The word “gastropub” gets bandied about way too often these days, but this Cambridge Street establishment is in some ways your classic gastropub that’s worthy of the title, and one that’s more unpretentious and unassuming than some of the newer options out there.
HOPPED UP: HEMPEROR HPA BY NEW BELGIUM BREWING
“The Hemperor HPA is possibly the first beer to deliver meaningful hemp flavors and aromas.”
MASS SAYS NO TO CBD BEER
“While cannabinoids, including CBD and THC, can never be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages in Massachusetts, industrial hemp can be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages.”
EATS: DOGWOOD CAFE, JAMAICA PLAIN
A laid-back neighborhood spot that gets little notice beyond JP
ATWOOD’S TAVERN, CAMBRIDGE: FOOD, BEER, AND MUSIC IN A RUSTIC SPACE
Well, it’s none of these, really, instead being a good, solid, midlevel place that oozes charm inside, with lots of dark woods, a bar that looks like it has seen its share of history, a small stage in the back that is integrated nicely with the rest of the space, and a hidden side patio that is accessed by a door beyond the bar.
NOTCH BREWERY & TAPROOM: THE BREWERY THAT SESSION BEER BUILT
“Six years ago, no one thought it could be done.”
BITBURGER
An average German beer that I absolutely love to like
COMMUTE OF THE LIVING DEAD: NICE HAT 2
DRUNK HISTORY: A Q+A WITH THE MASS-RAISED AUTHORS OF NEW BEER GRAPHIC NOVEL
Beer is freedom. You heard it here, folks.
LANIGAN THE JOURNEYMAN: THE STORY OF LORD HOBO IS THE STORY OF CRAFT BEER IN NEW ENGLAND
“If you don’t like what I’m doing, go open your own fucking brewery.”
