Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
The Brewers Guild Just Launched a Massachusetts Beer Trail App!
To understand just how craft beer crazy it is in Massachusetts these days, consider that when Tree House opened the doors to its new Charlton brewery two months ago, 4,000 thirsty visitors showed up on the very fist day. Admittedly, not every brewery enjoys that kind...
Where to Oktoberfest If You’re Staying in Massachusetts
Now that Labor Day has come and gone, and with it the temptation to give in to season creep, it's time to start drinking some Marzens and Festbiers. We're not going to the real Oktoberfest in Munich, which officially starts September 16th, but we do plan on paying our...
Boston’s Newest Brewery is Using A SmartBrew System
The speed at which Boston's newest brewpub, Cheeky Monkey Brewing, was able to get up and running is nothing short of amazing. While dozens of breweries around the state have struggled to open for more than a year, Kevin Troy, who owns the property that was formerly...
Norwood, Plymouth Emerging As Craft Beer Hotbeds
Would-be Boston Breweries Have Made Norwood-Canton A Must Visit Don’t look now, but Norwood and Plymouth are quickly becoming craft beer destinations in the burgeoning Southeastern region of Massachusetts. And this summer, a trio of new breweries along with a handful...
How Many Craft Breweries Are There in Massachusetts?
Anatomy of a Brewery Count So just how many craft brewers are there in the Commonwealth these days? That's actually a tricky question. Admittedly, we're not entirely sure ourselves sometimes. One thing we do know for sure: when your home state has more breweries than...
Massachusetts Breweries With Awesome Outdoor Drinking Spots
Now that the weather has finally started to turn, and the unofficial kick off to summer is here, we figured it was good time to highlight some of the Bay State's best breweries for outdoor drinking. With some 122 visitable destinations, many of which offer a patio,...
We Blind Taste Tested 9 Massachusetts Farmhouse Ales
Don't Believe the Hype? One of the reasons we decided to do a series of blind tastings was to see for ourselves if the hype surrounding some of the more heralded breweries is deserved, especially given the controversial nature of beer ratings these days. It's...
How Massachusetts Benefits from its Craft Beer Scene
A collaboration with guest blogger Henry Moore You Say You Want A Revolution In 1984, Jim Koch brewed a batch of beer using his great-great grandfather’s recipe. He then went door-to-door in Boston selling his family’s brew. After some success with his Samuel Adams...
More Massachusetts Beer On Tap This Summer Than You Can Possibly Drink!
Get Ready to Have Your Mind Blown, and Your Liver Massachusetts is bursting at the seams with craft beer these days, and as summer approaches things are really ramping up. Hopefully you've saved up some vacation days for a few road trips because there isn't a region...
The Better Half of the Bay State’s Craft Beer Scene
Brewster, Patriot Women have played a pivotal role in the Massachusetts craft beer scene since its inception in the early 1980s, when Jim Koch and his partner Rhonda Kallman were schlepping cases of Sam Adams Boston Lager to bars all over the city. Kallman, who Koch...
