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Frozen Four - Where to Eat? Drink? Must See Stuff

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To the bigger baseball fans, when was the last FF where there wasn't a MLB game the same weekend? Buffalo?
 
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Reply to a few other posts.

Fenway Sports Group, majority owner of NESN, is the contracted promotions "arm" of Boston College Athletics. If the Eagles were in the F4, there would have been more coverage.

I got my tickets from the NCAA Exchange. Included, were "Fan Experience" wristbands for entry to the Legends Club. Cash bar and food. Opens 2 hours before the game(s), and an hour after. Admittedly, this is difficult location for many fans to get into during the short time between periods. The Suite Level also serves liquor. After years of attending the F4, I note the hypocrisy.

I note that the NCAA is smart enough to get the prices up to a height, that the waiting list is virtually eliminated. Thus, missing out on the beer sales in the entire building seems pretty dumb. Please don't offer the "student" excuse. Only 600 tickets per team, and over $100 to get in the building. All the school tickets go to Alum and Season Ticket holders. Beer would sell at $9. + Not many current students are in "play".

Plus, the demographic of the people that attend the F4, vs the typical Bruins home game crowd.

Times have changed. The F4 is a far cry from Saturday night games at Fitchburg State with $.50 drafts....
 
Had a good lunch at the Fours yesterday. Lots of cool pics of Boston sports figures. Walked around, not a great day weather wise but typical for April in New England. I hope tonight is a competitive game.
 
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Hockey Dogg said:
Me too. I think a 4-0 or 5-1 BU victory is about as competitive as I want.

JK, unfortunately, this one is probably a grind it out nail-biter. Good. For neutral fans and local cardiologists.
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Haha... this is going to be a classic.
PC goes up 6-2. BU pulls goalie with 16:00 to go. PC finds the empty net this time.

Final score: PC 12, BU 8 :)
 
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FiveHole12 said:
Haha... this is going to be a classic.
PC goes up 6-2. BU pulls goalie with 16:00 to go. PC finds the empty net this time.

Final score: PC 12, BU 8 :)
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I'll take the 8-7 3OT classic from 1991...same losing team, of course ;)
 
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The freedom trail kicked my *** today. I'm going to be sore tomorrow. Should have brought better shoes. Planning on doing my night photos tonight since last night was kind of crummy out and I was abducted by bbdl and scarlet.
 
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Well my hotel made my day and comped the $20 breakfast buffet. A nice way to cap off a national championship. Thanks DoubleTree Downtown Boston. Homeward bound now...

It's a great day for hockey.
 
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The Zlax45 said:
One of my friends has put together this list for people visiting Boston

Here are some other recommendations:

Breweries (there is more to beer and Boston than Sam Adams):
Harpoon
306 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
Beer and pretzels

Trillium Brewing
369 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (very close to Harpoon)

Aeronaut Brewing Co.
14 Tyler St, Somerville, MA 02143 (very close to Cambridge)

Mystic Brewery
174 Williams St, Chelsea, MA 02150
Take an Uber or cab it.

Night Shift Brewing
87 Santilli Hwy, Everett, MA 02149
Take an Uber or cab it.

Interesting Eats:
Grotto
37 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02114 (near the Garden)

Legal Seafood - Harborside
270 Northern Ave, Boston, MA (near Harpoon - go for the view)

75 Liberty Wharf
220 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210 (next to Legal Seafood - go for the atmosphere, especially if it isn't raining)

Row 34 (seafood & craft beer)
383 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (near Harpoon and right next to Trillium)

Pastoral (artisan pizza)
345 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210 (on the same side of the street as Row 34)

Stoddard's Food & Ale
48 Temple Pl, Boston, MA 02111 (Downtown Crossing, right next to Boston Common)

Brewer's Fork
7 Moulton St, Charlestown, MA 02129 (Charlestown is close to the Garden)

Towne Stove & Spirits
The Shops at the Prudential Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115 (next to the Boston Marathon Finish Line)

Hawthorne Bar (next to Eastern Standard)
University Inn LLC, 500 A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Game On Fenway (literally built into a side of Fenway Park)
82 Lansdowne St, Boston, MA 02215

Fairstead Kitchen
1704 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445 (down the street from Fenway; take the Green Line - C Line outbound)

Deep Ellum
477 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02134 (down the street from BU)

Lord Hobo
92 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (close to Kendall Sq, Cambridge; excellent craftbrew list)

Cambridge Brewing Company
1 Kendall Square, Building 100, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139

UBurger (multiple locations including Kenmore Sq near BU, Beacon St across from the Common & Huntington Ave near Northeastern)

Tasty Burger (multiple locations including Harvard Sq, Boylston St & Shawmut Ave)

Swissbakers (go for brunch on Saturday or Sunday)
168 Western Ave, Boston, MA (near Harvard & quite close to Harvard's classic football stadium)

If you have a rental, are touring Massachusetts, like craft beer and have heard of Hill Farmstead, drive to Worcester and go to
Armsby Abbey
144 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608 (this is the only place outside of Vermont where Hill Farmstead is available; excellent brunch; artisan cocktails)

Free Fitness (the workout group former Bruins, current Oilers D-man Andrew Ference comes to when he is in Boston):
November Project
Mondays - "Destination Deck" at 6:30 a.m. at a TBA destination in greater Boston

Wednesdays - at Harvard Stadium at 5:30 a.m. & 6:30 a.m. (If you've watched the E:60 on Harvard alum & Rangers player Dominic Moore - this is one of the venues they filmed at)

Fridays - at Corey Outlook on Summit Ave at 6:30 a.m. Summit Ave is off of Beacon Street and close to Fenway Park
http://november-project.com/boston/
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Bumping this list forward for future reference. Well done, The Zlax45.

Another Kendall Square Option: Commonwealth. Chosen by another member of our group, it features classic American dishes very nicely done. Meatloaf, Chicken Pot Pie, Lamb, Pork Chops. Some might find it a touch pricey. An entrée plus an ala carte side dish would likely be in the $30 - $35 range. But everyone in our group was very pleased with their meal. Mac 'n Cheese side dish was especially well received.

Home now; thanks to all who posted travel/tourist advice in this thread.
 
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Thanks for the help, had fun in your city. Saw some decent hockey, saw some sights and had some good food. Left my house thursday and it was snowing, came home to sunny and upper 50s, Nice!
 
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Thanks Boston. I had a **** good time and can't wait to get back.
 
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A few. I didn't get the night pictures I wanted though the courthouse was a nice find I didn't have planned originally.

I'll put some of them in a gallery and share it in the lodge sometime this week.
 
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The Freds said:
Well my hotel made my day and comped the $20 breakfast buffet. A nice way to cap off a national championship. Thanks DoubleTree Downtown Boston. Homeward bound now...

It's a great day for hockey.
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DoubleTree is a solid chain, IMO. They actually go out of their way for service, as far as my experiences go.
 
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