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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

opaopapump&hoegaarden — The Monday Hangover: Other drink adventures of note from the weekend. Following a trip to Curtis Liquors, I returned home with a sample pack of Mercury Brewing Ipswich Ales, including their Original Ale, Summer Ale, and IPA. I cracked an IPA (very nice, decently hoppy, but not out of control) […]

The Monday Hangover: Oct 8-9

11 Oct, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged ale / amaro / brown / Harpoon / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / Monday Hangover / summer / Union Brewhouse / wifey 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

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

hops — Irish Lad and I are comrades in beer. His counterpart, Wifey, is not a beer drinker, and has started to get irritated when we hang out, because he and I geek out with beer talk, for hours if left uninterrupted. We both enjoy a wide variety of craft brews, as […]

Beeriffic Brews

18 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged beer / Berkshire Brewing / boobs / Boston Beer Works / citra / Harpoon / homebrew / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / pale ale / PBR / rye / Sierra Nevada / wifey / zero by squirrelfarts