Unfortunately, my helles bock was not selected as the winner of the Sam Adams Patriot Homebrew Contest, but I can’t complain about making it to the final five. Guess we’ll throw some beers at the upcoming Longshot and see what sticks! I’ve updated the Awards page again; I took a 1st place for [...]
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Sam Adams Patriot Competition: Results this week…
Monday, February 23, 2009
It appears that the final round has been judged and the winner is to be announced this week. I’m awaiting the news with restrained optimism…
A short video about the competition and judging was posted on YouTube this weekend. It appears to have been very… festive…
Blackstone Aleworks is dead…
Sunday, February 1, 2009
I hate to post this buzzkill so soon after the good Sam Adams news below, but it would appear that I have to rename the brewery. I received a somewhat pedantic email from the Blackstone Brewery in Nashville, TN, who feels I’m about to infringe upon their trademark. I’m not entirely sure why [...]
Pale Bock goes to the final round of the Samuel Adams Patriot Homebrew Competition
Thursday, January 29, 2009
I just received a phone call from the Boston Beer Company, letting me know that my Pale Bock is a finalist in the Samuel Adams Patriot Homebrew Contest. My beer will now go on to a second round judging to take place mid-February. The competition is down to FIVE competitors! In case you haven’t [...]
Happy New Year!
Friday, January 9, 2009
2008 was a busy year for Blackstone Aleworks. I can safely say that thirty-something batches of beer brewed this year bolstered my drive to make this brewery a reality; twenty medals in six different competitions (including two Best of Shows) really helped validate I’m trying to accomplish. I’ve been mostly dormant since December, [...]
More awards…
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I’ve updated the Awards page to reflect some recent successes. I was awarded BEST OF SHOW honors for my Organic IPA, at the 2008 National Organic Brewing Challenge. My beer was chosen from a field of 115 entries, so I’m very honored by this particular award. The Organic IPA was made with [...]
Awards!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Things have been quiet on the news front, but rest assured that we haven’t been idle here at the Aleworks. I recently took a total of eight medals at two recent competitions: the Topsfield Fair and the Blues n’ Brews event in Nashoba. My Scottish 80/- took its second gold medal of the [...]
Friday, August 1, 2008
In case you’re wondering what, if anything, I’ve been up to…
Right now, I’m in the process of working up business plans for the brewery. I expect this to take a while, as the details can be pretty complicated, even for a tiny brewery. I’m writing up plans for several variations: nano-brewery, small production brewery, brewpub, [...]
Update
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
I spoke to Edgar Luna from the Planning Division yesterday, and verified that the residential use would never fly in Worcester, and that no sort of special use variance would be likely to be granted. He was very helpful in supplying the documentation to that effect, and offered to check any other possible addresses for [...]
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
I received the following note from Edgar Luna, of the Planning Division:
This office received your letter dated June 18, 2008, addressed to the “Zoning Board”. I read with interest yout proposed project. Attached please find the Worcester Zoning Ordinance regulations that pertain to “Manufacturing Uses”. I included a small map to help you identify the [...]