Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
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...
Beer Tasting Guide: 10 Must-Know Essentials
Guest Blog by Emma Willson Beers are an exquisite variety of drinks that are refreshing and fun. But the drink is beyond just bitterness and froth. Rather the drink carries a complex bouquet and flavor palate in its many diverse varieties that can be quite fun to...
Portico Brewing Will Open A Brewery and Taproom in Somerville
Longtime Contract Brand Will Take Up Permanent Roots on the Somerville - Cambridge Line Put some design in your stein has long been the tagline for Portico Brewing, a Massachusetts contract brand started by two architecture enthusiasts eight years ago. Now, the small...
Why Not Us? The Case for Massachusetts as the Best Beer State in America
Among the facts and figures we like to track while keeping tabs on the Bay State's craft beer scene is the amount of beer annually produced by various breweries. Last month, while verifying production numbers for that blog post, The Biggest and Fastest Growing...
Rockport Brewing Plans to Bring Artisan Beer to Iconic Seaside Town
Visit Rockport for its lovely beaches, paths through woods and glades, and magical light that has inspired painters, boasts the town's website. Just an hour north of Boston, it offers a romantic getaway, an exquisite dining opportunity, or a unique shopping...
The Biggest and Fastest Growing Massachusetts Breweries In 2019
The Brewers Association (BA) recently published its annual industry review issue, an examination of the previous year’s production numbers for the nation’s more than 8,000 independent craft brewers. Of note was that most of the largest and so-called regional breweries...
Metal Inspired Gilded Skull Brewing Set To Launch Its First Beer
Award-winning home brewer Neil Kade spent most of the last two years dealing with a rare form of liver cancer and fighting for a future. We first wrote about his story last February, when as Kade put it "all we wanted was normalcy, to start our family and build this...
“It Starts With Beer” Podcast Talks Massachusetts Breweries With The Mass. Brew Bros.
Last week we had the distinct pleasure of being guests on the It Starts With Beer podcast with host Will Siss, a freelance writer and the “Beer Snob” columnist for the Waterbury Connecticut Republican-American since 2005. Among the topics we covered were the state of...
What is the Future of the Massachusetts Craft Beer Industry, Post Pandemic: Local Brewers Weigh In
Much has been written about the circumstances craft breweries currently find themselves in. The scariest of news includes the Brewers Association (BA) survey which found that some 60 percent of small U.S. breweries believe they will be forced out of business by...
“Craft” an Eco-Friendly Brewery and Taproom with These Top Tips
Guest Post by Tim Porter As a growing number of restaurants begin to take on more eco-friendly initiatives, consumers have caught on to the movement. Nowadays, most customers want to patron establishments that help the planet, not contribute to its downfall. In fact,...
