

A 6.2% ABV number packing top notch Citra and Mosaic hops, this relatively new selection from the Connecticut-based Black Hog Brewing Co. is a certifiable standout and delicious social lubricant.
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Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE
A 6.2% ABV number packing top notch Citra and Mosaic hops, this relatively new selection from the Connecticut-based Black Hog Brewing Co. is a certifiable standout and delicious social lubricant.
Written by MARC HURWITZ Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Eats, GTFO, LIFESTYLE
Former Everett machine shop retooled for craft beers and deli cuts
Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE
Don’t Worry by Wormtown and CBC Hopheads Guide to the Galaxy
Written by MARC HURWITZ Filed Under: Drinks, Eats, LIFESTYLE
You can get entrees as well, including fish and chips, a fisherman’s stew, and shepherd’s pie with lamb. The items tried over the course of a couple of visits were very impressive for a brewery, with the beef barley soup having loads of barley and almost being a meal on its own.
Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, LIFESTYLE
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.
Written by CITIZEN STRAIN Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, LIFESTYLE
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.
Written by MARC HURWITZ Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Eats, LIFESTYLE
A few other Portuguese/Brazilian dishes include codfish cakes; littlenecks in white wine, garlic, and oil; a “village prego” sandwich that consists of a marinated Portuguese steak on a bulkie roll; tripe stew; grilled octopus; and pork with clams and fried potatoes.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, LIFESTYLE, Shop
"I made a couple of prototypes with taps from MGD and Wachusett when I was figuring out the design. The one that I used when I finally had a fully working umbrella design was a tap from Goose Island."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: Better Boston Beer Bureau, Eats, LIFESTYLE
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.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COLUMNS, Honest Pint, Talking Joints Memo
"The Hemperor HPA is possibly the first beer to deliver meaningful hemp flavors and aromas.”