The Boston Lobster Party
Posted on October 17th, 2010
On Saturday, October 16th @EatBoston hosted a lobster and beer fest dubbed the Boston Lobster Party at The Historic SoWa Power Station. 15 craft breweries set up shop and brought a plethora of kegs and bottles. In addition to all the craft goodness one can drink, there were 9 of Boston’s restaurants showcasing a number of lobster dishes.
If you are unfamiliar with @EatBoston and live in New England, you are missing out. Sure this isn’t your American Craft Beer Festival, but it’s a damn good time. Back in April they hosted the Boston Bacon & Beer Festival. See a trend forming here? The best food mixed with the best beer!
The Attending Breweries:
- Blue Hills Brewery (Canton, MA)
- Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) (Boston, MA)
- Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
- Cisco Brewers (Nantucket, MA)
- Clown Shoes Brewing (Ipswich, MA)
- Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)
- High and Mighty Beer Company (Holyoke, MA)
- Ipswich Ale Brewery (Ipswich, MA)
- Magic Hat Brewing Company (South Burlington, VT)
- Mayflower Brewing Company (Plymouth, MA)
- Narragansett Beer (Providence, RI)
- New Century Brewing Co (Boston, MA)
- Notch Session (Portland, ME)
- Peak Organic Brewing Company (Portland, ME)
- Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project (Cambridge, MA)
The Attending Restaurants:
- Garden at the Cellar (Cambridge, MA)
- Petit Robert Bistro (Multiple Locations in Boston)
- South End Buttery (Boston, MA)
- Turner Fisheries (Back Bay, Boston, MA)
- Union (South End, Boston, MA)
- Gaslight (South End, Boston, MA)
- Wicked Kickn’ Cheesecake (Boston, MA)
- Trina’s Starlight Lounge (Somerville, MA)
On to the event:
Upon entry we were each given a fork, plate, tasting cup, and a few tickets for entrees and appetizers.
Ipswich Ale Brewery:
Ipswich rolled up in style with their signature beer truck.
Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams):
Along with their seasonal Octoberfest, Sam Adams brought with them their Latitude 48 IPA.
Brooklyn Brewery:
Brooklyn Brewery had their station equipped with recommendations for pairings with appetizers, entrees, and a dessert substitute. For their dessert substitute they hosted their delicious Black Chocolate Stout.
Harpoon Brewery:
Harpoon’s Glacier Harvest Wet Hop Ale paired well with the savory Lobster cupcakes we grabbed from one of the restaurants.
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project:
One of Beeriety’s favorite local breweries Pretty Things brought three of their brews: American Darling, Field Mouse’s Farewell, and Jack D’or.
Peak Organic Brewing Company:
Their Espresso Amber Ale is definitely worth a try.
High & Mighty Beer Company:
These guys never let me down. I felt like I kept swinging by their booth to get my cup topped off.
Lobster Goodness:
(Susie of We are not Martha pictured on the top row.)
All great things eventually come to an end:
Enjoying some High and Mighty Two-Headed Beast with Adam.
(From left to right: Adam and Chris)
Cheers!