Hello hello everyone! I am back from my three-week research trip to New England,
and as I was unpacking everything this morning (Yay! Nothing broke!) I kind of
thought, why not give you a little sneak preview? And why not, you know, be a little
more casual this week with our video and just talk you through some of the cool
stuff that I found while I was checking out craft producers in New England?!
I will definitely be doing a deeper dive on a lot of this stuff whether it's a
specific spirit or the producer story or something I learned while I was there. So
you'll definitely be getting a deeper dive on the content but before I put all
of this away and figure out where the heck I'm gonna put it in my place,
I thought what the heck let's talk about it a little bit. So first let me give you
a quick rundown of all of the places that I visited. There was, let's see, from
a distillery standpoint we'll start there...
GrandTen Distilling, Bully Boy Distillers, Boston Harbor Distillery,
...those are all in Boston. Then we have Mad River Distillers up in Burlington,
Vermont and Vermont Distillers as well, which is also in Burlington. Then from a
beer standpoint we have OEC in Oxford, Connecticut and right down the
street from them also Black Hog Brewing Company. We also have Springdale
and Jack's Abbey which are in Framingham, Massachusetts. New England Brewing
Company is in Connecticut and then Aeronaut up in Boston, Foam Brewers in
Burlington, Vermont. I have something from Bissell Brothers here in Maine and then
Tree House in Massachusetts as well...and if you follow craft beer at all I'm sure
you've heard of Tree House and quite a few of these others. Then from a
cider perspective we have Bantam in Massachusetts and then Citizen Cider and
Shacksbury Cider both up in Vermont. So that's kind of the array of producers
that you see behind me but let me tell you a little bit about some of the cool
stuff that I brought back! I'm not going to go over every single one
because that will be a whole day's worth of information and like I said I'm
gonna go deeper on a lot of these things but let me just
share with you a couple of the fun things that I brought back. So first
things first, Fire Puncher Black. It is a flavored
vodka it's from GrandTen Distilling and to be perfectly honest when they
first brought this out right first read the description which says, "chocolate and
pepper flavored vodka", I was a little bit like, "eh I'm not in college anymore. Like
what is this? Right? Like what are we getting ourselves into here?" but when I
tasted it ah like it is like Mexican hot chocolate in a vodka, which again
probably sounds a little weird and you're like, "wait, what?" but I'm telling
you when I took a sip of this I was like I have to have this like and so I'm
really excited to start experimenting with cocktails and figuring out kind of
what I'm gonna do there. Let's stay over here let me tell you a little bit about
OEC Brewing here and so this is their flagship Tempest. And then this is a
really fun thing that I brought back. It is their sour beer, one of their sour
beers, that they blend with an unfiltered sake. And so I know it sounds super weird
but it is so freakin good and I cannot wait to open this and try it again and tell
you all about it when I do. They are...so OEC has an amazing amazing story and I
will definitely be going deeper there but they are all into a sour and wild
beers and they just the things they are doing the kind of innovations by, funnily
enough, going back to history um in terms of brewing and different ways to brew
beers is just a really amazing story. Then, let's see what else I want to show
you? So we have Shacksbury Cider up in Vermont that I mentioned and so they are
doing something really cool called The Lost Apple project. And what that is is
basically there's all these varieties of apples that used to exist in America and
a lot of them have been lost when they were ripped up during Prohibition and
they didn't know what else to do with cider apple trees a lot of them never
came back but there are here and there one tree here one tree there and so they
are essentially foraging for wild apples and then they're making ciders out of
them. This "Lost and Found" here is kind of a blend of whatever they found that year
and whatever they made it out of and then when they find cider apples that
they really like they graft them into their orchard and try to bring that
variety back. So a really cool noble project there that results in a
delicious cider and I will definitely be going deeper there for you. Um, back to
beer so New England Brewing Company for those of you who are craft beer
aficionados maybe you have heard of Fuzzy Baby Ducks. This is kind of one of
their flagship beers and you know New England Brewing Company was one of the
kind of OGs of New England brewing and they also were one of the pioneers
with canning. So if you all remember, years and years ago if a beer was in a
can you kind of thought it was a shit beer, right? But now, I mean look at all
these amazing craft beers in cans. Well someone had to take a leap and kind of
start that first and take the risk to get out of bottles and go into cans and
New England Brewing Company was one of those breweries, particularly in New
England they were one of the very first to do that. And so, they kind of led the
way and we have them to thank for that because let's be honest when you go
check out new breweries and you go check out new beers part of the fun is like
let me see the can what's the can art on it, right? And if we weren't in cans we
would be able to have that so they are a really cool story and even more fun is
you know why do they name it Fuzzy Baby Ducks? Why does this can have this
Unicorn, kind of honestly farting a rainbow that a duck is sliding down? And
all of their beers do have...the name and the can story are super fun stories
and so I'm hoping that I can end up doing a series telling you a little bit
about each each beer in each can. Then we have Tree House down here. Let me move these
a little bit. So Tree House, many of you have probably heard of. It's kind of
famous or infamous depending on, you know, your perspective. And the day that I was
there it was like six degrees out, the snow was blowing, it was like super
frigid, that New England weather. And I mean, even like, I mean I'm a California
girl now but even the locals were like "this is cold!" Right? I mean it was bad
and there were people standing outside, ninety-minute line outside, to get in and
get their allotment of Tree House beer. So they have a really unique approach and
they kind of launch lots of new beers and they only launch them on certain
days and they pretty much sell out the day they launch them. And so I'm very
fortunate and lucky that I was able to get my hands on some without too too
much effort or line waiting and get to talk to people about why they do what
they do and try some of their beers and meet the people who are making their
amazing beers. So that's that's one there. Then back to the spirits!
Um, let's kind of jump back over here, so this is kind of fun. This is
kind of fun. It is the Old Fashioned and so it's what it sounds like...it's an Old
Fashioned in a bottle. And again, at first when they brought this out I was a
little bit like, "seems a little gimmicky. Like, I don't know, Old Fashioneds are pretty
easy to make and that's part of the art of cocktail making, right?" But when I
tasted it I mean it's really delicious. And the reason it's so delicious is
because they're making it right. This isn't like a flavored Old Fashioned or
like a made up Old Fashioned. I mean, this is as the spirit is aging in the barrel
they then add Angostura bitters to it and then they add the right amount of
sugar to it and they let it continue to age in the barrel for a little while and
they make an Old Fashioned in the barrel and then they bottle it for you to enjoy
at home! Which is nice and easy entertaining, you just pour this over
ice, throw a few garnishes in and you are happy as a clam! So that's from Bully Boy
Distillers in Boston. Boston Harbor Distillery, so Ronda is the founder and
CEO of Boston Harbor Distillery and she was like hire number two for, you know
Sam Adams. So she is a legend in the craft beer scene and really helped build
the Sam Adams brand to what it is today. But you know over time she kind of
left and now she is doing this Boston Harbor Distillery and they make
incredible spirits. I have one or two others I'll probably mention from them,
but this line of spirits is called the Spirit of Boston and what's really fun
about this is she is taking Sam Adams beer and distilling it into whisky. And
so what's cool about this for me is, I'm a New Englander, right,
I have been drinking Sam Adams for as long as I can remember and so I know what Sam
Adams beer tastes like and especially when they tell you what beer it is you
can really, like this one is from the Sam Adams Double Black Lager, and so if you
know what that tastes like, which as a New Englander I do, right,
you can pick up like the actual Sam Adams beer as you're drinking this
whiskey. So this is really fun and it is really like the beer lovers whiskey.
Definitely will go deeper and tell you some more about them. Rum, so rum, if you
didn't know, has a very deep New England history and you know, I knew that, but I
didn't know how deep it was and all specifications of it. So I learned a ton
about New England style rum while I was there and we're gonna be writing a series on
it and kind of going deeper on that to tell you all about it as well. But there
were some really amazing rums that I tried and what differentiates a New
England style rum is that it is made from 100% blackstrap molasses and so
that's really the differentiator. And man, I mean I I've always liked rum but I've
never really been one to like sip on rum or appreciate rum on its own and this
trip has changed my mind about that completely. So now I'm really excited to
kind of dive deep into rum and start exploring it more. And this from GrandTen
Distillers, this Medford Rum is one great example. And then these two here
from Mad River Distillers are also great examples of rums. Honestly, this PX rum is
aged in sherry barrels and this honestly almost drinks a little bit more like a
whiskey. I think they even say somewhere in here like makes great Manhattans or
something. Um and so this is really incredible and super fun and then this
is their maple cask aged rum and the whole story of how this gets to be what
it is, is just a super fun story and honestly when they were telling it to me
I was like this has to be told. This is such a fun story and it reminds me of
like when I was a kid watching Mr. Rogers and seeing how crayons were made.
Right? Like that I got that little bit of excitement of kind of the peek behind
the curtain with the maple cask rum so I'm excited to tell you all about that too!
And then last, but certainly not least we have some fun liqueurs. This is blueberry liqueur from Vermont
Distillers. And so if you're not from New England and you've never had a Maine
blueberry, first of all let me just say you're missing out. Maine blueberries
are like no other blueberries.They are juicier, they have a deeper blueberry
flavor, they are...oh my gosh I don't know how to describe it. It's just whenever
you eat Maine blueberries you know you're eating Maine blueberries even if,
you know, there's no label on them and you didn't technically know. And so when
I first took a sip of this I did not know they were using Maine blueberries
in this and what I said to the woman who I was talking to as I took a sip I was
like, "Oh my gosh this tastes like I'm biting into Maine blueberries!" and she
was like, "Funnily enough that's what we use. We bring in Maine blueberries to
make this blueberry liqueur." and I think she said it was something like over a
quart of fresh fruit in every one of these bottles so it is just amazing and
they also suggest like pouring it on ice cream and desserts and things which I'm
super excited to try. I also have a nice cranberry liqueur here from GrandTen
Distilling and that's nice and tart and I can't wait to experiment with some
cocktails there. Last we have here from Boston Harbor Distillery a maple cream
and this is so freakin good in your coffee, like so good! And such a fun
bottle but they also, when I was at the distillery they make cocktails there.
Totally different than what were allowed to do in distilleries in California, I
might add. Awesome. And so they were making cocktails and they made kind of a
play on a White Russian with this maple cream and good
So I'm also really excited to experiment with that in cocktails...oooh, oooh! Falling beers...
and tell you more about that. So before these all start falling on me I don't know why
they're falling, they're on a flat table...maybe we have a little minor tremor here in
California or something. But that's kind of the overview of my haul from my New
England research trip and I'm super excited to share the stories of these
producers tell you more about the spirits maybe share some recipes as I
kinda come up with some things. But if you're in New England definitely make
sure to go check some of these places out and I will tell you more about them
in the future and for now, if there's any of these things
that I mentioned today that you're like, "oh my god I want to learn more about
that! I want to hear more about that! I can't wait until she does a piece on
that!" let me know in the comments below because I'm happy to, as I figure out
what I'm gonna write first and what I'm gonna do videos on first, I'm happy to
prioritize based on what you all want. So yeah until then keep drinking craft
drink local. Yay New England!
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