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11 Western Mass. Breweries For Enjoying Outdoor Beers
With the summer solstice arriving this week, and patio beer season right behind it, we figured it was a good time to revisit one of our most popular blogs: Massachusetts Breweries With Awesome Outdoor Drinking Spots. With more and more breweries offering beer gardens,...
The 25 Largest Breweries in Massachusetts, Based on Production
The Brewers Association (BA) recently published its annual rankings of the nation's largest brewers, which they determine by number of barrels produced in a year. Here's a look at how the largest Massachusetts breweries measured up to each other and to the national...
Boston’s First Cooperative Brewery, Democracy Brewing, Opens Soon in Downtown Crossing
Move over Sam Adams, Boston will soon have another patriotic brewery After more than two years of planning, fundraising, and construction, the city's first worker-owned and democratically run brewery is nearing a debut, and just in time for Independence Day. If all...
Despite Setback, Marlborough on Verge of Craft Beer Stardom
Craft beer fans who live in Marlborough will soon have a lot to celebrate. Unfortunately, the owners of Walden Woods Brewing won't be part of the excitement. Due to unforeseen circumstances which led to a financial hardship, the co-founders and their partners will not...
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...