Beer
Are Hipsters Driving Up the Cost of Pabst Blue Ribbon at Bars?
A beer known for its low cost and association with a niche urban culture is suddenly seeing its prices skyrocket—and hipsters might only have themselves […]
Cambridge Brewery Making Special Beer in Honor of MIT Officer Sean Collier
Phil Bannatyne thought the best way to honor a fallen hero was to create a beer with his name on it. Bannatyne, owner of the […]
Drizly App Lets You Get Alcohol Delivered Straight to Your Door
Alcohol delivery in Massachusetts isn’t a new phenomenon, but streamlining the process through a smartphone app that acts as a digital shopping cart is something […]
Liquid Diet: We Tested the New Sam Can, and It Works
Welcome to Liquid Diet, where Christopher Hughes finds the extraordinary stories behind the people and places that quench the thirst of the Boston area. Since […]
Liquid Diet: Black IPA, the Latest Craft Brewer Darling
Last month, The New York Times reported that craft breweries now account for 6.5-percent of all domestic beer sales. That number might seem negligible until […]
A Beer Bar and Arcade Could Be Coming to Boston
Four longtime friends who opened a series of bars that mix classic arcade video games with a variety of craft beers say they have been […]
Nerd Nite is like ‘The Discovery Channel With Beer’
For the last decade, a group of self-proclaimed “nerds” has been gathering in and around Boston at various bars to tackle topics like biology, the […]
Red Sox to Woo Skeptical Fans with Cheap(er) Beer
The Red Sox are temporarily lowering the prices of several concessions at Fenway Park in April in order to encourage better ticket sales, which … […]
First Look: Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Harpoon’s Bavarian-style beer hall offers small-batch beers and spent-grain pretzels.
This Guy Hand Carved the Beer Taps for Boston’s Newest Brewery
A new brewery opened its doors in Boston this week, and it’s already shipping its first batches of beer to watering holes in Jamaica Plain […]
Liquid Diet: Behind the Brew with Pretty Things’ Dann and Martha Paquette
Dann (left) and Martha Paquette of Pretty Things. (All photos by Jeff Soyk for Boston magazine) The hand-drawn labels on every bottle of Pretty Things depict […]
Liquid Diet: Checking out Harpoon’s New Beer Hall
Welcome to Liquid Diet, where Christopher Hughes finds the extraordinary stories behind the people and places that quench the thirst of the Boston area. A […]
Should Women Drink Alcohol While Pregnant?
Striking numbers of expectant mothers are deciding that there’s nothing wrong with the occasional drink of alcohol.
Three Massachusetts Beers to Try
Photo © Brewers Association This past weekend, Denver hosted the 31st annual Great American Beer Festival, the preeminent beer festival in the United States. Nearly […]
Healthy on Tap: Lightest Beers from Boston-Area Brewers
In the fall, the season of football, foliage, and beer festivals, the term “six-pack” usually refers to beer—not abs. And while new research suggests drinking beer […]