The Brew Site
Harpoon Brewery recently released Hometown Hat Trick, a triple dry-hopped pilsner, as part of a seasonal hockey collaboration series; I posted the press release about it a couple of week ago. This week, Harpoon sent two cans to me to sample and review. A blurb about the beer from the … Continue reading
Harpoon Brewery announced the launch of a third (and final) collaboration beer this month, Hometown Hat Trick, in which the Boston brewery teamed up with Massachusetts hockey players. It’s a triple dry-hopped pilsner and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Corey C. Griffin Foundation. Press release: Matt Grzelcyk … Continue reading
For the month of December, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery released a doubled-up version of its flagship Harpoon IPA, in what it dubs its “Big & Limited Edition” (series? one-off?): Imperial Harpoon IPA. I’d posted about the release and Harpoon sent me a can to sample recently, so I figured since we’re … Continue reading
A can of Harpoon Brewery’s Imperial Harpoon IPA arrived recently, a sample from the Boston-based brewery to accompany the press release I ran a couple of week ago. As a quick refresher, Harpoon riffed on its flagship Harpoon IPA with this beer: “Taking their iconic IPA recipe and jacking the … Continue reading
Boston’s Harpoon Brewery has a new twist on an old classic for the month of December: Imperial Harpoon IPA, a doubled-up version of its flagship IPA that brings some big beer to the end of the year. Here are some details from the press email that I received: More than … Continue reading
It was earlier this month when the press releases for pumpkin beers started coming out. Is August too early? With the pandemic still raging I’m going to say no, drink what makes you happy, though I hate to miss the opportunity to link to my Pumpkin Beer Manifesto from a … Continue reading
Harpoon Brewery has taken an interesting direction in its concept of “lifestyle” beers with its “League” series of better-for-you beers; the four I reviewed last year were all lower-alcohol (4% ABV) with a focus on lower calorie counts and carbs (which seems to be what’s been trending over this past … Continue reading
Last fall I reviewed the Fantasy League mix-pack of low-alcohol, “better-for-you” lifestyle beers from Harpoon Brewery, four beers with a maximum of 4% ABV and brewed with ostensibly healthy ingredients, buckwheat kasha, chia, and sea salt. The key feature of these beers, of course, being low alcohol, and thus low … Continue reading
Not long ago I received a bottle of The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey barrel-aged doppelbock from Harpoon Brewery, which collaborated with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey. It’s a bit of a high-concept spin on the lager style, and since it’s doppelbock season, it’s a good time to review it. Here’s a snippet … Continue reading
Last month, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery teamed up with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey for a second time (I missed the first) to collaborate on a new barrel-aged beer, The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey aged Doppelbock—and this week, a bottle of the boozy collab arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 9% specialty … Continue reading