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xmaslobstahs — Repeal Day! A day for true celebration, as we mark the anniversary of the death of “The Noble Experiment,” Prohibition. A little background: basically the country was going down the tubes because people drank WAY more alcohol back in the day than we do now. We’re talking like five gallons […]

The Repeal Day Celebration

12 Dec, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged beer / Bell in Hand Tavern / cocktail / irish lad / lady friend / Last Word / mint julep / negroni / No. 9 Park / Purple Shamrock / red ale / Silvertone / wifey by squirrelfarts

braysint03 — This is Part Seven of an ongoing series chronicling the Maine Beercation of late July, 2011. To start at Part One, click here. Ow. Following a day of tours and tastings including Gritty McDuff’s, Allagash, The Maine Beer Company, the Great Lost Bear, Sebago Brewpub, and Novare Res, I awoke […]

Upta Potlind, Paht 7: Bray’s Brew Pub

11 Aug, 2011 in Drink / Maine tagged beer / Blacksmith Winery / Bray's Brew Pub / brewpub / brown / Casey Sage / fruit beer / lady friend / pale ale / red ale / wheat by squirrelfarts

sebagobeers — This is Part Five of an ongoing series chronicling the Maine Beercation of late July, 2011. To start at Part One, click here. I say See-bay-go, you say See-bah-go I had stopped by Sebago Brewpub a couple years ago while interviewing for a job in Portland. It was on the […]

Upta Potlind, Paht 5: Sebago Brewpub

8 Aug, 2011 in Drink / Maine tagged beer / brewpub / brown / citra / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / pale ale / Portland / red ale / Sebago Brewing Company / stout by squirrelfarts

grittysbar — This is Part One of an ongoing series chronicling the Maine Beercation of late July, 2011. It’s summah time up dere in Maine, ayuh. The ol’ Lady Friend and I ventured north to the City of Portland, ME (Pot-lind) for another round of dastardly drinkable destinations. Apparently you CAN get […]

Upta Potlind, Paht 1: Gritty McDuff’s

1 Aug, 2011 in Drink / Maine tagged ale / beer / bitter / brewpub / cask conditioned / Gritty McDuff's / IPA / lady friend / Maine / Portland / red ale / stout / summer by squirrelfarts

switchback_tour_07 — This is Part Two of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. For Part One, click here. Switchback! I don’t know why I put an exclamation point there. It just seemed right. Ok. I had never heard of Switchback before this trip, but it was one of […]

Beercation 2011: Part 2, Switchback Brewery

6 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged ale / beer / brewery / Burlington / hippies / lady friend / passport / red ale / Switchback / vermont by squirrelfarts

vt_brewer_passport — I had been thinking of a quick blast up to Canada for some time for the specific purpose of acquiring a certain whisky, until Lady Friend came along. Between the two of us, we decided to expand it to a tour of several Vermont breweries, and a night in Montreal. […]

Beercation 2011: Part 1, Enter the Vermont

5 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged American Ale / beer / brewpub / Burlington / ESB / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / pale ale / passport / pilsner / red ale / sour beer / vermont / Vermont Pub and Brewery by squirrelfarts