Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Nationally Acclaimed and Locally Cherished, Cambridge Brewing Company Celebrates 30 Years
When Phil Bannatyne opened Cambridge Brewing Company in 1989 there were all of five breweries in Massachusetts. His vision for the refurbished mill building in Kendall Square was to open a 10-barrel brewery with a small kitchen, like the ones he'd frequented while...
Pink Boots Boston Announces ‘MA Pink Boots Beer Week’
As part of its commitment to celebrating women in beer and raising money for educational scholarships, the Pink Boots Society® Boston Chapter announces ‘MA Pink Boots Beer Week’: April 22nd - 28th, 2019. During the week restaurants, bars and retail bottle shops...
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,...