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16 Yankee Brew <strong>News</strong> December 2012/January 2013<br />
BLUE HILLS<br />
BREWERY<br />
TRY A FRESH LOCAL<br />
DUNKELWEIZEN AND MILK STOUT<br />
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!<br />
Look for Antimatter 5 to be released in January 2013<br />
Currently brewing: IPA, Black Hops, Imperial Red IPA, Comet Tail Pale Ale,<br />
Dunkelweizen Winter Wheat, Three Peak Milk Stout<br />
HANDCRAFTED BEER IN CANTON, MA<br />
Beer Hall<br />
Expansion<br />
Harpoon Brewery<br />
will open a new 250-person<br />
beer hall in January<br />
at the brewery’s Boston<br />
Seaport District location.<br />
Floor-to-ceiling<br />
glass walls will overlook<br />
the kegging line and<br />
warehouse, and westernfacing<br />
windows will<br />
provide panoramic views<br />
of downtown Boston and<br />
Boston Harbor. Harpoon<br />
renovated additional space<br />
on the second floor of its building in order<br />
to welcome the increasing number of beer<br />
lovers visiting the brewery for tours and<br />
tastings.<br />
Visitors will be able to enjoy a pint of<br />
freshly brewed beer poured from one of the<br />
20 taps while sitting the bar or at one of the<br />
family-style trestle tables. Pretzels will be<br />
hand twisted and baked on site, served with<br />
an assortment of toppings. An automated<br />
growler filler, imported from Austria, will<br />
be installed for beer-to-go. A function area,<br />
with catered food options, will be available<br />
for groups, and guided brewery tours will<br />
be offered daily from a network of catwalks<br />
above the brewery floor. The handmade bar<br />
top and tables in the tasting room were built<br />
with butternut wood salvaged from Vermont<br />
forests.<br />
Brewery Progress<br />
Construction and renovation of the brewery<br />
space and tasting room for Trillium<br />
Brewery on Congress Street in Boston is<br />
nearing completion. Owner JC Tetreault has<br />
been busy performing much of the work<br />
with help from friends and family members.<br />
Much of the materials and equipment<br />
used are reclaimed and repurposed such as<br />
dairy tanks and lumber for the bar. As with<br />
many situations in breweries, JC took a doit-yourself<br />
approach such as staining new<br />
concrete to match old existing warehouse<br />
concrete and a homemade concoction to<br />
patina woodwork. New equipment found its<br />
way to the brewery, as well. Two gas-fired<br />
JC Tetreault stands next to a rack<br />
built with his father to hold barrels.<br />
<strong>By</strong> Mike Johnson,<br />
festpics.com<br />
Revelers celebrate with Slumbrew at Ball d’Ville.<br />
tankless hot water heaters piped in series<br />
will provide mash and sparge water for the<br />
brewing process.<br />
Tetreault said he’ll brew farmhouse-style<br />
beers with an American twist. A large space<br />
visible from the taproom has been set aside<br />
for tall racks for barrel aging. The taproom<br />
is long and narrow but has ample space for<br />
groups of 20-30.<br />
Somerville Ball d’Ville<br />
Somerville <strong>Brewing</strong> recently celebrated<br />
the one-year anniversary of the Slumbrew<br />
brewing project. Brand ambassadors —<br />
“Slumbassadors” — and other VIPs joined<br />
with ticket holders at the Somerville Armory<br />
for celebratory beers and food provided by<br />
local vendors and restaurants.<br />
The “gala” event, called the Ball d’Ville,<br />
also served as a launch party for the release<br />
of Attic and Eaves (7.5% ABV), a toasted<br />
brown ale brewed with Victory, Marris<br />
Otter and chocolate malts and hopped<br />
with Fuggles and Cascade hops. Toasted<br />
buckwheat, also known as kasha, imparts a<br />
sweeter, nut flavor.<br />
Gold Medals Galore<br />
Boston Beer Company has been busy<br />
with record breaking beers and winning<br />
awards. The 10th anniversary edition of<br />
Utopias (29%) was a project that started 20<br />
years ago with Triple Bock (17.5%), and<br />
each version of Utopias contains as little as<br />
one percent of Triple Bock and a blend of<br />
other barrel-aged beers. Utopias also gets<br />
a special treatment in serving glassware.<br />
Crystal glassware maker Riedel created a<br />
small stemless tulip glass and its tall shape<br />
collects the beer’s aroma.<br />
At the 2012 Great International Beer and<br />
Cider Competition held in Providence, R.I.,<br />
Boston Beer Company took home 16 medals.<br />
From 44 total categories, gold medal<br />
winners were Mighty Oak, Hazel Brown,<br />
Dark Depths (7.6%), Black Lager, New<br />
World Tripel (10%) and The Vixen (8.5). All<br />
of the awards can be seen at the brewery,<br />
which was just named the number four<br />
brewery tour in America by TripAdvisor.
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