Deep Ellum replacing The Gaff in Waltham

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  1. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (2,214) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Oh my fucking yes!!!

    If only I could walk down to Sunset and have a beer with Matt and Laney after 2023 would truly win. To be back in the days of all my friends and shows around Allston
     
    #21 Jbrews, Mar 15, 2023
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  2. MrDarcy

    MrDarcy Savant (1,064) Aug 28, 2013 Arizona
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    Shame it’s in Waltham :frowning2:
     
    #22 MrDarcy, Mar 15, 2023
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  3. Rug

    Rug Grand Pooh-Bah (3,454) Aug 20, 2018 Massachusetts
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    Dope, can’t wait to try it!
     
    #23 Rug, Mar 16, 2023
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  4. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Ya know what would have been cool? Having BOTH Deep Ellum and The Gaff.
     
    #24 AlcahueteJ, Mar 16, 2023
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  5. yuppiescum

    yuppiescum Zealot (519) Jun 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    it's like a 20 minute Commuter Rail ride from North Station. (10 from Porter Square) Probably quicker than taking a bus or Green Line out to Allston these days.
     
    #25 yuppiescum, Mar 16, 2023
  6. MrDarcy

    MrDarcy Savant (1,064) Aug 28, 2013 Arizona
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    Now THAT would be quite the block.

    Good to know. I just miss the DE/Lone Star double dip. Can’t say hopping on a commuter rail to drink beer is that tempting.
     
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  7. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    I dunno, taking the Downeaster to Thompson’s point is pretty awesome.

    But yeah, as much as I love Notch it’s a pain in the ass to get to Allston/Brighton via public transit.

    I don’t really think Waltham is all much easier either though.
     
    #27 AlcahueteJ, Mar 16, 2023
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  8. TheMattJones88

    TheMattJones88 Maven (1,372) Sep 12, 2009 Massachusetts
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    Rest in Power, The Gaff.
     
    #28 TheMattJones88, Mar 17, 2023
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  9. rhino88888888

    rhino88888888 Zealot (694) Dec 12, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Love it. Springing for business class on the Downeaster is the pro move. It's only $10 extra and you get more legroom and drinks delivered to your seat.

    Not quite as awesome, but I sometimes take the commuter rail to Worcester to go to Armsby Abbey. When Dive Bar was open you could sit in their back patio, watch the train roll into the station and get up to the platform in less than 5 minutes.

    I'm not far from Porter Square so I'll have to try the Fitchburg line -> Deep Ellum ride sometime soon!
     
    #29 rhino88888888, Mar 17, 2023
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  10. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    See, I think I would opt for coach still. You can buy beers for the ride home from Bissell and easily have some drinks on there yourself. Although I think they're selling Bissell on the Downeaster now.

    I thought about taking the commuter rail out to Worcester, good to know someone has done it on these boards.
     
    #30 AlcahueteJ, Mar 17, 2023
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  11. Resuin

    Resuin Pooh-Bah (2,921) Jun 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Anyone find a menu online?
     
    #31 Resuin, Mar 17, 2023
  12. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2023/03/17/deep-ellum-waltham/
     
    #32 Todd, Mar 18, 2023
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  13. DucRacer900

    DucRacer900 Zealot (624) Aug 13, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Nope, but they did have Coniston Bluebird Bitter on draft on Sat night.....like the olden days!
     
    #33 DucRacer900, Mar 20, 2023
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  14. brodyonthecorner

    brodyonthecorner Devotee (310) Sep 20, 2020 Pennsylvania

    Whats their draft list like?
     
    #34 brodyonthecorner, Mar 20, 2023
  15. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Recent check-ins on Untappd:
    • De Ranke XX Bitter
    • Coniston Bluebird Bitter
    • Zero Gravity Black Cat Porter
    • 3 Floyds Alpha King
    • BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien
    • Rothaus Pils / Tannen Zäpfle
    • Zero Gravity Madonna
     
    #35 Todd, Mar 20, 2023
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  16. yuppiescum

    yuppiescum Zealot (519) Jun 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Don't forget you'll pass Brewer's Tap and Table on your walk from the train stop. Solea for tapas/cava and Little India for awesome Indian. If the weather is nice, Margarita's has a great patio on the riverfront to enjoy a mexican lager.

    Moody Street today is what Davis Square was like 20 or so years ago, I'd contend
     
    #36 yuppiescum, Mar 21, 2023
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  17. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    Other than Redbones, what was as appealing as something like Brewer's Tap and Table or Solea in Davis in 2003?
     
    #37 AlcahueteJ, Mar 21, 2023
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  18. Resuin

    Resuin Pooh-Bah (2,921) Jun 18, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Last time I went to Brewers tap they had HF and Trillium on draft. Pretty solid list overall.
     
    #38 Resuin, Mar 21, 2023
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  19. Jcorn

    Jcorn Savant (1,220) Jun 17, 2015 Massachusetts
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    Brewer's tap also has great food.
     
    #39 Jcorn, Mar 21, 2023
  20. AlcahueteJ

    AlcahueteJ Grand Pooh-Bah (3,242) Dec 4, 2004 Massachusetts
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    It's insane how common Hill Farmstead (and Trillium to some degree) is in the Boston area now.

    I've seen Hill (and it's been sitting at these places) at Long Cross, Olde Magoun's, Brewer's Fork, Row 34, Five Horses, Elm Street Taproom, Warren Tavern, Monument Restaurant, Mystic Station...insane. That's just off the top of my head.
     
    #40 AlcahueteJ, Mar 21, 2023
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