Local Craft Brew Tasting « Boston Local Food Festival : Presented by Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston

Local Craft Brew Tasting

Over 600 people attended this amazing event at the fabulous Daily Catch and sampled over 30 varieties of fabulous local beer, cider, wine and mead. Everyone had a great time voting for their favorites. Results were close, resulting in multiple ties. It must have been hard to pick a favorite when everything was so tasty!

Overall Favorite Brewery

1^st Place: Pretty Things

2^nd Place: Blue Hills Brewery

3^rd Place (tie!): Smuttynose & Isaaks of Salem

Honorable Mention (Brewery):

Jack’s Abby, Cambridge Brewing

Fan Favorite Beer

1^st Place: Baby Tree Quadruple (Pretty Things)

2^nd place: Watermelon Wheat Beer (Blue Hills)

3^rd Place (triple tie!): Great Pumpkin Ale (Cambridge Brewing), Jack D’or – Saison Americain (Pretty Things), Toasted Ah Ah Pale Ale (Watch City)

Honorable Mentions (Beer)

Black Hops Dark Ale (Blue Hills), Finestkind IPA (Smutty Nose), Old Brown Dog (Smutty Nose)

Fan Favorite Cider, Wine or Mead

1^st Place (tie!): Kingston Black (Farnum Hills) and Extra Dry Cider (Farnum Hills)

2^nd Place: Northern Whites (Zoll)

3^rd Place: Sweet Tooth Honey (Isaaks of Salem)

Honorable Mentions (Cider, Wine or Mead)

Dooryard Cider (Farnum Hills), Dry Honey (Isaaks of Salem), Popp Road Raspberry (Isaaks of Salem), Pinot Noir (Zoll)

Thanks so much to our fabulous brewers for sharing their amazing brews with the public! Special thanks goes out to the wonderful Daily Catch for their delicious food and gorgeous patio. We could not have done this without them! Stay tuned to Boston Local Food for more events like this!

Cambridge Brewing Company – Adventurous pioneers of American-style, handcrafted beers. Explore handcrafted, kick-ass classics: Great Pumpkin Ale and Tall Tale Pale Ale.
Pretty Things – A gypsy brewery based in Somerville that crafts distinctly creative artisanal beers and ales. Break dancing in your mouth with Jack D’or, Saison Americain and Baby Tree Quadruple.
Smuttynose Brewing Company – An award-winning brewery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that offers a well rounded portfolio of beers to the entire East coast. Bear hug your beer brain: Finestkind IPA, Old Brown Dog and Star Island Single.
Blue Hills Brewery – Great tasting beers inspired by nature and the rich history of the Blue Hills and the South Shore. Check out their nature inspired Watermelon Wheat Beer, India Pale Ale, Antimatter Golden Ale and Black Hops Dark Ale.
Watch City Brewery – Waltham brew-pub that offers an ever-changing menu of handcrafted brews. Watch time melt away as you sling back Toasted Ah Ah Pale Ale and BeeJesus Botanical Pale Ale.
Jack’s Abby – A family-owned craft brewery in Framingham, MA that offers distinctive lagers made from local hops. Gain superpowers from their Wet Hop Lager, Saxon Sons Pilsner and Red Tape Lager.
Boston Beer Works – One of the largest brewpubs in the U.S., which serves up American cuisine and micro brews
Poverty Lane Orchards & Farnum Hill Ciders – Crafting complex and delicious ciders from a variety of local cider apples. This cider will rock your world: Dooryard Cider, Extra Dry Cider and Kingston Black.
Isaaks of Salem Mead – Turns the local fruit and honey of New England into mead (honey wine) and Raspberry Wine, bursting with character. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Popp Road Raspberry, Dry Honey Wine and Sweet Tooth Honey.
Zoll Wine Cellars – A unique, small-batch winery and vineyard based Shrewsbury, MA. Taste their delicious, local Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Northern Whites, Strawberry Frizzante and a Local Blend.

Narragansett Brewing Company – Brewed in locations across New England, Narragansett’s family of classic American lagers and ales are brewed by guys who take pride in the beers they make, and joy in the beers they drink. Check out their flagship Narragansett Lager or the Narragansett Fest.

Location: The Daily Catch Grotto, 2 Northern Avenue Boston, MA 02210

Session Times:

Session 1: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Session 2: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Session 3: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Last year we sold out of tasting tickets. More than 400 people sampled and enjoyed local brew and supported the entrepreneurs supplying the ingredients for the brews. Beer does not come from bottles, but from crops that are grown in Massachusetts and New England: hops, barley and many other local items for special flavor, including fruit, oysters, herbs, etc. Mead is a honey-based beverage and wine is also yielded from local crops.

The event will feature up to a dozen locally crafted beer suppliers, locally brewed mead, and wine. Proceeds from the tasting will fund the festival.

In Partnership with The Daily Catch

About the Daily Catch: Delivering superior seafood and ample harborside views to customers from around the world at our relaxing location in Boston’s Seaport District at the Fan Pier. You can sip beer, wine or cordials while enjoying the ocean breeze on our outdoor patio or pleasure yourself to the sight of our open kitchen from the dining room. They specialize in Sicilian-Style Seafood and Pasta, fresh and always delicious. We also offer lunch, dinner and private party bookings for up to 200 people. Also features a “new” cocktail section, with a limited bar, open to the public; available for private bookings..