Patrick’s Day, Oktoberfest, Halloween or the Harpoon Summer BBQ, make sure to head to the brewery, as the reputation surrounding these parties has done as much as the beer itself in building the reputation of the Harpoon brand. Harpoon is also famous around Boston for hosting some pretty sweet events, so if you happen to be in the city for St. U is for unfiltered, so you can expect UFO Hefeweizen to have all of the benefits of unfiltered beer that I’ve previously discussed. Harpoon also offers four IPAs (including a Rye and Black IPA), a line of seasonal beers, a dark ale, a chocolate stout, four ciders and a line of strong beers dubbed “Leviathans.” Oh, and then there’s a whole line of 100 small-batch, limited release beers called “100 Barrel” (they’re currently on #46), as well as “Harpoon Ale,” the brewery’s very first beer that is now available only at the brewery.
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In the UFO series alone (UFO stands for Unfiltered Wheat Offering, by the way), they offer UFO Hefeweizen, UFO White, UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, UFO Pale Ale and UFO Pumpkin. Today, Harpoon is the largest craft brewer in New England, and are responsible for what can only be described as a fuckton of beers. Notably, these three entrepreneurs’ new brewery was the first to commercially brew and bottle beer in Boston for more than 25 years, and they were thus awarded “Brewing Permit #001.” In 1986, the trio found Harpoon Brewery in a warehouse in South Boston. Rich Doyle writes a business plan for a brewery during his sophomore year, and brewmaster George Ligetti comes on as the third man. Two college buddies (Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary) come back from Europe and decide they like drinking beer more than looking for a real job. It’s a real typical “let’s start a brewery” story.
In honor of an especially beautiful day this past Friday, I decided to finally pop the cap off of a beer I’ve been meaning to try for awhile: Harpoon’s UFO Hefeweizen. Warmer weather is on the horizon, and that means so are the witbiers, shandies and summer ales. In The Man Who Invented Beer, every Wednesday, Adam Cowden runs down the latest in craft beer, with some history for flavor. The Cicerone says: Each July, the Harpoon Brewery holds a barbecue contest at its Windsor location.Culture The Man Who Invented Beer: Harpoon UFO Hefeweizen There’s quite a sizable beer menu at Harpoon, so I hope to swing by in the future to try some of their other offerings.
Regrettably, the flavors all seem to cancel out.Īppearance: 4.5 | Aroma: 4.2 | Feel: 4.2| Taste: 4.1 | Overall: 4.2 Rec League (3.8% ABV) There’s all kinds of crazy ingredients thrown into the mix for this beer, including hops, sea salt, buckwheat, and chia. UFO Raspberry (4.8% ABV) Natural raspberry is added to this beer to give it an awesome color and aroma, with a pretty satisfying taste.Īppearance: 4.6 | Aroma: 4.7 | Feel: 4.5| Taste: 4.4 | Overall: 4.5 Hoppy Adventure (7.8% ABV) This double IPA looks great during the pour, but suffers from the lack of aroma and flavor.Īppearance: 4.7 | Aroma: 4.2 | Feel: 4.3| Taste: 4.3 | Overall: 4.3 Great beer for poolside in the summer!Īppearance: 4.7 | Aroma: 4.4 | Feel: 4.5| Taste: 4.5 | Overall: 4.5 UFO Pineapple (5.2% ABV) This Hefeweizen has definite aroma and flavors of pineapple. The Cicerone decided to divert from his usual, express route to Stowe and popped in to visit and sample a few of Harpoon’s beers.
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