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STOCK THIS STUFF

by Kirsten Amann For lovers of cocktails and other fine beverages, holiday gift buying options just keep getting better and better. As you gear up for this year’s busy season we’ve selected a range of dream gift ideas for all types of drinkers. Whether shopping for virgin soda sippers, beer...
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HAS THE GREAT PUMKIN FAD FADED?

WHEN IT COMES to seasonal brews there have been none so popular as pumpkin. Every year pumpkin mania seemed to grow with brewers releasing their offerings earlier and earlier to appease the masses. But if you’re thinking that there are not as many pumpkin beers lining the shelves this year,...
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AB INBEV CLEARS THE FINAL HURDLE

THE MEGA BREW has arrived. Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller investors finally voted in favor of the more than $1OO billion combination of the world’s first- and second-largest brewers, marking the last major hurdle the deal needed to clear in order to close. Both companies’ stockholders voted in favor of all...
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HAMBURGER BEER . . . IT’S A THING

WELL THIS IS A FIRST: a beer that doesn’t just pair with a burger, it actually tastes like one?! Red Robin’s Grilled Pineapple golden ale (which debuted at the Great American Beer Festival in early October) contains no actual beef, but is modelled on the burgers from their Banzai Burger,...
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Collective Arts

by Andy Vrouch MASSACHUSETTS has long been a competitive beer marketplace, attracting brewers from around the world. As its hub, Boston calls brewers from California to Belgium to Japan to send their ales and lagers to the city to battle alongside local brands. These brewers know that Boston is an...
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HI-NEIGHBOR! HAVE A HEFEWEIZEN!

Narragansett Beer and Bananagrams teamed up for the latest collaboration in the “Hi Neighbor Mash-Up” Series in which the brewery partners with an iconic Rhode Island company to create a unique beer. It is brewed with 4O% wheat malt. Suggested retail is $9.99 per 6-pack of 16-ounce Tallboy cans. AVAILABLE...
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SAMUEL ADAMS OCTOBERFEST

This annual release is now available. Suggested retail is $7.99 to $9.99 per 6-pack; $14.99 to $17.99 for a 12-pack of bottles and Sam Cans; $1.99 to $2.49 per 16-ounce single cans. It is also included in the Fall Variety 12-pack, which includes Boston Lager, Hoppy Red and new brews...
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HOCHSTADTER’S SLOW & LOW ROCK & RYE

This 84 proof cocktail is available in a 1OOml can. Based on a pre-Prohibition era recipe, it is made with a blend of aged straight rye whiskey, navel oranges, honey, Angostura Bitters and a small dose of rock candy. Also sold in 75Oml bottles and 375ml flasks Suggested retail is...
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DOMAINE DE POUILLY BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2O14

Made from 1OO% Chardonnay, this wine has fresh and fruity aromas, ripe and round with vanilla and brioche scents. On the mouth, the wine is dense and rich, fresh and subtle. Suggested retail is $19.99. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits

CLOS LACHANCE

This line of ultra-premium wines includes a Cabernet Sauvignon, Meritage and a Chardonnay. They are made from estate grapes while remaining Certified California Sustainable Winegrowers. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits