{"id":5503,"date":"2011-08-04T21:08:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T02:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=5503"},"modified":"2011-08-04T22:05:58","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T03:05:58","slug":"framingham-brewery-grand-opening-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/08\/04\/business\/framingham-brewery-grand-opening-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Framingham Brewery Grand Opening Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5513\" style=\"width: 221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-jacks-abby-tasting-taps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5513\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5513\" title=\"Eric, Sam, Jack and Abby in the Tasting Room\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-jacks-abby-tasting-taps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Eric, Sam, Jack and Abby in the Tasting Room\" width=\"211\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-jacks-abby-tasting-taps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-jacks-abby-tasting-taps.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tasting room at Jack&#39;s Abby Brewing, LLC, Framingham, MA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - For the past few months people around Framingham have been hearing a lot about <strong>Jack's Abby Brewing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Brothers <strong>Jack Hendler<\/strong>, <strong>Eric Hendler<\/strong> and <strong>Sam Hendler<\/strong> -- along with Jack's wife \"<strong><em>Abby<\/em><\/strong>\" have been making appearances throughout Framingham and area towns touting each new beer as they ramp up production.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Framingham Selectman <strong>Dennis Giombetti<\/strong>,<em> <\/em>along with <strong>Bonnie Biocchi<\/strong>,<em> (President, MetroWest Chamber of Commerce),<\/em> <strong>Donna Kelleher,<\/strong><em> (Chair, Chamber Board of Directors)<\/em><strong>, Bill McGinley<\/strong><em> (Member, Chamber Board of Directors)<\/em>, <strong><\/strong>and a host of friends, family, media and beer lovers met in the tasting room of the brewery for <!--more-->the official \"Grand Opening\" and ribbon cutting ceremony.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 520px; padding: 10px; border: 4px solid #627665; background-color: #f4f4b4; margin: 10px auto; text-align: left;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jack&#039;s Abby Brewing, LLC - Framingham, MA - Grand Opening, (August 4, 2011)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HP7j82pD-Ck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sam Hendler prepares to cut the ribbon marking the Official Grand Opening of Jack's Abby Brewing, LLC, Framingham, MA on Thursday, August 4th, 2011. <em>(Left to right: Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler, Donna Kelleher, Sam Hendler, Dennis Giombetti, Abby Hendler, Bonnie Biocchi, Bill McGinley)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The brewery now produces four<em> core<\/em> lagers; \"<strong>Saxon Sons Pilsner<\/strong>\",\u00a0\"<strong>Hoponius Union<\/strong>\", \"<strong>Smoke &amp; Dagger<\/strong>\" and \"<strong>Red Tape Lager<\/strong>\" -- the last one is named for the amount of <em>red tape<\/em> the brothers went through to start up the brewery.<\/p>\n<p>A special seasonal brew, \"<strong>Copper Legend<\/strong>\", <em>(an Octoberfest Lager)<\/em>, is also in production at the brewery which aims to create \"<em>distinctive, locally crafted lagers<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5512\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-coffee-news.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5512\" title=\"George &amp; Mary White of Metrowest Coffee News\" src=\"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-coffee-news-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"George &amp; Mary White of Metrowest Coffee News\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-coffee-news-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110804-coffee-news.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George &amp; Mary White of Metrowest Coffee News enjoy sample glasses of Hoponius Union lager while waiting for the ribbon cutting ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An oak bar with ice cold Jack's Abby beer\u00a0 on-tap awaits visitors in the brewery's tasting room.<\/p>\n<p>The public is invited to visit the brewery during tasting room hours to sample the various brews, and to see the beer being made and learn about the brewing process.<\/p>\n<p>There's also a small gift area where visitors can purchase t-shirts, glasses and other souvenir items imprinted with the Jack's Abby Brewing logo.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Check the calendar on the brewery's website for tasting room and tour hours).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The list of establishments serving Jack's Abby is growing! You can enjoy a cold glass<em> (or two)<\/em> on tap at The Chicken Bone,\u00a0 British Beer Company,\u00a0The Tavern and La Carreta in Framingham, and at the\u00a0 Horseshoe Pub in Hudson and the\u00a0 Noon Hill Grill in Medfield, MA.<\/p>\n<p><em>For additional information, contact Jack's Abby Brewing, LLC, 81 Morton Street, Framingham, MA 01702, phone: (508) 872-0900, email: info@jacksabbybrewing.com, or visit their website at: <a title=\"Jack's Abby Brewing, LLC - Framingham, MA (USA)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksabbybrewing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.jacksabbybrewing.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRAMINGHAM, MA &#8211; For the past few months people around Framingham have been hearing a lot about Jack&#8217;s Abby Brewing. Brothers Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler and Sam Hendler &#8212; along with Jack&#8217;s wife &#8220;Abby&#8221; have been making appearances throughout Framingham and area towns touting each new beer as they ramp up production. 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