by Rob | Jan 1, 2020 | Blog Posts, Mass. Brewery Stats
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...
by Mass Brew Bros | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog Posts
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...
by Rob | Nov 15, 2019 | Blog Posts, Cape & Islands, Metro Boston
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...
by Mass Brew Bros | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog Posts
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...
by Rob | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog Posts, Mass. Brewery Stats
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...
by Rob | Oct 20, 2019 | Blog Posts, Metro Boston
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...
