Bone Up Brewing

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bone up brewing liz kiralyBefore opening Bone Up Brewing Company, husband-and-wife duo Liz and Jared Kiraly spent more than ten years in other jobs (everything from graphic design to bartending), gathering the knowledge and experience necessary (or, well, bone-ing up) to open their own place. “It’s been a goal for a while – forever, actually,” says Liz. “We wanted jobs we love, we wanted to work for ourselves, and starting a brewery made sense.” The pair has a forthcoming location in Everett’s burgeoning beer scene and they’re set to cut the ribbon on their new taproom late summer 2016. While the brewery prepares to launch, you can get to know the Kiralys through their brews, and their playful food and music pairings.

bone up brewing jared kiralyThe Bone Up project began with a visit to Belgium. Jared jokes that once he tried a sip of traditional Belgian beer, “Light shone down from the heavens, angels were singing – that’s what sparked my interest in good beer.” The celestial suds moment spurred a decade of research and development, during which the couple honed their craft (and Jared picked up the nickname “Rainman of Beer” for his savant-like beer recall.) Now, the Connecticut transplants are proud to be sharing their product with Boston imbibers. Despite the Kiralys’ affinity for Belgian beer, they like to keep it local—they call their brews “American beer with a Belgian accent.”

They have eight beers available at any given time—four year-round constants and four rotating selections. Signs of the European inspiration come through in brews like the Warehouse Ale, a farmhouse-style saison. It’s dry (as tradition requires) but the Kiraly team has given the beer a bit more heft with oats and rye. As they put it: “We figured we’d boost the body on this mamma jamma.” According to Liz and Jared, The Warehouse goes well with a sharp provolone, chicken nuggets, and Stevie Wonder.

bone up beerOn the dark side, Bone Up offers the Black Witow, a black wheat ale that was “created out of spite, just like any good beer.” Though the black IPA trend was never something Jared or Liz particularly loved, they decided to give the people what they want (thus the spite)—with positive results. With a tanginess from wheat and hints of fruit, the Black Witow is “an easy sipper, perfect for preventing palate fatigue when you want a dark beer, but don’t want one that’s a full meal.” For food, they recommend beer-steamed mussels and Morbier; for tunes, Mojo Nixon or White Dynamite. The Bone Smasher session IPA and the Honey ‘N’ Hops summer IPA round out the rotation of quaffable varieties they brewed to test out their new equipment. Those offerings may or may not come back so you’ll want to get your hands on them while you can.

Bone Up also brews year-round staples like the Key Lime White, a fruity white ale, and the Shut Up Kelly! porter. You can find the Kiralys’ brews in several liquor stores in and around Boston or at Bukowski’s Inman Square, Foundry on Elm or Woods Hill Table. Once the taproom opens, head to Everett and bottoms up to Bone Up.

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