Jimmy, AJ and Joe stop in to Bellaire, MI to check in with our old friends at Short's Brewing, and my how things have changed. Is Bellaire still a quiet Hamlet or a Beer Mecca? And is the slogan still "Michigan Only, Michigan Forever"? (hint: both times, check the latter.) Enjoy a visit with some old friends. Cheers!
A Family puts down roots: Big Elm Brewing.
Talk about a family business: Christine and Bill Heaton met as co-workers at Victory Brewing back the early 2000's, and now as a Wife and Husband team, they own run their own production brewery in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. Big Elm Brewing's beer is beyond terrific, and their story - one of family, sacrifice, and no small amount of courage (and also some really awesome dogs) - is even better. Think you know MA beer? Not until you've tried Big Elm. Take a look!
Big things happening at Breckenridge.
As many of you are aware, there are big things of all different kinds are happening, and have been happening, at Breckenridge Brewing - folks who we consider to be Dear Friends of ours in Craft. We first covered them in Denver in 2009, not long after we began producing regularly. We had a glorious hang at their ballpark pub and met Captain Earthman. Then there was the infamous BBQ 'Buddha Keg' Incident from later that year.
Truth is, the folks at Breckenridge Brewing are friends who've treated us like family, time and time again; they've even taken care of Mark and I as guests of theirs during the Great American Beer Festival in 2010 and 2014. We adore them, we love their beers, and we always believed in their mission.
So we were as surprised as any when it was announced this year, just after they completed their stunning new $40 million dollar campus in Littleton, CO, that they were being purchased by "Big Beer" (ABInBev).
So what's the new normal at Breckenridge? Is the culture the same? Are our friends still there? We stopped in recently, to see what's happening - have a look; what you see may just surprise you. Cheers!
Announcing the 2nd #BroadwayBrew: School of Rock and Carton Brewing!
So very excited to let you guys in on this one - our second Broadway Brews Project collaboration partners will be School of Rock the Musical, and Carton Brewing! There are already tons of cool stories to tell about this one and we've barely gotten started. First episode capture is just weeks away!
Stay tuned for updates as we get the band together, create a recipe, pick a charity, and find a name for this beer - any ideas from you guys? Leave them in the comments below!
Oh, how we Long (Island) for Sand City Brewing!
Mark, Jimmy and Squigs take the short journey from NYC to Northport NY, on Long Island; a beautiful little village with a historical part of the very bones of New York City. Also where, right in the middle of Main Street, Sand City Brewing is making craft beer that... well, it pretty much blew our minds. Click below for more about this great place and these TERRIFIC beers that will soon be much, much harder to get. This is a #WalkDontRun alert, people! GET THEE TO NORTHPORT!
Headed back to the Berks, RIP Trader Moe's. (Let's go to the Tavern!)
Guess where we're headed this summer? Western Mass, anyone? Jimmy will be performing at the Berkshire Theatre Festival again, continuing his practice of Musical Theatre Dentistry this time in Little Shop of Horrors - and besides sweet notes and sadism, you know what that means: More visits to MOE's! But Josh Cohen, always an innovator, had another another offering rather close to Moe's Tavern that we need you to remember heading into the Dog Days...join us in looking back at - Trader Moe's. Cheers!
Update: Sadly, Trader Moe's has closed just a few months ago... but Moe's Tavern is still going strong. Join us at Moe's!
Press keeps Rolling (Stone) for the #BroadwayBrewsProject!
When we started the Broadway Brews Project, we certainly had hopes that it would blossom into the Next Big Thing. But I'm not sure we had any idea that it would go like this. Check out the latest press that just dropped yesterday: A great video from Brittany Spanos and the good folks over at:
And here's a lineup of some (just some!) of the coolest press we've had so far:
ROLLING STONE: Inside Hamilton Musical's Craft Beer, Rise Up Rye
WALL STREET JOURNAL: "A Revolutionary Drink: Smash Broadway Musical inspires a 'Hamilton' Beer"
PLAYBILL: "Raise a Glass to Freedom: There's Now a Hamilton Beer"
WABC 7: Brewery Making a Craft Beer Inspired by 'Hamilton': Portion of Sales Benefits Charity
EATER: Broadway's 'Hamilton' Inspires a New Craft Beer
ALL ABOUT BEER: Beer on Broadway: Hamilton Cast Plays at Brewing
EDIBLE BRONX: "Brews Over Broadway"
BEER SESSIONS RADIO: The Happy Hour Guys & Hamilton Craft Beer episode