So your significant other wants to go on a weekend getaway? In New England, it’s easy to find a destination that is enjoyable for both parties. This means if you are a craft beer enthusiast, it’s combining a weekend-worth of non-brewery activities with a few breweries that are close by. One of my favorite weekend […]
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Located twenty miles from Boston, Lake Cochituate is a popular freshwater recreation area. With swimming, boating, and grounds for picnicking, Lake Cochituate State Park in Natick is a top destination during the summer. Visiting any time of the year though, the sparkling waters are a much-needed respite from the highly trafficked roads of the Mass
Earlier in the year during the height of the springtime pandemic, my Backyard Road Trips became so limited that I literally wrote about cleaning my basement and a living room road trip. As the weather is becoming colder, the daylight waning to a 4:30 sunset, and COVID cases spiking, it’s back to enjoying the great
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For anyone familiar with the venerable rock band out of Dayton, Ohio, Guided by Voices, you’ll know that a mere six-pack cannot contain Robert Pollard and company. For one, the discography of Guided by Voices is vast. Even more so are all the solo discs from frontman Robert Pollard, as well as other band members.
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For the next installment of the “six-pack and a cover song” series, the track is “Strangers” by the Kinks. In the day and age of Youtube and other videos and on-demand services, a rare cover by an artist or a track that never landed on an album can easily be found. No longer are random
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A Cover Song and a Six Pack #2- Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” For the second installment of “A Six Pack and a Cover Song,” we’re diving into a track that has become an indie rock classic, “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel. The song, the album,
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Vemont = beer. Vermont also = cheese, ice cream, maple syrup, apple cider; practically anything that is delicious. The state has been a favorite vacation destination of mine since I was young. Now that I’m an adult, the Stowe and the Woodstock regions are so familiar they feel like home. Some years, my family and
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I’ve been living in Massachusetts for about 20 years. As in my home state of Connecticut, I’ve explored most towns in the state from North Adams to Provincetown, Ayer to Zoar. One area that is a bit of uncharted territory though is the north-central part of the state. Sure, most of the Pioneer Valley is
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Iron & Wine, the stage name of singer-songwriter Sam Beam, has had an interesting and ever-evolving career since 2002’s debut, The Creek Drank the Cradle. With his hushed vocals and spare instrumentation, his sound recalled artists such as Elliott Smith and Nick Drake. Given the accessible nature and beauty of many of his songs, Iron
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With all of the craft beer posts on Backyard Road Trips (especially since day trips are harder to take now), a friend (thanks Andy!) reached out to me about Athletic Brewing Company’s Run Wild IPA. At first, I figured that this was simply another IPA that I should try, but then he mentioned that it
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