Summer Beer Fest Boston 2013

At the 2013 summer beer fest, at the Summer Beer Fest, 200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA, had a taste bud explosion of a mostly Saison-themed event. 

One thing that was sad to discover that on Untappd there is no way to add a venue the day after. Was able to quaff the following:

Mystic - Hazy Jane - Ale, Saison

Mystic - Auerbach's - Ale, Rauchbier

(Not as overpoweringly smoky as some; nice)

Mystic - Day of Doom - Ale, Belgian Quadrupel

(it does taste all of 12%, which is not a bad thing)

Beer Works - Aprocot Saison - Ale, Saison

(little aggressive dry finish; real apricots)

Beer Works - Watermelon - Ale, Fruit

(The absolutely best watermelon ale I've had)

Foolproof - Backyahd IPA - Ale, IPA, American

(My spell-check hated the name, but the beer was quite lovable.)

Foolproof - Barstool - Ale, Golden

Foolproof - La Ferme Urbaine - Ale, Farmhouse

(Good Farmhouse, in my limited French thought it was "fermé" which = "closed!")

Allagash - Saison Rye - Ale, Saison

Great, didn't realize it was an Untapped event/venue; probably missed a badge

Watch City Brewing - Uprooted - Ale, Belgian Spiced

 

Riverwalk - Screen Door Summer - Ale, Wheat, American

Riverwalk - Gnomad - Ale, Farmhouse, American

Riverwalk - Charon - Ale, Farmhouse, Dark

(Quite a rootbeer hit at first, uses star anise.)

Backlash - Declaration - Ale, IPA, Belgian

Backlash - Super Saison - Ale, Saison

(ABV = 7%; hence "super"; >15% ABV it becomes "super-duper"?? Why not!)

Night Shift - Arnie - Ale, Saison

(Aged in Chardonnay barrels)

Night Shift - Honeydew - Ale, Saison

(Best honeydew ale tasted. Ever. Only one, but it's #1 of 1)

Night Shift - Ever Weisse - Ale, Wheat, Berliner Weisse, Fruit

Standout beer with strawberry, kiwi and hibiscus; sort of a fruit weisse

Night Shift - Somer Weisse - Ale, Wheat, Berliner Weisse

Night Shift - Viva habanera - Ale, Rye

Enlightenment - Enlightenment Brut - Ale, Bière de Champagne

Enlightenment - Day Trip - Ale, Golden, Belgian

Enlightenment - Illumination Farmhouse IPA - Ale, Farmhouse

Cody - Original Amber Ale - Ale, Amber, American

Cody - S.O.S. - Ale, Farmhouse

Cody - Honey Gingah Pale Ale - Ale, Fruit

Trillium - Sunshower Super Saison - Ale, Saison

(Another "Super" please use "Super-Duper" on a 12%+ Saison!!! Loved the brewery)

Rising Tide - Calypso - Ale, Pale, American

Rising Tide - Spinnaker - Ale, Wheat, Hefeweizen

Rising Tide - SuSpence - Ale, Saison, Rye

Notch - Notch Saison - Ale, Saison

Notch - Session Pils - Lager, Pilsner, Czech

 

Idle Hands - D'aison - Ale, Saison, Dark

(Beer #4,200. Nice. Dark. Saison. Thanks to all who participated!)

Although not beer, also tried these absolute standout ciders from Urban Farm Fermentory:

Sour Cidah

(Don't tell me that cider - like beer - will seduce my taste buds now...)

Saison Cidah

(Not a beer, so not in the list of 4,200, but I would drink again and again...)

Ok it WAS Boston, but cidah, gingah, backyahd? - I wanted to run to my cah!

A few days later tried some mini-growlers of beer from Trillium, that we had picked up the day before...

Little Rooster - Ale, Pale, American

Pot and Kettle - Ale, Porter, American