Archive for Harpoon Brewery

Complete your bracker for the 2010 National IPA Challenge

The brewing news is hosting an IPA March Madness. Just like the tournament of college hoops, we don’t get to “play” the game, but we can follow along and pick who we think will win. I’ve never joined in this madness, until now.
Here are some of the New England Breweries getting into the action:

Harpoon Brewing [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Beer Event: Harpoon Beer and Pizza Event at Flatbreads in Amesbury – Dec 9th

We received this invitation today and would like to pass this along to you.
Sean
2Beerguys.com
Drink Craft beer and Eat Pizza, You’ve Definitely Earned It!!!

Friends of Harpoon are invited to join us this Wednesday night at Flatbread Company in Amesbury for a unique beer and pizza pairing event. We’ll be pairing various beers with specialty flatbreads while [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Inbev releases new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat

Ok – Let me start by saying that this is a strange article to write. I haven’t seen any of the ad’s on tv or the beer on the shelf, but I’ve seen a couple of articles announcing a new flavor of Bud Light – Golden Wheat. [Yup - I used the words [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, October 10th, 2009

New England took home 8 medals from the 2009 GABF

The 2009 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) came to an end yesterday and it will be 364 more days of planning until the festival next year. The 2009 festival was a major success – largest festival in the country – uniting 457 breweries and beer fanatics together.
As the party winds down, the 49,000 attendees [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Event Recap: Haverhill Tap Fall Festival 2009

Haverhill Tap Festival Starts the Fall off with a Bang:
- Haverhill, Ma -  On a warm September Saturday, the Haverhill Brewery welcomed over 500 beer lovers over two separate sessions at the 4th Annual Haverhill Brewery Riverfront brewfest.  The weather was great and the day was packed with live entertainment, tasty food and good friends.
Two [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Beer Profiles: Glavier Harvest, Hunting Moon Lager, Hoptober Golden Ale, and more…

Introducing Harpoon 100 Barrel Series Glacier Harvest 2009 Wet Hop‏
Are you in the mood for some fresh hops?  Then Harpoon has a beer for you. We recently have bottled our latest beer in the Harpoon 100 Barrel Series , Glacier Harvest ‘09 Wet Hop beer. This pale ale is brewed with fresh Glacier hops, picked [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Beer Profiles: Saison Royale, Roxy Rolles, 12 Beers a Falling, Sam Adams Harvest Collection, Heavy Sea Prost

Are you ready for a BIG Belgian? You’re in luck! We recently have bottled our latest beer for the Harpoon Leviathan Series , Saison Royale. Brewed with a unique blend of spices, Leviathan Saison features lots of fruity esters and spicy acidity. The finish is dry with delicate Noble hop notes. We are excited to [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Beer Event – Harpoon Octoberfest is back – 20th year of the celebration

20 Years of Rolling Out the Barrels in Boston‏

For the past 20 years Harpoon has been welcoming New Englanders to the South Boston brewery for the annual Octoberfest celebration. The first festival in 1990 was held amidst the tanks on the brewing floor. Things have changed quite a bit since then and Harpoon [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, August 29th, 2009

BEER Profiles: Vacationland Summer – Exit 11 – Helles Blond Bock and More

Here are a bunch of beers that were released within the last few months and some that will be releasing this fall:
Vacationland Summer Ale

Vacationland Summer Ale has hit the shelves and is featured on tap at all Gritty’s Brew Pubs. Vacationland is an Extra Special Golden Ale that’s light in color but full-bodied, with a [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

EVENT: Sign up for the 7th Annual Harpoon Octoberfest Road Race

Runners to your mark…get set…Oompah! The 7th Annual Harpoon Octoberfest Road Race is October 11th! We have a lot of fun cooked up for you, with beer, bratwurst, Oompah, a German Costume contest, and an Octoberfest Festival afterwards! What more can you ask for out of a road race?
This year’s proceeds will again benefit the [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, August 14th, 2009