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Ipswich Ale and Community Partnerships

Submitted by mary gormley
on April 2nd, 2013 at 1:35:08 PM

On March 29, Operations Manager James Dorau joined Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm regional site manager Bethany Groff for a lively discussion of how craft brewers and historic sites can and should work together called Taverns, Teams, and Tastings: Lucrative Partnerships with a Twist. They were part of a day-long workshop presented by the New England Museum Association. James was the belle of the ball as he made the case for why fresh, local craft beer should be embraced by community and cultural leaders, and enjoyed by all.

Winter Ale & Other Seasonal Offerings

Submitted by mary gormley
on November 8th, 2012 at 5:28:10 PM

Although it’s technically still fall, Winter is here, in bottles and in the air!

This year we’ve really outdone ourselves for the winter season with the addition of two new products to our line up. We’re happy to announce the NEW Winter Mix pack including a new seasonal offering the Ipswich Rye Porter.

This mixed pack is stuffed with a little something for everyone: 4 Ipswich Winter Ales, 4 Ipswich Original Pale Ales and 4 NEW Ipswich Rye Porters.

At 6.3% the new Rye Porter is a dark rich brew.

Harvest Ale!

Submitted by mary gormley
on August 8th, 2012 at 10:37:58 AM

It might be summer still but here at the Ipswich Ale Brewery we're in full blown Ipswich Harvest Ale mode! Around the brewery we've gotten into the habit of calling this brew "Harvey".

Today we did our first run of this tasty dry-hopped America red ale.

Highly regarded among hop-lovers, our Harvest Ale is a balanced and flavorful autumnal offering, to be enjoyed during the cool, crisp days of fall. We use a darker Caramunich malt and just a touch of chocolate malt along with a blend of Warrior, Ahtanum, and Columbus hops.

ABV:  6.9%
IBUs: 40
Availability: "Fall"
 
Find this delicious brew on Draft,

News on the New Brewery and our Crops!

Submitted by mary gormley
on July 16th, 2012 at 11:16:32 AM

Farmers Report:

Above is a picture of our 2012 Rye field. Located at Maple Croft farm here in Ipswich. We look forward to harvesting this massive amount of Rye and using it in an upcoming 5 Mile Local Harvest beer!

 

New Brewery Report:

Construction is moving along on the new brewery and we're happy to announce that we've received some brand new tanks! These 4 new additions to the brewery are each 120 barrel tanks. With them we'll be able to add 12,000 barrels to our annual capacity! To break it down, this is about 165,000 more cases of beer or 3,960,000 more bottles per year!

Send Us Your Pictures!

Submitted by mary gormley
on June 11th, 2012 at 11:47:49 AM

Photo Courtesy of Bethany Groff- Taken at Yellowstone National Park

Did you enjoy an Ipswich Ale in this weekend's beautiful weather?

Send us your pictures for a chance to be featured in one of our newsletters!

Pictures can be posted on our Facebook timeline or you can send them to Info@MercuryBrewing.com

Cheers!

Ipswich Ale Brewery Staff

ACBF Google+ Hangout Session

Submitted by mary gormley
on June 4th, 2012 at 10:48:36 AM

This past weekend at the American Craft Beer Festival our Head Cellarman, Anthony Hurrell, had the pleasure of participating in a live Google+  "Hangout" session .

Before hand we threw out a call for questions on our Facebook page and Twitter account.

Click on the link to see if we answered your question and see what else is new with us!

New Brewery News Flash!

Submitted by mary gormley
on December 22nd, 2011 at 3:00:59 PM

More information coming soon!

Ipswich Harvest Ale!

Submitted by mary gormley
on August 17th, 2011 at 10:19:23 AM

While it's definitely still summer, we work about a half-season ahead here in the brewery. That means it's time to bottle Harvest Ale! Harvey has been fermenting away in our new tanks, and now that it's ready, it tastes delicious. Keep an eye out for the 6- and 12-packs soon!

For more info on our Ipswich Harvest Ale click HERE

New Tanks!

Submitted by mary gormley
on June 9th, 2011 at 9:46:56 AM

This past week we received some new tanks here at the brewery. With these new tanks we'll be able to produce 6 batches more per week! These are 30 barrel tanks which produce about 400 cases per batch! that's about 2400 more cases per week! Cheers to more craft beer!

^ Dan getting ready to hoist the third tank up  
^ Weebub securing the tank

The new tanks!    

And now for a video...

Video commentary by Tom!*

 

Cheers to 20 Years!

Submitted by mary gormley
on May 16th, 2011 at 12:30:36 PM

This year marks our 20th Anniversary and in celebration of all that we've accomplished we've brewed up an Anniversary Ale!

A little bit about the beer:

Style: Imperial Pale Ale

Name:20th Anniversary Imperial Pale Ale

Alcohol Content:8%

Description: Our 20th Anniversary Limited-Edition brew is a big balanced Imperial Pale Ale with rich malty sweetness and a bold hop character. This hand-crafted ale honors our past, present, and future as an Ipswich MA historic hometown favorite.

Availability:22oz., Draft

Cheers and Enjoy!

 

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