Hello! My name is Bob, and I correctly guessed the number in my Underberg cap! I was rewarded with Underberg stickers and a chance to write this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter! Here we go:
FEATURED EVENTS
Mass Beer Week Returns Saturday, March 7th to Saturday March 14!
Each year, the Massachusetts Brewers Guild celebrates Mass Beer Week in early March. Amory’s Tomb didn’t have any real celebration of Mass Beer Week over the past few years because being forced by circumstances to be outside in early March is certainly not something worth celebrating. But boy are they making up for lost time this year!
Mass Beer Week 2026 runs from Saturday, March 7th through Saturday, March 14th. That’s a Beatles-esque 8 days, and AT is having 6 different events during it. In fact, there are so many events that we are only going to cover the first half of the week in this newsletter, and then next week we’ll hit the back half.
Saturday March 7th: Kickoff Party
Mass Beer Week will begin on Saturday, March 7th with a Kickoff Party in the Taproom! Allen and Rick are hoping to have some special beer releases ready for the kickoff party. Perhaps a new bottle release is in our near future?
Mass Beer Week swag, both glasses and t-shirts, will be available for purchase. Personally, I have a ton of craft beer t-shirts and beer glasses, but I can always find room for another! This year’s glass looks fun, too!
While you’re at the Kickoff Party, be sure to pick up a passport for Mass Beer Work. The participating breweries are Amory’s Tomb, True West, Rapscallion and Dirigible Brewing during Mass Beer Week, and you can get your passport stamped at each one of them. I’ve heard that each brewery will have prizes!
Sunday March 8th: Brewer’s Brunch
The next day Amory’s Tomb will have a Brewer’s Brunch, and they’re opening their doors at 11:00am. That’s right, you can drink a beer before noon and feel good about it because you will be supporting a great local business!
This will be a full-on brunch, but Allen wasn’t prepared to divulge the menu when I asked him about it. Me? I’m hoping for a repeat of the candied bacon from this past weekend’s Sunday Fellowship menu! Holy moly, was that good! The ratio of Candy sweetness to salty bacon goodness was just right.
Tuesday March 10th: Allen’s Obnoxious Acid Rock (IYKYK) Industry Night!
First, you read that right - Amory’s Tomb is actually going to be open on Tuesday night. Allen explained to me how if he opens on Tuesday, it’s called an “Industry Night”. Did that make sense to me? No, not at all! But who cares? AT is going to be open on Tuesday.
Better yet, DJ Nothing Means Nothing will be in the house! Hopefully you had a chance to catch DJ Nothing Means Nothing’s set in the Beer Garden last year that was full of relatively obscure but awesome old school hard rock and metal.
This time, though, Allen has asked DJ Nothing Means Nothing to focus on acid rock! I can’t wait to hear what he comes up with!
By the way, if you are wondering where the name “Nothing Means Nothing” comes from, I strongly suggest you Google “Macho Man Cream of the Crop” and watch the first video that comes up. Easily one of the top 5 wresting promos of all-time!
And that’s only the first half of the week. Stay tuned for next week’s newsletter where we will discuss the second half, including home brew demonstrations, horror movies and an après ski party! What a week coming up!
DRAUGHT UPDATE
Last Keg of Very Vine Is On Tap Now!
Very Vine is a version of Saison I: The Classic aged for two years in second use Syrah barrels with red currant, local cider apples, and Cabernet Franc grapes from Nashoba Valley Winery. It’s as awesome as that description would suggest. To me, it does indeed have a lot of winey characteristics, but still is very much a saison.
It may just be the best “Classic Variation” yet, and it has also proven to be very popular. Justin told me that they started 3 kegs of Very Vine, and they just tapped the 3rd one. That means that while Very Vine is available on draught now, it won’t be on for much longer. And there aren’t any bottles coming either. So if you haven’t been fortunate enough to have a taste yet, it’s now or never! Get yourself to the Taproom and enjoy it while you can!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Here’s what’s coming soon for Amory’s Tomb
March 4 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz
March 7-14 Mass Beer Week (6 Events During the Week!)
March 15 Full Irish Breakfast
March 25-28 NERAX 2026 Festival in South Boston
March is definitely coming in like a lion at the Tomb! See you at the Tomb!
