Buzzed: Beers, Booze and Coffee Brews: Where to Find the Best Craft Beverages in New England

by Erik Ofgang

Overview

Buzzed boldly goes where no New England craft beverage book has gone before, tapping New England’s burgeoning craft beer industry, the region’s longtime coffeehouse culture, and the up-and-coming world of craft distilling. With the everyman perspective and wit of Anthony Bourdain, Erik Ofgang, an award-winning food and travel writer at Connecticut Magazine, takes readers on a rollicking tour of New England’s craft beverage scene. Focusing on craft beverage clusters (areas where breweries, distilleries, and great coffeehouses can be found in close proximity to one another) Buzzed profiles the heroes of the beverage world and tells readers all they need to know about visiting a particular drinking establishment. In addition readers will learn about "solid side trips" at each location that will keep the non-drinking members of your family or group happy. The book contains all the information you need to make your liquid vacation a success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939017659
Publisher:	Islandport Press
Publication date:	12/10/2015
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Erik Ofgang is an award-winning writer, musician and magician whose work regularly appears in dozens of magazines and newspapers throughout the country, including The Associated Press, The Hartford Courant, and Connecticut Magazine, where he works as a staff writer and content curator. During his career he has interviewed many entertainment icons such as Ringo Starr, Harvey Keitel, Joe Cocker, Steve Martin, and Tony Bennett. He teaches writing at Western Connecticut State University and is the founding editor of Poor Yorick a literary journal published by the University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program. When he’s not writing or conducting intensive field "research" at breweries or distilleries he can be found playing bass with the international touring Celtic roots band, MacTalla Mor.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Suggested Itineraries 9

Massachusetts

Introduction 21

Boston, Part 1 23

Boston, Part 2 32

Nantucket 39

Great Barrington and Sheffield 47

Bonus Brewery: Wachusett Brewing Company 57

Another Round: Massachusetts 60

Maine and New Hampshire

Introduction 63

Portland, Part 1 65

Portland, Part 2 74

Rockland and Rockport 82

Bonus Brewery: Maine Beer Company 89

Another Round: Maine 92

Portsmouth, Part 1 94

Portsmouth, Part 2 104

Another Round: New Hampshire 110

Connecticut and Rhode Island

Introduction 113

Stamford 115

Bridgeport and Stratford 125

Mystic 132

Bonus Brewery: Shebeen Brewing Company 141

Another Round: Connecticut 144

Newport 146

Providence 154

Bonus Brewery: Grey Sail Brewing Company 162

Another Round: Rhode Island 164

Vermont

Introduction 167

Burlington, Part 1 169

Burlington, Part 2 179

Quechee and Bridgewater Corners 186

Brattleboro 193

Another Round: Vermont 202

Glossary 204