Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Double Down Brewing to open in Peppercorn’s in Worcester
Two old friends have come together to create Massachusetts' newest brewery. Industry veterans Christian McMahan, the former president of Wachusett Brewing Co., and Tom Oliveri, owner of Peppercorn’s and co-founder of Wormtown, have teamed up to create Double Down...
O’zapft is! It’s time for Oktoberfest
Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi! Lace up your lederhosen, don your dirndl and hoist those steins because Oktoberfest season is here! Unfortunately, the granddaddy of all fests in Germany is cancelled again this year, but there will be plenty of local Oktoberfest...
New Interactive Map Helps Craft Beer Drinkers Recycle Plastic Can Carriers in Rhode Island
Surprisingly, plastic can carriers don’t belong in your recycling bin, but these environmentally conscious RI businesses are taking them back PR / Rhode Island (August, 2021) — Millions of plastic can carriers end up in the hands of Rhode Island craft beer drinkers...
I’m blue, da ba dee…Blueberry Beer!
Now that we've put that ear worm in your brain, we just want to remind you we are in the heart of Blueberry season. Which means plenty of local blueberry beers to be had. The first time we ever had a blueberry beer, complete with blueberries bobbing up and down in the...
Vitamin Sea Beer Garden Comes To Hull
Vitamin Sea Brewing founder Dino Funari held many a brew day in his basement in Hull back when it was just a home brewing operation. He was hopeful to open a brewery and taproom in the seaside town, but after an exhaustive search for a suitable location, Vitamin Sea...
Craft Brewers Ditching Plastic Can Carriers For Eco-Conscious Options
Craft beverage producers are increasingly ditching plastic can carriers in favor of more environmentally conscious options. Among the most cited reasons are that single-use plastic packaging has proven surprisingly difficult to recycle, and the resulting build up of...
Massachusetts Breweries Mark Milestone With Can Carrier Reuse & Recycle Initiative
PR / Metro Boston (July, 2021) — An initiative aimed at decreasing the millions of plastic can carriers that end up going to landfill or incineration each year in Massachusetts reached its first milestone last week with the successful completion of a Metro Boston...
Patriotic Pints
Although the local forecast for this 4th of July weekend doesn't look promising, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some patriotic pints to mark the 245th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. We've put together a list of brews from...
Boston Start Up “Against The Grain” Launches Innovative Spent Grains Solution for Breweries and Farmers
Circular Business Model Good For Environment, Saves Brewers and Farmers Time and Money PR / Boston, MA (May 24, 2021) — Boston-based startup company Against The Grain will officially launch its circular economy-inspired business model for upcycling spent grains (the...
Just One Tenth of Plastic Can Carriers Get Re-Used Or Recycled in Massachusetts: A Team of Eco-Minded Breweries and Environmental Groups Plan to Change That
Plastic can carriers are NOT recyclable in your curbside bin. But they CAN be re-used or recycled at SOME breweries PR / Massachusetts (April, 2021) — It’s estimated* that at least 10 million new plastic can carriers are used annually by breweries in Massachusetts,...
