It is that time of year again, when everyone gets together for the NFL’s Super Bowl! While there are a lot of bars and lounges you can go to in Worcester to watch the game, there are a few unique venues that stand out above the rest to get your Football on. For those of you that don’t want to watch the game from home, be certain to check out the below venues for Sunday’s game. Have a noteworthy one not on the list? Let us know!
Brew City
Rather leave the cooking to someone else and have the chance to win some great prizes? Make your reservation for the Super Bowl party ($25 in advance, $30 at the door if available) at 4:00pm. Your ticket includes entries to win great prizes including Miller Lite Beer Gear, framed Patriots photos and more! Plus there will be plenty of giveaways during the game (37″ Vizio LCD TV or Full size gas grill)! Your ticket includes shrimp cocktail, salad and choice of Seafood Casserole or All You Can Eat Prime Rib, potato and vegetable. In addition to the meal, “stadium snacks” will be served throughout the game and there will be complimentary appetizers at half time.
Victory Bar and Cigar
Have a passion for cooking and enjoy a cigar? Victory Bar and Cigar is having a Wing Contest. Bring in you best chicken wings for The first annual Victory Wing Bowl. Tastings begin at 4PM stop in anytime prior to half time with your wings… cigar prizes for those entering the contest.
Nick’s Bar and Restaurant
Foot ball not your thing? Join the crowd at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant for their anti-Super Bowl party featuring The Bobby Gadoury Trio beginning at 5:00pm, followed by Jason James Honkytonk Piano at 9:00pm until close!
Grille 57
More interested in the food? Grille 57 will be putting on a huge buffet to ensure that you never go hungry while watching the game in the comfort of their restaurant and bar.
The Celtic Tavern
Can’t make it to the heart of Worcester for the big game? The Celtic Tavern in Northborough will impress you with their large bar, selection of beer, and great food planned for the Super Bowl. Join them at 5:00pm for a $10 all you can eat buffet including Nachos and wings throughout the big game.
On November 17th, Brew City Grill & Brew House officially introduced their newly updated menu with a three course Cask Ale dinner featuring local craft breweries. Participating in the event were Central MA’s own Wachusett Brewing Company, Shipyard Brewing Company from Maine and Harpoon Brewery based out of Boston.
In a tradition of excellence that has kept Brew City Grill & Brew House on top of the “Best of” list in Worcester, Massachusetts, Brew City now features forty beers on draft and a phenomenal bottle selection exceeding 120 beers. The highlight of the bar experience is three newly installed Angram beer engines, imported directly from England. This elegant centerpiece delicately delivers the beer into your glass through the use of a hand pump. “As poured in England, it’s truly the most natural way to drink beer,” says co-owner, founder and genuine beer enthusiast Jerry Azzarone. “We spared no expense having this system custom built to suit out customers needs.” On a typical night you will find yourself amazed by the display of beers running through this hand-crafted system from craft breweries across the country. Recently featured breweries include Allagash Brewing Company out of Portland, Maine, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery from Milton, Delaware and Smuttynose Brewing Company out of Portmsouth, New Hampshire.
With the draft beer selection well covered and an ever growing bottle list, Jerry and his team are dedicating more and more time to the food at Brew City Grill & Brew House. “Our restaurant has a great reputation for accommodating the sports fan or the businessman, but we didn’t want to get away from the core values which have made us so successful,” states Azzarone, “that’s our family atmosphere and eclectic menu.” A trip to Brew City will have you amazed at the menu which includes items such as the ever popular Smoked Chicken Baked Macaroni, Grilled Mediterranean Tuna and Beer-BBQ Brisket. Be sure to try Brew City’s “burger bar concept” menu…there are over 38 trillion possibilities. Beer dinners will also be conducted on a regular basis to increase awareness about beer’s place at the dinner table. “Beer and food is the perfect match, sometimes people don’t stop to think about it,” he adamantly expresses. “That’s where we come in.”
Brew City Grill & Brew House is located at 104 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts and has been an integral part of the community of restaurants which give the city so much character. Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, Brew City Grill & Brew House is the premier place in the city to meet up with friends, take a colleague to lunch, watch the game, have a beer, or enjoy a night out with the family. Visit Brew-City.com to join the email club for news, events and promotions as well as special offers and discount coupons.
Worcester’s Supreme Chancellor of beer, Matt Webster, sits down with Ben Roesch, the head brewer at Worcester’s first and only Brewery—Worm Town Brewery, opening soon at Peppercorns! You have have seen the video (if you haven’t, then watch it below), but here are the cold hard facts to the future Craft Beers brewed in Worcester!
MW: When did you start brewing? (Could you expand on it to put some stuff in there about why as well?)
BR: I started brewing in college. I was at a bar contemplating why Guinness was so different from Bud and had to find out. So I grabbed a few books and starting reading. Then I had to try for myself. I was brewing multiple times a week and fermenting in my roommates closet. After I graduated from college, I was lucky enough to work at a local homebrew shop and get and interview for an assistant brewers position at Cambridge Brewing in Cambridge, MA.
MW: What is your favorite/least favorite style of beer to brew?
BR:My favorite style to brew would probably be an I.P.A. (India Pale Ale). Getting to throw tons of aromatic hops in the kettle and have the sweet wort boiling mix with the floral grassy hops is a sensory bliss. Brewing I.P.A’s is also tough because the physical amount of hops going into the kettle transferring to the fermenters can be a nightmare – clogged heat exchangers and pumps aren’t a good thing!!
MW: What is your go-to style for beer when you’re out drinking or picking up beer at the store?
BR: My go to style for myself is I.P.A. Love the bitterness and the palate cleansing effect hops have on the palate – ready for the next sip. If I’m out shopping for a group and have to go lighter, I try to grab a flavor toward Kolsch or Pilsner.
MW: Who are some of your mentors in the craft beer industry and what do you like best about the craft beer industry?
BR: The person that has has the single greatest influence on my career has been a personal mentor is Will Meyers from Cambridge Brewing Company in Kendall Square. He gave me my first brewing job and since day one has helped me become a professional brewer. He also answers his phone when I have a question and would do anything for me – or any of his friends. The best part about the craft beer industry is the camaraderie. Every craft brewer helps out other brewers. They want to see the whole industry succeed.
MW: If you could wake up tomorrow and do anything in the world, say you had a magic wand, what would you do? (If you say brewing that’s cool, just remember – this is ANYTHING)
BR: Definitely being a brewer in Worcester. It was my dream years ago and I still wake up every day grateful that I have an opportunity at Worm Town Brewing to fulfill that dream. I grew up in Worcester and was a little young to be able to appreciate the last time there was a brewery in town.
