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The Beerhunter: The Pumpkin Beer Taste Test (Round 2)

The Beerhunter: The Pumpkin Beer Taste Test (Round 2)

by Hunter Styles | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Featured, Food + Booze, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

When I think back to last fall, and the dozen taste tests I did of pumpkin-flavored beers, my tongue conjures flashbacks of bad and bewildering brews. What can I say? I’m a glutton for punishment. Or maybe I’m an optimist, holding onto a hope that there are pumpkin...
This Weekend: Brattleboro’s Annual LEGO Contest

This Weekend: Brattleboro’s Annual LEGO Contest

by Hunter Styles | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Newsletter

A Piece of Resistance When things fall apart, civility snaps, and a huffing, puffing bully blows our brick houses down, we have to do what our children know to do: wipe our tears, gather it all up block by block, and come to the table to rebuild. That’s the art of...
Friday and Saturday: The Magnetic Fields at MASS MoCA

Friday and Saturday: The Magnetic Fields at MASS MoCA

by Hunter Styles | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, Newsletter

Alt-Indie’s Pole Star We probably shouldn’t bandy around phrases like “one of America’s greatest living songwriters,” given the prolific grassroots music scene these days. But Stephin Merritt pretty much ran away with the title when he penned the three-volume concept...
At Beerology, Homebrewers Can Go Local, Too

At Beerology, Homebrewers Can Go Local, Too

by Hunter Styles | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

At Home with the Brew Local beer ingredients abound, but commercial brewers aren’t the only ones who can get their hands on them. Fun and creative brewing starts at home, too — and many in the Valley have taken up the calling. Mike Schilling has been homebrewing for...
What’s in an “All Local” Beer, Anyway?

What’s in an “All Local” Beer, Anyway?

by Hunter Styles | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

From the Valley, Born and Brewed The crafty little explosion of local breweries up and down the Valley over the last 20 years has become a point of pride for neighbors and travelers alike. But as local craft beer markets across the country have matured from clusters...
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