"Brewery Silvaticus in Amesbury, MA for some of the best traditional ales & lagers in New England. This was my fourth trip here over the past three plus years & it did not disappoint. Everything I get here has always been so crisp & refreshing. It's great to see breweries that focus solely on traditional beers in the area thriving after a decade of wild IPA trends & juice bombs taking over the market. Places like Brewery Silvaticus, Czar's Brewery, Vulgar Brewery Company & Schilling Beer Co. are already ahead of the changing trends to more traditional beers. I had two full pours & a half pour this trip around & got to introduce a friend to their beer, which lived up to the hype I put on it. 💪🔥
I started off with a full pour of the REQUIEM Vienna Lager which was delicious & had a great finish with subtle caramel flavor. I then scooped a half pour of the MISHTASTIC Kolsch which had the perfect amount of sweetness with a nice corn finish. I totally regretted not getting a full pour of this one. My last beer of the night was the QUINTESSENTIAL German Pilsner, a above average pilsner with plenty of flavor packed in. The winner of the three was definitely that MISHTASTIC Kolsch though, absolute perfection there. I feel like I had the perfect holy trinity of traditional beers here with a lager, kolsch & pilsner. 🍻🍺
A simple taproom with plenty of tables, a bar area looking into the brewery & a patio outside. The taproom itself has a modern yet rustic feel to it with a fun aesthetic, some fun merch & what looked like local art for sale. Our beertender Nick was great & talked a little about every pour he gave us which was really cool. This place definitely f%#ks hard, especially if you're into more traditional fare, can't recommend checking them out enough. 🍻🔥☘
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