Boston area thread

[bearsonacid1]

Boston is really fun if you don't like Hill Farmstead, enjoy IPAs, but ONLY if they are expensive 12oz pours.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Boston is really fun if you don't like Hill Farmstead, enjoy IPAs, but ONLY if they are expensive 12oz pours.

I mean you could just say: "oh hey you're coming to Boston? You should stay in Philly, they have a great beer scene!"

 

[blatherbeard1]

I used to live in new england. They had plenty of bars with awesome stuff going around at the time(and im an ipa hate squad member) esp in and around cambridge. And i never thought they were that bad in pricing. Even now living in Tx, seeing some of the tap pricing for 6 to 8 oz pours, i remember paying less at some places up north, even with the cost of living being higher.

course that was over 6 years ago now.

 

[tehzachatak]

Sprang

 

[tehzachatak]

Instagram comments. I lol'd pretty hard.

 

[bum732]

Instagram comments. I lol'd pretty hard.

Solid trolling. I like Sprang a lot, but wow, what a stupid idea to call it a Kolsch.

 

[bearsonacid1]

I love kolsch fanboys. You need to act tough when the beer only has slightly more flavor than water.

 

[tehzachatak]

Solid trolling. I like Sprang a lot, but wow, what a stupid idea to call it a Kolsch.

"Kolsch inspired," ok? For all we know, Lou Pepe Kriek inspired Congress St.

 

[bum732]

I love kolsch fanboys. You need to act tough when the beer only has slightly more flavor than water.

Fight me, Treehouse parking lot, tomorrow.

 

[bum732]

"Kolsch inspired," ok? For all we know, Lou Pepe Kriek inspired Congress St.

I noticed they didn't include the umlaut, makes all the difference.

 

[bearsonacid1]

Fight me, Treehouse parking lot, tomorrow.

That would be my second visit ever. I'm trying to build my rep there and not start fights every time I go.

Also, just finished a growler of sprang and it was delicious

 

[Auror]

Also, just finished a growler of sprang and it was delicious

You didn't enjoy it if you didn't drink it from a stange.

 

[bearsonacid1]

You didn't enjoy it if you didn't drink it from a stange.

Perfect for butt chugging

 

[pjl44]

Anybody swing by Craft Beer Cellar today for their 5(!) year anniversary? Managed to snag a Chocolate Rain and Framboise de Amorosa. They apparently put out a couple Framboos at one point, too.

 

[Jnorton00]

Anybody swing by Craft Beer Cellar today for their 5(!) year anniversary? Managed to snag a Chocolate Rain and Framboise de Amorosa. They apparently put out a couple Framboos at one point, too.

Can they legally sell chocolate rain here?

 

[pjl44]

Can they legally sell chocolate rain here?

Why not? Bruery has distro and dozens of different labels.

 

[Auror]

Can they legally sell chocolate rain here?

Why not? Bruery has distro and dozens of different labels.

It does have to legally come from the distributor not just have the brewery/label approved in the state. But Choc Rain has been poured at fests in Boston, so it's certainly within the realm of possibility they managed some leftovers.

 

[Jnorton00]

Why not? Bruery has distro and dozens of different labels.

I'm fairly ignorant to the regulations and laws for liquor sales (and many other things) but I thought breweries needed to apply for each and every beer before they could sell it in a state and as far as I know Chocolate Rain doesn't see distro outside the brewery (or at least in Mass).

 

[Auror]

I'm fairly ignorant to the regulations and laws for liquor sales (and many other things) but I thought breweries needed to apply for each and every beer before they could sell it in a state and as far as I know Chocolate Rain doesn't see distro outside the brewery (or at least in Mass).

For label approval, Mass only requires the Federal TTB COLA (for out-of-state breweries, locals don't need to do anything), which the Bruery filed for in 2013 for Chocolate Rain.

Now this is a different story in other states (Looking at you, NH).

-Edit- This is one reason why Mass can have pretty kickass beer festivals featuring breweries that don't normally send beer here and featuring one-off/limited run beers. They just get a temp distro license and don't have to bother to get specific labels approved in state (again, assuming they got TTB COLA for the beer, which any brewery that sells in multiple states must do).

 

[pjl44]

All I know is that I see 11 new Clown Shoes beers every time I step foot in a store. I just assume it's a simple enough process once the brewery distributes. Or at least it isn't worth the mental capacity of wondering aloud if they're operating in a gray area when I don't care about Mass. distribution laws to begin with.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Anyone seen any Bourbon County hit the shelves yet? Seems like people are actually waiting until the release date to sell it.

Does it make it into NH, or is it too high ABV, or whatever stupid reason NH has for an explanation.

 

[blatherbeard1]

seen no, in boston, no, have a connection to 3 bottles, yes..

 

[Auror]

Does it make it into NH, or is it too high ABV, or whatever stupid reason NH has for an explanation.

Regular BCBS will be available in NH on Friday. Seacoast/NHD area might be getting some Regal, less than 15 cases for the state.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Regular BCBS will be available in NH on Friday. Seacoast/NHD area might be getting some Regal, less than 15 cases for the state.

I wonder if any stores I know of will have some available. I'm just looking for a few bottles to carry on my vertical.

 

[Auror]

I wonder if any stores I know of will have some available. I'm just looking for a few bottles to carry on my vertical.

Not sure how much I'm getting but it'll be coming in off the truck on Friday. You going to be up in Merrimack area this week?

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Yeah I'm headed home to see the fam, so I'm going to keep my eyes peeled. There's a bar that had it on tap last year, and no one there knew what it was, so I'm hoping for that again.

 

[tehzachatak]

Yeah I'm headed home to see the fam, so I'm going to keep my eyes peeled. There's a bar that had it on tap last year, and no one there knew what it was, so I'm hoping for that again.

AND there's a view!

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

AND there's a view!

I guess being able to see a dumpster fire is still considered a view

 

[tehzachatak]

I guess being able to see a dumpster fire is still considered a view

Isnt it a ***** bar where you had it

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Isnt it a ***** bar where you had it

I wish