I'm looking to send my friend some top notch beers from the area that he can't get in Chicago. It seems to me that they have just about everything there, so I'm looking for suggestions that I could send. I wish I could make the trip to Waterbury, VT for Heady, but that isn't in the cards, so it would have to be things I could get around the Boston area. So far all I have is Maine Beer Peeper. What do you guys think best represents New England? He will drink just about anything, but prefers IPA's. I'm planning on shipping it out next week. Thanks!
Maine Beer... Lunch Wachusett ...Larry Clown Shoes... Supa Hero NEBCO.....Ghandi Bot Stuff from Berkshire Brewing, Element, Cisco, Smuttynose. Those are off the top of my head, there are tons of others.
Adding to youbrewidrink's good start (though I think Clown Shoes is in IL now)... Pretty Things Jack D'Or Cambridge Brewing, though the best is still brewpub-only Berkshire Coffeehouse or Drayman's porter Cisco Pechish Woods Ithaca Flower Power and Troegs Nugget Nectar (ok, not NE, but not available in IL) Once more of their beer hits the shelves, Jack's Abby would be a worthy inclusion as well. I trust you'll be getting some Half Acre and Great Lakes for your troubles...?
Jacks Abbey Blatant IPA Mayflower Spring Hop, Porter or oatmeal stout Cambridge Brewing Company(any of the 4 bottles they have out now are good) Ithaca Flower Power I don't think they get Pretty Things. They just released 2 new beers this week
I've liked some of the stuff from Mystic I've had lately especially the Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Fermented Saison.
In addition to what was mentioned, the slumbrew IPA and Porter are very good, so is Ipswich Oatmeal Stout.
we do get Clown Shoes here in IL also started getting the regular line up from Cisco. How about ghandi bot? or other cans from New England? Nugget Nectar? Maine beers for sure Mystic Sasions Pretty Things Berkshires Cambridge let me know if there's anything else you need to know that is here in IL
Thanks, I picked up the Blantant IPA and the White Birch Saison. They get Clown Shoes, but I'll have to include Jack D'Or in there. I'm getting Zombie Dust in return.
