Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Craft Beer’s Contradictory Market A Conundrum For Many Breweries
An economist and a CEO walk into a bar, or in this case the Night Shift Brewery taproom . . . No, that's not the lead up to a bad joke from your corny uncle. It's what actually happened at a recent Mass Brewers Guild (MBG) meeting when Brewers Association (BA)...
How Some Massachusetts Breweries Are Decreasing Plastic Packaging Waste
As municipal recycling programs and waste management companies struggle to keep up with discarded plastic and its growing expense, some Massachusetts breweries are finding creative ways to curb their use of environmentally pesky can carriers. Marketed as "100%...
38 Things That Happened in Craft Beer, Around Here – 2019 in Review
Another year of craft beer is in the books, and here in Massachusetts it was a doozy. We thought it might be fun to look back at some of the most notable highlights, including the good, the bad, and the ugly. So here goes: our take on 38 things that happened in craft...
12 Massachusetts Breweries Closed in 2019, An All-Time High: Here’s Who, and Why
Like elsewhere, it's been a topsy-turvy year for the craft beer industry here in Massachusetts. Another year of double digit openings was tempered by some high-profile closings, and accompanied by a fair amount of speculation as to whether there's a bubble. We see it...
The 29 New Breweries, 9 New Taprooms, and 3 Expansions That Debuted in Massachusetts in 2019
The state's flourishing craft beer scene saw continued growth in 2019 with 28 new breweries, 9 new taprooms, and 3 major expansions debuting across the Commonwealth. It was the sixth time since 2012 that 20 or more new breweries debuted in the Bay State, with this...
Brew Dog of the Month: Lola of Abandoned Building Brewing
Which came first, the beer or the Brew Dog? When Heather Messer of Abandoned Building Brewing was looking for a dog at a local spot in Southwick, she found an energetic pup that quickly caught her eye. When she found out the dog's name was Lola she thought,...
Will Cisco Still Have The Same Island Vibe Once Beer Giant AB InBev Owns It?
Iconic Massachusetts Brand Has Evolved From Craft to "Crafty" Back in September of 2016 we posed the question of whether a Massachusetts brewery would ever get bought out by big beer. Now, just three years later, it appears it's about to happen. In you case you missed...
Brew Dog of the Month: Remy of Rustic Brewing
When we first started our website back in April of 2016, one of the first blogs we wrote was Brew Dog of the Month. We had seen that dogs and craft beer were a natural fit and wanted to highlight dogs from local breweries. Unfortunately, it was short-lived. But we've...
Happy Beercentennial! Massachusetts Now Has 200 Breweries
The Bay State Now Has 200 Breweries, What Does That Mean For the Future of the Local Brewing Industry? Despite concerns over a looming bubble, and speculation by some that the local craft beer scene has reached saturation, Massachusetts recently hit a notable...
Boston’s Next Brewery, Distraction Brewing, Debuts in Roslindale
Another Boston locale got its own neighborhood brewery this weekend when Distraction Brewing quietly opened in Roslindale Village. Co-founders Mike Estey, Justin Garnache, and Patrick French initially planned to open a nano brewery on Belgrade Ave in 2018, but altered...
