BLDG 8 Northampton

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  1. ceolach

    ceolach Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    Was out in Northampton yesterday and stopped by this new brewery. Seems like the folks at BLDG 8 get it.
    Brew good beer and let the beer be the hype. Brewer worked for Northampton and Berkshire before BLDG8. Only one beer in cans at the moment but its a really nice West Coast IPA. Apparently the owner owns a bar in northampton and decided he should have a brewery. Sounds like a familiar story, this one is seems to already be working out better than the other bar owners brewery I've visited twice now and still don't get it.
     
    #1 ceolach, Nov 6, 2015
  2. pavement714

    pavement714 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2010 Massachusetts

    Been wanting to try this IPA out, thanks for the post. Hopefully one'll make it into my hands in Cambridge soon haha
     
    #2 pavement714, Nov 6, 2015
  3. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    Coworker just said this will be the next big place to blow up.
     
    #3 skleice, Nov 6, 2015
  4. AaronF

    AaronF Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2012 Connecticut

    Can people please pipe down about this one? Try to keep the secret
     
    #4 AaronF, Nov 6, 2015
  5. RuckIt

    RuckIt Pundit (940) Apr 29, 2008 Massachusetts
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    What's the can availability at the brewery? Are there days where it's tastings / growlers only?
     
    #5 RuckIt, Nov 6, 2015
  6. sjverla

    sjverla Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2008 Massachusetts

    I haven't been in about a month, but at least then, cans were readily available at the brewery. No growlers I think, but could be wrong. Free tastings of the beer - the one and only is an IPA.
     
    #6 sjverla, Nov 7, 2015
  7. ceolach

    ceolach Initiate (0) Nov 20, 2010 Massachusetts

    So, took a couple cans of The IPA to share with a couple employees/volunteers after a day long telethon we produce. Also had a can of Heady and a can of Lawson's Sip of Sunshine. No complaints from anyone and it was super fresh so stood up well to some damn stiff competition.
     
    #7 ceolach, Nov 10, 2015
  8. DZachariah

    DZachariah Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    Brewery is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 3-7, and Saturday 10a-6p. They aren't doing growler fills--I think their plan all along is to do cans and draft lines only.
     
    #8 DZachariah, Nov 10, 2015
  9. JGLittle

    JGLittle Pundit (897) Mar 24, 2012 Massachusetts

    Just cans and samples no growlers. $12 per 4 pack or $64 for a case.
     
    #9 JGLittle, Nov 10, 2015
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  10. Hos

    Hos Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2015 Massachusetts

    Do they limit how much you can buy? Anyone know what package stores in the West Springfield area carry it? Going to try Table & Vine first.
     
    #10 Hos, Dec 2, 2015
  11. Robtobfest

    Robtobfest Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2009 Connecticut

    One of my buddies down here in Connecticut had an extra can of it and I tried it saturday night....VERY impressed
     
    #11 Robtobfest, Dec 2, 2015
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  12. mltobin

    mltobin Pooh-Bah (2,408) Apr 1, 2007 Connecticut
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    BLDG 8 does indeed make a tasty IPA. I should`ve bought more than 2 cans when recently passing though MA.
     
    #12 mltobin, Dec 2, 2015
  13. noob

    noob Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2004 Massachusetts



    Lulz... Everyone in the know already knows.
     
    #13 noob, Dec 2, 2015
  14. mrmattosgood

    mrmattosgood Maven (1,301) Nov 6, 2010 Canada (BC)

    I'm not a huge IPA guy, but I liked this quite a bit. A really good beer. I can only do one at a time, so a four-pack is perfect!
     
    #14 mrmattosgood, Dec 2, 2015
  15. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    I would love to try this but Northhampton MA might as well be on another planet
     
    #15 jlordi12, Dec 2, 2015
  16. mrmattosgood

    mrmattosgood Maven (1,301) Nov 6, 2010 Canada (BC)

    Haha, depends. It's like Portsmouth, NH, but in western Mass. Same vibe. Good food options, artsy. I love it.
     
    #16 mrmattosgood, Dec 2, 2015
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  17. DZachariah

    DZachariah Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    They've had to limit purchases at the brewery to 2 4-packs per person--they sold out last weekend for the first time. I'm not sure if there are limits at the stores that carry it, though.
     
    #17 DZachariah, Dec 2, 2015
  18. icfpny

    icfpny Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2015 New York

    It's like Portsmouth, only with less ocean and more lesbians.
     
    #18 icfpny, Dec 3, 2015
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  19. Flashy

    Flashy Pooh-Bah (1,767) Oct 22, 2003 Vermont
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    Shame. First two times I walked in, relaxed and brought a case. Hope they get busy, but not that busy.
     
    #19 Flashy, Dec 4, 2015
  20. Jcorn

    Jcorn Savant (1,220) Jun 17, 2015 Massachusetts
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    what's the closest to boston i could find this? no chance i'm going to northhampton. but i'm gonna be in f'ham later today & maybe gonna hit up julios. how much farther would i need to go to get this?
     
    #20 Jcorn, Dec 24, 2015
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