Weekly Roundup 5/27/26

WEEKLY ROUNDUP May 27, 2026

Hello!  My name is Bob, and I went to a ballgame last week.  Before the game, one of the announcements said that if someone was “interfering with my enjoyment of the game” then I should report it.  So when one of the Boston relief pitchers gave up 2 home runs, I immediately reported him to the nearest usher, and he did nothing about it!  That pitcher absolutely ruined my enjoyment of the game, and yet I was denied any retribution!  

I was so indignant then and am getting all worked up just thinking about it now!  To calm down, I’m writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter!

Before we get to this week’s news, I need to quickly preview next week’s news.  Next week, we’ll be featuring Maynard PrideFest, and in advance I wanted to direct your attention to a new item Allen has added to the Amory’s Tomb Newsletter.  Check this shirt out:

Doesn’t that look awesome?  In case you don’t recognize it, the image is a variation of the label for the recently released bottle, Unholy Communion, with some of the more decidedly “unholy” elements of the bottle label removed. 

I think this shirt is terrific and have already ordered one.  It’ll be the perfect shirt for PrideFest, or really all of Pride Month.  Heck, that shirt is so cool looking it’s appropriate for any time of the year!  I already own a ridiculous number of Amory’s Tomb t-shirts, but this one may become my go-to!

Here’s a link in case you, too, want to order one for Pride Month and beyond:

 SHOP 

Back to this week’s news!

FEATURED EVENT

Season’s First Friday Night Dance Party This Friday, May 29th!

I wrote about this a couple of weeks ago, so this time I’ll just let the flyer do the explaining:

DRAUGHT UPDATE

Do Me a Favor, Drink More Broken Latch!

In case you either don’t remember everything from the March 28th newsletter or (more likely) sent that one directly to your Trash folder, a Lukr tap is a special tap that allows the beer to be poured with an extra thick, creamy head. And Broken Latch, Amory’s Tomb’s farmhouse-inspired rustic lager, has been on the Lukr since the opening of the Taproom in December of last year.

At first blush, Broken Latch might have seemed like an odd choice to put on a Lukr, but you know what? It’s proven to be a winner! Broken Latch was a very good lager on draught from a regular tap, and the Lukr seems to soften it up just a bit and let the maltiness come out a bit more. I’d highly recommend it.

Here’s the thing, though. Allen and Rick have created a bit of a Lukr controversy. As noted last week, the almighty Man Bun Pilsner has made its triumphant return. I couldn’t be more excited!

A draught of the new Man Bun in a dimple mug is a wonderful thing! The only way it could possibly be better would be if it were a Lukr-poured Man Bun in a dimple mug! Man Bun is a Czech-style lager, after all, and the Lukr is a Czech invention. They’re like peanut butter and chocolate - perfect for each other!

Therein lies the controversy. Allen and Rick, for some annoying reason, put another keg of Broken Latch on the Lukr just as Man Bun was starting to pour. I’ve whined at them every time I visit the Taproom that Man Bun belongs on the Lukr, and Allen finally relented. He said that after this keg of Broken Latch kicks and he cleans the lines, Man Bun will go on the Lukr.

And that’s why I need your help! The sooner we finish this keg of Broken Latch, the sooner we will get Man Bun itself on the Lukr! Listen, I don’t ask a lot of you. Heck, I don’t even know most of you! But do me this favor. Come on down to the Taproom and enjoy a Broken Latch. If not for yourself, then for me!

After all, it isn’t exactly hardship duty to be asked to drink a Broken Latch. It’s an excellent beer, too, and to me even tastes a little like a maltier version of Man Bun. But it’s time - past time, actually - for Man Bun to take its rightful place at the end of the bar.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• May 27 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 29 Friday Night Garden Party: MATTY B

• June 7 Maynard PrideFest

• June 12 Friday Night Garden Party: Asleep in a Box

• June 13 Maynard Jazz Fest

• June 27 Nashua Rivers Brewer’s Fest

• June 21 Father’s Day Brunch

• June 24 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

See you at the Tomb! Oh, and I didn’t really report that relief pitcher to the usher. I did seethe with rage over his lousy performance for days, though!

Weekly Roundup 5/20/26

WEEKLY ROUNDUP May 20, 2026

Hello!  My name is Bob, and I recently lost my streak in Wordle at 135 days.  It was one of those “_A_ER” words that got me. In order to take my mind off the fact that I just flushed four and a half months of puzzle solving down the toilet, I am writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter.

It’s worth noting up front that the Beer Garden is officially open, like with taps and someone out there to serve beer to you and everything!  The Beer Garden Taps are open, weather permitting, during the following days/hours:

Friday - 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturday - 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Sunday - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Of course, if you are there on a different day and time, or you are looking for a draught that isn’t on tap in the Beer Garden, you can always come inside and Justin will be happy to give you a beer in a plastic cup to take out with you.

If you ask me, the best thing about the Beer Garden is that all the dogs have returned!  We don’t have the longest outdoor beer season in New England, so enjoy it while you can!

FEATURED EVENT

Wurst Nacht Returns on Thursday, May 21st!

It’s time again for the unsanctioned Wurst Nacht to return to the Taproom on May 21st at 7:00pm. “What’s Wurst Nacht?, you ask, “and why is it unsanctioned?” Good questions!

On one Thursday each month, Keith and Kevin show up to Amory’s Tomb parking lot with a charcoal grill and bunch of sausages, just like a tailgate. They grill up these sausages, bring them in to the Taproom and everybody gets to eat them! That’s it! It’s Wurst Nacht!

The sausages tend not to all be your generic, Fenway-style sausages, though they have some of those, and there is nothing wrong with getting a sausage at Fenway. (Beats watching the team, anyway!) In past Würst Nachts, Keith and Kevin had brought in sausages that are supposedly from animals that I didn’t realize could even be turned into sausage, or ever considered eating before. I don’t ask too many questions because, you know, sausages…

That ties to the “unsanctioned” part. Other than allowing a couple of their best patrons to walk in the back door with a few plates of cooked sausages, Allen and Rick have nothing to do with this event. As Allen says - “Meat at your own risk!”

Allen and Rick also don’t charge anything for Wurst Nächt. There are a couple of ways you can pay Keith and Kevin. First, you can buy them a beer. Alternatively, you can contribute to the fund that will buy next month’s sausages.

And there you have it - Würst Nächt, this Thursday evening, May 21st, at 7:00pm!

DRAUGHT UPDATE

The World is a Better Place Today Because Man Bun Pilsner is Finally Back on Draught!!!! 

It came back, it really came back! After what seemed like years (Allen swears it’s like 8 months) Man Bun Pilsner is finally back on draught, making its Taproom draught debut!

Man Bun is my favorite of the Amory’s Tomb “regulars”. I’ve written before about how Allen and Rick may be known for their farmhouse ales, but they sneakily produce some of the best lagers around. And much like how Saison Classic is the saison from which all other Amory’s Tomb saisons flow, I would argue that Man Bun is the lager from which all the other great AT lagers orginate.

It’s the perfect lager for just about anything. I have recommended to first-time visitors who I know will not like the IPAs or farmhouse ales, and it is always a hit. Even if you do enjoy saisons and hoppier beers, as I do, you will still love Man Bun.

At 4.7%, Man Bun is a Czech-style Pilsner brewed with 100% New England grown and malted barley from Blue Ox Malthouse in Lisbon Falls, Maine and imported Czech Saaz hops. The result is a lager that can rightly be described as clean and refreshing, but also has plenty of flavor. Personally, I get bread flavors, maybe a little bit of lemon.

When I say I am a huge fan, I’m not kidding! I’ve checked in Man Bun on Untappd 88 times! I’ve enjoyed Man Bun many ways before - in a can or in a plastic cup, at the PC or at home. But the truly best way to enjoy a Man Bun Pilsner is in a dimple mug in the Taproom!

I’m sure after all the complaints (I know I wasn’t the only one remarking on its absence!) Allen and Rick brewed plenty of Man Bun this time. But why take any chances? Get yourself down to the Taproom and get a Man Bun today!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• May 21 Wurst Nächt (an unsanctioned meat & greet)

• May 27 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 29 Friday Night Garden Party

• June 7 Maynard PrideFest

• June 12 Friday Night Garden Party: Asleep in a Box

• June 13 Maynard Jazz Fest

• June 27 Nashua Rivers Brewer’s Fest

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 5/13/26

Hello!  My name is Bob, and despite all the UFO photos released by the government last week, I do not believe aliens have visited earth.  In fact, I do not believe aliens will ever visit earth.  So stop spending all your free time pouring over all those photos looking for “evidence” of aliens, and instead get yourself caught up on the happenings at your favorite farmhouse-focused craft brewery! 

Also, feel free to laugh at me if any of the following happen: 

1. some kid riding a bicycle starts flying through the air to evade the police

2. a spaceship blows up the White House

3. you see a couple of FBI agents being chased by a Cigarette-Smoking Man

4. war is ended by a race of beings toting a book entitled “To Serve Man”

5. the next Artemis mission discovers an obelisk on the moon

Before we get to the main news, here’s a quick update on “The Saga of the Broken Beer Truck”.  Recall that last week we reported that Farm Road (the Amory’s Tomb sessionable farmhouse ale) had not yet returned to draught because the truck that was supposed to carry it broke.

I am pleased to report that Allen and Rick found a truck that works, and Farm Road is now on tap.  I had one last weekend, and boy did it taste fresh!  Oh, there’s more new beer coming this week, too, as you’ll see below.  But first…  

FEATURED EVENT

Friday Night Dance Parties Returning to the Beer Garden at the End of May

Now that it’s getting warmer it is well and truly Beer Garden season. And that can only mean one thing - it’s time for the return of the Metrowest’s Only Open Air Dance Party! The first one will be on Friday, May 29th

That’s right, the popular Friday Night Dance Parties are returning to Amory’s Tomb in the Beer Garden. Your featured DJ will be MATTY B. (The all-caps is intentional.) No, MATTY B is not Allen using one of his half-dozen DJ aliases. MATTY B is an entirely different person, and is a frequent DJ at the Tomb.

Allen says MATTY B’s Friday night sets will be a more dialed-back breakbeat set versus his usual hard-hitting stuff. I have no idea what Allen is talking about, but I do know that MATTY B always delivers a great set!

As noted above, the first dance party will be in a couple of weeks, on Friday, May 29th. Why the delay, you ask? Well, first of all Friday Night Dance Parties are, of course, weather permitting. And this Friday the weather looks terrible! If it isn’t going to be actively raining in the evening, it’ll at least be damp and probably cool. That’s not a great way to kick off the season.

There’s also a famous swamp metal band coming to town on May 22nd and MATTY B needs to take his kids to soccer. That’s cool! Families should always come first.

Sadly, he said he needed to take his kids to “football”. Ugh. Next thing you know, we’ll be sitting in the Beer Garden eating “crisps” while wearing “trainers” on our feet. I knew AT’s love for real ale in casks would lead to no good!

Anyway, the first Friday Night Garden Dance Party will be on May 29th. From there, the Metrowest’s only open air dance party will continue throughout the summer. Personally, I am hoping the lasers make a return, too!

CAN UPDATE

New IPA This Week!  No Need to Declare an IPA Draught Drought Emergency!  

You may recall that shortly after the Taproom opened, Amory’s Tomb somehow completely ran out of IPAs. The ensuing IPA draught drought lasted for a few weeks until the delicious Rolling Through Outer Space appeared on tap and in cans.

Rolling Through Outer Space has proven popular; so popular, in fact, that AT is on its last keg. Fortunately, Allen and Rick have already brewed a new IPA, and it goes on draught in the Taproom this week!

The new IPA is called Unspoken Emojis. It’s a West Coast-style IPA brewed with Massachusetts-grown Crystal hops, as well as Simcoe and Cascade hops. At 6.0%, Unspoken Emojis is bright and dry, and most closely resembles AT favorite The Golden Rule, but with a different hop and malt profile. I have always really liked The Golden Rule, particularly in the warmer months, so I am looking forward to giving this one a try!

If you are an IPA fan, or you want to bring someone new to the brewery whose favorite style is IPA, fear not! There will be no IPA draught drought (It’s weird how those 2 words are pronounced so differently, like maybe one of them is misspelled…) in the Spring of 2026! Unspoken Emojis is here to save the day, and will be available in cans and on tap later this week!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• May 13 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 21 Wurst Nächt (an unsanctioned meat & greet)

• May 27 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 29 Friday Night Garden Party

• June 7 Maynard PrideFest

• June 12 Friday Night Garden Party: Asleep in a Box

• June 13 Maynard Jazz Fest

• June 27 Nashua Rivers Brewer’s Fest

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 5/6/26

Hello! My name is Bob, and the warm weather has made it abundantly clear that my lawn is easily the worst in the neighborhood. Seriously, if it weren't for some of the weeds, I’d have no green at all! To avoid looking out at the patches of dirt in my yard, I’m writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter!

Before we get to this week’s news, I need to follow-up on something I wrote a few weeks ago. I wrote about the imminent return of Farm Road on draught. Because you no doubt hang on every word of these newsletters (c’mon, throw me a bone!) I am sure you are wondering why, if it was imminent, it still hasn’t appeared in the Taproom. Well, I have an answer.

According to Allen, “the truck broke”. Seriously. I know this explanation has more than a whiff of “my dog ate my homework” to it, but this is actually what happened. Hopefully, Allen and Rick can find a truck that works this week!

Beyond the (maybe???) overdue return of Farm Road, here’s what else is going on at the Tomb this week:

FEATURED EVENT

Mother’s Day Brunch in the Taproom

Is it just me, or did Mother’s Day kind of sneak up on us this year? I mean, doesn’t it seem like Allen was just serving an amazing Full Irish Breakfast for St. Patrick’s Day like 2 weeks ago?

If Mother’s Day snuck up on you like it did to me, then you are probably looking for something special to do with Mom this Sunday. May I suggest the Mother’s Day Brunch at Amory’s Tomb?

That’s right, Allen is putting together another special brunch for this Sunday, May 10th, starting at 12:00pm. Allen’s special brunches are always great, and who are more deserving than moms? Check out what will be on offer:

• Yogurt Parfait with Blueberry, Coconut & Lemon, White Chocolate, Crushed Walnut

• Almond Butter Toast with Blueberry, Banana, Pepita, Coconut, white chocolate, granola

• Sheep’s Milk Toast garlic rubbed toast, oil cured sheep’s milk cheese, crispy sliced Benton’s ham, arugula, pickled onion

• Egg Frittata with fresh herbs, caramelized onion, crushed walnut, topped with arugula and tomato dijon salad

• Sweet bites Chocolate liege waffles or donuts?

• Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Powdered Sugar & Sweetened Vanilla Whip 

Wow, that menu is crazy!  There’s something on here for every mom!  Seriously, the toasts alone ought to have everyone covered with both a sweet and a savory offering.  I’ve got my eye on the Egg Frittata and the biscuits, too.    

Of course, these breakfast items will go great with, say, a Double Oak Classic Saison or a Stories of Our Youth stout.  I am sure there will also be a special craft cocktail made with AT’s hard seltzer if Mom doesn’t drink beer.  

All in all, it should be an amazing day at the Tomb and a great way to celebrate the Mom in your life! 

CAN UPDATE

Low Can Alert: Giörgū Pilsner About to Run Out!  

Giörgū, Amory’s Tomb’s Italian-style pilsner has been continuously available at the Beer Garden and then in the Taproom since last summer.  It was on draught for the longest time, and then when the kegs finally ran dry, Giörgū has remained available in cans.  But all good things must come to an end, and AT’s supply of Giörgū is about to run out!

Italian-style Pilsner can seem like an odd beer style.  Let’s face it, the first you think of when you think of Italian food and drink is not pilsner.  I’d doubt it’s the second, third, fourth of fifth thing either!  

Worse still, for many of us the first Italian pilsner we ever had was…well, we don’t slander other beers by name in this newsletter, but you know what I’m talking about.  Not good.  So when I heard the idea of Italian pilsner as a style, my first thought was “Why would you want to imitate that???”  

The answer is that you wouldn’t want to imitate that particular beer!  But despite the quality, or lack thereof, of the flagship Italian pilsner, some craft brewers in the US have brewers have brewed really great ones, including Amory’s Tomb.

Allen and Rick have been brewing Italian-style pilsners on-and-off for much of AT’s existence.  Over the last year or so, they’ve settled on a recipe they like best, and then after another few months finally settled on name they liked, Giörgū.  (It’s a fun name!  Unless you have to type out repeatedly in, say, a newsletter…)

At 4.7%, Giörgū pours super-clear in the glass, and looks terrific in one of those Willi Becher glasses in the Taproom.  It’s made with 100% barley from Blue Ox malthouse and dry-hopped with German Tettnanger and Hallertau MittleFriüh hops.  It’s light and crisp, but still has enough flavor to stand up to Italian dishes.  Even people who don’t like any hoppy or funky craft beer will like this one!

Giörgū has been a mainstay for so long now that many of us have probably taken it for granted.  Now Allen tells me their supply is about to run out, and then it will go on hiatus.  I have no doubt Giörgū will be back before too long, but grab one in the Taproom now while you still can!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• May 10 Mother’s Day Brunch

• May 15 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 27 Wheat & Water Crafted Dough

• June 7 Maynard Pride Fest

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 4/29/26

Hello! My name is Bob, and I just heard that there are people who think I am Allen’s alter ego. I assure you that this is not true! Do you think if Allen wanted to write this newsletter under a pseudonym, he’d choose to call himself “Bob”? Does that sound like Allen? Nope.

Now that we have dispensed with the conspiracy portion of this week’s newsletter, here are this week’s happenings at Amory’s Tomb:

FEATURED EVENT

Maynard Spring ArtWalk Returns Saturday, May 2nd

It’s Spring ArtWalk time again in downtown Maynard! On Saturday, May 2nd starting at 4:00pm, you can stroll through the Maynard Cultural District and view all sorts of exhibitions, activities and musical performances. It’s always a good time.

And, of course, Amory’s Tomb will be getting in on the fun with musical performances in the Beer Garden presented by Computer Rock Soundsytem. The first presentation will be Calls From the Help Desk, a Collection of service level training vignettes and ambient field recordings featuring Fungus Joe, Michigan Cortina, Dinosaur Rogers, & the Grizzly Swat.

I have no idea what this means since almost anything could be an ambient noise piece or field recording, if you think about it. Don’t worry, though, this isn’t going to be a live performance of John Cage’s 4’33” (look it up), these are all actual performers and so this should be very cool.

After their set, it will be time for the headline act - Asleep in a Box. Based on the name, you might assume Asleep in a Box is some sort of yacht rock Alice in Chains tribute band, but you’d be wrong! (though, Allen, maybe you ought to consider a yacht rock Alice in Chains tribute band for next year’s ArtWalk…)

Asleep in a Box is actually an electronic jam band with essentially no online footprint from what I can tell. Maybe there’s an an article on the way back machine from 2010, but is there anything more “Amory’s Tomb ArtWalk” than featuring a largely anonymous electronic jam band in the Beer Garden? I don’t think so!

While it is fun to visit all the performers and exhibits in downtown Maynard during Spring ArtWalk, I can pretty much guarantee you won’t hear anything like these acts at any other stop. So be sure to stop by, hang out in the Beer Garden and enjoy the music.

And speaking of alter egos, there’s a rumor that the Beer Garden or lounge may be graced by an appearance from DJ Paul Michael Jeffries at some point during the day.

Oh, and Ben’s Raclette will there, too! I am sure he needs no introduction, but on the off chance that you haven’t tried it yet, I would just say that melted cheese and bread is itself a work of art!

Hosted by the Maynard Business Alliance, the 12th Annual Maynard Spring ArtWalk begins at 4:00pm. Come on down to the Beer Garden!

DRAUGHT UPDATE

New Collab Stout, Stories of Our Youth, Available in the Taproom Now!

A few weeks ago I wrote about the great time Allen had at the New England Real Ale Exposition (NERAX) over the last weekend of March. Based on his description, I assumed Allen spent all his time putting together cask taps and sampling beers. But somehow Allen also found time to collaborate on another new beer. And that beer is already here!

Stories of Our Youth was brewed with Allen’s friends from Idle Hands Craft Ales and Hook Norton Brewery! Idle Hands probably needs no introduction to this audience. Their fine craft beers, brewed in Malden, can be found around the Greater Boston area.

Hook Norton may be less familiar. That’s because they are from the United Kingdom and began in the mid-19th century. Allen has visited their brewery, and it sounds really neat. It’s a six story tower that uses gravity as much as possible to move the beer through the different stages of the brewing process.

Stories of Our Youth is a traditional English-style stout. Now, plenty of beers tout themselves as being “traditional”, but this one was literally based on a Hook Norton recipe dating from 1899!

Other than the English hops it uses all local ingredients. Perhaps most surprisingly, Stories of Our Youth was brewed with no roasted barley. The color (as black as you can imagine) and taste (I get dark chocolate) was achieved solely through the use of black malt, brown malt and chocolate malt.

As I have written before, I am typically a UK-beer skeptic. The ales I’ve had in London range from mediocre to awful, and to top it off they insist on spelling the word for beer that comes out of a tap “draught”, which is patently ridiculous. But Stories of Our Youth is terrific! It’s only 4.2%, in keeping with the strength one would expect from an English-style ale, but it packs in quite a bit of flavor.

This is a beer that’s easy to drink on its own, and is also one that I suspect will go exceptionally well with whatever Allen is serving for Sunday Fellowship. I bet it would pair well with “electronic ambient jam music”, too!

As with all AT collaborations, though, supplies are limited, and there are no bottles or cans. There’s no better time than now to get down to the Taproom and enjoy Stories of Our Youth.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• May 2 Maynard Spring Art Walk

• May 10 Mother’s Day Brunch

• May 15 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz

• May 27 Wheat & Water Crafted Dough

• June 7 Maynard Pride Fest

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 4/22/26

WEEKLY ROUNDUP April 22, 2026

Hello! My name is Bob. I just flew back from California, and boy are my arms tired! That may be the worst joke ever created, and to atone for writing such garbage, I’m also writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter. Here are this week’s updates:

FEATURED MERCH

Check Out Malen Anderson’s Artisanal Merch in the Taproom!

Have you had a chance to peruse the Taproom’s merch display yet? It’s behind the bar on your left as you walk down the hall towards the restrooms. If you haven’t, I’d encourage you to take a look because there’s some really cool stuff there.

In particular Malen Anderson is offering some of his handmade wares. Malen works with metal, leather and other materials to create really cool stuff. He even forges his own knives, though sadly there no knives on offer in the Taproom. (Yet. We can all dream!)

First up, I’m sure you’ve noticed those nice leather coasters in the Taproom with the AT logo stamped into them. Malen made those! Coaster 4-packs are available in the Taproom. I’ve had leather coasters from another brewery for a long time, and now they are all discolored and hard. Hey, I spill beer sometimes, don’t judge! It’s time for new ones, and I am going to buy Malen’s.

Stamping a logo into leather is easy. (Or at least, I imagine it to be easy. I’ve never done it!) How about stamping the AT logo into metal? Also available in the Taproom are metal bottle openers that Malen stamped the logo into. I already bought one of these things, and it is hard to describe how awesome it feels in your hand.

This isn’t some dumb novelty bottle opener. There’s a real heft and strength to this opener. I fully expect that my bottle opener to be the last bottle opener I will buy for the rest of my life. It feels like it could open anything. Some people have even sabered the cap off of a bottle with this bottle opener, though I can’t say I’d recommend that!

Finally, Malen has a couple of bottle bags on offer in the Taproom. These things are gorgeous. They are made of waxed canvas and leather with studs holding the different pieces of the back together, and leather AT logo on one side. There’s room for up to 6 beer bottles. Honestly, this bag is so well-built that you could probably put 6 bottles of cement in the bag and it would hold!

The coasters, bottle opener and bottle bags are all designed and crafted by Malen, and all very much look like the handmade artisanal products they are. Check them out!

DRAUGHT UPDATE

It’s Getting Warmer. That Means It’s Almost Time to Take a Ride Down the Farm Road!

It’s April, the sun is shining (sometimes), you can be outside without a parka and gloves (most of the time) and you’re thirsty for good craft beer (always). It’s time to hit the Beer Garden or maybe the new Taproom! Better yet, it’s time to show your friends the hidden beer gem in Maynard you visit all the time.

There’s just one problem. Your friends don’t really like farmhouse beer, or at least they think they don’t. Maybe they like a lager, maybe they’re into hoppy, hazy beers, maybe they like dark beers. But they are skeptical, if not downright afraid, of beers with “weird” flavors.

If the above describes your situation, Allen and Rick have you covered. Farm Road is about to return to draught! Farm Road is an ideal entry point for the saisonophobe in your life! It is indeed a farmhouse ale - it’s name is Farm Road, after all - but it is very approachable. At 4.6% it’s a table saison that is perfect for any situation. It’s steeped on lemon peel and fermented with wildflower honey, resulting in a crisp and light beer.

If you bring a friend to Amory’s Tomb who professes to dislike saisons, start them off with a Farm Road. I think your friend will like it, and pretty soon they’ll be on to Saison I: Classic. And then before you know it they’ll be bugging Justin to go look for an old bottle of A Quiet Place for Weavers in the fridge!

Farm Road isn’t just for converting people to saisons. It’s a great beer for those of us who are already into saisons, too!

Editor’s note: Farm road needs a few more days in the tank, but we have tons of great beer flowing in the taproom. Last week we released our historic inspired stout collaboration with Hook Norton , Stories of Our Youth, on draught only, as well as a new bottle offering, Unholy Communion.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• April 22 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz (food truck)

• May 2 Spring ArtWalk with Ben’s Raclette, Asleep in a Box

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 4/15/26

WEEKLY ROUNDUP April 15, 2026

Hello! My name is Bob, and I got my taxes done and filed a little bit early this year! Now that I have all this free time on my hands, I am writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter. Here are the Tomb Happenings:

FEATURED EVENT

Unholy Communion Debuting at Widowmakers’ Hoppy Buds Guest Suds on April 18th!

Widowmaker Brewing’s annual Hopsmokerfest will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday April 18. The main event of the festival is a concert featuring multiple heavy bands each night, headlined by the amazing Pallbearer on Saturday. Unfortunately, tickets to the concerts are sold out, so if you don’t have one you are SOL.

Even if you don’t have a ticket, though, you can and should still head to Braintree on Saturday, April 18th from 12:00 to 3:00pm for Hoppy Buds Guest Suds. This event will feature 10 of the most metal breweries from around the United States. No, I don’t mean the breweries are literally made of metal! These 10 breweries’ style, ethos and choice of music is metal.

And you’d better believe Amory’s Tomb is one of the 10 breweries who will be there! Better still, Amory’s Tomb will be debuting a collaboration beer made with Widowmaker Brewing! It’s called Unholy Communion, and it was brewed with Pilsner Malt, Rice, Lemondrop Hops, Sake Yeast and Nashoba Valley Cab Franc Grapes. The beer was aged in wine barrels before being bottled.

I snagged a sample of this one when Allen was doing QC testing on it. Unholy Communion pours red and tastes like a (perhaps unholy) combination of a dry wine and sake. If you like tart saisons, you’ll like this one.

While it’s debuting at Widowmaker next Saturday, Unholy Communion will then also be available in 750ml bottles at Amory’s Tomb. And the label might be the best AT label yet. I won’t spoil the surprise, but it’s a pretty literal interpretation of the beer’s name!

As for Hoppy Buds Guest Suds, this sounds like an crazy event in its own right. All 10 of the most metal breweries are pretty renowned, but if Unholy Communion and the other breweries aren’t enough, DJ Nothing Means Nothing will be spinning tunes at the fest! Sounds like an awesome time!

DRAUGHT UPDATE

Maynard’s ESB Returns!

If you ask me, this beer is the real illustration of how skilled Allen and Rick are as brewers. Prior to visiting Amory’s Tomb, I would have said Extra Special Bitter was among my least favorite styles. Inarguably, it has the most misleading style name. ESB’s are not bitter and are definitely not special, let alone “extra” special. Pretty much anywhere else I’ve had an ESB, I’ve found it to be bland, unmemorable, middle-of-the-road brew of no distinction.

Maynard ESB, though, is terrific! It was a mainstay in the old taproom and I am so glad to see in back in the new one too. Unlike most other ESB’s, this one actually has flavor. It’s malty with a little bit of earthiness. I’d go as far to say it’s the best ESB I’ve ever had, and I also think that every time Allen and Rick have brewed it, it gets better.

In addition, I would recommend it as the perfect accompaniment to whatever Allen is serving for Sunday Fellowship. Maynard ESB goes well with doughnuts, biscuits, bacon, and any other brunch-type food.

I do have one out-of-the-box idea, though. I want to convince Allen to put Maynard ESB on the Lukr tap. I know Broken Latch has been great on it, but wouldn’t the maltiness of Maynard ESB also be terrific with a bit of that Lukr foam on top? Feel free to annoy Justin by asking for Maynard ESB on Lukr, as if he can just switch which beer is on Lukr whenever you ask. If enough of us ask, maybe they’ll buy another Lukr tap!!

Maynard ESB is available now in the Taproom and also in cans, featuring the visage of Amory Maynard himself. The can is beautiful!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• April 18 Buds & Suds Market @ Widowmaker, Braintree

• April 22 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz (food truck)

• May 2 Spring ArtWalk with Ben’s Raclette

See you soon at the Tomb!

Weekly Roundup 4/8/26

WEEKLY ROUNDUP April 8, 2026

Hello! My name is Bob, and with the snow finally gone I’m thinking all those potholes ought to be filled in the next week or so, right? Right? While I wait, I decided to write this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter!

Before we dive into AT news, a word about Perico’s. The very good news is that Perico’s has secured a permanent location for their truck in the close proximity to downtown Maynard! Unfortunately, this means they will not be serving tacos at the Beer Garden this summer.

While it is a bummer that they won’t be at the Beer Garden anymore, I am truly very happy for them. Perico’s tacos are easily the best tacos I have tasted in the Metrowest. Once they open, I can easily envision myself picking up tacos to-go and bringing them to the Beer Garden myself. And if I forget to do that, there are still plenty of other food options in downtown Maynard.

No doubt Perico’s will share more details when they are ready to do so. In the meantime, I am sure you will join me in wishing them much success with their permanent location. They deserve it!

On to the news:

FEATURED EVENT

Didn’t Make it to NERAX? Taste a Cask of Granny Claw This Friday, April 10th!

A few weeks ago, I wrote extensively about the New England Real Ale Exhibition (NERAX) which took place in Boston during the last weekend of March.  I wanted to go, but unfortunately I had complications from my dental surgery the week before.  (You don’t want to know…)  I didn’t think all that real ale would mix well with the hydrocodone I was on at the time.

Allen reported that it was the best NERAX in the last decade or perhaps even longer.  They had more people attend and, not coincidentally, less beer left at the end.  Allen said the quality of the beer this year was really high, too.  

If you were like me and missed NERAX, this Friday in the taproom at 4:00pm you have a chance to taste one of the beers from the expo.  Time & Materials Beer Co will be on hand to tap the absolute last cask of “Granny Claw”, their collab with Amory’s Tomb!  Granny Claw is a Smoked English Golden Ale made with Blue Ox and Valley Malt.

And once the firkin’s kicked on Friday, Granny Claw is gone for good!  Personally, I really like smokey beers, and I’m off the hydrocodone now, so you bet I’ll be there!

Oh, and one more thing on NERAX.  Allen also reported that during NERAX he brewed yet another collaboration with Hook Norton Brewery of the UK and Idle Hands Brewery.  More to come on this one in a few weeks!

DRAUGHT UPDATE

Photo credit: @randumink

Saison I: Classic is Back!!!!

A new batch of Saison I: Classic is finally of draught at the Taproom. Classic is the OG Amory’s Tomb Saison, the Alpha, the saison from which all other Amory’s Tomb saisons came. It’s the true flagship beer of Amory’s Tomb, and I am thrilled that it has returned.

Classic is brewed with 2-row pilsner malt, wheat and oats alongside Czech Saaz hops. It’s crisp, but not dry, and while it isn’t too funky, it is decidedly a farmhouse ale. If you are a middle-aged or older beer nerd (hey, I resemble that description!) you might remember Pretty Things Beer’s Jack D’Or. That beer is a clear antecedent to Classic, but I think Classic is even better.

In the Taproom, Justin pours Classic with a good amount of foam in one of those cool AT stem glasses, and I really think that’s the best way to experience it. It smells so good, and tastes even better. If you’ve never had Classic before, get yourself to the Taproom to try it now. And if you’ve had it before, come reacquaint yourself with your old friend - the OG Saison I: Classic!

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb

• April 8 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz (food truck)

• April 10 Granny Claw Cask Tapping w/Time & Materials

• April 18 Buds & Suds Market @ Widowmaker, Braintree

• April 22 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz (food truck)

• May 2 Spring ArtWalk with Ben’s Raclette

See you soon at the Tomb!