Hello Massachusetts-area BAs! As some of you may be aware, the first annual Mass Beer Week kicks off this Friday (11/4). We'll be celebrating the week throughout the state. If you'd like to hang out with the BeerAdvocate team, here's a list of the official BA co-sponsored events: Friday 11/4 - Mass Beer Week Kickoff @ Moe's Tavern in Lee Saturday 11/5 - Mass Beer Week Celebration @ Berkshire Brewing Company in South Deerfield Sunday 11/6 - Pioneer Valley Brewers Dinner @ The Sierra Grille in Northampton Tuesday 11/8 - Mass Beer Week BeerAdvocate Throwdown @ Dorchester Brewing Co in Dorchester Wednesday 11/9 - Mass Beer Week Tap Takeover @ Rail Trail Flatbread Co. in Hudson Friday 11/11 - Mass Beer Week BeerAdvocate Throwdown @ Bent Water Brewing Company in Lynn Saturday 11/12 - Tap That Mass @ The Ginger Man in Boston Sunday 11/13 - A Toast to Mass Beer Week @ Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall We're still adding events to the calendar, so be sure to check back here and on the official Mass Beer Week Events page. Don't see an event when/where you want to celebrate? Reach out to your favorite beer-centric location, set something up, and add it to the calendar! The only requirement for a Mass Beer week event is that is must focus exclusively on beer brewed in the state of Massachusetts. We hope to see you throughout the week, but even if you can't make it out, please raise a glass to (and with) the fine beer brewed in the state of Massachusetts. Cheers!
We're getting really excited for Friday's kickoff event at Moe's Tavern! The tap list is still coming together, but we know there will be beer from Big Elm Wandering Star Exhibit A Aeronaut Element Mystic Jack's Abby Lord Hobo Devils Purse Idle Hands BLDG 8 Downeast Cider Green River Ambrosia Berkshire Brewing Newburyport And maybe a few more! We hope to see you there!
Berkshire Brewing has a great lineup for Saturday's event! We have music from Cold Windy Nips, Appalachian Still and Squash Blossom. Holyoke Hummus Co. and Sun Kim Bop food trucks will be on hand. We will be giving brewery tours all day long and best of all we'll be selling pints of some rare and specialty beers. Highlights include: Gude Greg's Wee Heavy Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale InHOPnito IPA Farmhouse IPA Mosaic Wet Hop More Good Deeds (collaboration with Dave Wollner of Willimantic Brewing) ...and more! Come join us here at the brewery from 11 to 6 for good times and a chance to try some beers from us you may not have experienced.
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Mass Beer Week kickoff weekend! We have more events going on this week and hope you can join us! We just received the tap list for tomorrow's Tap Takeover @ Rail Trail Flatbread Co. and it looks fantastic. Aeronaut Year with Dr. Nandu Big Elm American Lager Brewmaster Jack Prinsipia Cambridge Brewing Amber Castle Island Palmside Castle Island TBD Down the Road Patchwork Kilt Downeast Original Blend Idle Hands Czech for Charles Jacks Abby Friend Request Jacks Abby Framinghammer Mayflower EvoLupulin Mayflower Thanksgiving Medusa Only a Northern Brown Mystic Saturation Mystic Table Beer Night Shift Aloha Weisse Night Shift Bramble Weisse Night Shift Gratzer Night Shift Pfaffenheck Notch Dog and Pony Show Riverwalk Storm Door Spencer Holiday Wormtown Be Hoppiest Wormtown Norm Plus cans of Night Shift Morph Hope to see you there!
Mass Beer Week keeps on rolling through the weekend. Join us on Friday for our Throwdown @ Bent Water Brewing Company. There will be live music, a food truck, cornhole, and the special release of Relic Twenty-8: a concrete-aged imperial stout, made with blackberries and coconut milk. This beer took seven months to produce and clocks in at 11.0% ABV and 75 IBUs. The folks at Bent Water are giving all those currently serving in the military and all veterans a free Bent Water Brewing giftpack plus 25% off merchandise. Looking for transportations options? Our friends at the Boston-based Pints of Portsmouth Brew Tours are offering a shuttle. $30 gets you a round-trip ride between the Assembly Row T stop and the brewery. Check it out for more details. We hope to see you tomorrow!
On Saturday (11/12), join us at The Ginger Man as we Tap That Mass with 13 phenomenal Mass-produced beers Night Shift Aloha Weisse Night Shift Pfaffenheck Jack's Abby 3x Dry-hopped Excess Jack's Abby Blood Orange Sour Time Cisco Pumple Drumpkin Notch Plenty For All Honest Weight Tom Swamp Road Aeronaut BA Imperial Stout Bent Water Fire Barrel Exhibit A Demo Tape # 5 CBC Soleil Couchant Storm Along Rum BA Grand Banks Idle Hands Kill Your Idles The fun starts at 8p and we hope to see you there!
