Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Craft Beer Is A Real Industry Now, And That’s OK
Opinion: Craft Beer Is A Real Industry Now, And That's OK - by Kelsey Roth Haze-chasers, tickers, sample flights, lactose “milkshake” IPAs, fruit beers, pastry stouts, glitter beers, breakfast cereal beers, Brut IPAs; if you listen to enough beer industry people, all...
Best IPA in Massachusetts? Our Blind Tasting Tournament Just Found Out, And You May Be Surprised
104 Tasters, 48 IPAs, 5 Regional Events, 1 Grand Champion If there’s one thing we’ve learned during our series of blind tastings over the last few years, it’s this: when you remove preconceived notions and marketing hype and cut right to the chase (in this case...
Massachusetts Brewery Count Grows to 185: Updated Infographic
It's been a slow start to what promises to be a big year for craft brewery openings in Massachusetts, but things look like they're about to heat up as spring approaches. To date, seven new breweries have debuted: Channel Marker Brewing in Beverly, Black Rabbit Farm...
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....