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Local Winter Brews
The weather outside is frightful, but these locally-brewed beers are decidedly delightful.
Baby, it sure is cold outside. But hearty beer weather is here and there's plenty of superior suds to sip the winter away. Beer-guru (and nice guy) Mike McCabe of Blanchard’s liquor emporium recommends the following MA-made boutique brews to celebrate this chilly season proper. Cheers! Mystic Brewery, Chelsea, MA Three Cranes Saison Ale ABV: 7.0% Saison brewed with cranberries? Yes, please. Crisp, tart and effervescent, this is the champagne of beers—and definitely worth celebrating. Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, Westport, MA Our Finest Regards Barley Wine ABV: 12.1% This medium-bodied sud is packed with aromas of apple, wet wood and malted milk balls. Barley is a fine grain and makes this brew both spritsy and heady…in a very…