Boston this coming week-Help?

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  1. Cloaked_Phantom

    Cloaked_Phantom Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2013 Washington

    I'll be traveling for my first time to Boston this coming week. Looking to get into some great beer! Of course planning on going to Jack's Abby. I'd like to know some of the best spots to buy a good selection of beer. I'm from southern GA so, based on seekabrew, some breweries I'd like to try that Boston supposedly has (who knows how quickly it's bought up) are:

    AleSmith, Dark Horse, FiftyFifty, Jack's Abby, Prairie, Southampton and Troegs

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

    Nick
     
    #1 Cloaked_Phantom, Jul 3, 2014
  2. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
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    Don't forget to hit Trillium.
     
    #2 BigStein88, Jul 3, 2014
  3. Janeinma

    Janeinma Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Massachusetts

    when are you near Jacks? they have a variants release of framinghammer on the 12th.
     
    #3 Janeinma, Jul 3, 2014
  4. huuvola

    huuvola Zealot (715) Oct 29, 2005 Massachusetts

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  5. Justin42

    Justin42 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 Massachusetts
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    I haven't seen Prairie anywhere in Boston. Where are you staying?
     
    #5 Justin42, Jul 3, 2014
  6. Janeinma

    Janeinma Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Massachusetts

    prairie pops up on the shelf just the standard prairie saison but its there.
     
    #6 Janeinma, Jul 3, 2014
  7. Justin42

    Justin42 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Cool, had no idea. I picked some up when I was in Missouri in June and enjoyed it.
     
    #7 Justin42, Jul 3, 2014
  8. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    Alesmith bombers are pretty easy to find. Speedway Stout, Grand Cru, IPA, Horny Devil, X are the ones I have seen. Don't recall seeing FiftyFifty. I wouldn't bother with anything from Troegs or Southampton. Local brewers like Trillium, Mystic, Enlightenment/Idle Hands, Cambridge Brewing Company are putting out more worthwhile stuff than anything you will find on the shelves here from Troegs or Southampton. Any Troegs Nugget Nectar you come across would be old.
     
    #8 kinopio, Jul 3, 2014
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  9. BearsOnAcid

    BearsOnAcid Pooh-Bah (2,239) Mar 17, 2009 Massachusetts
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    I've definitely seen a few varieties of 50/50 Eclipse at one of the Gordon's liquor stores
     
    #9 BearsOnAcid, Jul 3, 2014
  10. snowmageddon

    snowmageddon Savant (1,194) May 1, 2014 Massachusetts
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    What Kinopio said.

    I would focus on tracking down Jack's Abby, Maine Beer Co.,Trillium, CBC, Night Shift over Troegs/Southampton. In general, the currently-available offerings from these brewers are superior to the currently-available Troegs/Southampton in Boston. It obviously depends on exactly what you can find.
     
    #10 snowmageddon, Jul 3, 2014
  11. benbking

    benbking Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2009 Rhode Island

    I have not been recently but I have sighted those 50-50 eclipse at the Kappys on Rt 16.
     
    #11 benbking, Jul 4, 2014
  12. MarkCcheshire

    MarkCcheshire Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2014 Colorado

    Hello
    If you are looking for a great beer bar check out Stoddard's. Great draft beer lineup with many locals. Food good also. Great bartenders and service. Cheers!
    Mark
     
    #12 MarkCcheshire, Jul 4, 2014
  13. MarkCcheshire

    MarkCcheshire Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2014 Colorado

    Hi
    Also great beer store is Julio's in Westborough.
     
    #13 MarkCcheshire, Jul 4, 2014
  14. BigStein88

    BigStein88 Savant (1,059) Nov 5, 2007 New Hampshire
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    The two times I have been to Stoddards the service was horrible. We were sitting at a table and not the bar so perhaps that made a difference. Even so, the last time it was a brunch and there were only about 8 people in the place and we still had to wait on everything and the waiter forgot a beer I had ordered. A buddy who was there another time also had very poor service. Beer was great though.
     
    #14 BigStein88, Jul 4, 2014
  15. JakerLou

    JakerLou Pooh-Bah (2,016) Jan 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Lots of good suggestions already. I'll second Julio's as a great bottle shop. I'm personally partial to Redstones in Stoneham. Another great bottle shop.

    As for breweries I haven't seen anyone mention Wormtown (located in Worcester). They make some great beers that are available at most MA bottle shops. Be Hoppy is a world class IPA, IMO. Check out Berkshire Brewing as well. I think their coffee porter is pretty amazing and considering the price it's a bargain.

    Have fun.
     
    #15 JakerLou, Jul 4, 2014
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  16. yuppiescum

    yuppiescum Zealot (519) Jun 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Nobody mentioned the Harpoon brewery. Great view, great pretzels and a boston beer institution.
     
    #16 yuppiescum, Jul 4, 2014
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