by Rob | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog Posts
Can the Rapid Growth of Craft Beer Continue in the Bay State? In its recent review of 2016 the Brewer’s Association reported that craft beer sales rose by an impressive 8%, though it was the first time in several years that growth wasn’t in double digits....
by Rob | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog Posts
10 Massachusetts Craft Brewing Pioneers The Bay State has been at the forefront of the East Coast craft brewing movement since its beginning in the early 1980s. Since then, countless influential brewers have contributed to both the national scene and the amazing beer...
by Rob | Jan 31, 2017 | Blind Tastings, Blog Posts
The Days of Waiting in Line For Great Beer Are Behind Us The hazy, juicy, so-called New England style IPA is all the rage these days. And if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably made the trek out to Tree House in Monson, Trillium in Boston, The...
by Rob | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog Posts
Defunct Massachusetts Craft Brewers While creating our list of current Massachusetts breweries for part 1 of the series, we learned of several that had closed, some during what is often described as the bubble of the late 1990s, others more recently. While this list...
by Rob | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog Posts
Current Massachusetts Craft Breweries – A Timeline Part 1 of our 3-part series on Craft Brewing in the Bay State looks at the record number of brewers currently operating in Massachusetts. We tallied 151 commercially licensed beer makers (an all-time high) that...
by Rob | Jan 3, 2017 | Blog Posts
It’s going to be an absolutely insane year for craft beer in Massachusetts. Farmer brewers should be able to sell their beer at farmers markets all over the state, the Mass. Brewer’s Guild and new president Rob Burns has its act together, and there could...
