The downside, liquor stores by the convention center will have higher price points. That being said, the Shaw's right next to the Prudential Center sells beer and liquor. I like Best Cellars on Boylston St for wine in that area.
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Also, what beers do locals recommend. I likes me a tasty beer.
The downside, liquor stores by the convention center will have higher price points. That being said, the Shaw's right next to the Prudential Center sells beer and liquor. I like Best Cellars on Boylston St for wine in that area.
Hey do most stores sell beer and liquor? Such as 7-11 walgreens and the likes or is the shaws about it?
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Also, what beers do locals recommend. I likes me a tasty beer.
I dunno if you can find it around there, but I've seen Berkshire Brewing Company as far southeast as the Cape, so it's possible. From them, I'd recommend their Lost Sailor IPA.
The downside, liquor stores by the convention center will have higher price points. That being said, the Shaw's right next to the Prudential Center sells beer and liquor. I like Best Cellars on Boylston St for wine in that area.
Hey do most stores sell beer and liquor? Such as 7-11 walgreens and the likes or is the shaws about it?
At most places in the north east you have to get your booze from a liquor store or beer distributor.
The downside, liquor stores by the convention center will have higher price points. That being said, the Shaw's right next to the Prudential Center sells beer and liquor. I like Best Cellars on Boylston St for wine in that area.
Hey do most stores sell beer and liquor? Such as 7-11 walgreens and the likes or is the shaws about it?
At most places in the north east you have to get your booze from a liquor store or beer distributor.
In MA there's a law that limits nonpackies from selling beer and wine and a similar but different law regarding liquor. So a supermarket or convenience store chain has a limited number of stores that can sell alcohol. The Shaws by the Pru sells beer, wine and liquor but the Shaw's on Comm Ave only sells beer and wine for instance. The only 7-11 I know that sells beers is the one in Harvard Sq. Some Trader Joe's carry wine as well.
Also, what beers do locals recommend. I likes me a tasty beer.
I don't know how often it's seen in Boston, but my favorite local brewery is The BBC (Berkshire Brewing Co.). It's from Western MA, but keep an eye out - they're great.
There are also a lot of different Sam Adams varieties - my favorite of which is the Boston Ale.
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im comming from new jersey getting to boston is easy once im in boston i dont know where thwe hell im going lol how could we avoid a gamer getting lost >? lol
Google/Mapquest/Yahoo Maps? A GPS system or application might help too.
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For those who don't travel often and/or haven't taken a taxi cab before (at least in America)... never shotgun a cab unless the car is full! Don't do it maan!!! Bad experiences...
Also most places don't even allow it unless the cab is full some places its never allowed.
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If you want a great variety of bears on tap check out Cambridge Common, something like 20 some microbrews on tap that revolve on a weekly if not daily basis. not hard to get to either.
Even if you stay in or just outside of Downtown Boston, 9 times outta 10 the best way to PAX is via the T (Subway). I'm not sure which line (I don't usually use it myself since I drive into the city) but you can go to the MBTA website to check out their routes and schedules.
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Green line is what will get you to the Hynes on the T. You want to take any train but the E train on the green line to Hynes. When you leave the station you should be on a bridge. Take a left and take another left at the corner.
You'll see a huge grey building across and down the street. That's the Hynes. Cross when you reach it. The entrance is on the far end.
If nothing else look for the Prudential Center skyscrapper ripping into the sky (yes, it has the word "Prudential" on it) and head in that direction. It connects to the mall and Convention Center.
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Good thing I found this because I'm actually looking for the cheapest way from the airport to the downtown area. Would anyone famalilar with Boston or the area know? I'm flying in from the DC Metro Area.
cheapest is going to be the MBTA then, I think it's the blue line that goes to the airport. it intersects with the E - Green Line and then you can take green line to the pru. Make sure you take the E line
Good thing I found this because I'm actually looking for the cheapest way from the airport to the downtown area. Would anyone famalilar with Boston or the area know? I'm flying in from the DC Metro Area.
Are you going downtown or where the Hynes is in the Back Bay? Either way you'll likely take the T (be it Blue Line or Silver) but where you get off and transfer will change.
MBTA.com has a decent "trip planer" that should get you anywhere. If you're lost you want to either make your way to Back Bay (Orange Line) or Hynes (Green line). And if you're lost when you get aboveground just look for the Prudential - the funny round topped tower - and walk towards it. If you're gonna take the T more than twice, go ask anyone in a booth or at a ticket desk for Charlie Card, they're cheaper and easier to use than the paper cards the machine spits out.
Has anyone mentioned Pour House? It's across the street from the Hynes, delicious and cheep, and serves beer. Unfortunately it will probably be packed. I believe like many places it might also close to minors sometime early in the evening.
I haven't forgotten about this project. I actually have been busy with work/home life. BUT! I have a pretty open weekend and should have time to get some info for people. Thanks for being patient.
Yes, you take the T to get the airport. Take the blue line to Airport and when you leave the station you wait for the bus that's headed to the terminal you want to go to (A, B, C, D, or E).
If leaving the airport, reverse the procedure. In that case all the Massport buses will take you to the T.
Take the blue line to Government Center and switch to the green line. Take the green line to Hynes and walk over the bridge.
And I'll second the Poor House. Good food, and it was one of the cheaper food spots in the area.
Little tip for those that might be wandering about Boylston street. All of the streets on the north side of Boylston, (the Hynes is the southside of Boylston), are in alphabetical order from east to west.
In case you happen to get lost over on Arlington St for some reason, just follow the Boylston back alphabetically to Gloucester St. The Hynes is right across the street.
Also, Gloucester is pronounced Glawster here. You ask someone where Glaw-cester street is, you'll just get the hairy eye.
Ya know...someone should put together a pronunciation guide for our Boston visitors.
Little tip for those that might be wandering about Boylston street. All of the streets on the north side of Boylston, (the Hynes is the southside of Boylston), are in alphabetical order from east to west.
In case you happen to get lost over on Arlington St for some reason, just follow the Boylston back alphabetically to Gloucester St. The Hynes is right across the street.
Also, Gloucester is pronounced Glawster here. You ask someone where Glaw-cester street is, you'll just get the hairy eye.
Ya know...someone should put together a pronunciation guide for our Boston visitors.
Some basics:
Suffolk = SUF-uhk
Gloucester = GLAW-stuh
Worcester = WUSS-tuh
Rochester = RAW-chess-tuh
Dorchester = DOAH-chess-tuh
Peabody = PEE-buh-dee
Haverhill = HAY-vril
Taunton = TAHN-tun
Roxbury = RAWKS-buh-ree (people will still recognize it if you say RAWKS-bear-ee, but you're likely to hear it the other way frequently ) (also apply this rule to Newbury)
Plymouth = PLIM-uth
Quincy = QWIN-zee (people will still recognize it if you say QWINS-see, but you're likely to hear it the other way frequently)
Bowdoin = BOW-dun
and a local for me: Amherst = AM-urst
Those are all the major ones I can think of, just apply the rule of the Boston accent to everything else (e.g. Charlestown becomes CHAHLS-tun, Harvard becomes HAH-vuhd, etc)
Almost no one talks like that either. Most of the ones who do are doing it are forcing it . And they're not from Boston, they're from some crappy suburb but put on this big accent so they can feel more like a 'Bostonian'. It's why people who live over 40 minutes out of the city will tell you they live in Boston, then when you ask where they will start backpedaling and talk about how they really live somewhere else but they totally visit the city on weekends, sometimes.
Eh, stick the dropped "r" back in at the end where it's missing and it's still accurate. You're not going to hear anyone call Worcester Wor-ches-ter after all, and no one is going to pronounce Peabody "pee-bawd-y."
Besides, the outlying suburb wannabe folk will be precisely the sort of people you'll find in the city on the weekend so you're just as likely to hear the hyped-up mangling from them if they're trying to give you directions or some such.
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I've added 25 places to with detailed info. I still need to go back and provide directions and parking info.
Tomorrow(later today) I'll do that and work on a front page and food/bar places within 2 miles of Hynes.
Clarendon Wine Co
563 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-3601
(617) 266-6688
or
Bradley Liquors
1252 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215-4401
(617) 536-3407
bradleyliquors.com
Hey do most stores sell beer and liquor? Such as 7-11 walgreens and the likes or is the shaws about it?
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I dunno if you can find it around there, but I've seen Berkshire Brewing Company as far southeast as the Cape, so it's possible. From them, I'd recommend their Lost Sailor IPA.
At most places in the north east you have to get your booze from a liquor store or beer distributor.
In MA there's a law that limits nonpackies from selling beer and wine and a similar but different law regarding liquor. So a supermarket or convenience store chain has a limited number of stores that can sell alcohol. The Shaws by the Pru sells beer, wine and liquor but the Shaw's on Comm Ave only sells beer and wine for instance. The only 7-11 I know that sells beers is the one in Harvard Sq. Some Trader Joe's carry wine as well.
Wachusett Blueberry is on tap almost everywhere, you can't go wrong with Sam, and Harpoon is great but my favourite one is out of season.
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I don't know how often it's seen in Boston, but my favorite local brewery is The BBC (Berkshire Brewing Co.). It's from Western MA, but keep an eye out - they're great.
There are also a lot of different Sam Adams varieties - my favorite of which is the Boston Ale.
Google/Mapquest/Yahoo Maps? A GPS system or application might help too.
And there's this thread: http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showpost.php?p=13584315&postcount=21
The best in my opinion is Harpoon and Magic Hat.
Long Trail makes good beers, but fruity and different.
Wachusett Brewing Company is great as well.
Also most places don't even allow it unless the cab is full some places its never allowed.
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On the Penny Arcade website it says that there will be a "Signing March 28 @ 1:30 PM* Hynes Convention Center 900 Boylston St Boston, MA"
Will people 'off the street' be able to go to the signing or will it only be for Pax people that have paid to enter the convention?
Does anyone know the answer to this or a better place I should post this question?
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You'll see a huge grey building across and down the street. That's the Hynes. Cross when you reach it. The entrance is on the far end.
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and because I'm bored at work here is my map for you!
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also a link to the MBTA's site, we also just call it the T
http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/subway/
Are you going downtown or where the Hynes is in the Back Bay? Either way you'll likely take the T (be it Blue Line or Silver) but where you get off and transfer will change.
Has anyone mentioned Pour House? It's across the street from the Hynes, delicious and cheep, and serves beer. Unfortunately it will probably be packed. I believe like many places it might also close to minors sometime early in the evening.
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If leaving the airport, reverse the procedure. In that case all the Massport buses will take you to the T.
Take the blue line to Government Center and switch to the green line. Take the green line to Hynes and walk over the bridge.
And I'll second the Poor House. Good food, and it was one of the cheaper food spots in the area.
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In case you happen to get lost over on Arlington St for some reason, just follow the Boylston back alphabetically to Gloucester St. The Hynes is right across the street.
Also, Gloucester is pronounced Glawster here. You ask someone where Glaw-cester street is, you'll just get the hairy eye.
Ya know...someone should put together a pronunciation guide for our Boston visitors.
Please do.
Some basics:
Suffolk = SUF-uhk
Gloucester = GLAW-stuh
Worcester = WUSS-tuh
Rochester = RAW-chess-tuh
Dorchester = DOAH-chess-tuh
Peabody = PEE-buh-dee
Haverhill = HAY-vril
Taunton = TAHN-tun
Roxbury = RAWKS-buh-ree (people will still recognize it if you say RAWKS-bear-ee, but you're likely to hear it the other way frequently ) (also apply this rule to Newbury)
Plymouth = PLIM-uth
Quincy = QWIN-zee (people will still recognize it if you say QWINS-see, but you're likely to hear it the other way frequently)
Bowdoin = BOW-dun
and a local for me: Amherst = AM-urst
Those are all the major ones I can think of, just apply the rule of the Boston accent to everything else (e.g. Charlestown becomes CHAHLS-tun, Harvard becomes HAH-vuhd, etc)
Besides, the outlying suburb wannabe folk will be precisely the sort of people you'll find in the city on the weekend so you're just as likely to hear the hyped-up mangling from them if they're trying to give you directions or some such.