Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Brew Dog of the Month: Penny of Vanished Valley Brewing
"Find a Penny, pick it up. All day long, you'll have good luck.” Josh and Kellianne feel very fortunate to have picked up Penelope aka "Penny" when she was transported to Massachusetts after being fostered down south in Arkansas through Friends of Homeless Animals in...
49 New Breweries and 3 New Taprooms Plan to Open in Massachusetts in 2020
Record Number of Massachusetts Brewery Openings On Tap For 2020 It's now been eight consecutive years of double-digit brewery openings in Massachusetts, and 2020 shows no signs of slowing down. We now know of at least 49 new breweries setting their sights on opening...
These New England Breweries Are Replacing Plastic Can Carriers With Eco-Friendly Ones
When Russell Voss and his business partner Chris Ventimiglia opened NU Brewery last June, they wanted to do things a little differently. Launching with a light lager as their flagship beer was one way, and running a truly sustainable operation was definitely another....
A Preview of Lord Hobo’s Woburn Taproom Expansion and Beer Garden
The "Humble Castle" in Woburn will see its second renovation in less than a year Lord Hobo Brewing will soon undergo another expansion at its 5 Draper Street brewery and taproom location in Woburn. Plans call for a doubling of seating capacity to meet demand for...
Craft Beer’s Contradictory Market A Conundrum For Many Breweries
An economist and a CEO walk into a bar, or in this case the Night Shift Brewery taproom . . . No, that's not the lead up to a bad joke from your corny uncle. It's what actually happened at a recent Mass Brewers Guild (MBG) meeting when Brewers Association (BA) chief...
How Some Massachusetts Breweries Are Decreasing Plastic Packaging Waste
As municipal recycling programs and waste management companies struggle to keep up with discarded plastic and its growing expense, some Massachusetts breweries are finding creative ways to curb their use of environmentally pesky can carriers. Marketed as "100%...
38 Things That Happened in Craft Beer, Around Here – 2019 in Review
Another year of craft beer is in the books, and here in Massachusetts it was a doozy. We thought it might be fun to look back at some of the most notable highlights, including the good, the bad, and the ugly. So here goes: our take on 38 things that happened in craft...
12 Massachusetts Breweries Closed in 2019, An All-Time High: Here’s Who, and Why
Like elsewhere, it's been a topsy-turvy year for the craft beer industry here in Massachusetts. Another year of double digit openings was tempered by some high-profile closings, and accompanied by a fair amount of speculation as to whether there's a bubble. We see it...
The 29 New Breweries, 9 New Taprooms, and 3 Expansions That Debuted in Massachusetts in 2019
The state's flourishing craft beer scene saw continued growth in 2019 with 28 new breweries, 9 new taprooms, and 3 major expansions debuting across the Commonwealth. It was the sixth time since 2012 that 20 or more new breweries debuted in the Bay State, with this...
Brew Dog of the Month: Lola of Abandoned Building Brewing
Which came first, the beer or the Brew Dog? When Heather Messer of Abandoned Building Brewing was looking for a dog at a local spot in Southwick, she found an energetic pup that quickly caught her eye. When she found out the dog's name was Lola she thought, "that's...
