Boston Trip

This would be a good starting place: http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...-guide-summer-14-edition.182136/#post-2596135

 

Stay at the Marriott Residence Inn on Congress Street, very cool rooms. That puts you squarely in front of Trillium and Row 34. Drink as much Trillium beer as you can and bring a lot home. Eat at Row 34.

 

I think you could maximize your stay if you were in Cambridge. You get Cambridge brewing company and Lord Hobo, tons of restaurants/cafes, some proximity to Somerville/Everett to check out other new breweries, as well as all the different squares to explore (Harvard, Davis, Porter, Central, Kendall, Inman).

You can stay close to the red line, take a short ride to South Station, and walk into Fort Point to visit Trillium (which is actually a beautiful area to walk through). Then eat at Row 34 next door for dinner - or Flour for something quick that you can eat in front of the children's museum next to the water. Or dont take the subway and just walk over the river from Cambridge into Boston which is nice too.

 

If you drive up NightShift in Everett is worth a visit and easy to get to. You can also hit Idle Hands and Mystic. The three of them are in neighboring towns.

At Flour get Rice Crispie Treats...you'll thank me later.

 

No problem. The fort point neighborhood is actually quite small then it bleeds into the seaport which is home to the ICA Museum (also recommended if you are looking for something to do), many restaurants, and Harpoon brewery. Even further almost into Southie there's this random park on D street called the lawn on D that hosts lots of different events.

 

Both of these suggestions would be seconded by me. There are two Marriotts in Kendall square that are walking distance to mead hall, Cambridge brewing company and lord hobo - all good beer bar options. Those hotels are essentially sitting on to of the red line. My folks tend to stay here when they come to town and I love having so much to do with them within walking distance.

 

Trilium is a 10 minute walk from South Station so wherever you stay - provided you're on a T line - will be good. I might be in the minority but I didn't completely love Row 34 to the degree I'd plan a weekend around staying near it... I'd make a stop at Armsby Abbey in Worcestor on your drive in from NYC, it's 15 minutes from the 84/90 interchange. Place is amazing. Stoddards in Downtown Crossing is a good stop, Bukowskis off Boylston, and the Cambridge options listed above.

 

I agree on Row 34. Cool place and the tap list can be good, but it's out of the way for most tourists and more like a businessmans lunch place in my mind. Said another way, place is expensive to just hang out and not a destination on its own. If you're stopping at Trillium and its lunch time, stop in. Otherwise, spend your time in Cambridge or place like Night Shift that are cool hangout spots.

 

Armsby Abbey has Hill Farmstead beers on tap. It's worth the trip for that alone, and that's just the tip of the iceburg with them.

 

If you do end up going to armsby abbey in Worcester, stoping at Julios I worth it - you may not find a ton of hard to get beers, but they are easily the most comprehensive shop in mass and almost everything is available for a mix six pack. It would be a great way of getting a variety of local offerings without buying a ton of full six packs. Also in metro west is jacks Abby which is worth a stop too.

A fun restaurant option in Cambridge is east coast grill - it is in Inman square and next to the Cambridge bukowskis location too. This isn't too far to walk from lord hobo/Cambridge brewing either.

 

Row 34 consistently has the most interesting tap list in Boston and is the best bar in New England for sour beer and one of the best restaurants in New England for seafood. It is 2 blocks from the Childrens Museum and 4 blocks from South Station so I'd call it a tourist friendly area, certainly way more so than where Night Shift is.

Visiting Boston is easy because Trillium is next to Row 34 and Cambridge Brewing is down the street from Lord Hobo and both neighborhoods are on the Red Line. Can't plan a better or more simple itinerary than that.

 

Depending on how you're heading up, Beer'd in Stonington, CT (just before RI border) is another great stop to pick up some growlers. They're usually pretty quick and make some killer IPA/APAs

 

I don't think I could call it the best tap list in Boston, as I've been a few times and found it to be a snoozer. But normally you can find something good on there.

 

Harpoon Brewery is about 3/4 of a mile from Trillium (15 minute walk). They have about twenty beers and a cider on tap, and they lead guided tours of the facility.

 

To piggy back on this, I'll be staying at the Hyatt Regency thus coming Saturday and Sunday. Is Trillium and Harpoon easy transit or Uber-able? Open to other good watering holes as well, especially if they sell bottles to take away. Also down to meet some BA's is anyone's around...may be able to bring some West Coast (not Pliny) stuff.

 

Hyatt Regency Boston is .7 miles from Trillium. You're right on the waterfront, so I'd recommend walking it and then heading over to Harpoon on foot from there. Also a relatively bike-friendly area.

 

Went to Night Shift the first time today, and I hate to say it, but you're probably better off elsewhere. Every beer has that "not quite a real brewery yet" taste behind it. Brought home a 4 pack of Morph just to see if it was my imagination, but I'd much rather buy some Founders or Lagunitas or Sierra Nevada or something of that level than spend money on another Night Shift beer.

Dat Trillium doe..