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Buck A Shuck

Every Monday it’s the same old thing. And it’s pretty good. When we first opened Moon Hill Brewing Co. at the site of the Gardner Ale House it was our aim to do things differently. Make it interesting to be here. Don’t just be a restaurant; don’t just be a

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Cinco De Mayo

You are probably getting the idea that the Ale House is an ethnic restaurant. Right? I mean, sure, we are casual American. But you know we are German when we need to be (Oktoberfest) and Italian as it is appropriate (Get ready for Tuscan Tuesday!) and we are soon to

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Holiday Parties – Do It Here!

I am often heard saying, right after Christmas, “I can’t wait till Christmas.” And I sort of really mean it. It has nothing to do with commercialism, stuff, things, gifts and has everything to do with music (I really enjoy Christmas choral music and Gregorian chants.), friends, conviviality, food and

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Oktoberfest #17 In Review – Too Good Again

I haven’t blogged since before Oktoberfest. A blessing you say? Maybe. But I prefer to think of my blog entries as necessary building blocks to the new year, heading into the next Oktoberfest. You see, the Ale House year begins the day after Oktoberfest, always a Sunday. Oktoberfest is our

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Oktoberfest 17 Music Lineup

For 16 years now, the Moon Hill Brewing Co. and Gardner Ale House have been featuring their Oktoberfest celebration, dubbed “Party in the Street” and for 16 years we have never had a real Bavarian Folk Music band. People ask why and my answer was always simple, “We can’t afford

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Chair Luge #14

Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck, but from the eyes of beholders of the luge. – Almost Shakespeare It is such poetic reverence that I hold for the luge, that you might hold too; in that for an afternoon you may enjoy beyond a normal fall day.

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Masskrugstemmen (or Steinholding)

When I first heard of Masskrugstemmen I couldn’t believe my eyes. Not only could I not pronounce it, I couldn’t believe my luck in finding it. Such a complicated name!  But then I registered that this was a German word; tough-to-say is a no-brainer in Germany and actually results from

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