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Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, Watermelon Ale

by J Frazzetta on September 12th, 2011 | Beer
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When I was a kid I used to love to get Ring Pops; remember those things?  My favorite was the cherry flavor because they were the sweetest ones.  Second to the cherry was the watermelon flavor.  Funny how watermelon itself doesn’t taste like ‘watermelon flavor’; they have to add four tons of sugar to get that sweetness, which watermelon has naturally.  Never in my wildest dreams did I think a beer could capture that watermelon flavor.  Well, kids, I’m here to tell you that sometimes dreams can come true.

To heighten my childish fantasy, I decided to cook up
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Fruit Basket

by J Frazzetta on July 26th, 2010 | Beer
Why bother eating your daily dose of fruits, when you can drink them with your already delicious beer?  True, there is no nutritional value to a fruit ale, but I am allowed to dream.  For those people that want to enjoy something a little more refreshing for the summer, I always recommend a good fruit beer.  Here are a few I always turn to in a pinch:

Harpoon – Raspberry UFO- There are several flavors of the UFO but I find this one to be the most refreshing.  You don’t even need to add an orange slice for this unfiltered
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Boston Beer Company, Bunker Hill Blueberry Ale

by J Frazzetta on July 5th, 2010 | Beer
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This moment has been a long time coming.  The Beer Works restaurants are a common hangout in Boston and if you enjoy a fine micro brew, you’d do well to swing by their locations.  When I first had the blueberry ale it was at the Fenway location in 2005 after a concert and I get it every time.  The only way you could bring some home is if you bought a growler and trucked it around with you, but not anymore.  On a recent trip we came across this beer in a six-pack at one of my normal
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