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arcticpenguin
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:43 pm    Post subject: Pilgrimage Reply with quote

I like Rollie's root beer (Paper City Brewery, Holyoke, MA), but it's not available where I live. As it happens, I will be passing through western MA soon, so I thought i might buy some. Then I had an even better idea: I'll drop in and tour the brewery.

Has anyone else done brewery tours?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:33 am    Post subject: Re: Pilgrimage Reply with quote

Well that didn't go as I planned.

I followed the MapQuest directions, but had a lot of trouble locating the brewery at 108 Cabot St. in Holyoke. I overshot by a couple blocks, then walked and drove around a bit. None of the locals I asked knew there was a brewery nearby, let alone were able to direct me to it. Finally, on foot I noticed a sign visible from one direction only on the side of one of the old brick warehouses with all the appearance of abandonment. At the loading dock, a man in a Paper City Brewery truck gave me some info before he left. A woman who handles distribution was on the third floor, and Ken, the brewmaster, was on the 5th floor. That seemed to be the entire staff on hand.

I went up to the 5th floor and hollered a while before Ken heard me. He said there was some sort of tour/reception that evening, but as I had several hours of driving ahead of me, that was not an option. I guess the web site is incorrect when it says:
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Tours available:
Mon - Fri, 9 AM to 5 PM or by appointment.

Ken sold me two cases of Rollie's and I left.

BTW, the Paper City Brewery web site doesn't even mention Rollie's, only their alcoholic products.
  
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BTW, the Rollies label says Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login!, but comparison with the Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! site reveals they share the same address, phone and fax.
  
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right...if you look on the Mt. Tom site, there is a reference / link to Paper City Brewery.
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