Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
15 Massachusetts Breweries Closed in 2021, An All-Time High: Here’s Who, and Why
In what may likely be the new normal for the Massachusetts craft brewing industry, 2021 experienced a net gain or growth of just 4 breweries: 19 openings and an all-time high 15 closures, running the state's current total to 214. See the infographic below for a...
Crantasic!! Local Massachusetts Beverages Made With Cranberry
How do you like your cranberries, jellied, whole berry, dried in trail mix? Well, we prefer our cranberries in our beverages; beer, cider and seltzer! The berries accentuate these liquids with tartness for a delightfully refreshing taste. And most of these offerings...
New Initiative Aims to Increase Reuse of Plastic Can Carriers at Vermont Breweries
Pilot program in Metro Burlington to offer collection locations where consumers return the durable plastic packaging for breweries to reuse PR / Burlington, Vermont (November, 2021) — Millions of plastic can carriers end up in the hands of Vermont’s craft beer and...
It’s Pumpkin Season, Any Questions?
I guess the question we have is, "When actually is Pumpkin Season?" It always seemed to be that October was the time for pumpkins. The ubiquitous orange gourd would populate doorsteps around the neighborhood up until Halloween (when they might get smashed) and maybe...
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...
