Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Jack’s Abby has agreed to purchase Worcester based brewery and local mainstay, Wormtown Brewery.
The Massachusetts craft brewery landscape continues to change. In surprising news posted on Jack's Abby Craft Lagers social media, the Framingham brewery has announced the purchase of Worcester's Wormtown Brewery. The sale is not expected to be official until early...
2023 Massachusetts Brewery/Taproom Closures
🍻 With the recent stunning news of Wachusett Brewing being sold to Finestkind Brewing LLC, owners of Smuttynose, we are really living in some crazy times in the craft beer world. Although we probably shouldn't be surprised by anything given the state of the economy,...
21 Breweries Opened in Massachusetts Plus Other Notable 2022 Craft Beer News
The first blog we wrote for our website in 2016 was "Is There A Bay State Craft Beer Bubble?" For the 8th year in a row the total number of new brewery openings in Massachusetts has exceeded twenty. With twenty-one breweries opening their doors in 2022, it joins the...
Seven Massachusetts Breweries Closed in 2022 and Two Are On the Move
It has just become the norm in the craft beer industry that breweries open and close. 2022 saw 21 openings, however it's the first time since 2018 that Massachusetts has had fewer than 10 breweries close in a calendar year. 2019, 2020 and 2021 each saw double-digit...
It’s The Most Wonderful Time to Bake with Beer!
The following recipe was contributed to our website blog page by Allo Gilinsky, aka Craft Beer Concierge, "an avid beer geek and aspiring Certified Cicerone who has fallen in love with the fascinating world of craft beer since age 25." The Holiday season ushers in all...
It’s the Most Wonderful Time For a Beer!
'Tis the season... We enjoy watching the classic Christmas specials like Charlie Brown and Rudolph as well as movies such as Christmas Story and Elf. We brave the shopping malls to get that special gift for our special someone (we know Amazon exists, but we're old...
Portico Brewing’s New Somerville Brewery and Taproom Coming Soon
PR / Somverville, MA (September 2022) -- Portico Brewing, the contract brand that has been stealthily adorning beer shelves with their architecture-inspired labels since 2012, is getting ready to take it to the next level. The company will be opening their first brick...
4th Annual Massachusetts Oktoberfest Events Roundup
Are you ready to give summer the Boot! That's right, it's that time of year again. Time to dust off those boots and steins, wash the lederhosen and dirndls and practice those German drinking songs, Oktoberfest is almost here! We are aiming to get to as many local...
Drink Me, I’m Irish 2022
Although we're in the middle of celebrating Mass Beer Week, St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and we wanted to highlight some breweries releasing Irish style beers. The traditional Irish stouts and red ales are very welcomed this time of year, but our local...
These Are the 21 New Breweries That Opened in Massachusetts in 2021
We thought 2020 was a tough year due to the pandemic, but 2021 was equally rough and with the recent surge in the Omicron variant, the brewery industry definitely looks to continue to be nimble. We did manage to visit our share of breweries this past year and most...
