![]() ![]() In fact, winning the Worthy Homebrew Compeition is what encouraged Mark Avery of Two Weeks Notice Brewing to go commercial and open a taproom in West Springfield. Perhaps the most interesting part of the event is the homebrew competition. The Craft Beer Showcase is hosted annually every June, as 15-20 Massachusetts and Connecticut breweries, as well as a couple from elsewhere in the United States, converge on Worthington Street just outside of Theodore's & Smith's Billiards to deliver cold craft beers to the masses.Īs for the beers themselves, the lineup is all over the map, including core, year-round offerings from the brewers as well as many experimental and concept brews. The Worthy Brewfest is the craft beer event of the city. Try their Spilled Milk series, or just get a pour of The Betty, a 5.5% Scottish Export Ale. One Way Brewing is only a 10 or so minute drive from the Hall of Fame, so not too far out of Downtown Springfield. Breweries near Springfield One Way Brewing Further, in collaboration with the HOF, White Lion released Enshrinement, a craft beer dedicated to the birthplace of the sport. Operating directly out of Downtown Springfield, the White Lion taproom is about a mile's walk from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. White Lion is a black-owned brewery that was recently featured in the first episode of Black Brew Dialogs, a travel show hosted by Collin Knight that focuses on conversations about the craft beer industry's efforts to improve its diverty and inclusion policies, protocols and efforts. Grab a pint at White Lion before some Theodore's BBQ White Lion Brewing Company Pay them a visit when its your own quitting time.Īlso, did we sneak them into Springfield (they are West), yes, yes we did. They contribute to local charities, and, they host beer tasting fundraising events. On Fridays, they do rounds of live music. Speaking of Saturdays, Two Weeks Notice brings in food trucks on Saturdays to supply the eats. After all, today is a Fake Saturday, right? Gosh, we wish we were on PTO right now so we could drive to Bosworth Street for a few cold pops. Two Weeks Brewing leans heavily on the office life theme, with beers such as Cubicle Daydream, Have You Tried Restarting It?, and PTO Pilsner. One thing we appreciates about a brewery is how they name their beer. Two Weeks Notice Brewing Companyġ10 Bosworth St, West Springfield, MA 01089 Speaking of beer-to-go, you can buy 32oz and 64oz growlers from them so long as their are clean (hot water rinse). What's more, their hours are limited to Fridays between 4-7pm and Saturdays from 12pm-4pm. To note, Rustic is only doing beer-to-go at the moment, so plan for no on-site consumption. But don't be scared off, some high quality beer awaits the eager voyager. The Rustic Brewing taproom is a bit of a tough one to find, as it's in the basement of an old industrial building that's looks like it houses the Fratelli's. HomebrewTalk Sponsor Market HomebrewTalk Sponsor Giveaways. Their craft beer lineup does dip into the Fruited Kettle Sour realm, with generally one on hand to be poured at all times. Homebrew Lager Recipes Homebrew Ale Recipes Homebrew Sours & Wilds Recipes Specialty, Fruit, Historical, Other Recipes Mead Recipes Wine Recipes Cider Recipes. To accompany that IPA is a variety of IPAs (Dropping Sinks, Smothered in Hops, etc.) as well as interesting and eclectic Stouts. ![]() It's a Milkshake IPA that is 6.8% ABV and 100% what we substitute for milk in the next bowl of cereal that we eat. Rustic brews a beer they call Strawberry Marshmallow Daydream. Dungeon, err, basement beers are the best! Rustic Brewing Companyģ4 Front St Suite G21, Springfield, MA 01151 ![]() Sidenote: If you're looking for the bottom half of the Knowledge Corridor, check out Hartford. Nevertheless, good beer can be found without much effort in and around the 01020. It's not a craft beer destination the likes of Asheville or Portland. Springfield is known primarily for being the home of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Ok, that's not true, but we think you get the point. This is a work in progress, so that means it probably does not work.If it wasn't for Theodore's BBQ, we wouldn't even be able to point to Springfield on a (brewery?) map of Massachusetts. If you use Brewfather and want to create a tap list this might be worth checking out. Decoction is hard enough, with this you can easily calculate the volume of wort to boil for each step.ĭo you want to blend two beers and know an accurate SRM and ABV of the resulting beer. The most you might get asked for is some fresh yeast back to maintain the bank. Feel free to add yeast you want to share to the list, or ask someone to share a listed strain. Maybe you like to save your yeast and reuse it from batch-to-batch? If so you might what to check out the club’s yeast bank. Here is a few tools to help get the job done as well as some other links to helpful resources providing by the club and its members. ![]()
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