Written by Claire Adamson, Associate Brand Manager What It Means to Be the Legend: The Story of Our Signature Märzen Every fall, there’s one beer that rises above the rest at Jack’s Abby: Copper Legend. Our Head Brewer, Jack Hendler, reflects fondly on this style: “Copper Legend is a beer we’ve been brewing since the…
Written by Hannah Fayne, Social Media Manager It’s all about the company you keep, and here at Jack’s Abby, we’re proud to share a space with a company that once shaped Framingham’s history. Our Marketing Team recently visited the Framingham Historical Society to learn more about the history of 100 Clinton Street, our current home…
The First Sip. That’s the title artist Mia Cross picked to name the massive mural she’s painting on the side of our building. It also describes the piece itself. “I sat down with my dad at our kitchen table up the street,” she explained. “We opened a Post Shift and had paper in front of…
Back in January when we were dreaming of warmer months and reopening our outdoor Beer Garden, we got to thinking about how we could improve the space. We decided that the big blank wall that spans the length of our building in the Beer Garden needed a facelift. That’s where local artist Mia Cross comes…
For the third year in a row, we are excited to partner with Framingham-based WhyNotDevin Foundation to End DIPG for the 2020 holiday season. A portion of the proceeds of all House Lager sold throughout the months of November and December will be donated to the organization. We feel that it is as important…
Our Guest Blog series shouts out local businesses that reflect our values and devotion to the craft. This month, we spoke with Tipping Cow, a gourmet, small-batch ice cream shop in Somerville. A favorite of our team, Tipping Cow is a small-batch ice cream store in Somerville, focused on serving up gourmet, nut-free scoops.…
Our Guest Blog series shouts out local partners that reflect our values and devotion to the craft. This month, we spoke with TapRM, an online beer service based in New York.
In honor of Oktoberfest season, we sat down with Jack’s Abby Co-founder Eric Hendler to discuss the history of märzenbier and how it ties into our seasonal release of Copper Legend. Copper Legend, our Octoberfest Märzen, is brewed fresh every year, but it’s a beer style that existed long before the first Octoberfest celebration. In…
For the third year in a row, Jack’s Abby will be assembling a team to participate in Bike MS for Multiple Sclerosis. To prep, we will be hosting a Rookie Rider Kick-off party for all first time riders on Sunday, May 19th! This event is open to anyone participating regardless of their team, but we would…
Commitment to Quality I have spent an overwhelming majority of my 25 years in the craft brewing industry working for small production breweries and brewpubs. In my experience, the word “quality” at small breweries over the years was not so much a concept as it was a synonym for the word “good”. And the term…
Originally posted @ A Pig’s Ear I had really hoped to get to Jack’s Abby Brewery this weekend to have a look at the craft brewery in my own town. When I had found out about a month ago that there existed such magical place in Framingham, I felt like a kid again trying to…
A Public Service Announcement from Cooking With Jack’s Abby: Beer Brats We’re filing this one under “public service announcements” rather than “recipes” because we can’t really claim this recipe as our own—bratwurst in its many forms have existed for the better part of a millennium and the tradition of preparing brats using German-style lager began…
