Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
3 Massachusetts Breweries Among the Nation’s Fastest Growing
Last Wednesday the Brewers Association (BA) released its list of the 50 Fastest Growing U.S. Craft Breweries for 2018, an annual compilation of small and independent breweries that increased their year over year production by the highest percentage. Among them were...
“Don’t Worry,” Wormtown’s New East Coast IPA Begins Distribution Next Week
It's no joke. Starting April 1st, Wormtown Brewery's popular flagship IPA, Be Hoppy, will have a companion - Don't Worry, a hazy, tropical East Coast style IPA that will be available in limited quantities all over Massachusetts, as well in New Hampshire and Rhode...
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...