Monthly Archives: July 2011

biker — If you’re a beer nerd, live on the South Coast of MA (or anywhere reasonably close) and haven’t been to the Rose Alley Ale House, you’re a dbag. Seriously. Why didn’t you people tell me about this place?? There’s some craft beer craziness going on there. Save me, Jeebus. Following […]

Rose Alley Ale House

28 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged barleywine / beer / bitter / fruit beer / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / oak-aged / quad / Rose Alley Ale House / wifey by squirrelfarts

pourfarmtap — New Bedford, on the south coast of Massachusetts was once one of the most important whaling ports in the world, along with Nantucket. Herman Melville lived and worked in New Bedford, and wrote the novel Moby Dick in the early 1850s. When whaling died out, the town industry turned to […]

New Bedford

27 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged 21st Amendment / amber ale / beer / irish lad / lady friend / Left Hand / milk stout / New Bedford / Pour Farm Tavern / Rapscallion / Travessia / urban winery / wine / winery by squirrelfarts

westportriverwineglass — So it’s come to this. A wine post. Yikes. I’ll down a beer, savor a cocktail and wax poetic on the magical properties of a good whiskey, but when it comes to wine… that’s my exit on the highway of booze. However, Lady Friend is a big fan, and chose […]

Wining and Whining

26 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged EyeDoc / lady friend / sparkling / vineyard / Westport Rivers / wifey / wine / winery by squirrelfarts

justbeerint9kegs — I don’t remember where or when I became aware of Just Beer brewery, but it’s been in the back of my mind for awhile. Since we had nothing planned for the weekend, on a whim I proposed doing a trip down to the south coast of Mass. The Just Beer […]

Just Beer.

25 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged beer / brewery / Cascade / IPA / irish lad / just beer / lady friend / pale ale / Sorachi-Ace / summer / wheat by squirrelfarts

bullyboyclipboard — Last week, Lady Friend clued me in to something she noticed while flipping through the Improper Bostonian. It seems that a craft distillery had opened in Boston. A. Craft. Distillery. In Boston. Let’s just get everybody on the same page here. A distillery. Not a brewery. Breweries make beer. We […]

Bully Boy!

20 Jul, 2011 in Boston / Drink tagged Boston / distillery / lady friend / rum / vodka / whiskey / white whiskey by squirrelfarts

hops — Irish Lad and I are comrades in beer. His counterpart, Wifey, is not a beer drinker, and has started to get irritated when we hang out, because he and I geek out with beer talk, for hours if left uninterrupted. We both enjoy a wide variety of craft brews, as […]

Beeriffic Brews

18 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged beer / Berkshire Brewing / boobs / Boston Beer Works / citra / Harpoon / homebrew / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / pale ale / PBR / rye / Sierra Nevada / wifey / zero by squirrelfarts

irishshoutout — Apparently, I was mistaken by saying the Pegu Blog was my first official blog shoutout. The Irish Lad accomplished that right after the public launch of my ramblings. Oops. Go read it here. I comment as “O’Flanagan” on his blog. I have many aliases. Never tell an Irishman your real […]

Shoutout: The Prequel

18 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged irish lad / oops / Pegu Blog / shoutout by squirrelfarts

sf_shoutout_01 — Squirrel Farts, The Blog has its first official shoutout. Much thanks to The Pegu Blog. Click here. I’ve been following The Pegu Blog for awhile, and it’s a great source of information, opinion and reviews. Be sure to check out the posts on Boston, and the series on Building a […]

Shoutout

13 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged Pegu Blog / shoutout by squirrelfarts

farmhouse_03 — This is Part Five of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. The Farmhouse A lovely night for the beer garden. Following the suggestions from our 3 Needs bartender, the Lady Friend and I strolled over to The Farmhouse, and […]

Beercation 2011: Part 6, The Farmhouse

13 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged beer / beer garden / Burlington / lady friend / people watching / stout / vermont by squirrelfarts

passport_back — This is Part Five of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. 3 Needs A fantastically divey taproom. 3 Needs is only about a block away from the madness of Church St in Burlington, but you’d walk right past it […]

Beercation 2011: Part 5, 3 Needs

12 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged beer / Belgian / boch / brewpub / Burlington / Ferrari / hop burn / IPA / lady friend / nipples / passport / pilsner / vermont / wheat / wit by squirrelfarts

shotglasses — For the past couple months, Lady Friend and I had been discussing a road trip up to Vermont, and perhaps Canada. I’ve been mulling it over since about a year ago, when I learned of the existence of Alberta Premium, a 100% rye Canadian whisky. As a rye lover, I […]

Alberta Premium

12 Jul, 2011 in Drink tagged Alberta Premium / Boston / Copley / Elsa / lady friend / Local 121 / Montreal / Oak Room / pikesville / Providence / rittenhouse / rye / SAQ / taste test / whisky by squirrelfarts

flatbread_03 — This is Part Four of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. American Flatbread What is this so-called pizza’ed pie? Post Magic Hat, we checked into our hotel and called a cab to drive us downtown for an evening of […]

Beercation 2011: Part 4, American Flatbread

7 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged American Ale / American Flatbread / beer / brewpub / Burlington / hop burn / IPA / lady friend / palate fatigue / pale ale / pizza / vermont by squirrelfarts