Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is now available!  We shipped kegs of our first seasonal beer to bars and restaurants this week, and we will begin pouring samples and filling growlers at the brewery starting today.  Depending on demand, we hope to be pouring the beer here through Thanksgiving, so be sure to stop by and give it a try.

Cheers, Drew

Here is a list of the bars and restaurants which will be serving it on draft:

Plymouth Area:

British Beer Company – Plymouth - http://www.britishbeer.com/local/plymouth/

British Beer Company – Cedarville - http://www.britishbeer.com/local/cedarville/

Plimoth Plantation - http://www.plimoth.org/

Pour Farm Tavern - http://www.myspace.com/thepourfarmtavern

South Shore:

British Beer Company – Pembroke - http://www.britishbeer.com/local/pembroke/

The Fat Cat - http://www.fatcatrestaurant.com/

Stars on Hingham Harbor - http://www.eatwellinc.com/index.html

Union Brewhouse - http://www.unionbrewhouse.com/

Boston Area:

Bukowski Tavern – Boston

Bukowski Tavern – Inman Square

Cambridge Common - http://www.cambridgecommonrestaurant.com/main.html

Deep Ellum - http://www.deepellum-boston.com/

Lower Depths

OtherSide Café

Publick House

Redbones - http://www.redbones.com/

Roadhouse Craft Beer Bar and BBQ

Sunset Grill and Tap - http://www.allstonsfinest.com/

West:

Armsby Abbey – http://armsbyabbey.com/welcome.html

The Dirty Truth - http://www.dirtytruthbeerhall.com/

The Dive Bar - http://thedivebarworcester.com/

The Moan and Dove - http://www.themoananddove.com/

Stars - http://www.eatwellinc.com/index.html - will be hosting a four course beer dinner featuring Mayflower Golden Ale, IPA, Porter and Thanksgiving Ale.  The cost is $45 per person and will begin at 7pm on November 11th.  Brewer Ryan Gwozdz and Sales Director Jeff Nardone will be in attendance and available for any questions.  The menu looks fantastic and should guarantee a great culinary experience.  Make reservations with Stars at 781-749-3200 before spots fill up.

Reception: Served with Mayflower Golden Ale

Roasted Portobello & White Truffle Pizza

Parmesan & Chive Arencini

Sliced Tenderloin & Whipped Boursin Crisps

Teriyaki Chicken Rangoons

Soup: Served with Mayflower IPA

Tri-squash Soup

Main: Served with Mayflower Porter

Slow cooked beef brisket with porter sauce, polenta & root vegetables

Dessert: Served with Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale

Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee with Seasonal Cookie

Jeff

We were happy to see one of the first published reviews of Mayflower Porter in last week’s edition of the Weekly Dig.  Read it here — http://www.weeklydig.com/department-commerce/beeradvocate/200810/mayflower-porter and be sure to try some for yourself.

Drew

Our First Seasonal – We will be releasing our first seasonal beer next week.  Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is a wood-aged Old Ale/American Strong Ale that is malty and earthy with subtle spiciness.   

We used a rich array of high quality malts, including Crisp Gleneagle Maris Otter, Castle Special B, Simpson Rye Crystal and Flaked Barley, to give it a complex malt character.   East Kent Goldings hops provide subtle bitterness at 40 IBUs, while hints of vanilla from American White Oak soften this brew and allow its 7.8% ABV to warm your soul.

This draft only beer will be available at a small number of our bar and restaurant customers during November – check our blog next week for a list of locations.   Starting on Thursday October 30, you can come by the brewery to try a sample and pick up a growler to take home and enjoy. 

Our First Barrel-Aged Beer – In early December, we will be releasing our first barrel-aged beer.  In early September, we filled a used bourbon barrel from Buffalo Trace with our award-winning Mayflower Porter.  We let the beer spend a month in the barrel absorbing all of the delicious bourbon and oak characteristics, before racking it into kegs for its final conditioning.  Believe us, it’s fantastic!

With only 50 gallons, this rich and unique beer will be in very limited supply.  It will be on draft at a handful of bars, but your best chance to try some will be to come by the brewery for a sample and one of the pre-filled growlers we will have available.  We’ll let you know more details as the release date nears.

Cheers!

Drew

We just got word from Robert Stolys of Premiere Stainless.  Our new 40 BBL Fermenters and 40 BBL Bright Beer Tank are shipping today!!!  That means more fresh Mayflower Beer for our loyal customers.

We expect to have these tanks on line by the end of November or beginning of December.  So expect to see plenty of Mayflower Brews available.  The news cannot some too soon, because of all your support in our first 9 months of production, we are now going to be able to ramp up the production schedule and brew plenty more beer next year!

Cheers Prost and All the Rest

Matthew