We just recently starting releasing our .5L bottles from our new bottling line. If you are looking for some of our bottles these are the locations that are carrying our first shipments. Central Mass Acton Acton Wine & Spirits Ashland Che’s Beer & Wine Sunnyside Liquors The Malt Shop Burlington Old Towne Liquors Chelmsford…
Many of the beers that we have released have been interpretations of classic ale styles transformed using our lager brewing techniques. Our latest beer, the Framinghammer Baltic Porter, is a style that, through a series of accidents, underwent this change over a hundred years ago. The Baltic Porter style originated in Britain in the 18th…
Jonathon Walley came back to the brewery to make a new video about our Hoponius Union. Meet The Beer from Jon Walley on Vimeo.
After some experimentation we have settled with a plan of releasing a new specialty beer each month. While it is not set in stone, the goal is to alternate between lagers that showcase their hop profile and ones that focus on their malts. We have already released our Kiwi Rising Double India Pale Lager and…
This week we are releasing our Saxonator Dunkles Doppelbock, a style which comes along with one of the more memorable stories about German monastic brewing. The Monks had been using the beer they brewed to sustain themselves through long periods of ritual fasting. They also believed that beer cleansed both the body and the soul;…
Last week we talked about how having both the Red Tape and Pilsner as year-round beers tied up our brewing cycle before we decided to brew Jabby Brau. That was just one of the lessons we learned about planning our production. We were also forced to abandon our plan for seasonals as it proved to…
When we were planning what to brew before we opened we had a very good idea of what styles of beer we would be brewing. We decided that our year-round beers were going to be our Saxon Sons Pilsner, Smoke & Dagger and Hoponius Union. The Pilsner was supposed to be the only lighter beer…
Thanks to Jon Walley for this great video profile of JAB! Meet The Hendler Brothers from Jon Walley on Vimeo. Jack’s Abby Brewing is a craft brewer based in Framingham, Massachusetts founded by three brothers, Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler. The company’s mission is to create truly distinctive lagers featuring locally grown hops, traditional German…
As is the case with most traditional beers, the creation of Märzen beer, now known in America as Octoberfest, was no accident. It was specifically designed in the 16th century to provide a solution to a problem that German brewers had been facing. Lacking modern refrigeration methods it was very hard to brew good beer…
Originally Posted at The Beer Nut The ‘Abby’ in our name is in honor of Jack’s wife, Abby. However, it is also meant to represent the long history of beer being brewed in monasteries. When most people think of abbey beer they refer to the Belgian tradition. In fact, many people after hearing about our…
Originally posted at MetroWest DailyNews Norman Miller, The Beer Nut, stopped by for our opening today. We took him on a tour of the brewery and he took a video of the event. Hope you enjoy it.
Framingham, MA – July 18, 2011 – Jack’s Abby Brewing, an American craft brewer specializing in lagers, today announced the start of production at their Framingham, MA brewery. The company also announced the opening of a gift shop and the beginning of tours at the Framingham facility. Public tastings are scheduled to begin this month.…
