Jeesh! It’s the end of May today? Impossible. Our precious little bit of summer here in New England goes by WAY TOO FAST! And it’s not even summer yet!
Blasty Pride is on tap. A raspberry wit with a hint of chipotle, Pride is a summery refresher brewed for Pride Month!
Look for the introduction of michiladas here at the Blasty soon! A michilada is a summery thirst quencher made with lime, tomato juice, spices and beer. We made one with Blasty Amber and it was delicious. If you’ve had one before, you know what we’re talking about.
14 of our beers and one cider from North Country, red and white wines, hard kombucha, lots of sodas and seltzers, means we’ve got a bit of everything!
We started putting in the ground anchors for the wires that will keep the hop poles straight. Got 1/2 of them done when Dave looked over to see the rental compressor smoking like a chimney. Progress has ground to a halt, but should resume this coming week. The hops are unconcerned about the lack of trellis at the moment. They have started sprawling along the ground. That being the case, we need to keep the progress going. We’ve planted Cascade, Magnum, Chinook, Fuggle, Hallertaur Mittelfruh, Vista, Comet, Sorachi Ace, Crystal, Galena, Alpharoma and Bitter Gold varieties.
Jed has got fresh-picked salad mix, radishes and a bunch of other farm produce available in the farm stand. Make sure to stop in when you visit to see what Crook and Scythe Farm has on offer.
The streetsweeper brush, which for all the world looks like an ET’s idea of a Christmas tree, is getting daily use by very appreciative cows. Another brush will be mounted horizontally for the pigs. They are gonna love it!
The sides of porch are rolled up! It must be summer!!
Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you!
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