Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project

Client Brewer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2008

Closed in 2015

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Cambridge, MA, United States
Description
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project began on a shoestring budget in 2008. We exist to allow 20 year professional brewer Dann Paquette to make an honest living while giving his imagination free reign. We brew our beers in other people's breweries because we can't afford our own. We enjoy the up-at-dawn lifestyle and the freedom to brew beers of our own imagining. We brew all our beers ourselves: Dann brews and formulates, Martha mills in. We dream up our beers together, inspired by Europe, by history, and by BEER and all it can be. We are based in Somerville, but brew mostly in Westport, MA, hence the early mornings. Cheers!

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6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours deep gold into a snifter. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Hot caramel and tropical fruit aromas. Dark, hot bitter earth and sour vegetables front to back.
Tried on 30 Nov 2014 at 14:26

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared. Pours brown with a small tan head. Aroma of caramel, butter, overripe dark fruits and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 14:23

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled from bottle @ THT November. Clear red-brown color, small to average sized off-white to beige head. Aroma is malts, raisins, a hint of leaves, a hint of caramel. Taste malts, sweetness, caramel, raisins, dark fruits. Medium body and carbonation. Hmm ok beer.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2014 at 14:13

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
sample at THT Movember Thin creamy white head, Clear amber pour. Nice hoppy brew
Tried on 28 Nov 2014 at 14:12

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught. Dark brown with reddish tint, large beige spongy head, mocha aroma, medium carbonation, bitter coffee beans and caramel taste, smooth long finish with bitter aftertaste. Very nice brew.
Tried on 20 Nov 2014 at 14:50

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sample from Bottle - dark brown pour with beige head. Aroma and taste is roasted malty, choc, caramel, citrus and tropical hoppy, nice!
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2014 at 10:23

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, bottled in February 2013, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on November 2 2014; eye: peach, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of khaki head, slight lacing; nose: yeast, banana, floral hops, spices, pepper, malt; mouth: yeast, banana, floral hops, spices, astringency, pepper, malt, dry finale in floral hops with presence of spices, medium body, quite carbonated, lightly harsh texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, embouteillée en février 2013, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 2 novembre 2014; œil : pêche, trouble, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse kaki, très légère dentelle; nez : levure, banane, houblon floral, épices, poivre, malt; bouche : levure, banane, houblon floral, épices, astringence, poivre, malt, finale sèche en houblon floral avec présence d’épices, corps moyen, pas mal carbonatée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : correct
Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2014 at 14:27

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours deep mahogany that brightens along the edges. Mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving trailing sheets to pancake surface. Dark chocolate and pit fruit aromas. Dry with dark chocolate covered caramel and roasted nuts upfront turning to dusty bitter earth in the lasting finish.
Tried on 01 Nov 2014 at 15:40

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Light hay and some citrus here. Doesn’t necessarily mesh well though. Pours golden with great head and lacing. Light bitter finish with some sourness. Tap at Churchkey.
Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2014 at 12:54

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle split at Craft Clerko, thanks to LKS, 30/09/14. Hazed orange/amber with a moderate off white swirl and edgeing. Nose is bitter citric rinds, straw, light spice, tangy orange. Taste comprises tangerine, bread dough, yeast esters, straw, citric pith, grassy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2014 at 14:23