For our last day in Boston, we decided to stop by the area around Harvard, do a little exploring, and check out some of the popular spots. Afterwards, we headed towards south of Boston for the famous Samuel Adams Brewery.
Pinocchios Pizza & Subs
74 Winthrop St
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
First stop, Pinocchios for some Sicilian style pizzas!
Spinach & Garlic (white) and the Tomato & Basil.
Tomato & Basil, which is essentially a margherita. Really nice crunchy thick crust.
The Spinach & Garlic was the favorite out of the two. Very strong garlic flavor, which is what I like!
Since Jadson was already out and about visiting a few schools, we met up with him at the Train station and headed towards Mr. Bartley's for the real lunch. I was pretty stuffed from the pizzas but gotta visit this landmark!
Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers
1246 Massachusetts Ave
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mr. Bartley's!
Since 1960.
Menu. Lots of burger selections, many named after celebrities!
I decided to go the safer route since I didn't really know what to expect and got the Joe Biden (just read a pretty cool article about our Vice President in GQ). Comes with bacon, american cheese, and BBQ sauce.
Upgraded to their onion rings! Very different from your typical onion rings.
The burger after a few bites. Nothing that really stands out about the burger since the sauce is fairly standard BBQ sauce, but dayum, burger patty cooked perfectly!
Diana got their sweet potato fries.
They have this jalapeno pineapple relish on the side that's pretty interesting.
After our lunch, we took the train and went south until we got to Jamaica Plains for the Samuel Adams Brewery! We got there just in time too because when we got there, the last tour of the day had already started.
Samuel Adams Brewery
30 Germania St
(Between Marmion St & Brookside Ave)
Jamaica Plain
Boston, MA 02130
The brewery. Definitely can't compare to the Budweiser Brewery in STL haha.
The "ticket" for the tour.
The tour. Rather than bringing you around the brewery and showing you the different process of beer making, Samuel Adams is more about explaining about the process and a little hands on with some ingredients.
Hops! Smells just like beer.
They have you take a handful and rub it between your palms to get the fragrance extracted.
Variety of malts.
Lightly roasted.
Medium roasted.
Dark roasted for them heavier beers.
A collection of the beer they brew.
The most famous, the Boston Lager, with its awards.
Banner for all the awards they've won!
Some of the tanks. SO MUCH SMALLER than Budweiser's. They were doing so renovating so not all of the brewery was operational and many beers are brewed elsewhere, but even as one of the biggest craft brewery, Sam Adams is still tiny compared to the giants.
Barrel Room, where they age some of the more unique microbrews.
The tasting room!
On tap today, Boston Lager, Summer Ale, Citra Pale Ale, and "The Prohibition" Cream Ale.
Free glasses for going on the tour!
Instructions on the glass on how to taste a Boston Lager.
Of course, start out with the Boston Lager! Really is better fresh.
We got to try one of their newer creations, the Citra Pale Ale! It's one they are just testing now and not on market yet. Pretty cool! Like its name implies, hint of citrus.
Gotta say, I was really surprised at how small Boston is, and even though people talked about how Boston is a clusterfck, we were able to get around the city without much trouble. The North End was a little harder to navigate around but somehow we managed haha. The "T" was a lot more convenient than I thought too.
Some LA & SF posts coming up!
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