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Night Shift Brewing Has Begun
The burners have been lit. The malt poured. The hops added. The yeast pitched. Finally, Night Shift Brewing has officially begun. In case you didn’t notice, the blog has gotten very little love over these past few weeks. In exchange, the Night Shift Brewery has gotten a lot of it. On February 2, we brewed [...]
Boston’s Best Bars on the Red Line (Part 2 of 3)
In this post, Night Shift fellow Phil D’Angelis discusses the best bars by Red Line stops Central and Kendall. For Part 1 of this series (Alewife, Davis and Porter), please click here (yes, we neglected stop Harvard – see Part 3!) Central Cambridge is a wondrous place for craft beer. Between Central Square and the Charles [...]
Finishing Touches at the Brewery
Yes, we’ve been declaring near-completion of the brewery for a few weeks now, but this is actually the final week of construction. Electrical, plumbing, and gas are 95% done, and the brewery itself is being fully outfitted and perfected for its first brew session next week. We’ve had some quasi-thrilling moments, like the installation of our [...]
Bring on the Brewery Bling
With construction of the Night Shift Brewery almost finished, we’ve been ordering brewery items, parts, and equipment (toys, to a brewer) on an almost nonstop basis. Over the last few days, boxes upon boxes have arrived at our doorstep (one issue: we have two doorsteps – the brewery in Everett, and our house in Somerville. Coordination has been an interesting process). The variety of toys is quite wide, encompassing all aspects [...]
Expanding the Palette: Engineering the Future of Hops
[Originally the cover story for Beer Advocate Magazine: Issue #50, March 2011] There exists a Belgian myth that the hop is the only plant on Earth not created by God. Most brewers would probably disagree. In addition to their bittering, flavor and aroma properties, hops help stabilize beer foam, kill unwanted bacteria and, according to some studies, impart body-boosting antioxidants. And that’s just what today’s hops can do. [...]
Night Shift Brewery in its Final Stages
Let’s start with a quick before-and-after moment… Starting a brewery has generally been a painstakingly slow process, but, looking at the two pictures above, we experience a great (albeit fleeting) sense of actual accomplishment. Yes, work has definitely been done. With our MA farmer brewery license officially approved, Night Shift Brewing is only a week or [...]
Green Light to Brew: Farmer Brewery License In
Just recently, the mailman dropped off Night Shift Brewing’s Farmer Brewery License from the ABCC. He deserves a beer. In what’s been several months of anticipation/anxiety about whether or not Night Shift Brewing would get it’s Farmer Brewery license approved (don’t forget the turmoil endured by our neighbor brewery, Idle Hands Craft Ales), we finally have [...]
NFL Playoff Beers
by Justin Strasburger Justin Strasburger is a good friend and supporter of the Night Shift Brewing team. He will be contributing to our blog from time to time with columns about beer, sports and other interesting subjects. We’re excited to have him on board! Since the dawn of time, history has seen some great pairings: [...]
Framing, Stairs, Brew Kettles and Brite Tanks
Remember, not long ago, we were thrilled to just have some lights, doors and walls? Times have changed. The brewery’s recent cement pouring allowed our contractors to begin some serious work on the fermentation room, as well as the loft we’ll have above it (our engineers drew plans for a loft capable of holding 3,000 lbs – [...]
Night Shift Cooking: Tripel Tangerine Turkey
We live in a 6-person household. Three of us are the Night Shift Brewers, and the other three are good friends who also happily help with beer “quality control.” Every so often, the six of us team up to make a huge, overly extravagant meal for ourselves to consume, always more quickly than planned (a recent example [...]
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