There are few honors in the beer world quite like having your name on a beer. While many such brews are tribute-beers or one-off specialty-beers, it is even more rare if that beer is a year-round core beer…and even more rare for us to be lucky enough to have the beer and the person it is named after on our show today.
Today we were honored to feature Harpoon Brewery Co-Founder Dan Kenary and his new year-round Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA on the WILK Friday BeerBuzz.. Dan & Co-Founder Rich Doyle joined together in 1986 to open Harpoon Brewery so they are well deserving of a year-round beer being named after them, and this one is a good one.
Rich & Dan met in college…and 8 years later embarked on the journey we now know as Harpoon Brewery. When they filed for a brewery permit they were granted License # 001—the very first license issued in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and they brought back brewing to Boston after a 25-year hiatus. 
In 2011 Harpoon added a new beer to their 100-Barrel series of beers called Rye IPA, and this beer was so popular, it went on to become the first year-round release in over 2-years, Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA. This beer not only celebrates the journey Rich & Dan have shared but it even uses the original house yeast strain dating back to 1987!
Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA is a wonderful beer…it’s loaded with spicy hops that balance out the Rye flavors perfectly, it’s slightly grapefruity, with wonderful mouth-feel and a really clean dry finish. At 6.9% ABV and 70 IBU this beer has no shortage of hops and it’s actually very easy drinking even for it’s higher ABV. Try it for yourself and see why this beer is not only a new year-round beer, but how it celebrates the journey that Rich & Dan and everyone at Harpoon brewery have taken.
Thank you to Dan Kenary from Harpoon Brewery
, Nancy, John & Joe for yet another fun Friday.
The Friday BeerBuzz…bringing good beers and good people together.
As always you can check out the video on-line at the WILK Friday BeerBuzz page by clicking HERE
Harpoon Brewing, an idea hatched over a beer or two between a couple of guys back in college in 1978. It brings a tear to my eye. lol
ReplyDeleteRich & Dan's Rye IPA, the best of both worlds. The delicious hoppy goodness you love in an IPA and a crisp, rye finish. Get some of this today.
Thanks to Dan Kenary for being on the show this week and as always, thank you to Bill from MyBeerBuzz.com for making it happen week in and week out.
And of course thank you to you for listening!
Best,
John
webster@wilknewsradio.com
Thanks John and a big thanks you to Dan Kenary from Harpoon for joining us today on the show. We really loved the Rye IPA and it was a lot of fun talking "beer" with Dan. Get out and try this beer!
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I grew up in the craft beer world enjoying Harpoon Ale and their IPA is my favorite beer. It was great to hear Dan on our local airwaves. Cheers to Dan, I really love your beers and I can't wait to try the Rye IPA. Jason
ReplyDeleteAnother fantastic show today WILK. I thought Dan was a great spokesman for craft beer and really fun on your show. I'll be heading to Georgetown for some Rye IPA today at lunch. Cheers to Dan!
ReplyDeleteEric
I just bought a sixer of Harpoon today. This sounds like a great beer and I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteRyan
Once again WILK brings a new beer on I have not tried. I'm a regular buyer of Harpoon IPA but this one is new to me. Of course I'll be buying some this weekend. JT
ReplyDeleteYou had another amazing guest today. Dan was really good and now I'm anxious to try this Rye IPA too. Marcus
ReplyDeleteNice show guys!
ReplyDeleteHarpoon makes some of my absolute favorite beer. I knew you guys would have the best brewery on the best craft beer radio show! Cheers to Dan Kenary!
ReplyDeleteThom
Does Krugel's have this?
ReplyDeleteYes Rich & Dan's Rye IPA is available @ Krugels now!
ReplyDeleteCool. It sounded amazing so I have to get some.
ReplyDeleteI remember this beer in the 100 barrel series from harpoon and it was one of my favorites. Of course I'll need to taste more just to be sure.
ReplyDeleteRob
If Harpoon made this a year-round beer then it must be good. I'll get some Saturday.
ReplyDeleteJim
I tasted Rye IPA in Boston last week and it is already my favorite beer. Send us more Dan!
ReplyDeleteRon
I tune in every week for your show and every week I'm amazed by the guests you get. Dan Kanary was fantastic and a wonderful representative for craft beer. Cheers to Bill & the WILK buzzers.
ReplyDeleteJerry K (Moscow, PA)
Krugels has one less six pack of Rye IPA thanks to me! Ben
ReplyDeleteI buy every beer you guys feature. This one is on the list too. JR-theMan
ReplyDeleteDan was a good guest. You should have him come on again. I do like his Harpoon IPA and I'd love to visit the brewery sometime too.
ReplyDeleteAmy
I always like the video you guys shoot and today's was really funny. I enjoy seeing what goes on in the studio too. Very good show today.
ReplyDeleteChris
Of course the show video credits are hilarious!
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Hi buzzers. I know I've commented this sort of thing before but I think the WILK Friday beer buzz is doing amazing things for our local craft beer scene. Guests like Dan Kanary and Spike Buckowski on a regular basis make you guys a cut above the rest. You also consistently make beer knowledge fun and each week I not only come out with a beer I want to go buy, but I learn something new too. Your guests get better and better and I can only wonder when we'll be seeing this show on TV? I hope it's in the works. Cheers to everyone @ WILK and thank you to Dan Kanary.
ReplyDeleteEric Johnson
Thanks Eric. We have a great time doing the show and the fact that it helps craft beer in our market is icing on the cake. We get to meet some wonderful people (and talk beer) so who knows what's next...
ReplyDeleteI want either your job, John's job or better yet Dan Karary's job! Nice show, great beer!
ReplyDeleteAlbert
You guys have the best show. Need I say more.
ReplyDeleteJJ
I liked Dan on the show today. Very funny guy and he certainly knows beer!
ReplyDeleteAnne
Today was the first show I managed to catch live. You guys are a riot! I'm going back and watching the older video shows now. Good beer choices Bill!
ReplyDeleteJim (Dallas)
Harpoon Rules! I learned to love good beer with Harpoon IPA. Nice job getting Dan on the show.
ReplyDeleteBertie
I lived in Boston for two years. I think I kept Harpoon in business just with my IPA consumption. A classic beer I will always love. It was wonderful to hear Dan on the radio today. Thank you WILK.
ReplyDeleteChief Jenn
I really enjoy the show and I want to be a guest taster. How can I sign up?
ReplyDeleteMare
Thanks you Mare....we have a really small studio and really big lawyers at WILK so we haven;t worked out the technical details yet. You can join us on our next bus trip coming 10/20 or our next appearance to be scheduled or even join John & Nancy the Brew Brothers event tomorrow afternoon.
ReplyDeleteWILK is my favorite station, the Friday beer buzz is my favorite show and Harpoon is my favorite beer. Needless to say today was amazing for me. Cheers to Dan.
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