Welcome to Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project,
based in Somerville Massachusetts.
Dann and Martha Paquette brew Pretty Things beers. We are tenant brewers, working in a rented brewery, which we take over on brewdays. We do all the labor involved on each brewday, and our host brewery packages our beer for us.
Our flagship beer is Jack D’Or. Jack is the mournful grain of barley you can see to the left. He is the soul of beer, nature’s magician, creating sugar from starch and bringing together the Pretty Things to produce the substance we adore: beer.
With a great, gleaming moustache, knee-deep in a wooden mash tun, Jack D’Or conjures himself into beer. Helped along by the other “Pretty Things”, the mischievous hops and yeast – a magnificent fester will no doubt ensue! One of the most joyful transformations in nature, better than any rabbit from a hat, beer is the result.
Look up for info and below for our blog – we’ve got a lot of information on this here web site. There are plenty of nooks and crannies to enjoy. Enjoy the crannies!
CHEERS
Martha, Dann, Jim & Anya
The Fringe Union, a 4,400 square foot co-working space and home of Pretty Things HQ has recently opened a pop-up shop in Union Square, Somerville. The shop is called “Process” and is attached to home goods store Grand at 374 … Continued
The last beer on our annual calendar is Our Finest Regards, our yearly tribute to the great beer drinkers who support Pretty Things all year long. OFR is also an ode to barley on a grand scale. Barley is an … Continued
My head swelled to the size of a non-meat pie when my recipe was published in the Boston Herald a few months back. Had I really achieved the sort of fame only previously known by helicopter traffic reporters and Major … Continued
Last Friday, we had a bit of a hoo-haa at Meadhall in Cambridge, to celebrate a spanking-new beer book by Josh Bernstein of Brooklyn, NY. The book is called Brewed Awakening, and it’s fun, interesting and full of both factual … Continued