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Seasonal Brews

Thanksgiving Ale Is On The Way

We packaged our Thanksgiving Ale this week and will soon be delivering it to the market.  Unique to Mayflower Brewing Company, our Thanksgiving Ale is a descendant’s take on an English Old Ale.  Brewed with a rich array of barley and rye malts and aged on toasted American oak, this full-bodied brew is the perfect beverage for America’s…

Summer Rye Is Here!

Our newest seasonal beer – Summer Rye Ale – will be available this week at the brewery and on draft.  Among the bars and restaurants receiving it this week are: Boston area: Christopher’s, Sunset Grill and Tap, Cambridge Common, Roadhouse Craft Beer and BBQ, Publick House, Lower Depths, The OtherSide Cafe, Tavern in the Square (Porter…

Give Thanks!

Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is now available!  We shipped kegs of our first seasonal beer to bars and restaurants this week, and we will begin pouring samples and filling growlers at the brewery starting today.  Depending on demand, we hope to be pouring the beer here through Thanksgiving, so be sure to stop by and give…

Special-Edition Beers On The Way

Our First Seasonal – We will be releasing our first seasonal beer next week. Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is a wood-aged Old Ale/American Strong Ale that is malty and earthy with subtle spiciness.  We used a rich array of high quality malts, including Crisp Gleneagle Maris Otter, Castle Special B, Simpson Rye Crystal and Flaked Barley,…

Thanksgiving Ale – Brewing our First Seasonal

So after Drew, Jeff, Ryan and I thought long and hard about how to make a very cool fall beer…  we came up with the following. Mayflower Thanksgiving Ale is a sort of “Wood-Aged” Old Ale/American Strong Ale that is fairly malty and earthy with subtle spiciness.  We expect it to be around 6.5% abv.…