February 2011 Review

Boston Beer Works - Canal St, Boston MA
Cambridge Brewing Co. - Cambridge, MA
John Harvard Brew Pub - Cambridge, MA
Sebago Brewing Co - Portland, ME
Black Bear Brewery - Orono, ME
Migration Brewing Co. - Portland, OR

Boston Beer Works

 

Canal Street Location

112 Canal Street

Boston, MA 02114

Near North Station

617.896.BEER

http://www.beerworks.net/ 

This is my second visit to Boston: both visits have been in February, where both times I stayed within walking distance of a Boston Beer Works, and my first nights on both trips including a stout seasonal. Even better, they have been different locations of this stream-lined brewery.  

Jonah and I made it to Boston, even though the 2011 Winter Storm tried to prevent us.  I've always imagined New England snow covered so it's such a treat to see it that way.  After we found our way to the Boston Garden area, Boston Beer Works was our number one destination of the evening.  We walked in the snow to find a valentine themed brewery.  BBW changes their theme every month and February's is, of course CHOCOLATE!  Chocolate beer, chocolate sprinkled food and stouts, all their February beers were stouts.  I had a Curley's Irish Stout (Boston = Irish, made sense to me), which was dry, very very dry.  Jonah won the 'beer choice of the night' award with the Black Rider, a terrific black lager.

I need to go back a take a picture of the brewery covered in snow, the only pictures I could find online were sun-filled with people enjoying the outside the porch.  Not this weekend!  Brrrrrrrrrr!

 BOOM!!! There it is!


On a side note:  Happy BIRTHday to Lucas Kinan Getty-Sasaki!  I can't wait to buy you a beer in 21 years!

Ok,, let's get started

I have been meaning to start this blog for awhile but it's hard to know where to begin. I have been visiting breweries around the country for years, and while I've been taking good notes (most of the time) it's hard to review them all. So I will start with trying to list them all, then one by one I'll post the reviews sound good. Plus you have my solemn oath that I will try very hard (most of the time) to keep up with my new adventures.
** I'm going to use the double star as an indication of a brewery that has no pub and I couldn't get into the brewery for a sample, but found a bar close by with their beers.
): I'm going to use the frown face for pubs that I found out too late don't brew the beer on premise.

East Coast:
Trinity Brewing Co. ~ Providence RI
http://trinitybrew.com
Boston Beer Works ~ Fenway Park, Boston MA
http://www.beerworks.net/html/locations_fenway.html
Salem Beer Works ~ Salem MA
http://www.beerworks.net/html/locations_salem.html
Cottrell Brewing Co. ~ Pawcatuck CT **
http://www.cottrellbrewing.com
Harpoon Brewery ~ Boston MA
http://www.harpoonbrewery.com

Florida:
Orlando Brewing ~ Orlando FL
http://www.orlandobrewing.com/

Michigan:
Motor City Brew Works Inc ~ Detroit MI
http://www.motorcitybeer.com/

Colorado:
Odell Brewing Co. ~ Fort Collins CO
http://odellbrewing.com/
The Fort Collins Brewery ~ Fort Collins CO
http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/
New Belgium Brewing ~ Fort Collins CO
http://www.newbelgium.com/
CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing ~ Fort Collins CO
http://www.coopersmithspub.com/
Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery ~ Vine Street Pub, Denver CO
http://www.mountainsunpub.com/
Estes Park Brewery ~ Estes Park CO
http://www.epbrewery.com/
Golden City Brewery ~ Golden CO
http://www.gcbrewery.com/
Breckenridge Brewery ~ Coors Field, Denver CO :(
http://www.breckbrew.com/
Flying Dog Brewery ~ Denver CO :(
http://www.flyingdogales.com/
Great Divide Brewing ~ Denver CO
http://www.greatdivide.com/
Wynkoop Brewing Co. ~ Denver CO
http://www.wynkoop.com/
Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery ~ Denver CO
http://bullandbush.com/

Idaho:
Brownstone Restaurant & Brewpub ~ Idaho Falls ID
http://brownstonebrewpub.com
Trail Creek Brewing Co. ~ Twin Falls ID
http://www.trailcreekbrewing.com
Sun Valley Brewery ~ Hailey ID
http://www.sunvalleybrewery.com

Wyoming:
Suds Brothers Brewery ~ Evanston WY
http://sudsbrothersbrewery.com/
Bitter Creek Brewing ~ Rock Springs WY
http://www.bittercreekbrewing.com/
Altitude Chophouse & Brewery ~ Laramie WY
http://www.altitudechophouse.com/

Washington:
Fish Brewing ~ Fish Tale Brew Pub, Olympia WA
http://www.fishbrewing.com/
Roslyn Brewing Co. ~ Roslyn WA
http://www.roslynbrewery.com/
Big Time Brewery & Alehouse ~ Seattle WA
http://www.bigtimebrewery.com/
Elysian Brewing Co. ~ Tangletown, Seattle WA
http://www.elysianbrewing.com/tangletown.html
Hale's Ales ~ Seattle WA
http://halesbrewery.com/
Snoqualmie Brewery & Taproom ~ Snoqualmie WA
http://www.fallsbrew.com/
Walking Man Brewing ~ Stevenson WA
http://www.walkingmanbrewing.com/

Oregon:
Calapooia Brewing Co. ~ Albany OR
http://www.calapooiabrewing.com/
Standing Stone Brewing Co. ~ Ashland OR
http://www.standingstonebrewing.com/
Barley Brown's Brew Pub ~ Baker City OR
http://www.barleybrowns.com/
McMenamins ~ http://www.mcmenamins.com/
Back Stage Bar ~ SE Portland OR
Bagdad Theater & Pub ~ SE Portland OR
Blue Moon Tavern & Grill ~ NW Portland OR
East 19th Street Cafe ~ Eugene OR
Grand Lodge ~ Forest Grove OR
High Street Brewery & Cafe ~ Eugene OR
Hillsdale Brewery & Public House ~ SW Portland OR
Kennedy School ~ NE Portland OR
McMenamins Cedar Hills ~ Beaverton OR
McMenamins Corvallis ~ Corvallis OR
McMenamins Greenway Pub ~ Tigard OR
Murray & Allen ~ Beaverton OR
Northbank ~ Eugene OR
Oak Hills ~ NW Portland OR
Ringlers Annex ~ SW Portland OR
Ringlers Pub ~ SW Portland OR
Riverside Pub ~ Beaverton OR
The Old St. Francis Pub ~ Bend OR
Bend Brewing Co. ~ Bend OR
http://www.bendbrewingco.com/
Deschutes Brewery & Public House ~ Bend OR
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com/
Silver Moon Brewing ~ Bend OR
http://www.silvermoonbrewing.com
Eugene City Brewery ~ Eugene OR
http://www.rogue.com/locations/rogue-breweries.php
Ninkasi Brewing Co. ~ Eugene OR
http://www.ninkasibrewing.com/
Oakshire Brewing ~ Eugene OR
http://oakbrew.com/
Steelhead Brewing Co. ~ Eugene OR
http://www.steelheadbrewery.com/
Mt. Hood Brewing ~ Government Camp OR
http://www.iceaxegrill.com/mthoodbrewco.php
Big Horse Brew Pub ~ Hood River OR
http://www.realbeer.com/nmvbp/bighorse.htm
Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom ~ Hood River OR
http://www.doublemountainbrewery.com/
Full Sail Brewing Co. ~ Hood River OR
http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/
Alameda Brewhouse ~ NE Portland OR
http://www.alamedabrewhouse.com/
Amnesia Brewing ~ NE Portland OR
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9685/?view=beerfly
BridgePort Brewpub & Bakery ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.bridgeportbrew.com/
Cascade Brewing Co. ~ Raccoon Lodge, SW Portland OR
http://www.raclodge.com/
Deschutes Brewery & Public House ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.deschutesbrewery.com
Hopworks Urban Brewery ~ SE Portland OR
http://www.hopworksbeer.com/
Laurelwood ~ NW Public House, NW Portland OR
http://www.laurelwoodbrewpub.com/
Lucky Lab Beer Hall ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.luckylab.com/
Lucky Labrador Brewing ~ SE Portland OR
http://www.luckylab.com/
The Mash Tun Brewpub ~ NE Portland OR
http://www.themashtunbrewpub.com/
MacTarnahan's Brewing Co. ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.macsbeer.com/
New Old Lompoc ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.newoldlompoc.com/lompoc_home.html
Lompoc Brewing ~ Hedge House, SE Portland OR
http://www.newoldlompoc.com/hedgehouse_home.html
Lompoc Brewing ~ 5th Quadrant, N Portland OR
http://www.newoldlompoc.com/5thquadrant_home.html
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery ~ SW Portland OR
http://www.rockbottom.com/
Rogue Public House ~ NW Portland OR
http://www.rogue.com/
Roots Brewing Co. ~ SE Portland OR
http://www.rootsorganicbrewing.com/
Tugboat Brewing Co. ~ SW Portland OR
http://www.d2m.com/Tugwebsite/
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. ~ N Portland OR
http://www.widmer.com/
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. ~ 7th st. Brewhouse, Redmond OR
http://www.cascadelakes.com/locations/7th_St._Brewhouse/

California:
Napa Valley Brewing ~ Calistoga CA
http://www.calistogainn.com/
Pizza Port Brewing Co. ~ San Clemente CA
http://www.pizzaport.com/
Firehouse Grill & Brewery ~ East Palo Alto CA
http://www.firehousegrill.com/
Stone Brewing Co. ~ Escondido CA
http://www.stonebrew.com/
Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. ~ Half Moon Bay CA
http://www.hmbbrewingco.com/
Huntington Beach Beer Co. ~ Huntington Beach CA
http://www.hbbeerco.com/
Ocean Avenue Brewing ~ Laguna Beach CA
http://www.oceanbrewing.com/
Los Gatos Brewing Co. ~ Los Gatos CA
http://www.lgbrewingco.com/
English Ales Brewery ~ Marina CA
http://www.englishalesbrewery.com/
Redondo Beach Brewing Co. ~ Redondo Beach CA
http://www.redondobrewery.com/
San Diego Brewing Co. ~ San Diego CA
http://www.sandiegobrewing.com/
21st Amendment Brewery ~ San Fran CA
http://www.21st-amendment.com/
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery ~ San Fran CA
http://shop.magnoliapub.com/
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co. ~ San Fran CA
http://www.thirstybear.com/
Creekside Brewing Co. ~ San Luis Obispo CA
http://www.creeksidebrewing.com/
Downtown Brewing Co. ~ San Luis Obispo CA
http://www.downtownbrew.com/
Santa Barbara Brewing Co. ~ Santa Barbara CA
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Barbara-CA/Santa-Barbara-Brewing-Company/83266603049
Santa Cruz Ale Works ~ Santa Cruz CA
http://www.santacruzaleworks.com/
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing ~ Santa Cruz CA
http://www.santacruzmountainbrewing.com/
Seabright Brewery ~ Santa Cruz CA
http://www.seabrightbrewery.com/