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New England Beer Adventures, Manchester, NH (2026)

09/05/2026

Beer style spotlight. 🍻🍻🔦💡

Labor day weekend is upon us & what better way to kick it off than checking out a couple dank looking DIPA's from two breweries that consistently pump out some of the best available in my region of the U.S. We have what a lot of people consider to be the best brewery in New Hampshire for IPA's & a heavy hitter collaboration with breweries out of New York & Oregon. The ABV% can fluctuate by state, but the alcohol content of a DIPA is usually around 7-7.5%ABV. The good ones can mask the booze & disguise themselves as standard IPA's which can become dangerous quickly. This was a tight round since these two were both delicious so let's get into it. 🍻🍻☘🔥

SPUD JUICE DIPA from Spyglass Brewing 7/10*

JUICE = JUICE (BATCH 4) DIPA from Equilibrium Brewery in collaboration with Great Notion Brewing 7.5/10* 🏆

With a couple bangers in my hands here it wasn't a easy choice here. That SPUD JUICE DIPA was excellent being so juicy, hoppy & hazy with subtle melon & piney flavor throughout. Spyglass Brewing usually murders the New England hazy IPA's & this was no different. JUICE = JUICE (BATCH 4) DIPA was the winner here with Citra, Idaho 7, Galaxy & some dank tropical citrus. It had a freshly squeezed OJ finish with some island fruit & big peach notes. Couple good beers here that were both BEERGASM worthy for sure, Cheers! 🍻🍻☘🔥🏆✌♥️🍺

09/04/2026

Stopped through Blasty Bough Brewing Company in Epsom, NH for a few pints on a beautiful New England day. It had been just under five years since my first visit in September of 2021 where I had a flight & a pint on the deck in the midst of Covid. Blasty Bough Brewing Company was established in early 2018 on the McClary Hill Farm with the brewery being named after a amber pine branch historically used by settlers to kindle fires. There are plenty of beautiful views to be had on this hilltop farm & brewery, but those fun highland cows are my favorite part on top of the beers. I had wanted to come back & check these guys out again for awhile now, but had seen they weren't brewing & selling their own beers on draft for what seemed like years. There was multiple different styles offered here with a Witbier, Stout, Brown, Sour, Porter, Hefeweizen & more. The tap list hadn't changed much since my visit in 2021, but it was good to know they're back brewing their own stuff again so I could try a few of the IPA's they have draft. I was able to scoop a couple new beers I hadn't had & revisited one I drank here previously so let's get to it. 🍻🍻☘🔥

The first pint was the BOONIE-CRUISER IPA, a nice bitter, but smooth & hoppy IPA with a clean citrus finish. At a drinkable 6.2%ABV it was a good IPA to start with here & work my way up slowly to the DIPA. My second pint was my favorite of the three in the RHUTE FO-AH IPA. A excellent American IPA made with rhubarb containing juice & a dry, hoppy refreshing fun flavor unlike any IPA I can remember having. For my final pint I scooped THE UNDAUNTABLE DIPA, a solid average 7.9%ABV, but nothing to write home about in my opinion. It was made with clove which I'm not a fan of in my IPA's. Although I'm all for a different sub-style or variant on a pre-existing style, this just didn't work for me. The first two were the winners for me & worth grabbing if you make the visit here. 🍻🍻🍺☘

They do have some food options, but we had previously eaten so it wasn't on the agenda. I didn't see cans to go, but they did offer growler options in 16oz & 32oz. Growlers are a archaic way of transporting beer unless you plan on opening it within a few hours & drinking it in one session. The amount of people I've heard complaining about the freshness of beer out of a growler over the years days after originally opening it is shocking. Getting a canning machine isn't cheap & bringing people in to can for you is equally as expensive, definitely a hard situation for the small guys. There was a small, but fun taproom with hightops, tables, rail seating, bar & a deck that wrapped around the building to sit on. Cool, chill farm brewery with a nice pleasant vibe & some good beers on draft. BEERGASM achieved here with those first two IPA's & worth checking out if you're in the area for sure, cheers! 🍻🍻🔥☘🚜🏆✌♥️🍺

09/03/2026

BEER OF THE WEEK goes to a style I hadn't had before in the SPRANG Kolsch from Trillium Brewing Company, a very hoppy & hazy Kolsch inspired ale. The gimmicks were notes of passionfruit, Concord grape, mango & white wine brought to life with a dose of Nelson Sauvin. It's a light-bodied, dry, clean & refreshing Kolsch with Pilsner malt character, grain & minimal bitterness on the finish. The haze here was straight up sexy for a 4.9%ABV Kolsch & this is definitely a great Spring/Summer beer if you're looking for something light & hazy, but not heavy. 🍻🍻☘🔥✌♥️🍺

09/02/2026

Beer spotlight. 🍻🍻🔦💡

Wednesday is Hump Day for me this week since I have the weekend off from the brewery I work at for the holiday. I figured I'd check out a couple new dark beers that I had kicking around the fridge & give them a try. Two different styles here from a couple of my favorite New Hampshire breweries. I don't know too much about Extra Strong Bitters a.k.a. ESB's or Black IPA's so this was a perfect combination to look at. I have had some excellent ESB's over the years & some mid ones, same with the Black IPA, so let's get into these two & see which one wins. 🍻🍻☘🔥

DEAD DEVOTION (ESB) from Kettlehead Brewing 5.5/10*

NIGHT SWIMMING Black IPA from Rockingham Brewing Company 8/10* 🏆

The DEAD DEVOTION (ESB) was good & drinkable, but to dry & light-bodied for me without a good amount of flavor I have come to enjoy in Bitter's. The DEAD DEVOTION series is a fun traditional series from Kettlehead Brewing that is a nice departure from the IPA's they're known for. NIGHT SWIMMING Black IPA was a delicious & smooth roasty Cascadian Dark Ale that retained most of the hops of a drinkable regular hoppy IPA, but with the perception of caramel malt. This Black IPA was definitely BEERGASM worthy & worth scooping up to try if you see it in the wild. 🍻🍻☘🔥🏆✌♥️🍺

09/01/2026

Checked out The Red Blazer Restaurant and Pub in Concord, NH for a few pints of some dank New England IPA's & a nice phat burger. Having heard only good things about this place over the years I figured it was a good time to check it out. Open seven days a week, it was perfect for my schedule with Mondays off on the regular. This iteration of The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub was established in 2000 after a earlier restaurant operating at the same location used the name "Red Blazer" from 1982 to 1995. The main building & dining room was first built in 1972 & has been expanded on since into what it is now. The tap list here was better than expected with some good New Hampshire & New England staples on draft. They included the PALE ALE from Tuckerman Brewing Company, PIG'S EAR BROWN ALE from Woodstock Inn Brewery & WINNI ALE Red Ale from 603 Brewery. I had a few different pints of some IPA's I've had in the past, but always love on draft so let's get into it. 🍻🍻🍺☘

I started off this journey with a pint of the EASY OPERATOR IPA from Deciduous Brewing Company which I have enjoyed multiple times in the past in can & on draft. This is a consistently dank hazy made with American hops with some good citrus & apricot that drinks super smooth. My second pint was the TUBULAR IPA from Orono Brewing Company, again another beer I've had in the past, but always delicious. I had this on the ferry back from Monhegan Island in Maine recently & it made for a great ocean beer. It hits perfectly with a juicy tropical triple dry-hop & some good hops including Citra, El Dorado, Topaz & Galaxy. The last pint of the visit was a Concord & New Hampshire original IPA I first drank in 2018 or so, the MISGUIDED ANGEL IPA from Lithermans Limited Brewing Co. It was still a solid 7.5%ABV IPA with a classic New England hazy hop base including Citra, Simcoe & Mosaic. It's Lithermans Limited flagship beer that I remember being everywhere on draft everywhere years ago in New Hampshire. 🍻🍻🔥☘

Let's get into that burger I got the Peanut Pub Burger with cheddar, steak seasoning, bacon BBQ sauce with Cajun onion strings with a side of sweet potato fries. Excellent burger that brought a definite BURGERGASM RATING of 85/100 for the win here, just the right amount of gimmicks with the bacon BBQ sauce & onion strings. Excellent service from our server & a fun atmosphere with all the seating options here including tables, booths, high tops, bar seating. A fun spot with 30+ taps & some excellent staples from our New England region, well worth checking out for lunch or dinner, Cheers! 🍻🍻🔥☘🏆🦊✌♥️🍺

08/31/2026

Bangor, ME & the surrounding area definitely brought the beer between the four breweries I checked out in the past couple weeks on my pages. There was so much more to see in this area beer & brewery wise, but I will be back sooner than later. I'll be writing about some New Hampshire spots over the next couple weeks now including a few taverns & a NH brewery I never covered on this page. Then after that I'll be back to looking at plenty more northern Maine breweries, a Portland, ME brewery & a tavern on my way back home. 🍻🍻🏞☘

Here are a handful of my favorite pics from the Bangor, ME stay, it was quite the marathon, but definitely a fun time. 🍻🍻

2 Feet Brewing
Geaghan's Pub & Craft Brewery
Mason's Brewing Company
Bangor Beer Co.

Cheers! 🍻🍻🏞🌊🔥☘✌♥️🍺

08/30/2026

Maine beer spotlight. 🍻🍻🔦💡

Sticking with my Maine theme for a few more days before pivoting to some spots in NH, let's get into some different IPA's from the pine tree state. There is a American IPA here from the most northern brewery in the states that is bordering Canada which I'll be covering soon & a DIPA from one of Maine's most popular breweries. I still have plenty of content coming up from some northern Maine breweries this next month of September & beyond, but for now let's check out these two beers. 🍻🍻🍺🏞

COSMICA DIPA from Bissell Brothers 8/10* 🏆

NORTHWOODS American IPA from First Mile Brewing Co. 7/10*

A couple excellent beers here & really good representations of their respective styles. The NORTHWOODS American IPA was hoppy, clean & crispy with good tropical & citrus flavors at a nice 6%ABV. There was something about that COSMICA DIPA though, to me it was better than a couple of Bissell Brothers staple IPA's. It was citrusy, dank, resinous & with a good amount of passionfruit as well as all that haze I love in my IPA's. Cheers! 🍻🍻☘🔥🏆🏞✌♥️🍺

08/29/2026

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers spotlight. 🍺🍺🔦💡

Some light stuff from a brewery known for that style with a Pilsner & a Lager. We're learning together so here is a quick little lesson on the definition of each of style starting with that Pils. A German Pilsner is straw to pale in color with a malty sweetness that can be perceived in both aroma & flavor. The hop bitterness on a German Pilsner is usually medium or high. Now onto the Amber Lager or Red, these are medium-bodied & malt-forward that traditionally include Vienna & caramel malts. They are amber in color & bitterness can range from low to medium-high. Let's check out the two I scooped & figure out which style won out this round. 🍻🍻☘🔥

BOHEMIAN TWILIGHT Amber Lager 7/10* 🏆

POST SHIFT PILSNER 6.5/10*

That POST SHIFT PILSNER was my first beer after a shift at the brewery I work at, go figure. It was very light & clean drinking with a sweet subtle malt taste & grassy finish. The winner of the two in my book was that BOHEMIAN TWILIGHT Amber Lager that had a little honey flavor in there, caramel, malts & a proper amount of bitterness. I've slowly become a big Amber/Red fan & this was a nice, very drinkable one for sure. Cheers! 🍻🍻☘🔥🏆✌♥️🍺

08/28/2026

Bangor Beer Co. in Bangor, ME for a few pints & some easy eats for the last of four breweries on our trip in & around the city. Another new brewery for me, I was barely familiar with the brand other than enjoying the DISCO SASQUATCH DIPA in can back in mid 2025. These guys were established in late 2017 & will be celebrating ten years next year in 2027. This area is beyond flooded with taverns, restaurants & a good amount of breweries, but with a name like Bangor Beer Co. it felt appropriate to check it out while staying in the city. The brewery is attached to the Oriental Jade restaurant which also doubles as a kitchen for the brewery with a mix of American & Asian/Chinese food. A good amount of different styles represented on the menu with a emphasis on various IPA's, some lighter beers like a Kolsch, Lager, Gose, Cream Ale, Seltzer & more. Let's check out the three pints I scooped & get into the beer a little more here. 🍻🍻☘🔥

I started off with a pint of the BRITE Lager, a excellent light bodied Helles that brought just the right balance of malts & hops. This was a great crisp & smooth starter with a subtle sweet honey finish. I then grabbed a 10oz pour of the HABITAP Kolsch, it was another solid light offering with a malty, bready & sweet flavor. Even at a light 4.5%ABV it still had a good amount of layers & was something you could crush a few of for sure. I finished with a pint of the delicious JURI IPA, this was a super hazy New England IPA that brought the juice at a perfect 7.3%ABV. Theres some guava & passionfruit gimmicks here with a ton of tropical flavor that easily made this my favorite beer of the visit. 🍻🍻☘☘

We ordered the Totchos, which if you have followed my pages you know I'm a tot slut. These were as good as expected with cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, avocado & savory sauce. Then came the Bao Buns with Pork Belly which changed the game. There was a lot of food stuffed in the buns with the pork belly, pickled vegetables, hoisin & cherry chili sauce to finish it off. I left devastatingly stuffed along with the beers & couldn't have put anything else in my body if I tried. All your usual seating options here including tables, hightops & bar with a patio area outside. Plenty of beer to go for home or tastings with friends later. Great spot & definitely BEERGASM worthy with those light beers & dank IPA standing out. Cheers! 🍻🍻🔥☘🌮✌♥️🍺

08/27/2026

BEER OF THE WEEK is a fun collaboration between two popular New England breweries in Mast Landing Brewing Company out of Maine & Trillium Brewing Company from Massachusetts. The MURDOCH DIPA was named after the enormous great white shark that famously traveled the coast between ME and MA. It has peach, nectarine, apricot, orange peel, grapefruit juice, honeydew melon & some subtle dankness. Brewed with Peacharine & Citra hops for a super juicy finish. Cheers! 🍻🍻☘🔥🌊🦈✌♥️🍺

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