Mass. Brew Bros Blog
These 49 New Breweries, And 5 New Taprooms, Plan to Open in 2019
* Since first posting two months ago, we've learned of several more breweries planning to debut in 2019. Additionally, 7 of the pending breweries we previously listed have opened. Here's the latest update. Despite seven consecutive years of double-digit brewery...
Holyoke’s New State-of-the-Art Brewing Facility Will Be Incubator for Region’s Craft Beer Scene
Pending partner brewery Loophole Brewing Services publicly announced plans today to open a 13,000-square foot state-of-the-art brewing facility in Holyoke by the end of 2019. The project is the brain child of co-founders Aaron Saunders, Todd Snopkowski, and Jeffrey...
Blind Tasting Tournament Will Crown The Best IPA Maker in Massachusetts
“March Madness isn’t just for college basketball fans,” says Bob Kelley, co-founder of the Mass. Brew Bros., a social media presence and website that covers all things craft beer in Massachusetts. “It’s also a great time of year for local craft beer drinkers,...
Medford Brewing Launches WeFunder Campaign to Open its Own Brewery
Successful contract brand Medford Brewing Company will launch a WeFunder campaign tomorrow in hopes of finding investors to help fund a brick & mortar brewery and taproom in Medford. Co-founders Nick Bolitho and Max Heinegg, the friendly people behind the tasty...
Local Pink Boots Chapter To Celebrate International Women’s Day With Bigger, Better Brewing Event in 2019
The Boston Chapter of the Pink Boots Society, a national organization that highlights women’s roles in the beer industry, will celebrate International Women’s Day in 2019 with a bigger, better, and arguably even best-in-the-world collaboration brew day next month....
Kick Starter Campaign Could Help Dream Come True for Sick Homebrewer
Like thousands of other impassioned home brewers out there, Neil Kade has dreamed of having his own brewery one day. He's made hundreds of trips to his local brew supply store, spent countless hours making a mess in the kitchen, and developed his share of new...
We’re Embracing Flagship February
Join the Movement and Drink Flagship Beer in February After utilizing Untappd's Year in Beer to see the breakdown of what, where and whom we drank in 2018, it became clear that we probably drank too much, definitely drank a lot of IPAs and certainly drank a litany...
Why The State’s Newest Brewery, Redemption Rock Brewing, Is Donating Its Taproom Tips To Charity
As writer Jeff Alworth recently observed in one of his many notable blog posts, craft beer enthusiasts often preach an ethos that their beverage of choice, and the breweries that produce it, are different. That unlike big beer, it's about community and connection. In...
Check Out The Results From Our Blind Taste Test of 12 Metro Boston Lagers
How much do we love beer? While most of you sat on the couch watching the first half of the Patriots AFC Championship game Sunday night, we braved the elements to conduct the latest of our blind taste tests, this one of Metro Boston Lagers. Believe it or not, we...
10 Spacious Taprooms You Can Bring Your Dog To This Winter
It's no secret that breweries and dogs are a popular combination, especially in the warm weather months. Finding a taproom to bring your four-legged friend to during the winter, however, is a bit more challenging. Luckily, Massachusetts has several beer makers who are...