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People’s Pint – Greenfield Massachusetts

Amy Brady — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:45:44 +0000

In this episode we speak to Jeremy Krusas, Head Brewer at the People’s Pint in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Jeremy explains his inspiring story of how he became the Brewmaster at the People’s Pint. We take a look inside the brewery and than the Pub. Tim and I frequent the People’s Pint about once a month as it is only 25 minutes south of Brattleboro, VT. We do some of the shopping for our B&B in Greenfield, so we pop into the People’s Pint for dinner and drinks before. There are plenty of places to eat in downtown Greenfield, we choose the People’s Pint because of the fresh food and fresh beer. They use farm fresh products from local farmers and organic produce when ever possible, which is something we also stand behind. We also love the sense of community in this pub, you can always find a host of locals bellied up to the bar to chat with. The People’s Pint also supports the local art community by displaying rotating art from local artists throughout the Pub. We are happy to support this local brewery and pub.

The People’s Pint is open Monday – Friday from 4pm-12am and Saturday – Sunday from 12pm – close (Note: the kitchen closes at 10pm). I would suggest giving them a call to ensure they are open if you are traveling a far distance, they are privatly owned and have been know to close up for vacations. Another tip you should know is that they do not accept credit cards so make sure you have cash, if you forget there is an ATM across the street. Perhaps we will see you at the People’s Pint someday, if not we will see you here next time on HerefortheBeer … Cheers.

Northampton Brewery Grand Re-Opening – Northampton, MA

Amy Brady — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:45:53 +0000

The Northampton Brewery in Northampton, Massachusetts opened its doors in 1987, making them one of if not the first microbrewery in New England. Now over 20 years later they are celebrating their Grand Re-Opening. After 20 years of wear and tear it was time to give the Northampton Brewery a face lift. In the video owner, Janet Egelston, explains that they choose to use environmentally friendly materials to complete the renovations.

Not only did the Northampton Brewery get a little work done they also recently went and got themselves a new Head Brewer, Donald Pacher. He has been the Head Brewer at Northampton Brewery for just a little over 1 year. He has brought new life to the beers there. We had the privilege to sample the two beers brewed just for the Grand Re-Opening … Beyond Mean Green and Hopzilla. In the video, beer writer George Lenker (a.k.a The Beer Nut) gives us his take on the Hopzilla.

This was one happening party! We enjoyed good food, creative beer, and live music by The Primate Fiasco a local Dixieland Band. We look forward to stopping back and tasting some more of Donald’s creations. If we don’t catch you at the Northampton Brewery we hope to see you next time right here on HerefortheBeer.

Amherst Brewing Company – Amherst, Massachusetts

Amy Brady — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:27:26 +0000

Amherst Brewing Company also know as ABC, is located in downtown Amherst, Massachusetts. In this college town where cheap beer and dollar shots would be expected, ABC is a refreshing change. Mike Yates, head brewer at ABC, was kind enough to spend a little time with us and show us around this innovative brewery and pub.

Though this place looks like a small operation they amazingly have enough space to produce about 8-10 beers on draft, one on cask, and they even have enough room to regularly produce a lager. For the new beer lovers, lagers typically take about 3 weeks to ferment, which makes it a difficult style for may small breweries to work with as they often need the tank space.

One of ABC’s most unique creations is the Heather Ale. This beer is a 2003 and 2004 silver medal winner for them at the Great American Brew Festival. What makes this beer so interesting is that the hops are replaced by the flower Heather. It take about three times the amount of Heather to make this flavorful beer than the amount of hops used in most of their other beers.

In all we really enjoy ABC. They have a solid menu with typical pub fare. We have enjoyed their burgers, sandwiches and salads many times. (The Amherst Brewing Company is just about 30 minutes south of our Brattleboro Vermont Inn).

The best tip I can give you while their standard line up of beers are great, when they are running something seasonal it is usually a new recipe and pretty darn creative. Most recently we enjoyed the Super Stout. This chocolate oatmeal stout served on cask was absolutely delicious. On other trips we have enjoyed the Gold 250 an impressive Imperial IPA. The beers at ABC are well balanced and highly drinkable. We would like to thank Mike and his assistant John for showing us around ABC and continuing to produce consitent and delicious beer…we will see you next week!

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