We have a long-storied history of brewing in Vermont. Bay Brewing CEO & Co-Founder Dan Kenary that was first posted on Harpoon’s blog.Ī MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO & CO-FOUNDER DAN KENARY Located on the banks of the Ottaquechee River in the heart of the Green Mountains, the Long Trail campus includes its brewing operations, visitor center, farmhouse pilot brewery and wastewater treatment facility.Īssuming this acquisition goes through, and they usually do, Long Trail, the 36 th biggest US craft brewery in 2021, will be joining forces the 21 st biggest craft brewer, so this is a big deal. Long Trail Brewing Company is a Bridgewater Corners, Vermont brewery which was founded in 1989 by Andy Pherson in the basement of the Bridgewater Woolen Mill. Founded in 1986, the brewery was the first company to obtain a permit to manufacture and sell alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in more than 25 years. Harpoon Brewery is an employee owned American brewery, with locations in Boston and Windsor, Vermont. Bay Brewing announced that it had struck a deal to acquire Long Trail Brewing. Way to go, guys! For more information about the brewery or scheduled tours, call 61, or visit their website at June 17, Harpoon parent company Mass. In 2014, Harpoon became an employee-owned company with the introduction of an employee stock ownership plan, a major point of pride for the entire organization. In fact, in 2000 they purchased a second brewery in Windsor, Vermont, to keep up with demand. We asked each other, 'Why not do that in New England?'' The result of this initial desire has won them overwhelming approval from the locals and beyond. They were not just manufacturers of a product they were part of the social fabric. As they say on their website, 'We learned to appreciate how much local brewers meant to their communities. This is an important component of the brewery and pub lifestyle that the founders witnessed while experiencing European traditions abroad.

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Upon returning, they partnered with George Ligeti and hired brewer Russ Heissner, and by 1987 their first beer was sold as the brewery debuted on the Boston waterfront. Before starting the brewery, the founding team of Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle traveled throughout Europe in search of various beer and brewery styles upon which they would model their own ('product research' we think they called it). Harpoon Brewery was founded in 1986, quite early in the US microbrew renaissance. A snack of parmesan, mozzarella, melon, and prosciutto sounds great, as well. For pairing options, burgers with a fruity relish sound good to us, as does grilled chicken in a teriyaki glaze with grilled pineapple and rice pilaf. League, there’s a dash of Mediterranean sea salt added, offering a hint of the refreshing verve of a German Gose. Hop bitterness is firm but not extreme, very much as we expect and enjoy in a hazy IPA. Brewed with a healthy dose of oats, Big League comes across quite velvety smooth on the palate, with deliciously silky fruit character bringing forth all of the notes mentioned in the aroma, all within a creamy medium body. Soft tropical floral tones appear, as well, along with some melon and peach-like stone fruits. Look for citrus notes to straddle grapefruit, orange, and lemon-lime, with plenty of engaging tropical notes evoking prominent mango, papaya, and pineapple.

League, there’s a lush and very fruity character in the aroma profile. We get a nicely bright golden color on the pour, moderately hazed, with a persistent and quite fluffy cap of pale foam. League, giving us a much bolder New England-style IPA. League hazy session IPA (previously featured in the club). Harpoon’s Big League is an amped-up version of their sub-4% ABV Rec.

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