It's so nice to discover a local food or drink while on vacation; it's like the souvenir that keeps on giving. A lot of people go to Napa and find a new wine. We went to Nantucket and found beer...
Do You Know This Beer? Whale's Tale Ale from Nantucket
Whale's Tale is a delicious, crisp, slightly sweet amber ale from the Cisco Brewers, right on Nantucket Island. It's a small brewery that produces a bunch of good beers — several of which we drank when we visited Cisco and did a tasting. (Hey, we think it's important to support local businesses.)
In addition to Whale's Tale, we fell in love with Grey Lady, a pale yellow wheat beer with hints of coriander and a definite spicy bite.
The drinking is easy. It's the buying that's hard. We've heard of bars here and there that have Whale's Tale on tap (Emma reports from Boston that the Brendan Behen in Jamaica Plain has it) and we've heard rumors of it at Whole Foods. We're definitely on the lookout for that cute logo now.
The pub glass, above, is available at the Cisco website, although not the beer.
Related: Summer Beer: Ayinger Bräu-Weisse
(Image: Cisco Brewers)
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I've seen it a couple places here in Boston-- Burton's in Fenway and maybe also The Alchemist.
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Oh, I'll have to check the Alchemist--haven't been there for a while. I love this beer too!
view EmmaC's profile
A few years ago the liquor stores on Charles Street carried the growlers . . . but it's been awhile since I've been back to Beacon Hill.
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Citarella sells it in New York.
view matthew w's profile
usually in stock at whole foods Bowery.
view cheflaura's profile
it is also on tap at stone hearth pizza... they get all of their ingredients locally (that is, new-england wide) and the beer is no exception!
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It's pretty widespread here in Boston. Cisco also is the maker of Triple Eight Vodka and Hurricane Rum.
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just got back from Nantucket...where I sipped a Whale's Tale Pale Ale (or two..or three) every night with dinner!
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They stock a ton of the different beers by Cisco Brewers at the Downtown liquor store in Davis Square. I recommend the Captain Swain's Extra Stout.
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