Bostonist had barely recovered from the New England Real Ale Exhibition when we realized that May 12th-18th was American Craft Beer Week. Established in 2006 by House Resolution 753, this week celebrates craft brewers as "a vibrant affirmation and expression of American entrepreneurial tradition" and their promotion of "the Nation's spirit of independence through a renaissance in hand-crafted beers like those first brought to colonial shores by European settlers and produced here by the Nation's......

It's easy to lay off the meats when there's a product recall. But the beer? What will people do now that Sam Adams is going through a product recall? The Boston Beer Co. is recalling certain bottles because of glass in the brew. The company posted the following message on its website: During a routine bottle inspection at one of our breweries, we detected possible defects in a small percentage of bottles resulting in the......

--What is going on with all these tanker accidents? Another tanker crashed this morning in Woburn. It appears that injuries were minor, but I-93 South was shut down. [WBZ] --Brookline resident Yang Jianli will walk 500 miles from Boston to Washington DC to draw attention to human rights violations in China. The subject is close to his heart--he survived a Chinese prison camp and the Tiananmen Square massacre. [BU Daily Free Press] --It's going......

From the group that brought you a flash mob pillow fight on the Common in the middle of December... The Banditos Misteriosos are back with a new adventure up their collective sleeve: Boston's First Silent Dance Experiment. On this Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. tourists and Bostonians walking by the Sam Adams Statue in front of Faneuil Hall will be treated to a unique sight when hundreds of people hit play on their......

Update: Someone from 1190 KEX News Radio in Portland, OR, just let us know that, while Sam Adams, Mayoral Candidate, isn't using a domain that would annoy Sam Adams, Beer, this very second, his current website "will likely be moved" to www.samadamsformayor.com. And if he wins, his domain will be www.mayorsamadams.com. You could not buy this kind of publicity. The makers of Sam Adams are irritated because another person who happens to be named Sam......

Wagamama, the wildly popular UK-based noodle chain that opened restaurants in Faneuil Hall last April and Harvard Square last month, reminds us of IKEA: slick, modern, not terrible quality for the prices, and definitely designed to appeal to the masses. Like the London Wagamamas we’ve visited, the Harvard Square restaurant has a spare, modern aesthetic—diners sit cafeteria-style at long wooden tables set with paper placemats, which also serve as dessert menus and as a place......

We at the Gothamist network would like to express our heartfelt wishes to the people of Minnesota in the days after their tragic bridge collapse. We're not trying to discount the severity of the accident by making note of it in opposition to our usual -Ist lightheartedness - we just wanted to take a moment and recognize those affected last week. After the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Bostonist did some research and found that Massachusetts bridges......

Sam Adams is the flagship beer of the Boston Beer Company. On the tour of the brewery in JP, they'll tell you that there are a couple of reasons they call themselves "The Boston Beer Company" – the two most compelling – the name was available when Jim Koch started the company and they're located in Boston. A deal was announced today that will put the Boston Beer Company in a position to purchase a......

Ah….. summer in Boston: Lobster rolls, ice-cold Sam Adams, and teen-agers shooting each other on the subway. Boston.com issued a breaking news alert today at 2:44 PM: “Police Search for 2 Suspects after Teen Shot on Orange Line Train.” According to the story by Mac Daniel, at about 1 p.m. a teenager exited the outbound train at Ruggles and pulled a gun on another “18 to-19 year old” male, who was still on the train.......

The Sam Adams Boston Lager you're drinking was likely brewed in Cincinnati, or soon, Latrobe. The tour facility for the Boston Beer Company is within stumbling distance from the Stony Brook stop on the Orange Line – it's a good thing because they're just about to start up the summer season where the free tours happen pretty much every day, not just a few times a week. Today the Boston Beer Company, the parent of......

Botched in Boston seems on the fast track to a new defining statement of our city. Kerry started it with his botched joke that got tremendous play nationally. The Aqua Teen Hunger Force bomb scare brought it back as a botched marketing campaign, or at least a botched reaction to a marketing campaign. Dr Pepper has now ended their Hunt for More promotion – labeling it botched – and revealed the location of a......

The Boston Beer Company is headquartered here in Boston. The test brewery is only a few drunken steps from the Stony Brook station in JP, the marketing and admin happens downtown out of the design center on the South Boston waterfront, even if the bulk of the beer is brewed out of state. The flagship is still Sam Adams Boston Lager and the company felt something was missing – their own glass. We've been drinking......

Today most of the MBTA system will be running on a Saturday schedule anticipating lighter rider-ship on the Martin Luther King holiday. Of course there's to "advisory" posted on the website, it's just a press release. The Saturday Schedule might be better for a T rider looking to get to Jamaica Plain than, say, a Friday Schedule. A tip to the blog Charlie on the MBTA indicates that the T’s Trip Planning website is having......

A couple of bars in the Faneuil Hall area tout their age and history as part of the Boston's cultural landscape. The Boston Beer Company has created a whole brand identity using Sam Adams as an iconic brewer and patriot. Yet, it's still difficult or just downright expensive to get a liquor license in the city. The bill was passed yesterday by state lawmakers that will allow 55 new permits to be issued within the......

We here at Bostonist have chosen not to do a play-by-play of this past weekend’s Sox series against the Yankees. We’ve decided to take the high road and analyze who the hell we can blame for the awfulness that ensued against New York. While some look to Varitek’s absence as a major reason for losing, we’ve heard others point fingers at a slew of people. Could it be the grounds crew and their lack of......

Eight Days a Week. The music scene is hot, and we realize that we're not giving you enough lead time on some of the best way to cure a case of the Mondays – with a Monday evening show. This week we're putting eight days into our weekly music picks. Starting on Monday and running through the following week. This week we're eating locally – and listening locally. Several local acts find prominence on......

On the heels of the Boston 375 Colonial Ale, brewed in the tradition of beers crafted back when Boston was founded the Boston Beer Company, maker of Samuel Adams beer, will soon launch a new pack of beers called the Brewer Patriot Collection. The four included are the Traditional Ginger Honey Ale, James Madison Dark Wheat Ale (we've also heard described as a red wheat), George Washington Porter, and the 1790 Root Beer Brew. The......

"I keep seeing the word 'hoppy' and misreading it as 'happy,'" says one of our drinking companions, leafing through the NERAX beer list. "You're not misreading," Bostonist replies, between sips of Bishop's Farewell. Our first pint at the New England Real Ale Exhibition is golden, fruity, and, in the end, bitter. Held in Davis Square's Dilboy Post, NERAX feels like a cozy neighborhood pub with too much light and not enough seating. Those familiar with......

During the off-season, Fenway Park underwent some drastic changes, including the removal of the glass from the .406 Club and the creation of the EMC Club, as well as the Home Plate Pavilion just above it. Last night, Bostonist had the good fortune to sit in the new EMC Club, for the first home game against the Yankees, no less, and we thought we'd gloat share. We arrived early enough to take in what might......

Oh, the Holiday Season, how it makes us remember that we really should get back on that diet and start working out. Now that the leftovers from Thanksgiving are finally eaten up we’ve already started upon the cookie circuit. Time to get ahead of the curve (well, our curves, mostly growing around the middle), stake out our resolutions, and join a gym. With FitCorp, Boston Sports Club, Gold’s, and even Beacon Hill Athletic Club locations-a-plenty......

Samuel Adams is introducing a new beer to its family. Celebrating Boston's 375, Sam Adams released for "draft only" a Colonial Ale at the BeerSummit Octoberfest, on tap at the Tour Center in JP. What followed was an advertising campaign wishing Boston a Happy Birthday and conincidentally placing the beer on tap at a lot of Boston's beer friendly local bars. The much publicized Boston 375 Colonial Ale was a hit in the limited locations......

Bostonist is pumped to have the Red Sox kick off their post-season against the Chicago White Sox today. In the battle of the distinctly colored socks, the two teams will start today at 4p.m., meaning Bostonist (and a few other Bostonians) will be sneaking out of work a bit early this afternoon to see how Clement and the boys do in the South Side. Bostonist hearts the city of Chicago as well as our relatives......

Bostonist got a thirst for a cold one at 8 a.m. this morning, the article on cans vs. bottles in the Boston Globe didn’t help. Though they mentioned Jim Koch's "Beer Drinkers' Bill of Rights," they failed to mention that Sam Adams only uses bottles but they claim to only use pop tops, no screw off caps (Bostonist swears we’ve had a screw off Sam before). After a slow go at the rest of the......

For a while Bostonist had been hoping that El Oriental de Cuba in JP would be open a bit later. After downing some pints at Behan’s a walk over to El Oriental for some mashed plantains is much better than that foreman grilled cheese we end up making after bars close. Alas, they were only open on weekends until 10 p.m. Until yesterday that is, when El Oriental was firebombed overnight. Bostonist loves ethnic food......

July is National Beer Month and Bostonist is always up for some good, cheap beer during these summer months. Prices in bars in Boston range from a low $1.50 for 16oz at Sissy K's to a ridiculously high $6.00 dollars for 16 oz at Fenway Park. We want to recommend a few spots to make the paycheck go further, since we hate spending more just to have the same amount of beer. Bostonist recently took......

Bostonist would like to think that spring/summer has arrived now that the temperature has risen above 45 degrees and the sun is actually shining this week. So the first thing you do when it gets warm out is start enjoying the great outdoors with a beverage in hand, right? Well, Bostonist has been indulging in more beers than usual now that the summer ales are out for the season. One of Bostonist's favorite, Sam Adams......

While thousands of runners will be carbo-loading and burning it all off on Monday's 109th running of the Boston Marathon, Bostonist has been looking into some more relaxing options that don't involve sneakers or water bottles. The 5th Annual Boston Beer Summit starts tonight at 6 p.m., where thousands gather at The Castle to taste over 200 beers from over 50 different breweries. From local brands like Sam and Wachusett to some international flavors like......

This first week of April has been quite spring-like and before you knew it, it's Thursday. Here are some things going on in the city this weekend. Welcome in Spring tonight at MJ O'Connors on Columbus Ave with their "Spring Beer Dinner" starting at 6 p.m. For $40, you get a 5 course meal prepared by the chefs at Anthem and MJ O'Connors, along with Sam Adams beer to compliment each course. If you ever......

Bostonist can’t help but stumble upon an Irish bar just about every time we turn around. Many of the bars that claim to be "Irish Bars" in Boston are just trying to get in on the lucrative tourism market, knowing full well that the tourist won’t know the difference. Bostonist looks for a couple things to determine the true Irish heritage of a watering hole. The selection of scotch and whiskey must be good,......