The Beer State

Parent Company of Mass Brew Bus Acquires Rhode Island Brew Bus

Rhode Island Brew Bus

December 13, 2017

Zach Poole (left) of The Maine Brew Bus and Bill Nangle of The Rhode Island Brew Bus after transfer of the company was completed on December 11, 2017. (Photo courtesy The Rhode Island Brew Bus) Zach Poole, founder of The Maine Brew Bus, LLC, announced that he has acquired the operations of The Rhode Island…

Brew England: Woodstock, VT and then back to Boston

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 8, 2017

Our group left Stowe to return back to Boston where we started from. But not without having a few more Vermont experiences, and visiting the second-largest craft brewing company in the United States. That’s what happened on the last day on the Brew England tour, an itinerary that is offered as part of American Experiences presented by TourMappers…

Brew England: Stowe, VT

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 6, 2017

After 5 days and hundreds of miles on the Brew England road, it was time to stay close to the charming village of Stowe and taste all that was right around us. This is what we decided for our second to last day on the Brew England tour, an itinerary that is offered as part of…

Brew England: Bethlehem and Littleton, NH, and on to Vermont

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 5, 2017

Bright and early we take the scenic Kancamagus Highway to tiny towns and villages in New Hampshire and Vermont that are making amazing beer. This is how we began this day on the Brew England tour, an itinerary that is offered as part of the American Experiences presented by TourMappers North America. We took the eastern portion…

Brew England: North Conway, NH

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 4, 2017

As we took a turn towards the North, we left coastal New England behind to explore the chiseled forms and mountain brewed beers in the Mount Washington Valley area of the Granite State. On the road again for the Brew England tour, an itinerary that is offered as part of the American Experiences offerings of TourMappers…

Brew England: Portland, ME

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 3, 2017

We explored the rock-bound coast of Maine by heading north to Fort Williams and Portland Head Light, taking a historic tour of Maine’s largest city, and trying amazing beers in this very special place. It was time for the second day of the Brew England tour, an itinerary that is currently underway as part of the American Experiences…

Brew England: Boston and Portsmouth, NH

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 2, 2017

We started our adventure in Boston, the birthplace of the American Revolution, and end in the former Province of Massachusetts after visiting four very different breweries. This was the beginning of the Brew England tour that is currently underway as part of the American Experiences offerings of TourMappers North America. Our group had assembled at…

On the Road in Brew England

American Experiences • Don Littlefield

October 1, 2017

Today begins an epic journey through multiple New England states to learn more about the history, culture, and to drink all of the beer! Earlier this year we attended the very first Beer Tourism and Marketing Conference in Asheville, NC. While there we met Tori Ossola, a native New Englander who serves as the Program Development…

An Update from Ezra

Ezra Juskewitch • Staff

June 29, 2017

After a two-year hiatus from the craft beer industry, and in a move probably surprising very few, I am pleased to announce my return to the fold. I’m coming back to beer by way of Lagunitas Brewing Company, and I am pumped. I’m rejoining the ranks as their Northeast Events Coordinator, so I expect to…

Tour Preview – Wild Brew Yonder Tour

January 16, 2017

TODAY WE WILL PREVIEW THE WILD BREW YONDER TOUR, AN ADVENTURE THAT TAKES OFF EACH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE CRAFT BEER CELLAR FORT POINT. “Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun— The official song of The United States Air Force Inspired by a song originally written by Robert MacArthur…