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The Beerhunter: Westfield Welcomes Tin Bridge Brewing Company

The Beerhunter: Westfield Welcomes Tin Bridge Brewing Company

by Hunter Styles | Nov 8, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Food + Booze, Food Booze and Beyond, News, The Beerhunter

Family-run business is the city’s first visitable craft brewery As the Valley’s local craft beer bubble continues to grow, Westfield looks primed for business. Downtown on Elm Street, Skyline Trading Company — a craft beer bar and homebrew shop — has proven a welcome...
The Beerhunter: Would You Like Squid With That?

The Beerhunter: Would You Like Squid With That?

by Hunter Styles | Nov 6, 2017 | Articles, News, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

If you weren’t expecting this craft beer column to start with a plate of silkworm larvae, believe me, I’m as surprised as you are. But there they were, next to my glass: half a dozen off-white baby bugs, each about an inch long and doused with a honey balsamic sauce....
The Beerhunter: A Crafty New Crop

The Beerhunter: A Crafty New Crop

by Hunter Styles | Oct 9, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

Stone Cow Brewing helps keep an old dairy farm going Massachusetts used to be covered in dairy farms. But industries change with the times. “You can’t really make it in New England solely as a dairy farmer anymore,” says Sean DuBois. “Wholesale milk prices have really...
The Beerhunter: The Imperial Strikes Back

The Beerhunter: The Imperial Strikes Back

by Hunter Styles | Sep 11, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

Earlier this year, I reached into a friend’s beer fridge to grab something light and refreshing before heading outdoors for a hike (as far as I understand the rules, writing this column gives me free access to everyone’s beer). That afternoon’s chatter distracted me,...
The Beerhunter: Roadtrip to The Hudson Valley

The Beerhunter: Roadtrip to The Hudson Valley

by Hunter Styles | Aug 4, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Food Booze and Beyond, Newsletter, The Beerhunter

The thing to remember about summer in the Valley — aside from which SPF to use and which local farm stands sell the best corn — is that it will be over before you know it. Sure, the swimming holes don’t really warm up until September, and the cows at Cook Farm gamely...
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