Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Drink Me, I’m Irish
Back when we were in our roaring 20s, we spent many a night in local Irish pubs and watering holes. We would frequent Boston staples The Black Rose and The Purple Shamrock as well as smaller spots such as The Corrib in West Roxbury, The Olde Irish Alehouse (now...
Mass Beer Week Beer Releases
While COVID-19 may still be with us a year later and put a damper on in-person events during Mass Beer Week, there are still plenty of beers to be had. And isn't that what the week is mostly about? A number of breweries have brewed special releases for Mass Beer Week...
Beer My Valentine
If you LOVE beer like we do, then why not share it with loved ones? Valentine's Day is coming up on February 14th (in case you forgot the date). Even if you don't have that significant other to share a beer with, apparently there is a thing called Galentine's Day...
Massachusetts Breweries By The Numbers: Updated Infographic
With a new (and hopefully better) year upon us, we figured it was time to do our quarterly update of the Massachusetts Breweries By The Numbers infographic. Despite the pandemic, the commonwealth added 27 new breweries in 2020, four of which were existing brands that...
At Least 12 More Massachusetts Breweries Closed in 2020, Another All-Time High: Here’s Who, and Why
Don't let the headline fool you, 2020 could have been a lot worse. Our takeaway: maybe we can finally put the bubble talk to bed. Despite several years of "saturation" and "peak beer" speculation, not to mention an unprecedented pandemic that wreaked havoc on small...
The 27 New Breweries That Opened in Massachusetts in 2020
There's no doubt that 2020 will go down in infamy for just about all of us, the craft beer community being no exception. Surprisingly, however, the news wasn't all bad - at least not for everyone. Despite the pandemic and its roller coaster of restrictions, there were...
Winter Beers Are Coming
We enjoy crushing easy-drinking summer beers and throwing back steins of Oktoberfest biers, but there are also times when we want to just sit back, relax and sip our brews. That's what winter beers are for. Many are full of flavor and have higher ABV, so we recommend...
‘Tis the Season for Crantastic Cranberry Beers
We New Englanders are accustomed to having cranberry sauce on our Thanksgiving table each year. With the advent of modern harvesting equipment and canning capabilities in the early 1900s, the cranberry quickly became a staple for many family gatherings. There is also...
It’s Pumpkin Beer Season
"There are three things that I've learned to never discuss with people; religion, politics and pumpkin beers." - L. Van Pelt (paraphrased) It seems the list of things dividing people these days is growing longer and longer and you can include pumpkin beers on that...
Oktoberfest 2020
Our annual Oktoberfest roundup will be different this year (isn't everything). The COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled many of our favorite local events so we won't be festing in the street while watching crazy chairs rumble down Parker Street at the The Gardner Ale House...
