Andy Crouch visits nearly 100 breweries and reports back on your best bets 

When I caught up with the very dedicated beer connoisseur Andy Crouch, he was on the steps of a courthouse with sirens blaring past in the background. This is daily life for the author, whose day job is practicing criminal law in Boston. By weekend, however, he has managed to do what many of us dream of—he’s a freelance writer who’s made it his business to visit the nearly 100 craft brewing establishments in New England over the past year. In his new book, “The Good Beer Guide to New England,” he profiles each with its description and history, as well as insight into its brewmaster’s philosophy and brewing style.