WEEKLY ROUNDUP June 17, 2026
Hello! My name is Bob, and I am having the second of a 3 part, 6 month dental procedure in a couple of days. Part 1 in March resulted in, shall we say, complications, and for relief I needed something even stronger than Moustachity Barleywine. To avoid thinking about what’s coming up, I’m writing this week’s Amory’s Tomb Newsletter!
Oh, and if you don’t remember Moustachity, here’s a link that’ll explain everything. I highly recommend watching the video:
FEATURED EVENT
Father’s Day Brunch This Sunday from 12:00pm to 4:00pm
You may remember the Amory’s Tomb Mother’s Day Brunch last month. The menu was awesome. Taking Mom out for brunch is one of the classic ways to celebrate Mother’s Day, and Allen pulled out all the stops for an incredible menu.
The day was great, but it got me to thinking. If taking Mom out to brunch is one of the archetypal ways to celebrate Mother’s Day, what’s the equivalent quintessential Father’s Day activity?
Is it:
Giving Dad his pipe and slippers so he can put his feet on the hassock and read the newspaper? No. This isn’t 1958.
Giving Dad a new tie he can proudly wear to work? Not really. Nobody wears ties anymore. (Thank goodness!)
Giving Dad a six-pack so he can fall asleep on the couch while watching the game? Closer, but our local baseball team is a difficult watch this year, even with a six-pack.
Hey, how about a Father’s Day Brunch? Most dads I know like to eat a good brunch. I know I do! Can’t Father’s Day Brunch be a thing too?
Well, Allen was wondering the same thing. So this year Amory’s Tomb will be having a special Father’s Day Brunch! If you’ve been at the Tomb for any of the recent Fellowships or for Mother’s Day Brunch, then you know the food Allen has been serving up recently has been top notch.
I, as a dad, am very excited at the idea, so I asked Allen what the menu would be on Sunday…and he wouldn’t tell me! He said it depends on the weather (huh?), what he could get his hands on, and what he could make work.
The most I was able to get out of him was that there would be at least 6 items on the menu (versus 3 for the usual Sunday Fellowship). Allen did also mention that his favorite protein is duck, so I wouldn’t be surprised if something involving duck makes its way into one or more of the offerings.
The menu itself may be a mystery, but what won’t be a mystery is whether or not it’ll be any good. It’ll be great! So start a new Father’s Day tradition with dad and come to the Beer Garden and Taproom on Sunday, June 21st from 12:00 to 4:00pm for the first ever Amory’s Tomb Father’s Day Brunch. Actually, I’d recommend attending even if you don’t bring your dad!
DRAUGHT UPDATE
Concept Proven: Real Ale Comes to The Taproom!
That’s right, cask ale is now available in the Taproom at Amory’s Tomb!
It’s no secret that Allen loves cask ale - he’s still going on about the New England Real Ale Exhibition, and that was nearly 3 months ago! And Allen and Rick have periodically offered cask beer dating back to the early days of the old taproom. Those casks were pretty much just small barrels laying on the bar, with gravity being the force that pours the beer into the glass.
But this is different. They’ve installed an actual hand-pull tap in the Taproom that pours a draught of cellar-temperature beer. The beer is pumped out using the tap handle just like cask beer is supposed to be served.
Allen refers to the current hand-pull tap as a “temporary beer engine, installed as a proof of concept.” I didn’t quite understand what he meant by “temporary” until someone pointed out to me that the spout and drip tray aren’t actually centered on the tap. See what I mean:
Now that it’s been pointed out to me, I can’t unsee it! I get why Allen says this pump is temporary. (Editor’s note: most traditional Angram beer engined are offset)
As a proof of concept, though, I’d say it’s a huge success! I had a cask draught last weekend, and darned if the experience isn’t just like a cask ale you’d get in a pub in London, but without all the lousy parts about getting a cask ale at a pub in London.
The hand-pull cask at Amory’s Tomb produces a draught with little carbonation since it doesn’t use CO2 to propel the beer into the glass. The temperature is pretty perfect for a real ale - warmer than the other drafts but not room temperature. And of course, the beer itself tasted really good, as you’d expect from Amory’s Tomb.
The beer on cask last weekend was a terrific English-style bitter (a collaboration with Clover Road Brewing) called “Not Now, Chief.” That keg had just about kicked when I was there on Sunday, and so I asked Allen what was coming next. In what is a theme for this week, Allen wouldn’t tell me!
He said it’s a surprise. In fact, he told me that he’ll never say ahead of time what beer will be on cask. Unless you’re the one trying to write a newsletter, that’s just fine because you know it’ll be good.
Allen also emphasized that for now it’s a “proof of concept.” Allen and Rick are not even ready to commit to always having cask ale available, let alone what particular beer it will be.
The way I see it, the best way to ensure that they replace the off-center, temporary tap with a permanent one and fully commit to offering real ale all the time is to drink whatever they have on tap, whenever they have it on tap! Next time you are in the Taproom, be sure to ask what’s on cask and have a glass (or cup to take outside) of hand-pumped proper cask ale!
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Here’s what’s coming soon at Amory’s Tomb
June 27 Nashua Rivers Brewer’s Fest
June 21 Father’s Day Brunch
June 24 Wheat & Water Crafted Doughz
June 27 Nashua River Brewers Fest
So to recap this week’s newsletter, there’s a Father’s Day brunch on Sunday, but I can’t tell you what’s on the menu, except maybe duck stuff. And there’s a new hand-pull tap pouring proper cask ale, but I can’t tell you what specific beer it will be, or even if there will be anything available on cask.
Sheesh, sometimes getting information out of Allen is like pulling teeth, which by the way is not a part of my 6 month dental procedure. This week’s newsletter is so uninformative you may think it was written by AI! Maybe next week we’ll just send out an email of random characters produced by my cat walking on the keyboard!
Even if we don’t know specifically what will be available, it sure looks like a great week at the Tomb! See you there!
Oh, and shout out to Boxcutter Facelift!
