Our Coffee and Vanilla Barrel Aged Framinghammer variants are being release at the brewery next Wednesday, January, 29th at 12pm. Big, bold, black and aged in bourbon barrels with either coffee or vanilla beans. The lengthy barrel conditioning period creates a silky smooth chocolatey mouth feel enhanced by the use of oats and brown sugar. Noticeable…
Today we are releasing our Bourbon Barrel Aged Framinghammer at the brewery. It will be available through normal distribution next week. You can stop by the brewery for bottles, samples or a snifter. Our new tasting room hours as Wed-Sat 12-8pm.
Mass Rising, our gold medal winner at the 2013 Great American Beer Festival for Other Strong Beer, is now available in 4-packs of 12 ounce bottles. It is available now in our tasting room for growlers and bottles, and will soon hit our regular distribution. Mass Rising is a Double India Pale Lager. In the…
Jack’s Evil Brew is now available in our tasting room. This beer was brewed as a collaboration between Jack’s Abby and Evil Twin Brewing. This black lager blends various roasted and dark crystal malts. Aromas of chocolate, coffee, and a subtle nuttiness dominate this sweet full bodied lager. Brown malt and chocolate wheat malt were…
Big, Bold, and Black. This unusual lager style has many similarities to Imperial Stouts. A lengthy conditioning period creates a silky smooth chocolaty mouth feel enhanced by the use of oats and brown sugar. Noticeable sweetness gets balanced by roasted malt and hop bitterness. At 10% alcohol by volume, this beer is sure to keep…
The hardest part about making new and exciting hoppy beers is sourcing the hops you need. Most hops are bought under contracts which are signed two or three years in advance. If you have a new beer that becomes popular you are often unable to brew anymore of it as there is no source for…
This Thursday, 10/31, we will be releasing Kiwi Rising at the brewery. This Double India Pale Lager uses over four pounds of New Zealand hops per barrel, which are added throughout the brewing process in progressively larger amounts. Four kettle hop additions, whole leaf hops in the hop back, and multiple dry hop additions infuse an…
On, October 12, Mass Rising won the gold medal in the Other Strong Beer category at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO. Mass Rising is a Double India Pale Lager that features seven different American hop varieties. It will be brewed year-round and will be available in 4-packs of 12 ounce bottles by…
Tomorrow we are releasing our ‘Baby Maker’ Lager Wine. This beer is a 14% abv golden lager that was aged for nine months in Framinghammer barrels. It is named in honor of the recent births of Myles, son of head brewer Mike Gleason, and Molly, Jack and Abby’s daughter. What precisely is a “Lager Wine”?…
Using 100% locally-sourced ingredients, this lager features hops grown by our Mom and Pop on the family farm, and other MA grown hops too. Malted barley and unmalted spelt and wheat provide the finishing touches for this all-local brew. A mild, earthly hop aroma mixes well with malty cereal notes. Not to be confused as an…
September: Numb Swagger – Smoked & Dagger aged with szechuan peppers. Brewery only release. Mass Rising – Our new year-round DIPL. Based off of our 2nd Anniversary Lager. Mom And Pop’s Wet Hop Lager – Beer made with all local ingredients and freshly picked hops. October: Mom and Pop’s Pumpkin Crop Lager – Made with…
Brewed in support of the American Homebrewers Association with an award winning homebrew recipe. Pilsner malt and noble Saaz hops converge to create a traditional bohemian Pilsner beer. This beer has a delicate floral hop aroma and crisp malt backbone. OG 13 / IBUs 40 / ABV 5.5
