Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Major Expansion Ahead for Lynn’s Bent Water Brewing
If you had told co-founder Aaron Reames when he broke ground on Bent Water Brewing back in August of 2015 that he'd be undertaking a major expansion of the brewery less than three years later, he probably wouldn't have believed it. "You never know what's going to...
Western Mass. Beer Week on the Horizon, and Six New Area Breweries Too!
It's going to be an exciting few months in the Western region of the state, starting with Western Mass Beer Week which kicks off this Saturday at the Berkshire Beer Fest in Pittsfield and wraps up seven days later at The Worthy Craft Beer Showcase in Springfield. An...
Two Seasonal Beer Gardens Planned Along Boston’s Charles River
It just keeps getting better for Boston craft beer drinkers. After a steady stream of spring announcements for seasonal pop-up beer gardens around the city, we've discovered that two more outdoor venues will be joining in the fun, possibly by the end of this month....
Massachusetts Now Has 160 Craft Brewers, And Counting
After a record year for brewery openings in 2017, the total number of craft brewers in the Commonwealth has climbed to 160, more than double what it was just five years ago. The first five months of this year include Burke's Alewerks opening a micro brewery and...
Massachusetts Has A Flourishing Craft Brewery Scene, And It’s All Just A Train Ride Away
Keolis, the rail and transit operations company responsible for the MBTA Commuter Rail, has launched an initiative to target leisure travelers interested in exploring the state's many attractions, including its flourishing craft beer scene. As part of the effort,...
Your Party Gets Real With The Craft Beer Mobile
Like most of us, Corey Fletcher and Andy Li had been to their share of weddings where the beer selection just wasn't up to parr: lite macro, something imported, maybe a Sam Adams seasonal - about as exciting as being dragged onto the ballroom floor to do the chicken...
Somerville Based Small Change Brewing Launches This Week
Aspiring brewer Mike Patterson has never made a beer he thought was perfect. Most of what he brews on his back porch in Somerville he gives away to neighbors, sharing the rest with his homebrew club to solicit their feedback. He won't specialize in juicy New England...
Holden’s Seven Saws Brewing Will Open A Tasting Room Downtown
Seven Saws Brewing, a nano production brewery in Holden that we wrote about back in December, has announced plans to open a tasting room. They currently operate out of a speakeasy style basement space they call "The Lab" in the lower level of a dentist's office owned...
A New Craft Brewery to Open in Holyoke This Summer
Like everyone else in Holyoke, Mike Pratt was saddened to hear about the closure of Paper City Brewing last spring. An avid home brewer with a fondness for the memorable brewery that opened in the late 1990s, he also saw an opportunity. A popular song lyric from that...
Bad Martha Will Open A Year Round Brewery & Taproom in Falmouth
Getting bad is about to get a little easier for craft beer fans on Cape Cod. That's because Bad Martha Beer, whose seasonal brewery and taproom are located in the Edgartown village of Martha's Vineyard, will be opening a new location in Falmouth early next year. "The...
