Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
Check Out The Results From Our Blind Taste Test of 12 Metro Boston Lagers
How much do we love beer? While most of you sat on the couch watching the first half of the Patriots AFC Championship game Sunday night, we braved the elements to conduct the latest of our blind taste tests, this one of Metro Boston Lagers. Believe it or not, we...
Massachusetts Taprooms That Let You Bring Your Dog Inside
This blog post was UPDATED in January, 2020 with more than a dozen changes and additions. Featured Image: Cleo is the official brew dog at 7th Wave Brewing in Medfield, which recently upgraded its tasting/retail space to a full fledged taproom that now serves flights...
23 Beers You Must Try at the Upcoming Extreme Beer Fest Boston
23 Bizarre Beers At Beer Advocate's Extreme Beer Fest Feb. 1 & 2 In a couple of weekends, thousands of craft beer enthusiasts will flock to Boston for a chance to indulge in hundreds of so-called extreme beers: those that push the boundaries of brewing, often...
5 Charity Beers You Should Seek Out & Support
While you're out and about over the next several weekends, consider catering your beer drinking plans to do some good. Several Massachusetts breweries have made that relatively easy, taking part in charity or fundraiser beer projects that help worthy causes. Here are...
These 49 New Breweries, And 5 New Taprooms, Plan to Open in 2019
* Since first publishing this story two months ago, we've learned of several more breweries planning to debut in 2019. Additionally, eight of the pending breweries we initially mentioned have opened. Here's the latest update. Despite seven consecutive years of...
The 26 New Breweries, And 9 New Taprooms, That Opened in 2018
It was another banner year for new brewery openings in Massachusetts, with 26 debuts. Even more if you include the seven existing breweries or brands that opened new taprooms. Though well short of last year's record 36 openings (42 including new taprooms), it was the...
Infographic Update: Massachusetts Breweries by the Numbers
There's been a flourish of activity since our last Massachusetts brewery update six months ago, so here's where we stand as 2018 comes to to a close. Have a look at the updated infographic, then scroll down for some insight on the numbers. With 26 new breweries...
41 Things That Happened in Craft Beer This Year: 2018 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 41 things that happened in craft...
What Breweries, And Consumers, Should Learn From the Trillium Controversy
As Craft Breweries Grow, Employee Compensation Should Too When the Farmer Series Pouring Permit was introduced in Massachusetts in July of 2013 it opened the door for the thriving taproom culture that dominates the craft beer scene here today. The change allowed all...
The 67 New England Breweries Where You Can Drink Resilience IPA to Support the Camp Fire Relief Effort
In the coming weeks hundreds of breweries around the country, including 67 right here in New England, will be pouring a special beer brewed in collaboration with craft pioneer Sierra Nevada to show support and raise money for victims of the devastating California...
