Idle Hands Brewery 2021

Been twice in the last couple weeks!

 

A Schwarzbier...well, might have to make another stop this weekend.

I can't wait to sit at a fucking bar again...

 

We dropped the ABV this year to make the beer more drinkable as we felt it was a bit boozy. Also rearranged the hop profile to get more floral notes into the beer. The higher ABV that people are seeing on menus, etc for draft is just a result of where bars pull information from.

 

Swung by this past weekend. I didn't get a bar seat, but for good reason...the place was PACKED. Great to see this again.

The Schwarzbier is good, so get yourself to Idle Hands for a half liter!

Unfortunately the canning of this didn't work out, but there will be freshies available soon (this week I think?).

Prost!

 

From the Idle Hands FB feed: "We will soon mark our Malden Taproom's fifth birthday, so we decided to make a huge Taproom upgrade to celebrate. We now have air conditioning! Yep, now we have a cool and refreshing Taproom to pair with some cool and refreshing beers. This is a very exciting upgrade for these hot and humid summer days where sitting outside may not be the best option. So come visit us and enjoy a cooler Taproom experience."

Sounds pretty good on a day like today!

 

Kinda surprised they took this long to announce it.

If I recall correctly the A/C was on two weeks ago when I visited.

I believe they may be having some type of "birthday bash" this summer too...

 

We'll keep announcing AC... we have 5 years of sweltering hot tap room experiences to overcome!

We celebrate our birthday at the same time as Oktoberfest. This year marks 10 years! We will have a small patio party to celebrate 5 years in Malden but nothing big like Oktoberfest. Stay tuned for details on those plans.

 

Some things are best forgotten.

 

That sounds awesome! I have to admit that I am surprised that Medford is allowing beer sales at a venue like this. Living here for the last 20 years or so has lead me to think that that would have been impossible due to over regulation on alcohol. I’m going to have to try this out if I can fit it in.

 

We were there last night for the first time too. Probably passed you in the beer garden! I don't think I had been to Hormel stadium since we attended a couple of New England Storm Women's Professional Football games back in the early 2000s.

I'm an Ultimate novice, but I thought the game was a blast. The fans were fantastic. The game had more scoring and passing than I expected. And the Glory and the Phoenix kept it close right up to the end.

I think the game ended about 9:15pm and they announced that the beer garden would be open until 10:30pm so the team players could have a beer and hang out. Very cool.

 

Got a ticket to the Kevin (Ales for ALS) release on Wednesday. Looking forward to trying the beer, having a cheesesteak, and supporting a good cause.

 

Have to say, I hadn't had a ton from Idle Hands up until a few months ago when I picked up a few cans of Gretel and was blown away--got Heide immediately when it was released and was super impressed as well. Now I get stressed any time I don't have either of them in my fridge--they're absolutely crushing the lager game! Can't wait to try Brocktoberfest

 

Griselda is worth seeking out if you like Schwarzbiers. Had it both times I've visited recently and it's a show stealer for me. I think it's supposed to last until the end of August, but who knows if I keep going there...

 

Pay special attention to the bottom of this announcement…

 

Glad Leonard Fournette feels that much love for Polestar cars.

Known Xandre has been leaving for some time. Fitting that Emelyn (which was Brett's baby) and Luana are being released together. Xandre has done a great job of carrying the torch over there.

 

I need to stop in in January for my first liter out of my mug from the mug club.

$1 pretzels ain't a bad reason to go either!