Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Our Panel Blind Taste-Tested 8 NE Style IPAs, The Results Were Surprising
The Days of Waiting in Line For Great Beer Are Behind Us The hazy, juicy, so-called New England style IPA is all the rage these days. And if you're anything like us, you've probably made the trek out to Tree House in Monson, Trillium in Boston, The Alchemist or Hill...
Craft Brewing in the Bay State: Defunct Brewers – Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
Defunct Massachusetts Craft Brewers While creating our list of current Massachusetts breweries for part 1 of the series, we learned of several that had closed, some during what is often described as the bubble of the late 1990s, others more recently. While this list...
Craft Brewing in the Bay State: Current Brewers – Part 1 of a 3-Part Series
Current Massachusetts Craft Breweries - A Timeline Part 1 of our 3-part series on Craft Brewing in the Bay State looks at the record number of brewers currently operating in Massachusetts. We tallied 151 commercially licensed beer makers (an all-time high) that we...
The Bay State Craft Beer Drinker’s Guide to 2017
It's going to be an absolutely insane year for craft beer in Massachusetts. Farmer brewers should be able to sell their beer at farmers markets all over the state, the Mass. Brewer's Guild and new president Rob Burns has its act together, and there could be as many as...
The Bay State’s Craft Beer Year in Review
Reflections On A Remarkable Year For Massachusetts Craft Beer Undoubtedly, 2016 was one of the more unforgettable years in recent memory for the Massachusetts craft beer community. A near record number of new breweries opened for business, further developments in the...
Holiday Themed Beers to Help You Deal With the 12 Pains of Christmas
"Christmas Dreams Don't Involve Alcohol, Until You Grow Up." - Anonymous - Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. Like many of you It's a time we look forward to every year, our motto is "spreading good beer" after all. But sometimes the mania that comes along...
Giving Thanks for a Growing Craft Beer Destination in Southeastern Mass.
Guest Blogger Greg Desrosiers On Why Craft Beer Drinkers in His Region Have Much to be Thankful For Thanksgiving is a time to stop and reflect on the previous year’s accomplishments, experiences and lessons learned. It’s also a time to look toward the year to come....
Takeaway Beer in Massachusetts Poses Challenges for Brewers, Drinkers Alike
Bay State Breweries Contend With Dysfunctional Growler Law, Changing Consumer Trends With more than a hundred breweries to chose from in Massachusetts, some considered world class, about the only thing local craft beer fans have to complain about these days is our...
A Look at Contract Brewing in the Bay State
What Exactly is Contract Brewing Anyway? Go ahead, admit it: you're not sure what the term "contract brewing" really means. It's okay, you're in good company. Truth be told, neither did we, up until a couple of years ago when our craft beer adventure took off. Think...
Rare Craft Brewery Closure in Massachusetts
It's a rare occurrence these days, but craft breweries do occasionally close here in the Bay State. Unfortunately, news of just that came recently on October 8th when Goodfellow's Brewing Company announced it would cease production at the end of the month. "While...
