Behind the Scenes: We Have a Winner!
Annual Harpoon Employee Homebrew Competition – the final tasting at our Company Meeting!
For those of you who have been keeping up with our annual Harpoon Employee Homebrew Competition, you probably have been eagerly awaiting this announcement.
For those of you just tuning in – yesterday, we held our annual Harpoon Company Outing and the final round of our annual Harpoon Employee Homebrew Competition. 10 beers made it to the final round, everyone voted for their top three favorites… but only one beer could win. The winning beer will be available for everyone to enjoy as part of our 100 Barrel Series next year!
The beers have been tasted, compared and voted on. The results are:
5th Place: Black Pepper Porter
4th Place: India Pale Ale
Tied for 2nd: Coconut Porter & Single Malt/Single Hop
And the winner is the…
Hoppy Belgian Blonde Ale!
We think this beer is delicious and we hope you do too! Stay tuned to find out when this beer will be released near you!
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Behind the Scenes: The Finalists Have Been Announced!
For those who have been following –we’re in the midst of our annual Harpoon Employee Homebrew Competition.
This week, there have been two solid days of tasting. With 20 entries, the competition was fierce. Every employee had three votes per day (1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices), and you couldn’t vote for your own beer as your first choice. After tasting 20 beers, the final 10 have been chosen.
Annual Harpoon Employee Homebrew Competition – The Tastings!
- Black Pepper Porter
- Pacific Rim Saison
- Green Tea IPA
- Coconut Porter
- Blueberry Saison
- Chocolate Cherry Porter
- Patersbier
- Orange Cream Ale
- Single Hop/Single Malt Ale
- Hoppy Belgian Blonde
- India Pale Ale
The final tasting will be held during our annual Company Meeting on Monday, September 17 (Reminder… both breweries are closed that day). The winning brew will be available next year as part of our 100 Barrel Series, which means, you will get to enjoy a beer that is near and dear to all of us here at Harpoon.
Which of the above beers would you stock your fridge with as the next 100 Barrel from Harpoon?
Stay tuned for the final results next week!
Behind the Scenes – Harpoon’s Annual Employee Homebrew Competition
For the past 26 years, we have prided ourselves in crafting beers that we enjoy drinking, and what better way to explore new recipes than with an employee home brew competition?
Every year employees from every part of the company get together in small teams and brew a beer for the annual homebrew competition that takes place during our annual company outing (September 17th this year… yes, both breweries will be closed.) Everyone has the opportunity to taste the homebrewed beers and then, the voting begins. By the end of the day, a winner will be crowned.
What does the winner win?
Well, this year a lot is on the line. The winning homebrew will be featured next year as a member of our 100 Barrel Series!
With over 10 teams this year, the competition is quickly heating up. Creativity is involved in every aspect – from recipe development to tap handle design. I’m not kidding, one team developed a beer that includes Fluff, chocolate and graham crackers. Another team dumped cherries in, while another team used coconut.
In the end, it comes down to what beer we enjoy… and look forward to hearing your thoughts when we release it next year (hint: we think you’ll agree)!
The first elimination will happen next week – stay tuned to the blog (and our Facebook page) to learn more about the beers, and which ones will make it to the final round on September 17th, and ultimatley which one will win this year’s competition.
Perfecting the Tailgate with Harpoon’s New Mix pack!
Love Beer. Love Tailgates.
The air is getting crisp here in New England, and you know what that means?
Football season.
You know what else that means?
The best fall beers from Harpoon.
We have something new and exciting for you to enjoy this football season – the new Harpoon Tailgater Mix Pack!
We kept you in mind when we asked ourselves, “What beers would make everyone’s tailgate perfect?” and we came up with what we think is a game-winning mix pack full of our favorite fall beers, including:
So fire up the grill, start making your famous game-day chili and grab a 12-pack or a case of our new Tailgater Mix Pack and you will be the coolest person at your next tailgate.
Have you enjoyed our Tailgater Mix Pack this season? Let us know what you thought of it the comments section or on our Facebook page!
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Happy Second Annual #IPADay!
That’s right , it’s #IPAday – it’s the best day of the year! As you can imagine, this holiday holds a special place in our hearts. We love our IPA. We love all of our IPAs, actually. When we first started brewing Harpoon IPA as a summer seasonal (nearly two decades ago!) we had no idea that one day there would one day be a holiday in honor of the style.
Last year marked the inaugural #IPAday and you can read our post to learn more about the history of this awesome holiday, which gives us yet another reason to celebrate our favorite beer style – IPA!
We have seen our IPA collection grow over the past couple of years, and we love each and every one of them! In order to make it easier for you to pick out which of our IPAs you are going to drink tonight, I am going to quickly outline all of our delicious offerings starting with…
And… our latest IPA ….
100 Barrel Series #43 White IPA (Bottled TODAY)
Which one do you plan on enjoying today? Let us know! Use #IPAday on Twitter and let the world know which IPA you will be drinking come 5:00PM (or lunch time – we don’t judge).
We love our IPAs and we hope you do too, so we raise a glass to you this #IPAday – Cheers to you and enjoy the best day of the year!
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