Smash by the Virginia-based Commonwealth Brewing Company is a pink grapefruit, lime, and guava gose ale. Which happens to come in a ravishing can.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: CONEHEAD IPA
It’s as simple as it’s perfect, and as a result easy to drink in large quantities—not in the same sense that makes Silver Bullets preferable for pounding, but rather in a way that the precision-focused Citra hops and light complexion make for something that won’t interrupt your dinner should your friend show up late and you end up sipping a few Coneheads before mealtime.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: NIGHT SHIFT CROP CIRCLES
The most impressive thing about this beer may actually be what it is not: Not too pretentious, nor too light, hazy, or sweet, it’s balanced magic in a goddamn can.
DRINK A PEACH: BEHOLD THE MIGHTY SQUIRREL’S PERFECT FRUIT CONCOCTION
Enter the holy Mighty Squirrel and its perfectly mellow Peach Smoovy IPA. Somehow even better than the Waltham brewery’s signature Cloud Candy, it’s the most delicious piece of pie I’ve sipped in quite a while.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: SIN AND SASS IN WESTERN MASS
There are far too many breweries and destinations to name in a column (or a book, for that matter), but an obvious starting point is Fort Hill Brewery in Easthampton
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: BAD DECISION JUICE
What’s important is that Bad Decision, despite clocking in at a mere 4.7 percent ABV, does a dangerous enough dance on your tastebuds to remain sexy.
BOSTON BETTER BEER BUREAU: VARIETY PACK
There’s always way more news brewing inside the beer world than we can dream of digesting. Let alone writing about. So before these notes from our past couple of weeks of imbibing go stale, here they are, barely smoothed over and in no recognizable order…
MYSTIC BREWERY: TROPICAL MAGIC, WEEKLY RELEASES, AND TABLE BEERS IN CHELSEA
If you’re a beer nerd in the Greater Boston region, then you may have made a pilgrimage to Mystic Brewing on a Friday afternoon or evening. The place can get quite nuts …
BBBB: LIQUID EQUITY IN DOWNTOWN CROSSING FOR THE BEER-MONGERING SET
We’ll be back to cover new brews as our friends at Democracy keep cranking them out, but last time, in addition to the Consummates, we washed down a hamburger the size of two fists with a seasonal brown IPA chased by a Workers Pint, their trademark basic.
CITY OF PRESIDENTS APA: WIDOWMAKER POURS A CLASSIC IN COLLABORATION WITH QUINCY, FOUNDING FATHERS
In its words, the brewer brands this pale ale as “a complex, easy-drinking all-American craft beer.” On one hand, that description sells it short, since there are several nuanced notes to be appreciated; at the same time, it’s accurate, since it really has cleverly twisted some classic ideas.
