by Rob | Apr 4, 2019 | Blind Tastings, Blog Posts
104 Tasters, 48 IPAs, 5 Regional Events, 1 Grand Champion If there’s one thing we’ve learned during our series of blind tastings over the last few years, it’s this: when you remove preconceived notions and marketing hype and cut right to the chase (in this case...
by Rob | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog Posts, Mass. Brewery Stats
It’s been a slow start to what promises to be a big year for craft brewery openings in Massachusetts, but things look like they’re about to heat up as spring approaches. To date, seven new breweries have debuted: Channel Marker Brewing in Beverly,...
by Rob | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog Posts, Mass. Brewery Stats
Last Wednesday the Brewers Association (BA) released its list of the 50 Fastest Growing U.S. Craft Breweries for 2018, an annual compilation of small and independent breweries that increased their year over year production by the highest percentage. Among them were...
by Rob | Mar 28, 2019 | Beer Releases, Blog Posts, Central Mass., News
It’s no joke. Starting April 1st, Wormtown Brewery’s popular flagship IPA, Be Hoppy, will have a companion – Don’t Worry, a hazy, tropical East Coast style IPA that will be available in limited quantities all over Massachusetts, as well in New...
by Rob | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog Posts
* Since first posting two months ago, we’ve learned of several more breweries planning to debut in 2019. Additionally, 7 of the pending breweries we previously listed have opened. Here’s the latest update. Despite seven consecutive years of...
by Rob | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog Posts, Western Mass.
Pending partner brewery Loophole Brewing Services publicly announced plans today to open a 13,000-square foot state-of-the-art brewing facility in Holyoke by the end of 2019. The project is the brain child of co-founders Aaron Saunders, Todd Snopkowski, and Jeffrey...
