Brewer, distiller concoct a joint venture

Boston Beer Co., maker of Sam Adams beers, will produce two whiskeys in partnership with Berkshire Mountain Distillers in Great Barrington.

(MARTIN ALBERT/BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS)

Craft distilling movement heats up

- On the edge of the Newmarket District in Roxbury, you can buy Mack Truck parts and have your car windows tinted. Amid the warehouses, you might catch a waft of something sweet and roasty. Will and Dave Willis are making mash, a combination of hot water and grains that they’ll ferment and run through a still. They’ll end up with whiskey or vodka.