Beer Talk

 On Monday, one of our very first “Slumbassadors” Adam Meuse joined our team as Operations and Inventory Manager.

For some, the way we make our beer is a tool for dividing the industry. For us, we’re focused on making good liquids, spreading goodwill, embracing our charities and making people happy.

Pairing craft beer and cheese is lots of fun. We set out to our local Whole Foods recently and brought back a great assortment of cheeses to pair with Slumbrew craft ales. These were our favorite picks for flavor, price and availability. 

Volunteering made easy AND with lots of Slumbrew? YES!. We have selected TWO charities to sponsor in 2013, The Mike McNeil Foundation (Crawl for the Cure) and One Brick Boston.

A few thoughts on the future of craft beer in Massachusetts by way of congratulating Kristen Sykes the new Massachusetts Brewers Guild Executive Director. "There are those that will argue that the recent growth of micro producers in America is not sustainable ...

Here is a quick list of our Slumbrew distribution partners, wholesalers and sales folks MA: Burke, MVDC, Colonial, Commercial, Atlas. Vermont: g. Housen Maine: Central. IL: Stoller VA: Specialty Bev. This page has full contact info. 

I have this old orange ‘Beer Trekking’ backpack. It’s featured on the Trekker Trippel bottle. I’ve been hauling it on every beer journey for fifteen years. Like most beer travelers, I also have a giant collection of

One of the core ideas behind the formulation of recipes for Slumbrew has been using quality ingredients to drive the expression of unique flavor profiles in our beers. This is both extremely satisfying in that we have an opportunity to source some amazing ingredients and it helps differentiate our products among what is sometimes a lot of sameness within beer styles on the shelf. None of our beers are an example of an ingredient-driven approach more than Happy Sol...

TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2012 PRESS RELEASE (Somerville, MA) – Adding to an already impressive line up of craft beer in the Chicago area, Slumbrew will kickoff its distribution in Chicagoland next week (January 24-27) with a series of promotional events and beer dinners. Slumbrew is the artisanal, ingredient-driven brand of unusual beers hailing from Somerville Brewing Company in Somerville, Massachusetts.

One of the most interesting historical events occurred on Prospect Hill above what is now Union Square in Somerville. The area was an important strategic location for many years leading up to and through the Revolutionary War. At different points, it was occupied by the colonists and the British as it offered a high vantage over the marshland that is now the most densely populated urban area in New England. On January 1, 1776 something rather special happened...