Just so you know, “Time for a nap” means “Time for a beer”

We probably did’t fool anyone but when we said we were ready for a nap, what we really meant was it was time to do some beer hunting. And we hunted a lot of beer.

We just spent seven days in Massachusetts with quick side trips to Connecticut and Rhode Island. During that time, we visited quite a few breweries or other establishments serving beer. The following generally outlines our trek. Favorites are indicated thusly.

Bank & Bridge Brewing - Mystic CT

• Joker (Pilsner)
• Grenade Wade (pale ale)
• Monkee (Kolsch)
• Major B (lager)

Gardner Ale House - Gardner MA

•     Park St. Porter - Moon Hill Brewing
•     Run Wild IPA - Athletic Brewing Company

Apponaug Brewing - Warwick RI 

• Marigold Witbier
• Pawtuxet Pilsner
• Cohesive NE IPA
• Overflow Munich Dunkel

Hitchcock Brewing Co - Bernardston, MA
Back Room Brewing Company - Northfield, MA
Powder Hollow Brewery - Deerfield, MA

Berkshire Brewing Company - Deerfield, MA

• Czech Style Pilsner
• Sun Love Pilsner

Red Heat Tavern - South Windsor, MA

• Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA - New England Beer Company

Country Club at Greenfield - Greenfield, MA

• 60 Minute IPA - Dogfish Head Brewery

The tally is seven breweries, two pubs, several eating establishments (not listed) and perhaps two dozen or more beers - not all listed because that's a lot of beer to keep track of. Not all of them were full pours. A couple we had more than one - or would if we stayed in one place long enough. Some were excellent. Two (not listed) were too awful to finish. There are a couple of places we would go out of our way to go back to and others we will avoid.

The point is to have fun and try new things. We are from the other coast and prefer west coast beers. But it was good to try different things and meet some new people.

And see some old people, too.

Great trip.

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