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How Pretty Things Beer became ubiquitous in Boston

By Devra First

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 16, 2012

If you go out for a beer in Boston, chances are the list offers something made by Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project. The Somerville-based outfit is behind brews such as the cloudy, golden Jack D’Or and the dark Saint Botolph’s Town. But when husband-wife team Dann Paquette and Martha Holley-Paquette brewed the first batch in 2008, they did not expect to succeed. How did Pretty Things become a beloved local institution in such a short time?

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