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pregame_deplanedeplane — This here is Part One of the Grand Caliventure of November 2011. The Lady Friend and I had been discussing a trip out to California, for a number of reasons. She has a friend living in San Francisco, and Sissy moved out to some God-forsaken wilderness camp in Sonora, which […]

Soused in SanFran – Part 1: The Pregame

8 Nov, 2011 in California / Drink tagged beer / Boston Beer Works / IPA / JJ / lady friend / San Francisco / Sissy by squirrelfarts

curtis_int02 — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Cocktail night started off slow and easy with a soothing Negroni and a home-cooked meal, rather than the usual takeout. Saturday was the real drink adventure, as the Lady Friend and I ventured out into the stormy wet afternoon […]

The Monday Hangover: Oct 29-30

2 Nov, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Curtis Liquors / irish lad / lady friend / Monday Hangover by squirrelfarts

mon_muffintop — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Naturally, the weekend started with a trip to Curtis Liquors for some beer browsing. I had recently heard of Backlash Beer Company, and happened to see their two brews, Convergence and Groundswell on the shelves. Of course, they wound […]

The Monday Hangover: Oct 22-23

24 Oct, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Backlash Beer Company / beer / Belgian tripel IPA / black lager / Clown Shoes / Harpoon / IPA / lager / Monday Hangover / rauchbier / Samuel Adams / Trinity Brewhouse by squirrelfarts

mayflower_mill — Mini road trip! This weekend’s adventure was a trek down Route 3 to Plymouth, MA, for a tour of the Mayflower Brewery and some bar-hopping in downtown Plymouth. One of my former coworkers lives down there, and is always up for shenanigans in town, though I’m fond of saying that […]

Mayflower Brewery

18 Oct, 2011 in Beer / Brewery / Drink tagged ale / beer / brewery / British Beer Company / golden ale / IPA / Mayflower / Mayflower Brewery / Mayflower Brewing Company / pale ale / Plymouth / porter / wheat by squirrelfarts

oct_night — Octoberfest season! The ol’ SquirrelFartsMail inbox started lighting up a couple weeks ago with notices of various autumnal October/Oktober festival drinking opportunities (I subscribe to quite a few drink-related newsletters). I generally avoid the larger gatherings, preferring smaller venues with easier (quicker) access to the beer. I don’t like crowds; […]

Das Oktoberfestenmunchenpretzeldrinkenbieren, jah!

5 Oct, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / cougar / dark / drink / dunkel / Harpoon / Imperial IPA / IPA / Jacob Wirth / lady friend / octoberfest by squirrelfarts

avery_dugana — This rainy Monday night was just begging for a big beer bomber to bubble in my belly. Despite the fact that I hadn’t made my usual stop to the liquor store recently, I still had a stash of some notable craft bombers. I had made up my mind some time […]

Avery DuganA

4 Oct, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Avery Brewing Company / beer / Imperial IPA / IPA by squirrelfarts

brewhousetake2 — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Let’s see if this works. Basically a section to sum up the other tasty imbibables consumed during the weekend that didn’t get their own post. The trouble started Friday evening, when I stopped by Curtis Liquors with beer on […]

The Monday Hangover: Sept 24-25

26 Sep, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / black IPA / Blue Hills Brewery / Imperial IPA / IPA / IPL / Monday Hangover / Union Brewhouse by squirrelfarts

floor_glow — Thursday. Still another day to go this week. Relief was necessary; liquid relief. A bomber. Initial thoughts were for the Brewdog Hardcore IPA, an “explicit imperial ale” at 9.2% abv. Discovered in a Stop n’ Shop up in Stratham, where I also discovered the magical “mix-your-own” six pack. Lovely. But […]

Postcard from the Floor

22 Sep, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Breckenridge Brewery / Brewdog / Imperial IPA / IPA by squirrelfarts

throwback_beerboard — There’s a brewery in my hometown. If you live in Portland, Boston, Burlington, or even Syracuse, that may not be such a big deal. However, I’m from a small town in the seacoast area of New Hampshire called North Hampton. If you’ve ever heard of Hampton Beach, it’s just north […]

The Homecoming: Throwback Brewery

21 Sep, 2011 in Drink / New Hampshire tagged beer / brown / hefeweizen / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / lady friend's friend / North Hampton / porter / Throwback Brewery / wifey / zero by squirrelfarts

tuesday_XXXcheers — Today was a suck day. Just one of those days where things start off bright, shiny and happy, and then the world spreads its cheeks and drops a steamer right in your lap. Then, you stand up to push it off, and it plops onto your brand new shoes. That […]

Terrible Tuesdays Call For Some XXX

20 Sep, 2011 in Drink tagged beer / DOUGdoug / Dux / Gregor / irish lad / lady friend / lager / SU / wifey by squirrelfarts

rule37boulevardier — I had entered a couple photos in a local art show Friday night, so our cocktail night was a bit delayed. Lady Friend started with wine at the show, then switched over to beer for dinner at the Union Brewhouse, where we each checked two more brews off of our […]

Rule 37: The Boulevardier

19 Sep, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Belgian / Blue Hills Brewery / bourbon / campari / cocktail / Harpoon / Haverhill Brewery / IPA / lady friend / negroni / rule 37 / rye / sweet vermouth / whiskey by squirrelfarts

syracuse_pumpstationtable — Ok, I’ve got to get this out of the way right now. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcjWd-O4jI] That song goes through my head every time I think of the name “Albany Pump Station.” Pump it up A little more Get your body moving on the dance floor Have I started yet? I have? Ok. […]

‘CuseQuest Bonus Round: Albany Pump Station

15 Sep, 2011 in Drink / New York tagged albany / Albany Pump Station / ale / beer / Belgian / blonde ale / brown / cider / hefeweizen / lady friend / light / pale ale / stout / syracuse by squirrelfarts