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📣 Hot Plate Book Club members (and book lovers in general): this month, we’ll be reading and discussing WHAT WE TRIED TO BURY GROWS HERE by @julianzabalbeascoa

We first teamed up with Julian in 2025 when we paired our Blackcurrant Sour Ale with his work for the One Story Debutante Ball, and we also were fortunate enough to have him read from his work this March.

If you’re like Mike, and you haven’t read a book about the Spanish Civil War since For Whom the Bell Tolls, this is a great one to pick up. With a variety of POV characters, we experience how the war affected the Basque Country in a really powerful way.

We’ll be meeting to discuss this book on Wednesday, July 29 at 7pm and we’ll be joined (virtually) by Julian, too!

You can pick up a copy of this novel at @indiereaderyandrecords as well

📣 Hot Plate Book Club members (and book lovers in general): this month, we’ll be reading and discussing WHAT WE TRIED TO BURY GROWS HERE by @julianzabalbeascoa

We first teamed up with Julian in 2025 when we paired our Blackcurrant Sour Ale with his work for the One Story Debutante Ball, and we also were fortunate enough to have him read from his work this March.

If you’re like Mike, and you haven’t read a book about the Spanish Civil War since For Whom the Bell Tolls, this is a great one to pick up. With a variety of POV characters, we experience how the war affected the Basque Country in a really powerful way.

We’ll be meeting to discuss this book on Wednesday, July 29 at 7pm and we’ll be joined (virtually) by Julian, too!

You can pick up a copy of this novel at @indiereaderyandrecords as well

🎉 Yesterday, we were fortunate enough to have Governor @maura_healey stop by our taproom for a meet and greet with local voters.

Governor Healey spent the whole day touring Pittsfield, and speaking with folks who are working together to create a tech hub for this city.

We also had a chance to briefly talk shop with the Governor, and to thank her once again for allowing breweries to now sell at Farmers Markets, which has been a huge boon for us.

Thanks again to the whole Healey team, and to @reptriciafb for always doing great work behind the scenes for us and the whole community.

📸: @wrzphoto

🎉 Yesterday, we were fortunate enough to have Governor @maura_healey stop by our taproom for a meet and greet with local voters.

Governor Healey spent the whole day touring Pittsfield, and speaking with folks who are working together to create a tech hub for this city.

We also had a chance to briefly talk shop with the Governor, and to thank her once again for allowing breweries to now sell at Farmers Markets, which has been a huge boon for us.

Thanks again to the whole Healey team, and to @reptriciafb for always doing great work behind the scenes for us and the whole community.

📸: @wrzphoto

🇺🇸 We’ve got a much of events lined up heading into the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

⚽️ We’re kicking things off with a watch party on Wednesday night as the US men’s national team enters the knockout round of the World Cup. We’ll still have food specials from @espetinhocarioca413 for you to check out!

🍻 On Friday, we’ll be closing down School Street to set up a block party with beer garden and projector to show all the World Cup matches as well as releasing our MA250 collab beer we brewed with @harpoonbrewery

🎆 Who needs fireworks when you’ve got the @berkshirefifeanddrum and @berkshire_cider teaming up with us for 4th of July Party in the taproom. We’ll have coffee, mimosas, Bloody Marys and more!

Hope to see you come through this week!

🇺🇸 We’ve got a much of events lined up heading into the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

⚽️ We’re kicking things off with a watch party on Wednesday night as the US men’s national team enters the knockout round of the World Cup. We’ll still have food specials from @espetinhocarioca413 for you to check out!

🍻 On Friday, we’ll be closing down School Street to set up a block party with beer garden and projector to show all the World Cup matches as well as releasing our MA250 collab beer we brewed with @harpoonbrewery

🎆 Who needs fireworks when you’ve got the @berkshirefifeanddrum and @berkshire_cider teaming up with us for 4th of July Party in the taproom. We’ll have coffee, mimosas, Bloody Marys and more!

Hope to see you come through this week!

🇺🇸 A week from today, we’ll be launching a collab 250 years in the making!

Along with our friends @harpoonbrewery this ESB is inspired by the styles of ales early Americans were drinking during the Revolution, and the name—Intrepid & Inflexible—was taken from a passage John Adams wrote about the Boston Tea Party.

Both of our Sara(h)s are huge fans of ESBs, and if you had a chance to check out this collab we did for Mass Beer Week you might’ve gotten a early taste of history, too!

We’ll have this on draft and in cans starting in our taproom on July 3, which also happens to be our next World Cup Block Party on School Street, starting at 2pm.

🇺🇸 A week from today, we’ll be launching a collab 250 years in the making!

Along with our friends @harpoonbrewery this ESB is inspired by the styles of ales early Americans were drinking during the Revolution, and the name—Intrepid & Inflexible—was taken from a passage John Adams wrote about the Boston Tea Party.

Both of our Sara(h)s are huge fans of ESBs, and if you had a chance to check out this collab we did for Mass Beer Week you might’ve gotten a early taste of history, too!

We’ll have this on draft and in cans starting in our taproom on July 3, which also happens to be our next World Cup Block Party on School Street, starting at 2pm.

🎉⚽️🍻 Because we’ve had such a good time hosting these World Cup Watch Parties, we’ll be shutting down School Street to host three block parties as we get into the knockout round!

With support for @downtownpittsfield @lovepittsfield and @pittsfield_green and an awesome limited-time menu from @espetinhocarioca413 we’ll have a beer garden and watch party for these days:

July 3 - 2-10pm
July 11 - 3-11pm
July 19 - 12-8pm

We’ll be showing all the matches in our taproom as well, and you’ll also be able to order from Espetinho inside.

Thanks for making this tournament so fun. Hope to see you all in the next few weeks!

🎉⚽️🍻 Because we’ve had such a good time hosting these World Cup Watch Parties, we’ll be shutting down School Street to host three block parties as we get into the knockout round!

With support for @downtownpittsfield @lovepittsfield and @pittsfield_green and an awesome limited-time menu from @espetinhocarioca413 we’ll have a beer garden and watch party for these days:

July 3 - 2-10pm
July 11 - 3-11pm
July 19 - 12-8pm

We’ll be showing all the matches in our taproom as well, and you’ll also be able to order from Espetinho inside.

Thanks for making this tournament so fun. Hope to see you all in the next few weeks!

📣 🇮🇹 Fellini, our Italian Pilsner, is now back in cans!

Crisp, refreshing, and euro-inspired, this lager is a favorite of @pittsfield_green FC and consumers with exquisite taste.

Stop by the taproom to pick up the only beer (we know of) named for a fantastical mid-century Italian filmmaker.

Cent’anni! 🍻

📣 🇮🇹 Fellini, our Italian Pilsner, is now back in cans!

Crisp, refreshing, and euro-inspired, this lager is a favorite of @pittsfield_green FC and consumers with exquisite taste.

Stop by the taproom to pick up the only beer (we know of) named for a fantastical mid-century Italian filmmaker.

Cent’anni! 🍻

🎉 Tanglewood starts this weekend and we’re super excited to have a new IPA on tap there this year! 🍻

If you’re heading to see @jonstewart, or any of the other shows in this year’s great @tanglewoodmusicfestival lineup, be sure to check out our Deep Cuts IPA.

Brewed with Cascade Deep Cut and Estate Comet hops from @crosbyhops this hazy IPA has a classic, citrus-forward flavor and at 6.5% it’s not too boozy either!

🎉 Tanglewood starts this weekend and we’re super excited to have a new IPA on tap there this year! 🍻

If you’re heading to see @jonstewart, or any of the other shows in this year’s great @tanglewoodmusicfestival lineup, be sure to check out our Deep Cuts IPA.

Brewed with Cascade Deep Cut and Estate Comet hops from @crosbyhops this hazy IPA has a classic, citrus-forward flavor and at 6.5% it’s not too boozy either!

🇺🇸⚽️🍻 Thanks to everyone who made our first USA watch party such a great time!

The day started off with an audible as the team delivering the big screen tv got stuck in Greenfield, but thanks to @downtownpittsfield and @wrzphoto we were able to borrow some equipment and AV skills.

We had a blast showing the US Men’s game on both TVs in the taproom and on a projector on School Street. The turnout and vibe was great, and we’ll be looking to do more watch parties on School Street as the tournament continues.

Until then, we’ll be showing the matches in our taproom and teaming up with our friends @espentinhocarioca413 who have been absolutely slammed the last few days!

🇺🇸⚽️🍻 Thanks to everyone who made our first USA watch party such a great time!

The day started off with an audible as the team delivering the big screen tv got stuck in Greenfield, but thanks to @downtownpittsfield and @wrzphoto we were able to borrow some equipment and AV skills.

We had a blast showing the US Men’s game on both TVs in the taproom and on a projector on School Street. The turnout and vibe was great, and we’ll be looking to do more watch parties on School Street as the tournament continues.

Until then, we’ll be showing the matches in our taproom and teaming up with our friends @espentinhocarioca413 who have been absolutely slammed the last few days!

⚽️🍋🍻 It’s the start of the World Cup, and it just so happens to coincide with Shandy Season!

Once again, we’ll be making shandies out of The High Priestess, our Black Currant Sour, and Capable of Anything, our Chamomile Blonde Ale.

We’ll also be featuring a special menu from @espetinhocarioca413 which they’ll deliver right to the table.

And if you want a lighter snack or some food after they’re closed, we’ll also be selling beer cheese with crackers made from our The Past is a Corridor Smoked Helles lager.

Hope to see you during the matches!

⚽️🍋🍻 It’s the start of the World Cup, and it just so happens to coincide with Shandy Season!

Once again, we’ll be making shandies out of The High Priestess, our Black Currant Sour, and Capable of Anything, our Chamomile Blonde Ale.

We’ll also be featuring a special menu from @espetinhocarioca413 which they’ll deliver right to the table.

And if you want a lighter snack or some food after they’re closed, we’ll also be selling beer cheese with crackers made from our The Past is a Corridor Smoked Helles lager.

Hope to see you during the matches!

🎉 Good News: Carly’s back after another successful season coaching Girls’ Lacrosse *and* we’ve just got a new Non-Alcoholic Lime Lager!

While we’re super proud that Carly and her squad keep killing it in Western Mass each year, we’re selfishly happy to have her slinging beers behind the bar this summer!

And the new NA lime lager from @bestdaybrewing is one a few new non-alcoholic drinks on our menu thanks to our lineup of craft sodas from @drinkculturepop

🎉 Good News: Carly’s back after another successful season coaching Girls’ Lacrosse *and* we’ve just got a new Non-Alcoholic Lime Lager!

While we’re super proud that Carly and her squad keep killing it in Western Mass each year, we’re selfishly happy to have her slinging beers behind the bar this summer!

And the new NA lime lager from @bestdaybrewing is one a few new non-alcoholic drinks on our menu thanks to our lineup of craft sodas from @drinkculturepop

📢⚽️ We are less than one week away from the start of the World Cup, and we wanted to remind you that in addition to showing all matches on our TVs, we’ll also be shutting down School Street on Friday, June 12 for a block party to watch the USA home opener!

All tournament long, we’ll be teaming up with @espetinhocarioca413 for food specials in the taproom and we’ll be joined by members of our squad @pittsfield_green for some of the key matches.

Everything gets started next Thursday when Mexico kicks things off against South Africa at 3pm (right when we open)!

Hope to see you there!

📢⚽️ We are less than one week away from the start of the World Cup, and we wanted to remind you that in addition to showing all matches on our TVs, we’ll also be shutting down School Street on Friday, June 12 for a block party to watch the USA home opener!

All tournament long, we’ll be teaming up with @espetinhocarioca413 for food specials in the taproom and we’ll be joined by members of our squad @pittsfield_green for some of the key matches.

Everything gets started next Thursday when Mexico kicks things off against South Africa at 3pm (right when we open)!

Hope to see you there!

🎉🐶 Dog lovers: we’ve got some really exciting news! We’ve teamed up with our friends @roxies_barkery for some custom dog treats made using our spent grain.

Not only are these Fredo-approved treats healthy and delicious for your pups, but since we’re using byproducts from our beers, they’re sustainable, too!

We’ll have these treats for sale in the taproom and at farmers markets, so swing by with your little ones and check these Golden Grain Bites!

🎉🐶 Dog lovers: we’ve got some really exciting news! We’ve teamed up with our friends @roxies_barkery for some custom dog treats made using our spent grain.

Not only are these Fredo-approved treats healthy and delicious for your pups, but since we’re using byproducts from our beers, they’re sustainable, too!

We’ll have these treats for sale in the taproom and at farmers markets, so swing by with your little ones and check these Golden Grain Bites!

📚Book Lovers: this month, we’ll be reading MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar for our Hot Plate Book Club.

Mike just checked this out from the @berkshireathenaeum and hasn’t been able to put it down. It’s smart, funny, and still tackles some pretty serious themes.

You can pick up your copy at a local library or order one from our friends at @indiereaderyandrecords

🗓️ We’e be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm

We also added a page on our site for the books we’ll be reading for the rest of the year.

📚Book Lovers: this month, we’ll be reading MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar for our Hot Plate Book Club.

Mike just checked this out from the @berkshireathenaeum and hasn’t been able to put it down. It’s smart, funny, and still tackles some pretty serious themes.

You can pick up your copy at a local library or order one from our friends at @indiereaderyandrecords

🗓️ We’e be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, June 24 at 7pm

We also added a page on our site for the books we’ll be reading for the rest of the year.

Even though Mother Nature wasn’t on our side yesterday, we still had a blast participating in Shawarmapalooza, which kicked off the 3rd Annual Women in Hospitality event at @toursistswelcome

We were pouring alongside our friends @berkshirecider while the fine folks at @casitaberkshires were slinging shawarma platters.

After food and drinks, we got to see an awesome Sing for your Slumber set featuring @anniehartforsure

While we’ll use any excuse to make the trek up to TOURISTS, this weekend has become one of our favorite annual events!

Even though Mother Nature wasn’t on our side yesterday, we still had a blast participating in Shawarmapalooza, which kicked off the 3rd Annual Women in Hospitality event at @toursistswelcome

We were pouring alongside our friends @berkshirecider while the fine folks at @casitaberkshires were slinging shawarma platters.

After food and drinks, we got to see an awesome Sing for your Slumber set featuring @anniehartforsure

While we’ll use any excuse to make the trek up to TOURISTS, this weekend has become one of our favorite annual events!

🎉🎉🎉 We’ve got some pretty exciting news! (So exciting that Sarah had to creep into the pic with Jess 🤣)

☕️ We’ve teamed up with our friends from @monsoonroastery to come up with a custom blend of coffee for our taproom!

Starting tomorrow, we’ll be able to serve you a one-of-a-kind cup of coffee as well as our house blend of coffee beans to go!

We’re super excited to be teaming up with Monsoon once again, and we absolutely love how these to-go cans came out!

🎉🎉🎉 We’ve got some pretty exciting news! (So exciting that Sarah had to creep into the pic with Jess 🤣)

☕️ We’ve teamed up with our friends from @monsoonroastery to come up with a custom blend of coffee for our taproom!

Starting tomorrow, we’ll be able to serve you a one-of-a-kind cup of coffee as well as our house blend of coffee beans to go!

We’re super excited to be teaming up with Monsoon once again, and we absolutely love how these to-go cans came out!

⚽️ Our squad @pittsfieldgreen just picked off their season last night, which means we’ve got soccer on the mind!

🏆 Heading into this summer’s World Cup, we wanted to let you know that we’ll be hosting watch parties with our friends from Espetinho during the Group Stage and, eventually, into the knockout rounds.

We’ll have matches on both screens in the taproom, and we’re going to celebrate USA’s home opener by teaming up with @mayouthsoccer to host a block party on School Street!

Here are some of the matches we’ll be showing and staying open for:

June 11: (opening day) Mexico- South Africa
June 12: USA-Paraguay*
June 13: Brasil-Morocco and Haiti-Scotland
June 14: Ivory Coast- Ecuador
June 17: England-Croatia
June 18: Mexico-Korea
June 19: Brasil-Haiti and USA-Australia
June 20: Ecuador-Curacao
June 21: Uruguay-Cabo Verde
June 23: England-Ghana
June 24: Scotland-Brasil and Mexico-Chec
June 25: Germany-Ecuador and Turkey-USA
June 26: Norway-France and Uruguay-Spain
June 27: Colombia -Portugal

⚽️ Our squad @pittsfieldgreen just picked off their season last night, which means we’ve got soccer on the mind!

🏆 Heading into this summer’s World Cup, we wanted to let you know that we’ll be hosting watch parties with our friends from Espetinho during the Group Stage and, eventually, into the knockout rounds.

We’ll have matches on both screens in the taproom, and we’re going to celebrate USA’s home opener by teaming up with @mayouthsoccer to host a block party on School Street!

Here are some of the matches we’ll be showing and staying open for:

June 11: (opening day) Mexico- South Africa
June 12: USA-Paraguay*
June 13: Brasil-Morocco and Haiti-Scotland
June 14: Ivory Coast- Ecuador
June 17: England-Croatia
June 18: Mexico-Korea
June 19: Brasil-Haiti and USA-Australia
June 20: Ecuador-Curacao
June 21: Uruguay-Cabo Verde
June 23: England-Ghana
June 24: Scotland-Brasil and Mexico-Chec
June 25: Germany-Ecuador and Turkey-USA
June 26: Norway-France and Uruguay-Spain
June 27: Colombia -Portugal

📢 This week, we got a few questions about whether or not we’re hosting Bring Your Own Vinyl Night this Friday, May 22 at 7pm.

We are.

As always, @djpupdaddy will be bringing the turntables and some crates of records, and you’re welcome to bring your own or select from some of his.

To celebrate our favorite monthly event, we also decided to pair some of our favorite albums with some of our favorite beers!

Hope to see you this Friday at 7pm

📢 This week, we got a few questions about whether or not we’re hosting Bring Your Own Vinyl Night this Friday, May 22 at 7pm.

We are.

As always, @djpupdaddy will be bringing the turntables and some crates of records, and you’re welcome to bring your own or select from some of his.

To celebrate our favorite monthly event, we also decided to pair some of our favorite albums with some of our favorite beers!

Hope to see you this Friday at 7pm

🚨 New Beer Alert! 🚨

While the calendar (and weather) might say that it’s still spring, we’re kicking off YACHT ROCK SUMMER today! Our lime lager is now back on tap and in 4-packs to go.

Crisp, refreshing, and completely crushable, this fan favorite will easily become your go-to be all season long!

🚨 New Beer Alert! 🚨

While the calendar (and weather) might say that it’s still spring, we’re kicking off YACHT ROCK SUMMER today! Our lime lager is now back on tap and in 4-packs to go.

Crisp, refreshing, and completely crushable, this fan favorite will easily become your go-to be all season long!

🍻 Have you had a chance to check out our Lion’s Ale yet? We brewed this specially for the Red Lion Inn, and it’s been so well received that we just canned another batch!

It’s available on tap and in cans in our taproom, at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, and (increasingly) throughout Berkshire County!

Shout out to our pals State 64 for also helping us complete our biggest single-day canning run ever today!

🍻 Have you had a chance to check out our Lion’s Ale yet? We brewed this specially for the Red Lion Inn, and it’s been so well received that we just canned another batch!

It’s available on tap and in cans in our taproom, at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, and (increasingly) throughout Berkshire County!

Shout out to our pals State 64 for also helping us complete our biggest single-day canning run ever today!

🎉🎉🎉 Just in time for the start of a new season, we’ve restocked our official Pittsfield Green replica jerseys!

We’ve got Small through XXL for sale in the taproom. This is your chance to dress like a champion!

And starting next week, the squad will begin their quest for their fourth consecutive title in the expanded adult co-ed Berkshire County soccer league.

Shout out to the Swan Bros for their excellent work and customer service too!

🎉🎉🎉 Just in time for the start of a new season, we’ve restocked our official Pittsfield Green replica jerseys!

We’ve got Small through XXL for sale in the taproom. This is your chance to dress like a champion!

And starting next week, the squad will begin their quest for their fourth consecutive title in the expanded adult co-ed Berkshire County soccer league.

Shout out to the Swan Bros for their excellent work and customer service too!

📣📖 Book lovers: this month, our Hot Plate Book Club selection is MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh.

🗓️ We’ll be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm

Mike just checked his copy out from @berkshireathenanaeum but you could also order a copy from our friends @indiereaderyandrecords if you’d like to support a local, independent book store!

Hope to see you there!

📣📖 Book lovers: this month, our Hot Plate Book Club selection is MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION by Ottessa Moshfegh.

🗓️ We’ll be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm

Mike just checked his copy out from @berkshireathenanaeum but you could also order a copy from our friends @indiereaderyandrecords if you’d like to support a local, independent book store!

Hope to see you there!

⚔️ Thanks to everyone who came through for the Silver Lake show on Friday night.

We were celebrating the EP release for Pittsfield’s own @b.u.g.world with support from @sourcitytapes along with Canadian bands @deaddo3 and @customerservice.ca along with Western MA faves @radicaljoyma

This lineup was incredible, and every single band brought it that night. Even if we’ve only had a few shows in 2026, this has to be one of the best.

We’ll be back at it on May 23, so make sure you mark your calendars and check that out!

⚔️ Thanks to everyone who came through for the Silver Lake show on Friday night.

We were celebrating the EP release for Pittsfield’s own @b.u.g.world with support from @sourcitytapes along with Canadian bands @deaddo3 and @customerservice.ca along with Western MA faves @radicaljoyma

This lineup was incredible, and every single band brought it that night. Even if we’ve only had a few shows in 2026, this has to be one of the best.

We’ll be back at it on May 23, so make sure you mark your calendars and check that out!

Thanks to everyone who came out for our first Silver Lake Booking ⚔️ Hot Plate show of 2026!

We came back from a little winter hibernation with a great lineup featuring Secret Pint—which played together for the first time in 20 years for their new record release show—along with Class Ring, Creative Writing, and Quarter Tone.

As always, we had a great time, and we’re looking forward to our two shows in May—the first one will be THIS FRIDAY following our First Fridays festivities.

Thanks to everyone who came out for our first Silver Lake Booking ⚔️ Hot Plate show of 2026!

We came back from a little winter hibernation with a great lineup featuring Secret Pint—which played together for the first time in 20 years for their new record release show—along with Class Ring, Creative Writing, and Quarter Tone.

As always, we had a great time, and we’re looking forward to our two shows in May—the first one will be THIS FRIDAY following our First Fridays festivities.

🚨 New Beer Alert! 🚨

We’re incredibly proud to announce that on Saturday, April 25, we’ll be launching Lion’s Ale, our new collab with @redlioninn

We’ll be celebrating the launch of this beer at the Red Lion Inn from 2-4pm, and the beer will be available on the nitro tap line as well as cans to go.

We’ll also be serving this on our nitro line in the taproom starting tomorrow, and also have cans to go as well!

As you can imagine, we’re thrilled to be teaming up with such an iconic part of The Berkshires, and we can’t wait to share this English-Style Amber Ale with you all!

🚨 New Beer Alert! 🚨

We’re incredibly proud to announce that on Saturday, April 25, we’ll be launching Lion’s Ale, our new collab with @redlioninn

We’ll be celebrating the launch of this beer at the Red Lion Inn from 2-4pm, and the beer will be available on the nitro tap line as well as cans to go.

We’ll also be serving this on our nitro line in the taproom starting tomorrow, and also have cans to go as well!

As you can imagine, we’re thrilled to be teaming up with such an iconic part of The Berkshires, and we can’t wait to share this English-Style Amber Ale with you all!

🍻 This week, Sarah was fortunate to head down to the Craft Brewers Conference in Philly, where she worked the Pink Boots booth for a bit and also got to hang with her cohort from the Michael James Jackson Foundation.

Not only was she able to reconnect with some of her favorite folks in the industry, but she got to fangirl out over Garrett Oliver, a beer industry legend in his own right and one of her personal heroes (and her not-awkward-at-all pic with him proves it 🤣).

It was a bit of whirlwind down to Philly and back, but definitely worth it to get re-inspired by the folks in this industry who are working every day to make a difference.

🍻 This week, Sarah was fortunate to head down to the Craft Brewers Conference in Philly, where she worked the Pink Boots booth for a bit and also got to hang with her cohort from the Michael James Jackson Foundation.

Not only was she able to reconnect with some of her favorite folks in the industry, but she got to fangirl out over Garrett Oliver, a beer industry legend in his own right and one of her personal heroes (and her not-awkward-at-all pic with him proves it 🤣).

It was a bit of whirlwind down to Philly and back, but definitely worth it to get re-inspired by the folks in this industry who are working every day to make a difference.

🙏📚 Thank you to everyone who made our first annual Berkshire Book Con such an incredible event!

With the support of the Pittsfield Cultural Council, we were able to host a whole day’s worth of events at the Berkshire Athenaeum and Hot Plate Brewing Co., and we were able to welcome hundreds of people to checkout our author Q&A, our Exhibitors Hall, the Book Fair, Social Hour, and Literary Trivia.

We had a feeling there were a bunch of book lovers out there, and we’re so happy we were able to connect with all of you. This community really SHOWED UP on Saturday, and we’re so grateful for that!

We’d love to make this an annual event, and so we want to hear from you! How can we make this even bigger and better next year?

🙏📚 Thank you to everyone who made our first annual Berkshire Book Con such an incredible event!

With the support of the Pittsfield Cultural Council, we were able to host a whole day’s worth of events at the Berkshire Athenaeum and Hot Plate Brewing Co., and we were able to welcome hundreds of people to checkout our author Q&A, our Exhibitors Hall, the Book Fair, Social Hour, and Literary Trivia.

We had a feeling there were a bunch of book lovers out there, and we’re so happy we were able to connect with all of you. This community really SHOWED UP on Saturday, and we’re so grateful for that!

We’d love to make this an annual event, and so we want to hear from you! How can we make this even bigger and better next year?

🎉 Good news for people who love can news: we just released Agent Cooper, our coffee stout in 4-packs to go!

☕️ Brewed with Soul Rave coffee, from our good friends @monsoonroastery this coffee stout is black as midnight on a moonless night, and these beans make a damn fine cup of coffee too (which we also serve in the taproom).

🤫 And in a few weeks, we’ll be dropping a custom blend from Monsoon as well, but we’re not quite ready to share all the details on that!

🎉 Good news for people who love can news: we just released Agent Cooper, our coffee stout in 4-packs to go!

☕️ Brewed with Soul Rave coffee, from our good friends @monsoonroastery this coffee stout is black as midnight on a moonless night, and these beans make a damn fine cup of coffee too (which we also serve in the taproom).

🤫 And in a few weeks, we’ll be dropping a custom blend from Monsoon as well, but we’re not quite ready to share all the details on that!

📣 Since it’s 413 day, we figured we’d take a moment to remind you about our upcoming beer release, which will coincide with the first night of our new weekly series: Thirsty Thursdays in Downtown Pittsfield!

🍺 We’ll be tapping our latest lager, the Pittsfield Pilsner, which will also be available in 4-packs to go.

🇧🇷 There will be food specials from our friends at @espetinhocarioca (if you’ve been sleeping on them, come in a check out their amazing food)

🎶 @adamoam will be dropping a custom DJ set for his first taproom performance

Thirsty Thursdays will be a weekly event in the taproom with a different DJ every week, food specials, and craft cocktails in addition to our beers.

🗓️ Hope to see you for the first one on Thursday, April 16 at 7pm!

📣 Since it’s 413 day, we figured we’d take a moment to remind you about our upcoming beer release, which will coincide with the first night of our new weekly series: Thirsty Thursdays in Downtown Pittsfield!

🍺 We’ll be tapping our latest lager, the Pittsfield Pilsner, which will also be available in 4-packs to go.

🇧🇷 There will be food specials from our friends at @espetinhocarioca (if you’ve been sleeping on them, come in a check out their amazing food)

🎶 @adamoam will be dropping a custom DJ set for his first taproom performance

Thirsty Thursdays will be a weekly event in the taproom with a different DJ every week, food specials, and craft cocktails in addition to our beers.

🗓️ Hope to see you for the first one on Thursday, April 16 at 7pm!

📢 We’ve got two exciting announcements for you! 📢

First, we’ll be launching our latest beer, the Pittsfield Pilsner on tap and in cans on Thursday, April 16th.

Secondly, that same night, we’ll be introducing our new Thirsty Thursday series with our friends @espetinhocarioca and @silverlakebooking413

Back in the day, Downtown Pittsfield used to be the place to be on Thursday nights, and we’re leaning into that history by throwing a party every Thursday night. We’ll have custom DJ sets, food specials from Espetinho, new cocktails, and, of course, our Pittsfield Pilsner.

The first one kicks off on Thursday, April 16 at 7pm with a new set from @adamoam

Hope to see you there!

📢 We’ve got two exciting announcements for you! 📢

First, we’ll be launching our latest beer, the Pittsfield Pilsner on tap and in cans on Thursday, April 16th.

Secondly, that same night, we’ll be introducing our new Thirsty Thursday series with our friends @espetinhocarioca and @silverlakebooking413

Back in the day, Downtown Pittsfield used to be the place to be on Thursday nights, and we’re leaning into that history by throwing a party every Thursday night. We’ll have custom DJ sets, food specials from Espetinho, new cocktails, and, of course, our Pittsfield Pilsner.

The first one kicks off on Thursday, April 16 at 7pm with a new set from @adamoam

Hope to see you there!

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