Our artist of our current crowler label, Christian Bachez, has had a short but downright meteoric journey as an artist. How did Christian go from his first sketchbook to multiple murals in two short years?
Read MoreBiere De Fête, our strong spiced lager, is based loosely - loosely - on the esoteric Biere de Garde style. Specifically, it’s based on the even more esoteric sub-style, Biere de Noel.
Read MoreLet us make something clear from the get-go: a tropical stout is *not* a stout brewed with tropical stuff. There is no coconut or pineapple or mango or passion fruit in Dark & Sunny or any other tropical stout brewed to style.
But, as a style, the tropical stout is something much more interesting.
Read MoreMaibock is a fascinating historical style, due in no small part to how inconclusive said history is. But our head brewer gives recounting the history of Maibock a go, and details how we brewed All The Way May - our take on the style.
Read MoreThere’s a story behind every crowler label. Our newest crowler label, created by Nicole Coleman, is a story of Black joy radiating in dark times, about being authentically you while being different, and about knowing your value no matter what.
And like all good stories, it’s got zombies.
We talked with Nicole about her journey and mission as an artist, and how she uses her art as a vehicle for hope, positivity, and imagination. Read on to learn more!
Read MoreThere’s a lot of talk about what the “Worcester Renaissance” should and will look like, but one thing’s for certain - Worcester’s renaissance man is already here.
Read MoreInspired by tropical climates and states of mind, Woo Palm Beach leaps from the glass with a vibrant aroma of sweet mango juice and orange, followed by our expected lactic, lemony tartness.
Read MoreThe artwork for Burudika was created by Tanzanian native and Worcester-based artist Abu Mwenye, who has an amazing portfolio that stretches from music-inspired paintings to fashion to custom-built lamps. Yes, lamps. We spoke to Abu about this background as an artist and how people can find his art. Read on to learn more!
Read MoreLike many craft breweries, donate all our spent grain to a local dairy farm that can use it to make its cows fat and happy. If you’ve ever ordered a coffee with cream or milk at our taproom, you’ve likely been served a ration of Elmhurst Dairy Farm dairy. And, if so, you know that their cream and milk straight up rules.
Read MoreWhen we were approached by our friends at African Community Education (ACE) about brewing an Africa-inspired beer for their annual gala, we were at once honored to be given the opportunity and incredibly intimidated by the enormous variety of cultures, flavors, climates, and traditions we were now trying to sort into one cohesive beer.
Read MoreAn early concept for this collage was to celebrate activism in the city throughout our history, including women’s rights, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. In July, it was a humbling experience to be able to support all the people involved with realizing the vision of the Black Lives Matter mural in the city. Seeing this incredible outpouring of energy, time, artistry, and community reminded me that while it is important to celebrate the successes of our past, we are in a critical time right now where work that is being done to address inequities in our world needs to be front and center. I saw Matt capturing these historic moments in our community with his camera and connected with him about this piece that was due a few days following the creation of the mural.
Read MoreJoshua Croke is an artist and activist in the Worcester community who we’ve frequently collaborated with in other areas of the brewery. Given Josh’s blending of social justice and design as the founder of Action! by Design and Love Your Labels, it came as no surprise that they’d use this platform to speak about a cause that they’re so passionate about, or that they brought in Matt Wright, a local photojournalist who has been actively involved in documenting the BLM movement in Worcester, as a collaborator.
We also recognize that putting this particular piece of art on a crowler label is more complicated than the labels we’ve previously published.
Read MoreAlright Pilgrims, not gonna beat around the bush on this one - this is our Thanksgiving Beer. This is the beer we want you to drink on and around Thanksgiving.
Read MoreAh, pumpkin beer - the on again/off again darling of the craft beer world. For a single category to encompass such whimsy, nostalgia, spite, and ambiguity is no small accomplishment, especially considering some (including ours!) aren’t even brewed with pumpkin.
Read MoreUltimate Frisbie Hoar, a collaboration beer (our first!) with Cambridge Brewing Company, is a double IPA (our first!) that we made for The Great Mass Collab fest earlier this month. But the tale of this beer starts years ago, back in the brewery’s early planning days.
Read MoreUnleash your inner child at Redemption Rock!
This month, we’re supporting the Worcester Youth Center (WYC) with our tipping for charity program. And not only are we donating 100% of our tips in June to WYC, but on June 23, we’re hosting the Worcester Youth Center 25th Anniversary Fundraiser in our taproom.
Read MoreWe picked the classic German hefeweizen as our go-to wheat beer because they’re a downright fascinating style. They’re traditionally wildly complicated to brew, but also one of the most accessible styles out there, easily enjoyed by newer craft beer drinkers and consummate beer geeks alike.
Read MoreNot only is St. Paddy’s Day America’s greatest holiday, it’s my goddamn birthday and I’m gonna brew what I want.
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