craft brewing

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5 Minutes with… Lynne Gray and Janelle Brooks

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5 Minutes with… Lynne Gray and Janelle Brooks

This week’s “5 Minutes with…” covers another fantastic pair of BHZ collaborators, Lynne Gray and Janelle Brooks. Lynne and Janelle are the owners and bakers of The Doughnut Bar in Weymouth. They helped create Objects of Confection No. 1, a Glazed Blueberry Doughnut Ale, and Objects of Confection No. 5, a Blackberry Jelly Doughnut Ale. Both ales were inspired by their amazing creations. The Doughnut Bar doughnuts are available every Sunday at Barrel House Z. Stop by for great beer and delicious homemade doughnuts, like Apple Cider, Coffee Crunch and more!

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5 Minutes with ... Fitz + Michelle of New England Runner

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Robert Fitzgerald (Fitz) and Michelle Le Brun publish New England Runner, a regional running magazine which, and we quote, “has been covering young and old, fast and slow, in the six New England states, NY and beyond since 1983.”

Fitz and Michelle purchased the magazine in 1998. Their endless enthusiasm has taken them to running events around the world.

We caught up with Fitz and Michelle at BHZ last week as they helped get things ready for the annual BHZ 5K on Sunday, August 29th.

Yes, there’s still time to sign up for Sunday’s race. But first, a few minutes with BHZ friends, Fitz and Michelle.

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5 Minutes with ... Matt Wiley

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There’s no doubt that head brewer Matt Wiley is the backbone of BHZ’s brewing team. He’s always thinking of ingredients, flavors, and technique and has helped create and brew some of our most memorable styles.

Keep reading 5 Minutes with… Matt Wiley to learn more.

What’s your role at BHZ? Head brewer … been here about four or five months.

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5 Minutes With ... Kristen Donovan

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5 Minutes With ... Kristen Donovan

Summer’s over. Days are shorter. Air is crisp. Flannels come out in abundance. But we’ve got something to cheer you up ... BEER! AND, the amazing people behind the beer (and craft hard seltzer too!)

If you’ve been following along with this blog series, you probably notice a trend: we hire some pretty great people. This next post takes you behind the bar to meet another one of our rock stars.

This is 5 Minutes With ... Kristen Donovan.

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5 Minutes With ... Russ Heissner

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5 Minutes With ... Russ Heissner

If you graduate with a degree in Fermentation Science, there’s a very good chance you are going to brew beer. For Russ Heissner, a 1985 graduate of U.C. Davis, beer making was always the plan. The year he graduated, Harpoon convinced him to come East and put his skills to work there. Fast forward 30+ years, and he’s at Barrel House Z. Now 5 Minutes With … Russ Heissner.