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!
§ Beers under 5% ABV
§§Session beers (4.5% ABV and under)
Boston area
| 7/21 | A cask from Jack's Abby to celebrate their first anniversary | Mead Hall, Cambridge | |
| 7/10 | §§Notch Session Ale w/ Willamette | 4.5% | Redbones, Somerville |
| 7/7 | Stone IPA | 6.9% | Deep Ellum, Allston |
| 7/6 | Geary Hampshire Special Ale | 7.0% | PARK Cambridge, Cambridge |
| 7/3 | Berkshire Lost Sailor IPA | 5.5% | Lower Depths, Boston |
| 7/1 | Watch City Sencha Green Tea IPA | Cambridge Common, Cambridge |
Beyond Boston in Massachusetts
| 7/19 | A cask from Jack's Abby to celebrate their first anniversary | British Beer Co., Framingham | |
| 7/6 | Raspberry Brown Ale | Amherst Brewing Co., Amherst | |
| Blueberry Pale Ale |
New Hampshire
| 7/7 | Oatmeal Stout aged on rum oak | 5.5% | Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth |
| 6/29 | Five Firkin Moat Mountain Cask Takeover including two wooden casks | Coat of Arms Pub, Portsmouth | |
| cask rotation as of 6/21 | Moat Mountain West Coat Dunkelweiss | ||
| §Geary Pale Ale | 4.5% | ||
| Shipyard Old Thumper | 5.9% |
Rhode Island
| 6/29 | Cascadian Dark Ale | 6.7% | Trinity Brewhouse, Providence |
| 6/27 | Berkshire Pale Ale w/ New Zealand Super Alpha | Track 84, Warwick |
Connecticut
| 7/18 | Cask Tasting, bring a glass! | Calvary Brewing Co., Oxford | |
| 7/3 | Birrifico Le Baladin Al-Ikser | Ginger Man, Norwalk |
Vermont
| 7/6 | Mahrs Helles | Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Burlington |
Maine
| 7/6 | §Geary's Pale Ale | 4.5% | Bull Feeney's, Portland |
| cask rotation as of 7/9 | Shipyard Old Thumper | 5.9% | The Great Lost Bear, Portland |
| Geary's Oak infused Summer Ale | |||
| Sheepscot Boothbay Bitter | |||
| Sebago Frye's Leap IPA | 6.2% |
Check out Portlandtaps.com (not affiliated with CASC) for more beers on cask in Portland, Maine.
For cask beyond New England, please see Alex Hall's Cask Beer Finder (also not affiliated with CASC).
