A weekly look at the draft selection in beer-friendly bars and eateries across the country.
With Mother's Day just around the bend we hunted far and wide for an establishment whose name pays lip service to mama, happily stumbling upon the tiny but tantalizing tap selection at Cambridge (Mass.)' Hungry Mother. Though she only boasts five suds, they're solid: "Craft and quality beers pair just as well with food as wine [does]," says owner John Kessen. "Although [our draft list] is small, it's a really interesting one and a good cross section of styles."
This Mother plays favorites with careful curation:
5. Stone Ruination IPA is one of the most intense and highly regarded imperial IPAs on the market.
4. Bear Republic's Hop Rod Rye is another nationally renowned India Pale Ale but, since it is brewed with 20 percent rye malt), it boasts a distinctly different flavor.
3. Fisherman's Brew, a local amber lager, donates part of their proceeds to out-of-work fisherman.
Read Mother's last two picks after the jump.
2. Old Speckled Hen is an easy drinking English pale ale.
1. Kessen always rounds out the offerings with what he calls a rotating "delicious beer from somewhere." Currently Pretty Things Saint Botolph's Town, a big malty English-style brown, rules the roost.
Unfortunately, Hungry Mother doesn't have any events planned for mom's big day, but that doesn't mean she isn't invited. "We're going to just do dinner," Kessen adds, with the exhortation to "treat hungry mothers and their families!" And frankly, if mom wants a beer, Hungry Mother sounds like a better option than joints like Philadelphia's Sugar Mom's or Tattooed Mom. Unless, of course, that's how your mom rolls ... we wouldn't judge.
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