The Boston beer scene got a jolt of big news recently when Trillium Brewing Company announced it would house an indoor beer garden this winter at the historic Roslindale Substation. This comes on the heels of a very successful summer beer garden in downtown Boston. But did you know that will be the second place to […]
Meet Craft Beer Cellar’s Advanced Cicerones™
At Craft Beer Cellar, education is a passion. We love constantly learning about beer, and passing that on to our customers. And we enjoy learning from our customers, too. All of our Beer Geeks are, at minimum, Cicerone Certified Beer Servers. This is the first of four certification levels, with each step requiring far more […]
Craft Beer Cellar DC Celebrates its 1st Anniversary
It’s hard to believe that Erika Goedrich left her job managing software projects just 15 months ago, committing full time to opening Craft Beer Cellar DC. “I knew I wanted to make a change,” she said. “Beer has been a passion of mine for a long time, and CBC just seemed to be the right […]
International Beer in the “Drink Local” Era
Where do imported beers fit into today’s “drink local” craft beer picture? That’s the question importers are trying to answer. Artisanal Imports brings in beer from many popular European breweries you will find at Craft Beer Cellar stores across the country, including La Trappe, Sunner, Bosteels (makers of Kwak and Tripel Karmeliet), Vander Ghinste, Veltins, […]
A Craft Beer Cellar Update, From the Source
For eight days, we have stood quietly by and watched many of our front line consumers argue for and against the mission of Craft Beer Cellar. It’s been painful and tough to accept! This industry means the world to us, and always has. The idea that we would sacrifice life and limb for a brewery who […]
Co-Founder Suzanne Schalow’s Master Cicerone® Results
I still get very little time off, after nearly six years with Craft Beer Cellar’s flagship store in Belmont, Mass. and, of course, the emergence of Craft Beer Cellar – The Brand; 24 stores open and operating in 11 states, and 17 in-planning. It’s been a welcomed, overwhelming elation of excitement and butt-kicking work, all […]
Reflections on 2013, Expansion, and More!
2013 has been, in a word, crazyawesome (that’s a word, right?). Craft Beer Cellar has grown, big time, and we now have SIX!! stores open across 2 states (admittedly we were planning/hoping for eight by year’s end, but paperwork delays mean Craft Beer Cellar Portsmouth and Craft Beer Cellar Brandon will now be January 2014 […]
Cambridge Brewing Company and Slumbrew On Contract Brewing
UPDATE: We wanted to update our blog post to add some context to the blog we recently posted from Slumbrew. On Monday, Will Meyers posted a blog on the Cambridge Brewing Website that reflects on his 20 years in craft brewing as well as his thoughts on what’s going on these days with contract brewing. The […]
Craft Beer Cellar on Seacoast Beverage Lab
We had the honor of being guests on Monday night’s episode of Seacoast Beverage Lab. Seacoast Beverage Lab was founded by Brian Aldrich (@seacoastbevlab), and his co-hosts are beer writers and bloggers Michael Meredith (@momeredith), Beer Nut columnist Norman Miller (@realbeernut), Carla Companion (@beerbabe) and Sean Jansen (@2beerguys). We had a blast being on the […]
CBC in Wicked Local, Yo!
A big thanks to Wei Huan-Chen and Jim Walker of Wicked Local for our latest press piece on our Needham location! Check it out here: Craft Beer Cellar eyes Needham, announces plans via social media campaign. Admin