The 2012 New England Real Ale eXhibition was a great success on all fronts. We served more beer, ciders, and mead to more people in a hall with more space than ever before. Accordingly, we are pleased to announce that NERAX will return to the Somerville American Legion Hall Post 388, on March 20-23, 2013.
See you next year at NERAX!
Somerville American Legion Hall Post 388
Friday evening everyone at the door was inside within a short time after the doors opened promptly at 6:00 p.m. You could walk right in to be greeted by 61 beers and ciders, 37 American and 24 British. The Reaper started out by taking the Marshall Wharf Cant Dog Imperial IPA, and brought down several more beers over the course of the evening. After we closed, the cellar team leapt into action. We had firkins to remove, firkins to carry in, beers to vent so they'll be ready to tap today.
Only two sessions of NERAX left. Come in now!
Cask-conditioned beer, like all living things, is a fleeting phenomenon. Firkins are emptied and new ones brought in all the time. That makes it a challenge to keep up with what cask ales can be found in New England. With that in mind, here's what we've heard about recently tapped real ale. If you would like to share news about a cask, please mention @NERAX on Twitter, visit the NERAX Facebook Page, or send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
See also our maps of Cask in Boston and Cask in New England, which will give a more general idea of where cask is likely to be found.
Cheers!
CASC (the Cask-conditioned Ale Support Campaign) was formed in the spring of 1997 to promote real ale festivals in the Boston area. It was established to promote and educate brewers, publicans, and the public about the brewing, distribution, and pleasures of real ale. We are dedicated to the sensible enjoyment of top-fermented, traditionally brewed ales that undergo a secondary fermentation in the vessel from which they are served. CASC is a group of like-minded individuals who seek to expand the awareness of producers, distributors, and consumers about the use of traditional ingredients in, and dispensing of, real ales.
Real ale is a top-fermented beer that completes its secondary fermentation in the container from which it is served. Cask-conditioned beers are real ales served from the brewer's cask.
