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A community beer: Wachusett brews IPA to raise money for United Way coronavirus relief efforts
A month ago, which feels like a year, Wachusett Brewing Co. had been preparing to launch a new beer that it believed would usurp “Wally” as its most popular hazy IPA. Wachusett even gave the beer a name worthy of its towering expectations: “Glory American IPA.” For the last six months, Wachusett secretly tested Glory at its Westminster Brew Yard under the nondescript moniker, "IPA X." Brewery… → Read More
The Next Draft: Wormtown to open brewery, taproom at Patriot Place
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will soon add craft beer to his long list of connections to Worcester.This summer, Wormtown Brewery will open a → Read More
The Next Draft: Wormtown to open brewery, taproom at Patriot Place
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will soon add craft beer to his long list of connections to Worcester.This summer, Wormtown Brewery will open a → Read More
Polar Beverages, Harpoon enter spiked seltzer market with Arctic Summer
WORCESTER — Polar Beverages’ quest to reinvent hard seltzer began with a playful exchange of text messages.At 6 a.m. on a Sunday, Harpoon Brewery CEO Dan Kenary snapped a picture of the refrigerator at his Vermont home packed with Polar seltzers, sending it to Ralph D. Crowley Jr., president and CEO of Polar. Crowley fired back a picture of his own refrigerator stocked with Harpoon beer. Later,… → Read More
Polar Beverages, Harpoon enter spiked seltzer market with Arctic Summer
WORCESTER — Polar Beverages’ quest to reinvent hard seltzer began with a playful exchange of text messages.At 6 a.m. on a Sunday, → Read More
The Next Draft: Brewing sustainably, through a farmer’s lens
BARRE – Phil Stevens carried firewood to a furnace, pulled open a metal door and pushed the wood inside. Wispy smoke emanated from within, → Read More
Experience carries Hugo to Framingham School Committee win in District 1
FRAMINGHAM – During her campaign for District 1’s seat on the School Committee, Beverly Hugo frequently touted her years working in classrooms and championing the town’s schools.That experience – gleaned from her time teaching K-8 in Brookline and Boston and serving on the School Committee – helped propel her to victory in the election Tuesday over fellow School Committee member James Kelly.Hugo… → Read More