Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
New England Craft Brewery Count Soars Past 600
The number of craft breweries in New England recently soared past 600, with Massachusetts and Connecticut leading the way. The former had a net gain of 21 breweries since our last tally in September of 2018 while the latter added 16. All tolled, the number...
A Massachusetts Tech Company May Change The Way Craft Brewers Sell Beer
Justin Korby likes the idea of being a disruptor. "A new wave of craft beer sales and distribution is coming," he says, and he welcomes it. The founder of Stoneman Brewery, a small farm brewery that launched as the country's first Beer CSA (Community Supported...
11 Seasonal Beer Gardens Are Set to Pop Up Around Boston: We’ve Mapped Them All For You
If you're looking to drink craft beer right from the source, but with the splendor of the great outdoors, check out these 11 satellite brewery beer gardens in Metro Boston. All are seasonal pop-ups, meaning they're open on a limited schedule and are weather dependent....
Nationally Acclaimed and Locally Cherished, Cambridge Brewing Company Celebrates 30 Years
When Phil Bannatyne opened Cambridge Brewing Company in 1989 there were all of five breweries in Massachusetts. His vision for the refurbished mill building in Kendall Square was to open a 10-barrel brewery with a small kitchen, like the ones he'd frequented while...
Pink Boots Boston Announces ‘MA Pink Boots Beer Week’
As part of its commitment to celebrating women in beer and raising money for educational scholarships, the Pink Boots Society® Boston Chapter announces ‘MA Pink Boots Beer Week’: April 22nd - 28th, 2019. During the week restaurants, bars and retail bottle shops...
Craft Beer Is A Real Industry Now, And That’s OK
Opinion: Craft Beer Is A Real Industry Now, And That's OK - by Kelsey Roth Haze-chasers, tickers, sample flights, lactose “milkshake” IPAs, fruit beers, pastry stouts, glitter beers, breakfast cereal beers, Brut IPAs; if you listen to enough beer industry people, all...
Best IPA in Massachusetts? Our Blind Tasting Tournament Just Found Out, And You May Be Surprised
104 Tasters, 48 IPAs, 5 Regional Events, 1 Grand Champion If there’s one thing we’ve learned during our series of blind tastings over the last few years, it’s this: when you remove preconceived notions and marketing hype and cut right to the chase (in this case...
Massachusetts Brewery Count Grows to 185: Updated Infographic
It's been a slow start to what promises to be a big year for craft brewery openings in Massachusetts, but things look like they're about to heat up as spring approaches. To date, seven new breweries have debuted: Channel Marker Brewing in Beverly, Black Rabbit Farm...
3 Massachusetts Breweries Among the Nation’s Fastest Growing
Last Wednesday the Brewers Association (BA) released its list of the 50 Fastest Growing U.S. Craft Breweries for 2018, an annual compilation of small and independent breweries that increased their year over year production by the highest percentage. Among them were...
“Don’t Worry,” Wormtown’s New East Coast IPA Begins Distribution Next Week
It's no joke. Starting April 1st, Wormtown Brewery's popular flagship IPA, Be Hoppy, will have a companion - Don't Worry, a hazy, tropical East Coast style IPA that will be available in limited quantities all over Massachusetts, as well in New Hampshire and Rhode...