
     
  6. GiantCogs

    GiantCogs Initiate (0) Oct 25, 2012 Massachusetts

    I absolutely hate the new labels. No big deal, but they look like completely unoriginal, where the old labels were quirky and fun.
     
  7. emannths

    emannths Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2007 Massachusetts

    The old labels were probably unsustainable, especially for small bottling runs. And the font was lousy--it's really hard to make a good script font that looks good out of the box. The result of these two things are labels that look like this:[​IMG]

    That said, I think the old logo was superior, and I think the new labels need more contrast between the artwork and the beer name text. There are also at least 3 different fonts, which makes it look a bit haphazard. It also omits the graphical logo:
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    I think the way to go might have been to keep the old logo, but with the new logo's font. Then smack that beautiful logo on the bottles and skip the per-beer graphics and just go with colors and a beer name. Thought I suppose you then run into issues of a mostly-green logo on a variety of per-style label colors...
     
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  8. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,710) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Really? The old logo looked way too Irish to me. Didn't match the brewery IMO. And the labels that didn't have an illustration looked like they were done in Word with clip art - hated that ugly yellow/red box for the name. The new artworks are an improvement - but not great. They should be simplified and have more continuity - when I see 4 different ones in a row it barely looks like they're all from the same brewery. Just the beer name as the differentiation among the beers would have been how I'd do it. That said, artwork doesn't really matter - back to beer :slight_smile: Hope to pick up some of the sours tonight. I tried stopping in last night but couldn't find parking. Glad things are going well for them.
     
  9. JacksAbbyBrewing

    JacksAbbyBrewing Zealot (509) Jul 19, 2011 Massachusetts

    The main parking lot is on Bishop st, plenty of spots there.

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  10. Kenny411

    Kenny411 Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Massachusetts

    It's nice to see Jack's get some love!! Food was great at the restaurant! Everyone that works for Jack's is great and very humble!! love these guys!!
     
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  11. Lupin

    Lupin Pundit (894) Jun 4, 2006 Connecticut
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    Visited Friday night in between TH/Armsby and Boston. Nice place and dear lord there were a lot of draft options!! The ceramic tap handles were a little ill-advised (it appeared that at least two had already broken) but aside from that, seems like a fun and very social space. Very bright, too! Needed sunglasses after Armsby. Will be back.
     
  12. MVP09

    MVP09 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Massachusetts

    Who cares what the labels look like. It's what's in the bottle that matters anyway.
     
  13. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire
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    If you are trying to get the new new and not just the people who know what's in the bottle, especially the fence sitters, the label is very important.
     
  14. Jason

    Jason Founder (0) Aug 23, 1996 Massachusetts

    Popped in for an early dinner tonight, they reached capacity as soon as we were in. Found a table within mins and hunkered down for a couple hours of great beers and great food.

    All in all the staff was great, a handful of kinks to work out but this should never be a destination of a quick pint a or meal ... plan on hanging out for a bit as there were so many options on tap.
     
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  15. HeavyDandtheGirls

    HeavyDandtheGirls Pundit (773) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    Triple Dry Hopped Hoponiuos Union was outstanding. Wish it was on for growler fills.

    Pizzas were spot on, I'll be back.
     
  16. HeavyDandtheGirls

    HeavyDandtheGirls Pundit (773) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    That should have said triple dry hopped Hoponiuos with Citra, wish that was on for growlers.
     
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  17. mjord23

    mjord23 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2011 Connecticut

    Agreed. My absolutely favorite non-Framinghammer beer I had today. The Simcoe and Calypso were really good too, but man, that Citra...
     
  18. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Zealot (626) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    Earlier in the thread they said they'd rotate the 3x dry hopped HUs for fills. When I was in there today I didn't see which was on. It was Calypso last week.
     
  19. Newport_beerguy

    Newport_beerguy Pooh-Bah (1,836) Feb 24, 2011 Rhode Island
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    Hmm, I had the 3x dry hopped with Calyptra this evening, got a 32 oz growler on the way out.
     
  20. mjord23

    mjord23 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2011 Connecticut

    Pretty sure it was the Calypso still. Yeah, had to be... I'm sure it wasn't Simcoe, and it certainly wasn't Citra, as I have none in my glass right now.
     
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