by Rob | Apr 12, 2019 | Blog Posts
Opinion: Craft Beer Is A Real Industry Now, And That’s OK – by Kelsey Roth Haze-chasers, tickers, sample flights, lactose “milkshake” IPAs, fruit beers, pastry stouts, glitter beers, breakfast cereal beers, Brut IPAs; if you listen to enough beer industry...
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 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 | Feb 28, 2019 | Blind Tastings, Blog Posts
“March Madness isn’t just for college basketball fans,” says Bob Kelley, co-founder of the Mass. Brew Bros., a social media presence and website that covers all things craft beer in Massachusetts. “It’s also a great time of year for local craft beer drinkers,...