Brew Roots

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This week we sat down with one of Massachusetts's newest breweries, Rockport Brewing Co. out of Beautiful Rockport MA. Ray Pickup is owner and head brewer and just an overall incredible person who cares about community, being eco friendly, and dedicated to having incredible beer. If his first commercially available beer "Hatchet" is any indication of the quality of beer that is being brewed out of Rockport, you're going to be hearing a lot of them in the near future.  Cheers!

To learn how to get your hands on their beer check out their website

Make sure you check out our friends The Mass Brew Bros article with Ray from Rockport Brewing Co. https://massbrewbros.com/rockport-brewing-plans-to-bring-artisan-beer-to-iconic-seaside-town/

Cheers...

PS. Wear a mask everyone!

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What's up everybody! We're back for another episode with our honorary co-host Rob from The Mass Brew Bros and Eco-Friendly Beer Drinker. This week we discuss and extrapolate on The Mass Brew Bros article "The Biggest and Fastest Growing Massachusetts's Breweries in 2019". Then we discuss is Massachusetts's the Best Beer State? with David Fields from Wormtown Brewery out in Worcester Ma.

Please check out our friends the Mass Brew Bros Article on this subject as well!

https://massbrewbros.com/why-not-us-the-case-for-massachusetts-as-the-best-beer-state-in-america/

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Mark has worked everywhere and he tells us his stories about his time at those various breweries. We were able to catch up with him during his time at Idyletime Brewing in Stowe Vermont and we are able to learn a little bit of their story as well. 

We definitely encourage our listeners to make their way up to the Stowe area. Not only is it beautiful but the beer and food scene is unreal.

To find out more about what’s going on at Idlyletime Brewing go to their website https://idletymebrewing.com

Cheers!

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This week we take you just past the White Mountain’s off of Route 3 to a Small Mill Town called Lancaster NH. 

We met up with our guests this week, Michael and Cara of The Copper Pig Brewery. We discussed some of the trails and tribulations of opening a brewery in a former mill building and trying to balance having excellent food with excellent beer. 

Right now the Copper Pig is open Thursday through Sunday, for outdoor seating and will be opening the indoor seating on June 18th 2020. The brewery is still open for takeout food and beer to go with their growlers.

For more information on what they have on tap and cooking up check out their Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CopperPigBrewery/

Also make sure to check out this awesome article from our friends The Mass Brew Bros, who revealed the Biggest and Fastest Growing Massachusetts Brewery in 2019. 

https://massbrewbros.com/the-biggest-and-fastest-growing-massachusetts-breweries-in-2019/

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Similar to many home brewers, Neil Kade dreamed of having his own brewery one day. Although it’s not exactly the dream he expected, he’s now commercially brewing beer for New England. 

We first heard of Neil and Gilded Skull Brewing after our friends the Mass Brew Bros. wrote this article in February 2019 and their follow up article released just a couple weeks ago.

In the article we found that not only was Neil trying to launch Gilded Skull Brewing but he was also diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer and fighting for a future. Neil was quoted saying “all we wanted was normalcy, to start our family and build this little beer project into a brewery.” 

Flash forward to the present, after successful surgery and a grueling 12 months of chemotherapy Neil is currently cancer free and he and his wife are expecting a child in a few weeks. On top of everything, Neil is in the middle of releasing his first beer, Gilded Empire, a 7.2% ABV New England IPA featuring Citra, Cashmere, and Lotus hops along with spelt and flaked oats. Make sure to get your hands on this beer with their convenient beer finder on their website http://gildedskullbrewing.com

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Did you know that North Easton Ma is known for creating shovels, more specifically the Ames Shovel which helped build the trans- continental railway? Well now you do… 

Did you also know there is a brewery deep in the heart of North Easton that specializes in crafting unique, and high quality craft beer. That’s the story we’re telling today. Shovel Town Brewing. 

This interview is a lot of fun and you’ll learn a thing or two.. Plus it has Andy from Castle Island and who doesn’t love Andy? Seriously we love Andy

Make sure to stay up to date with Shovel Town as they open their second location in Foxboro. 

In addition, check out their website. To get your hands on some of their great beer and not to mention their awesome brick oven pizzas, cause who doesn’t like pizza and beer.

Cheers!

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This weeks episode was inspired by our friends The Mass Brew Bros‘s blog post What is the Future of the Massachusetts Craft Beer Industry, Post Pandemic: Local Brewers Weigh In. If you haven’t had a chance to read it please check it out!

The primary focus of this virtual round table discussion is to allow a platform for some of the blog posts contributors to discuss together life as a brewery now more than a month into the pandemic. 

Topics range from how they have adapted to the current climate to their views outlooks on the current situation, and what the future might look like.

As the Mass Brew Bros put so eloquently: “We caution readers and listeners, however, not to draw too many conclusions on what other breweries may be experiencing, or the fate of the industry as a whole, based on this sampling. It’s simply a series of snapshots that reveal what some in the local industry are currently dealing with”.

Please make sure to continue to support all Mass Breweries and if you’re curious about our guest this week here are their websites which all list how to get your hands on some beer!

Ray Berry – Founder of Springfield based contract brand White Lion Brewing

Garry Rogers – Founder of True North Ales in Ipswich

Matt Smith- Founder and Brewer of Wander Soul Brewing Beer Co

Maureen Fabry – Brewer and Cofounder of Milford’s CraftRoots Brewing

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