Responses from our request for input.

Many of you have responded directly to our request for input about our Honey Ale. I have received several emails stating your opinions about our Honey Ale. I would like to thank everyone who has contacted me about our flagship beer and would like to assure everyone that your inputs have been acknowledged and you will find our next batch (batch number 4), which will be ready towards the beginning of April, will reflect many of your requests.

What we drink...

I would like to take this opportunity to state the beers that I find enjoyable and look forward to having after a hard day of work. All of us at Rapscallion have our own favorite breweries and favorite beer styles. We are not the type to sit here and say that our beer is the best and that everyone should only be drinking our beer. We appreciate other beer and enjoy drinking other beer besides our honey (the best beer in the world!). I know that Mike Platz, one of the brewers, enjoys dogfish and will someday brew a Fat Tire homebrew clone. The brothers who own the company love Allagash and anyone who brews a Belgium Wit (White), or Blonde as they call it in Canada. Marc, enjoys PBR (just kidding), he is a Creation fan. I am personally on a Rouge beer kick right now. I can't get enough of their Dead Guy Ale. Anyone who wants a medium level of alcohol (around 6%), but wants a full level of malt balanced with hops, should check it out. I am trying to appreciate Flying Dog, but am having a hard time finding something other than their porter.

I don't want you readers to take this blog as a marketing ploy, thinking that we are promoting other people's beer in order for us to look as though we are almighty and willing to promote other people's beer in order to capture a sale. The manner in which I write this blog is uncensored and is 99% of the time off the top of my head. I would like readers to take this blog as a message from us to you, that it is ok to appreciate other beers; as long as we are all supporting the craft industry as a whole.

If you allow me, I would like to put in a plug for the Pennichuck Brewing Company (www.pennichuckbrewing.com). As one of their assistants, I routinely help them out on a day-to-day basis and let me tell you, they are doing a fantastic job with their quality and their unique marketing plan. Currently they're focused on brewing specialty beers such as: barleywines, black lagers, Scottish ales, and imperial stouts. Primarily these products are packaged in 1 Liter bottles, which is pretty unique in the market right now.

Festival Season is Approaching

As many of you are probably aware, we are approaching upon festival season. We have blocked out the weekends for festivals from April-October. Our first major event is the Boston Beer Summit on April 18 & 19. We have several appearances prior to the summit, so for an up to date listing of where you can come meet us and try our beer, please see the happenings page on our website, www.drinkrapscallion.com.