A Collaboration Celebration This Weekend (Worchester, MA) – This Saturday Sept 21, the Mass Brewers Guild will be hosting something brilliant, an all collaboration festival. Taking place at Worcester Common Oval, The Great Mass Collab is a one of a kind event run by brewers for brewers, with all proceed going to the guild’s efforts to promote the interests of Massachusetts craft brewers.
On The Big Screen – Brad Pitt is getting great review for his performance in this weekend’s big new movie opening. Ad Astra tells the story of astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and uncovers secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Pat Travers at the Rolling Stone describes the film as a “cerebral sci-fi film about fathers and sons that’s absolutely enthralling.” Think 2001 but only with Brad Pitt.
TV Time & Streaming – Amazon’s streaming service is now showcasing one 2018’s best movies…it’s also one of the year’s most thrilling. Directed by John Krasinski, who stars along with his wife, Emily Blunt, A Quiet Place tells story of a family struggling to soundlessly survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind extraterrestrial creatures with an acute sense of hearing.
1 Island, 50 Breweries And 150 Beers (Oak Bluffs, MA) – There will be another dynamite craft beer up in New England this weekend that’s well worth your time. Join thousands of craft beer lovers and the region’s best brewers at the 3rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Craft Beer Festival this Saturday Sep 21 from 12:30-6pm for serious beer, music and eats!
THE ACB WEEKEND BEER PICK
We’ll be spending the weekend with something from Iron Fist Brewing that pays homage to the brewery’s West Coast roots. Brewed with crystal dark malts and Magnum and Citra hops, Iron Fist Catalina’s Revenge is a 6.9% ABV West Coast-Style Pale Ale with a surprisingly hefty malt backbone.