Grab Some Beer to Enjoy While the Snow Starts to Fall Tonight!

Some IPAs, rye beer, sour beer...all kinds of goodies today!

We have a bunch of new, tasty snow storm beer for you today, to enjoy as a (hopefully) more manageable system comes our way!

Some IPAs, rye beer, sour beer...all kinds of goodies today!
Some IPAs, rye barrel-aged beer, sour beer…all kinds of goodies today!

On the following snow storm beer, please make sure you check the shelves for limits as many of these came in limited quantities.  First off, we did get in Mystic Voltage today, I apologize it isn’t included in the picture!  Give it a try though…It’s my personal favorite currently in the hoppy world.  Secondly, feel free to ask any questions you have…we hope to see you later!

Founder’s CBS Release at Colonial Spirits of Acton!

CBS, Canadian Breakfast Stout, Rare Beer, Maple Stout, Coffee Stout

CBS, Canadian Breakfast Stout, Rare Beer, Maple Stout, Coffee Stout

Hello Everyone! We have received many questions regarding Founder’s CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout). We will be holding a first come, first serve release this Saturday at 9 a.m. There will be a 2 bottle limit per person, looking forward to seeing you all bright and early!

12 ounces of Christmas… A special email offer.

This time of year always seems so busy.  I’d like to get back to that anticipation of Christmas Day and all of the excitement that comes with the holiday season. Wouldn’t we all?

The answer is yes, and I am here to declare that we are going to do just that – using beer!

For everyone here, who enjoy beer as much as I do, I have created a beer advent calendar.  Like many advent calendars, this one will start on December 1st and go through the 24th.  Each day you will get to wake up to an email offering a very special beer. Continue reading 12 ounces of Christmas… A special email offer.

Best Beers…

My colleague, Nic Castro, has decried my beer of 2010 selection and argued for a more esoteric choice.  He very much enjoyed the Infinium collaboration between Sam Adams and Weihenstephaner.  He thought the Bitches’ Brew from Dogfishhead was most excellent.  He also saw Alesmith’s IPA and Speedway Stout as candidates.  He says that for a beer to qualify as beer of the year one should have to work to get their hands on it.  This way the beer has proved that it is of substantial quality to draw in consumers before it is even available to be poured into a glass.  He is an advocate of rarity because in some sense, if a beer is difficult to make it may not necessarily be made in great quantity.  Further to that, if a beer is that good and took grand efforts to produce it should, in turn, take effort to procure.  We do agree on relative affordability though.  It is a sad thing to have a wonderful beer priced out of reach for those who desire it most. Continue reading Best Beers…